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LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN 1 JUNE 2017

2017

Prepared by: David Martinez

City of Perris

6/1/2017

LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN


CONTACT INFORMATION

CITY OF PERRIS Name: DAVID J. MARTINEZ Title: BUILDING OFFICIAL/FIRE MARSHAL Address: 135 NORTH “D” STREET City, State and Zip: PERRIS, CA. 92570 Direct Contact: 951.443.1029 ext. 228 Fax: 951-943-8379 Email: [email protected]


PLAN ADOPTION/RESOLUTION The City of Perris will submit plans to Riverside County Emergency Management Department who wi ll forward to California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CAL OES) for review prior to being submitted to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). In addition, we will wait to receive an “Approval Pending Adoption” letter from FEMA before taking the plan to our local governing bodies for adoption. Upon approval, the City of Perris will insert the signed resolution.


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this local hazard mitigation plan is to identify the County’s hazards, review and assess past disaster occurrences, estimate the probability of future occurrences and set goals to mitigate potential risks to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to people and property from natural and man-made hazards.

The plan was prepared pursuant to the requirements of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 to achieve eligibility and potentially secure mitigation funding through Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Mitigation Assistance, Pre-Disaster Mitigation, and Hazard Mitigation Grant Programs.

City of Perris’s continual efforts to maintain a disaster-mitigation strategy is on-going. Our goal is to develop and maintain an all-inclusive plan to include all jurisdictions, special districts, businesses and community organizations to promote consistency, continuity and unification.

The City’s planning process followed a methodology presented by FEMA and CAL-OES which included conducting meetings with the Operational Area Planning Committee (OAPC) coordinated by Riverside County Emergency Management Department (EMD) comprised of participating Federal, State and local jurisdictions agencies, special districts, school districts, non-profit communities, universities, businesses, tribes and general public.

The plan identifies vulnerabilities, provides recommendations for prioritized mitigation actions, evaluates resources and identifies mitigation shortcomings, provides future mitigation planning and maintenance of existing plan.

The plan will be implemented upon FEMA approval.


TABLE OF CONTENT Table of Contents

CONTACT INFORMATION.................................................................................................................... 2 PLAN ADOPTION/RESOLUTION ......................................................................................................... 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................... 4 TABLE OF CONTENT ........................................................................................................................... 5 SECTION 1.0 - COMMUNITY PROFILE ............................................................................................... 7

1.1 CITY MAP ............................................................................................................................ 7 1.2 GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE DESCRIPTION .................................................................. 8 1.3 BRIEF HISTORY ................................................................................................................. 8 1.4 ECONOMY DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................. 9 1.5 POPULATION AND HOUSING ......................................................................................... 16 1.6 BRIEF STATEMENT OF UNIQUE HAZARDS ................... Error! Bookmark not defined. 1.7 DEVELOPMENT TRENDS AND LAND USE .................................................................... 23

SECTION 2.0 - PLANNING PROCESS ............................................................................................... 24 2.1 LOCAL PLANNING PROCESS ......................................................................................... 24 2.2 PARTICIPATION IN REGIONAL (OA) PLANNING PROCESS ....................................... 25 2.3 DATES AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ................................................................ 25 2.4 PLANS ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION .............................................................................. 26

SECTION 3.0 – MITIGATION ACTIONS/UPDATES .......................................................................... 26 3.1 UPDATES FROM 2005 PLAN ........................................................................................... 26 3.2 NEW HAZARDS OR CHANGES FROM 2005 .................................................................. 27 3.3 BRIEF STATEMENT OF UNIQUE HAZARDS .................................................................. 28 3.4 MITIGATION PROJECT UPDATES .................................................................................. 28

SECTION 4.0 - HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT ........................................... 32 4.1 CRITICAL FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURES ........................................................ 32 4.2 ESTIMATING POTENTIAL LOSS ..................................................................................... 33 4.3 TABLE REPLACEMENT VALUES .................................................................................... 33 4.4 IDENTIFICATION OF RISKS AND VULNERABILITIES ................................................... 35

