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ATTY/RESO.0101/CC RESO ADOPTING THE HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN UPDATE <br />REV: 11-17-2021 RL <br /> RESO NO. 16010 <br />MUFF NO. 04 <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />RESOLUTION NO. 16010 <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD <br />CITY ADOPTING ALL OF VOLUME 1 AND THE CITY OF REDWOOD <br />CITY PORTION OF VOLUME 2 THE SAN MATEO COUNTY HAZARD <br />MITIGATION PLAN UPDATE <br />WHEREAS, on November 7, 2016, the City Council adopted Resolution No. <br />15536 adopting the San Mateo County Hazard Mitigation Plan Update; and <br />WHEREAS, The Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (Public Law 106 -390) <br />established new requirements for pre- and post-disaster hazard mitigation programs; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, all of San Mateo County has exposure to natural hazards that <br />increase the risk to life, property, environment and the County's economy; and <br />WHEREAS, in 2020, the CZU Lightening Complex fire destroyed 1,490 <br />structures in San Mateo County, and has since been identified as the twelfth most <br />destructive wildfire in California’s history; and <br />WHEREAS, data in California’s Fourth Climate Change Assessment regarding <br />San Mateo County projects an increase in high heat days, increased frequency and size <br />of wildfires, an increase in flooding and erosion due to sea level rise, and changes in <br />precipitation patterns, impacting public health, vulnerable communities, and <br />infrastructure; and <br />WHEREAS , San Mateo County is the most vulnerable county in California to the <br />first three feet of sea level rise with respect to population, number of homes, property <br />value, and number of contaminated sites; and <br />WHEREAS, pro-active mitigation of known hazards before a disaster event can <br />reduce or eliminate long-term risk to life and property; and <br />WHEREAS, a coalition of San Mateo County, Cities, Towns and Special Districts <br />with like planning objectives has been formed to pool resources and create consistent <br />mitigation strategies within the San Mateo County planning area; and <br />WHEREAS, the coalition has completed a planning process that engages the <br />public, assesses the risk and vulnerability to the impacts of natural hazards, develops a <br />mitigation strategy consistent with a set of uniform goals and objectives, and creates a <br />plan for implementing, evaluating and revising this strategy; and