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Santa Cruz council adopts combined hazard mitigation and climate adaptation plan

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The council adopted a combined Local Hazard Mitigation Plan and Climate Adaptation Plan that identifies 27 mitigation actions, incorporates FEMA and state guidance and will be submitted to FEMA for final approval.

The Santa Cruz City Council voted to adopt a combined Local Hazard Mitigation Plan and Climate Adaptation Plan covering the next five years, a document the city says is the first combined plan of its kind approved by the California Office of Emergency Services.

Sustainability and Resiliency Officer Tiffany WeisWest (Weisbeth) told the council the plan identifies hazards and vulnerabilities, outlines long-term strategies to reduce impacts and is required for certain FEMA mitigation funding. She said the plan was funded…

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