SECTION 5.0 – COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM .............................................................................. 32 5.1 REPETITIVE LOSS PROPERTIES ................................................................................... 32 5.2 NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROPERTIES ............................................................ 32

SECTION 6.0 - CAPABILITIES ASSESSMENT.................................................................................. 34 6.1 REGULATORY MITIGATION CAPABILITIES .................................................................. 34 6.2 ADMINISTRATIVE/TECHNICAL MITIGATION CAPABILITIES ....................................... 36 6.3 FISCAL MITIGATION CAPABILITIES ............................................................................... 36 6.5 FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES ............................................................................................ 37

SECTION 7.0 - MITIGATION STRATEGIES ....................................................................................... 37 7.1 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES .............................................................................................. 37 7.2 MITIGATION ACTIONS ..................................................................................................... 40 7.3 ON-GOING MITIGATION STRATEGY PROGRAMS ......................................................... 0 7.4 FUTURE MITIGATION STRATEGIES ................................................................................ 1

SECTION 8.0 - PLAN IMPLEMENTATION AND MAINTENANCE PROCESS .................................... 1 SECTION 9.0 - INCORPORATION INTO EXISTING PLANNING MECHANISMS .............................. 2 SECTION 10.0 - CONTINUED PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT ..................................................................... 3 APPENDIX A – PUBLIC NOTICES AND MAPS ................................................................................... 4 APPENDIX B – INVENTORY WORKSHEETS ..................................................................................... 5 APPENDIX C – PLAN REVIEW TOOL/CROSSWALK ......................................................................... 6


SECTION 1.0 - COMMUNITY PROFILE

1.1 CITY MAP


1.2 GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE DESCRIPTION

The Jurisdiction is a corporate city in Riverside County in the Coachella Valley of California. It is approximately thirty one and half square miles in area and is 10 miles southeast of the County seat, the City of Riverside. Jurisdiction sits directly adjacent to San Bernardino County on its southern boundaries, and San Bernardino County is ten miles to the north. The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Railroad and California State Highway 215 both run through the middle of the City. State Highway 74 runs through 4th Street, continues as part of CA State Highway 215 then continues along Picante Rd through Romoland on the west. Lake Perris is located on the northeast outside City of Perris. Perris Valley Airport is privately owned. It lies in the lower center of the city off Goetz Road. March Air Force Base is located just north of the city and its jurisdiction connects to City of Perris.

Jurisdiction's climate can be described as sunny, mild Mediterranean climate. On average, Perris gets only 10 inches of rain per year. The humidity is quite low all year. The July high temperatures average 97 degrees, while January low temperatures average 35 degrees. There are 275 sunny days per year.

1.3 BRIEF HISTORY

City of Perris was incorporated in 1911. The California Southern Railroad connected through the city in the 1880s to build a rail connection between the present day cities of Barstow and San Diego. This is how the City of Perris began to form. While the railroad had played an important part in establishing the new town, the people now turned to agriculture for their future development. Because of limited groundwater, dry grain farming was the main crop before water was brought to the valley by the Eastern Municipal Water district in the early 1950's. Alfalfa, the King potato (which would produce two crops a year), and still later, sugar beets became the mainstay of farming the Perris Valley.

With the construction of Lake Perris in the late 60's and early 70's - Perris once again became attractive - this time as a recreational area. In addition to the lake's activities Perris' hot air ballooning. Orange Empire Railway Museum and skydiving activities attract international recognition


1.4 ECONOMY DESCRIPTION


1.5 POPULATION AND HOUSING


1.6 DEVELOPMENT TRENDS AND LAND USE

Since the last LHMP update there has been several new developments in the City of Perris. Three new Tract single family home developments have been constructed. One in the Southern part of the City adding about 350 new homes. Two more in the Northern part of the City adding about 600 more homes. A new High School has also been completed in mid-2017. Two new middle schools were also completed in 2017 in the City of Perris. Two more single family subdivisions are also proposed to start construction in 2018 and estimated to be completed in 2019. This could add an additional 400 single family dwelling units to the City. Two large apartment complexes were also completed since the last LHMP update. The City has also completed a mix use development which included senior low cost housing on the upper levels and retail spaces on the first floor.

