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City asks residents to help update La Verne’s hazard mitigation plan; survey live with 104 responses so far
Summary
Community risk reduction specialist Lonnie Shipman briefed the council on the local hazard mitigation plan update, said the city secured a consultant and a grant that covers up to 75% of the work, explained the plan must be current to qualify for grants, and urged residents to complete a 13‑question public survey (104 responses reported).
La Verne — Staff briefed the council Monday on La Verne’s effort to update its local hazard mitigation plan and asked residents to complete a short public survey to inform priorities.
Lonnie Shipman, community risk reduction specialist, told the council the city is in Phase 3 of the plan update — public engagement — and has engaged a consultant (Black & Beach). Shipman said the city’s earlier plan has expired, which limits the city’s ability to apply for hazard‑mitigation grants until the update is complete. He said the city secured a grant that covers up to 75% of the project cost and described the survey as 13 questions long; staff collected 49 paper surveys at National Night Out and later reported a total of 104 responses so far.
Shipman encouraged multiple ways to participate: online through the city website and social media links, via QR codes used at outreach events, or on paper forms available at city hall. He also described preparedness outreach such as Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) trainings offered twice yearly and noted staff will accept surveys throughout the update process (estimated 6–8 months to complete, pending Cal OES and FEMA approvals).
Council members asked staff to provide periodic updates on survey response numbers so councilmembers could help promote the outreach. Staff also reported that La Verne now has at least one Firewise‑designated community and plans a proclamation and celebration tied to Emergency Preparedness Month.
