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Roseville council accepts 2023 multi-hazard mitigation progress report; council highlights Kirby Creek flood study
Summary
The Roseville City Council voted unanimously to accept the 2023 Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan 2024 progress report; council discussion called attention to the Kirby Creek Hazard Mitigation Study and the plan's focus on vulnerable populations including seniors and persons with disabilities.
At its March 19 meeting the Roseville City Council voted unanimously to accept the 2023 City of Roseville Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan 2024 progress report, a staff item that updates the city's hazard planning and mitigation priorities.
The council voted to adopt Resolution No. 205-565 accepting the progress report. Vice Mayor Albert, Councilmember Haute Schell, Councilmember Madonza, Councilmember Ricucci and Mayor Bernasconi voted yes during the roll call.
Public commenters and councilmembers cited the plan’s sections addressing flood risk and social vulnerability. A resident who asked to pull the item for discussion noted the Kirby Creek Hazard Mitigation Study, which identifies a Roseville neighborhood near Coloma Way and Trimble Way as containing a cluster of homes inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. The resident noted historic rescues from roofs during past floods and urged attention to structural and nonstructural projects ranked by cost-benefit in that study.
City staff and a public commenter also noted that the plan explicitly calls out needs for people 65 and older and persons with disabilities, including amplified planning for medical, mobility and communications needs in disasters and the need to distinguish functional versus medical needs for evacuation and sheltering.
Why it matters: The multi-hazard mitigation plan frames the city’s approach to flood, wildfire and other hazards and helps prioritize projects that can reduce risk to vulnerable neighborhoods and populations. The council’s acceptance of the progress report keeps the plan current and flags local studies, like the Kirby Creek analysis, for potential follow-up project development.