A new Super Walmart store and several drive through dining facilities as well as several offices and retail spaces have also been added that surround the new Walmart store. The City has also added a couple of new drive through fast food spaces at the North end of the City.

The City has added three new parks and one trail project since the last LHMP update. The City is also proposing to build another park in the South side of town and to complete another trail project in the South side of town in 2018. The City is also considering to add a new teen center which should start construction in 2018 and be completed in 2019.


The City has also added about 6 Million square feet of tilt up ware house spaces in the North part of the community. There is an additional 2 Million square of warehouse tilt up construction proposed to be built in 2018 in the North part of the City.

New proposed developments include additional office spaces in the middle of the City, which could be constructed and completed late 2018. There are two new Apartment complexes proposed to be built in the City in 2018 which could add an additional 300 units to the rental units in the City.

SECTION 2.0 - PLANNING PROCESS

2.1 LOCAL PLANNING PROCESS

The Federal Disaster Mitigation Act (DMA) of 2000 (Public Law 106-390), commonly known as the 2000 Stafford Act Amendments, was approved by Congress on October 10, 2000. To implement the DMA 2000 planning requirements, FEMA prepared an Interim Final Rule, published in the Federal Register on February 26, 2002, which established planning and funding criteria for states and local communities. This act required state and local governments to develop hazard mitigation plans as a condition for federal grant assistance.

For the Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) program, local jurisdictions must have an approved mitigation plan to receive a project grant. Prior to 2000, federal legislation provided funding for disaster relief, recovery, and some hazard mitigation planning. The DMA improves upon the planning process by emphasizing the importance of community planning for disasters before they occur.

Each City Department was invited through the Department Head weekly meetings to review their specific sections of the LHMP and to provide comments back to the Emergency Manger for inclusion in the new LHMP. Additionally E-Mails were also sent out to the specific Department Heads requesting their inputs and feedback for the LHMP.

Planning Committee

The City of Perris developed a Hazard Steering Committee for the development of the Local Hazard Mitigation Planning Annex. The personnel included:

City of Perris Fire Department Personnel:

Battalion-Chief - Justin McGough (reassigned) Current Battalion- Chief Kirk Barnett Assistant Building Official/Fire Marshal - David J. Martinez Associate Planner – Diane Sbardellati EOC Assistant Manager – Robert Martinez Special districts included in the local planning process included: Director I - Bob Turner - Perris Elementary School District Director - Judy Miller - Perris Union High School District Technical Consultant - Ryan Bray representing EMWD


Ed Chapman - Representative for Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway. His contributions were done by letter and e-mail due to his location is in Fort Worth Texas.

Initial kick-off involved David J. Martinez and relevant staff meeting with each department to go over their specific involvement with the project. The planning involved review of the prior plan, risk assessments and developing new mitigation strategies.

2.2 PARTICIPATION IN REGIONAL (OA) PLANNING PROCESS

The Perris Union High School District, Perris Elementary School District and the Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) participated in various City of Perris workshops, conferences, and meetings, including:

December 8, 2016 – Riverside County EMD & City of Perris LHMP Workshop February 7, 2017 – Riverside County EMD & City of Perris LHMP Workshop April 5, 2017 – Riverside County EMD & City of Perris Workshop

June 6, 2017 – Riverside County EMD & City of Perris Workshop

March 14, 2017 - Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) & City of Perris Workshop

April 10, 2017 - Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) & City of Perris Workshop

2.3 DATES AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

Presentation of the LHMP planning process for City for Perris was conducted on Wednesday July 19, 2017 at the Planning Commission meeting. The public was invited to the meeting. The topic for the LHMP included risks and community concerns. The Planning Commission Agenda is attached as proof of the Public Meeting. Additional planning meetings were conducted with EMWD staff and County of Riverside staff.

