Maria Gonzalez

This document is an annex to the San Mateo County Local Hazard Mitigation Plan, focusing on the City of East Palo Alto's specific hazard mitigation elements. It includes a detailed risk and vulnerability assessment, an evaluation of the city's capabilities (planning, regulatory, administrative, fiscal, and outreach), and a comprehensive mitigation strategy. The plan outlines actions to reduce long-term vulnerabilities to hazards such as floods, earthquakes, sea level rise, and severe weather, aims to enhance community resilience, and ensures continued compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program by integrating mitigation initiatives into city planning and operations.

This document serves as an annex to the 2026 San Mateo County Local Hazard Mitigation Plan, detailing specific hazard mitigation elements for the Westborough Water District. It outlines the district's hazard risk and vulnerability assessment, capability assessments across planning, administrative, fiscal, and outreach areas, and a comprehensive mitigation strategy. Key focus areas include implementing infrastructure improvements such as seismic retrofitting and backup power systems, enhancing water conservation, improving emergency preparedness, and integrating hazard mitigation into district operations, all while prioritizing equitable outcomes and protecting critical assets from various natural hazards.

This annex to the 2026 San Mateo County Local Hazard Mitigation Plan details hazard mitigation elements for the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District. It focuses on assessing hazard risks, capabilities, and developing a mitigation strategy, including specific actions to reduce long-term vulnerabilities and enhance resilience. The plan aims to integrate hazard mitigation into existing planning and operational programs to address threats such as earthquakes, landslides, severe weather, and wildfires, ensuring continuity of services and community safety.

The City of Menlo Park's Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Annex updates hazard mitigation elements, risk assessments, and mitigation actions specific to the city. It details the community's vulnerability to various hazards, assesses existing capabilities across planning, administrative, fiscal, and outreach categories, and outlines a comprehensive mitigation strategy. The plan aims to reduce long-term risks, enhance climate resilience and emergency preparedness, and integrate hazard considerations into land use and capital planning over the next five years.

This annex details the hazard mitigation elements specific to the Montara Water and Sanitary District (MWSD), serving as a supplement to the 2026 San Mateo County Local Hazard Mitigation Plan. It provides in-depth information on hazard risk assessment and mitigation strategies tailored for the MWSD community, with the overarching goal of reducing long-term vulnerabilities and enhancing resiliency. Key hazards addressed include various forms of flooding, landslides, sea level rise, tsunamis, and wildfires. Strategic priorities also encompass reducing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the water supply and ensuring equitable outcomes for all community segments, including underserved and socially vulnerable populations.