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Planning Commission recommends adoption of 2021 local hazard mitigation annex into safety element to pursue state disaster-share benefits
Summary
The commission recommended the City Council incorporate the City's 2021 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan annex into the general plan safety element, a step staff said is eligible for state reimbursement under AB 2140 and reduces local cost-share for FEMA disaster assistance.
Director Bridget Leko presented a proposal on April 8 for the Planning Commission to recommend that the City Council amend the general plan safety element to adopt by reference the City of Half Moon Bay annex to the 2021 San Mateo County Multi-Jurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP).
Leko said the 2021 MJLHMP Annex for Half Moon Bay was prepared with county vulnerability and risk analysis and that the city council previously adopted the annex on Nov. 15, 2021. She said adopting the LHMP into the safety element by reference is an optional step that could make the city eligible for the state to assume the roughly 6.25% local cost share of federal disaster assistance—an allocation change stemming from AB 2140 and related state actions. Leko described the amendment language that would appear in the safety element and said the city will repeat the process when the plan is updated in 2026 and again when the safety element is fully updated (planned for December 2025).
Commissioners asked clarifying questions about the content and currency of the annex and whether the document contains outdated material and maps. Commissioner Gossett asked why the commission should recommend adoption if some annex text or maps seem outdated; staff responded that the city previously adopted its annex and that the annex is the city’s mitigation measures and the county-provided vulnerability analysis provides context. Leko pointed commissioners to the Half Moon Bay annex section (staff noted it begins on page 355 of the county document) and reiterated that the proposed action is to link the already-adopted annex to the safety element by reference.
Commissioners also asked whether adopting the annex guarantees the state will assume the local share; staff answered that adoption does not guarantee state action but is a required step under AB 2140 to be eligible. After questions, the commission voted to adopt a resolution recommending the City Council amend the general plan safety element to incorporate the 2021 LHMP annex by reference; the motion passed unanimously.