The Perris City Council will adopt the plan in a public meeting via an official Resolution upon approval by FEMA.

The mitigation strategies will become an implementation Appendix of the Safety Element of the City of Perris General Plan and Ordinance 1230 of the 2010 Building Codes.


2.4 PLANS ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION

Upon approval by FEMA, the LHMP will be presented to the Perris City Council in a public meeting for adoption via an official Resolution.

SECTION 3.0 – MITIGATION ACTIONS/UPDATES

3.1 UPDATES FROM 2012 PLAN

The City of Perris Hazard Steering Committee has reviewed the hazards that affect the City and summarized their frequency of occurrence, spatial extent, potential magnitude, and significance specific to Perris and have concluded that all changes or additional hazards are listed in Table 3.1.1. Additionally Public Works and Engineering staff members reviewed the possible flooding conditions throughout the City and provided their input. Additional staff reviewed the possibility of a terrorist event that could affect the Perris Dam and the Perris Airport.

There were (2) hazards that occurred since the approval of the 2005 plan. There are no potential new hazards identified.

Table 3.1.1 -City of Perris Hazards since 2005

DATE

TYPE OF HAZARD

DAMAGE

5/22/2008 Category F2 Tornado

Touched down 8.0 miles away from the Perris Valley place center. No damage reported.

8/12/2012

Flooding and Heavy Rainfall

3rd and 4th Streets west of A Street.

2017 FLOODING AN D HEAVY RAINFALL NUEVO ROAD AND FLLOD CONTROL CHANEL

2017 Possible terrorism event Possible flooding from Perris dam, possible damage to the city’s water system and possible damage to the Perris airport

3.2 LIST OF COUNTY AND CITY HAZARDS


Riverside County 2017 Hazards Ranking City of Perris 2017 Hazards

Ranking

Earthquake 1 1 1 Pandemic Flu 2 2 2 Wildland Fire 3 3 1 Electrical Failure 4 4 4 Emergent Disease/Contamination 5 5 5 Cyber Attack 6 6 6 Terrorist Event 7 7 7 Communications Failure 8 8 8 Flood 9 9 2 Civil Disorder 10 10 10 Drought 11 Nuclear/Radiological Incident 12 Extreme Weather 13 Transportation Failure 14 Dam Failure 15 Aqueduct 16 Tornado 17 Insect Infestation 18 Jail/Prison Event 19 Pipeline Disruption 20 Landslide 21 HazMat Incident 22 Water Supply Disruption/Contamination 23

3.3 NEW HAZARDS OR CHANGES FROM 2012

There were (2) hazards that occurred since the approval of the 2005 plan. There are no potential new hazards identified. See Section 3.1.

Table 3.1.1 -City of Perris Hazards since 2005

DATE

TYPE OF HAZARD

DAMAGE

5/22/2008

Category F2 Tornado

Touched down 8.0 miles away from the Perris Valley place center. No damage reported.

8/12/2012

Flooding and Heavy Rainfall

3rd and 4th Streets west of A Street.

2017 FLOODING AND HEAVY RAINFALL ON NUEVO ROAD


2017 Possible terrorism Possible flood damage from Perris dam, possible damage to Perris Airport

3.4 BRIEF STATEMENT OF UNIQUE HAZARDS

The most unique hazard in the jurisdiction of City of Perris would be the Lake Perris Dam. The hazards in the City of Perris include the same as much of Riverside County, including earthquake, flooding and fires. Additionally, the City of Perris has potential transportation related hazards and incidents because of the 215 highway and the BNSF railroad runs through the middle of the city.

3.5 MITIGATION PROJECT UPDATES The City of Perris identified in the 2005 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan that the City was utilizing an outdated 2001California State Building Code and that there were significant changes over the last several years. For a detailed description of the Building Code, please review City of Perris Ordinances 1230 and 1273.

The table on the following page will provide a list of mitigation actions taken by the City since the approval of 2012 plan.

Table 3.3.1 -Mitigation Project Updates

Mitigation Project Mitigation action LEAD DEPARMENT/

JURISDICTION

STATUS UPDATE

California Building Codes.

Adopt and implement current California Building

Codes

Building and Safety

Cityof Perris Ordinances 1230 &

1273 were adopted to

implement Current CA. Building Codes

Perris Dam Remediation

Program

(1)Perris Dam Remediation, (2) Outlet Program Tower

Replacement, And (3) Emergency Outlet

Extension. The three components combined provide the upgraded

seismic protection needed to protect public safety.

Public Works Completed November 2005.


Perris Valley Storm Drain Infrastructure.

Improve the City's Infrastructure. Indian

Avenue Reconstruction, Clayton Street paving, and the

completion of the Orange Avenue crossing.

Public Works Completed

Improve Infrastructures

Widening road and landscape

improvements for Ramona Expressway

and 41 Street

Public Works In Progress

Flooding - Mapes and Goetz Roads

A pair of newly installed drainage pipes and an

improved Floodwater Hannelore expected to alleviate problems at a major

intersection in the City's south end known for

chronically flooding during rainy weather.

Public Works Completed August 2010 -

$533,000

Fire Hazard severity Zone

Improved wild land fire behavior science, data sets and understanding of structure ignition mechanisms during conflagrations

Fire department Ordinance No. 1253 adopted 03/31/09


Figure 3.3.1 - City of Perris 4th Street Interchange Project

Figure 3.3.2 - Perris valley storm Drain


Figure 3.3.3 – Fire Hazard severity Zone Map


SECTION 4.0 - HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT

4.1 CRITICAL FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURES

The City of Perris Hazard Steering Committee and Planning Team has identified in the table below a list of critical facilities and other community assets identified as important to protect in the event of a disaster.

Table 4.1.1 – City

Critical facilities Type Number Airports 1 Communications Centers - Detention Centers - Emergency Command Centers - Emergency Operations Centers 1 Fire Departments 1 Health Care Facilities - Law Enforcement Facilities 1 Maintenance Yards 1 Residential Elderly Facilities 1 Schoo ls and Day Care Facilities 36 Public Utilities-Water/Sewer - Totals 42


4.2 ESTIMATING POTENTIAL LOSS

The total estimated amount of possible loss to the City exceeds 52 million dollars for the structures alone... This estimate includes all the structures listed in Table 4.3 and are all City owned facilities. Additional potential losses not included would be City vehicles, Trucks, cars, sedans, cargo containers, fences and other similar infrastructure items not included in Table 4.3

4.3 TABLE REPLACEMENT VALUES Name of Asset Replacement

Value ($) Hazard Specific Info.

CITY HALL 2,278,485.00 MULTI-HAZARD COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1,513,920.00 MULTI-HAZARD SENIOR CENTER 1,800,000.00 MULTI-HAZARD HOUSING BUILDING 750,000.00 MULTI-HAZARD PUBLIC WORKS YARD 3,000,000.00 MULTI-HAZARD EOC 1,000,000.00 MULTI-HAZARD FIRE STATION 4,000,000.00 MULTI-HAZARD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 1,513,920.00 MULTI-HAZARD CHAMBER OF COMMERACE 2,968,265.00 MULTI-HAZARD


PERRIS BANK BUILDING 1,500,000.00 MULTI-HAZARD PERRIS RAILROAD STATION 1,500,000.00 MULTI-HAZARD GYMNASIUM 3,746,893.00 MULTI-HAZARD PERRIS HISTORIC BANK BLDG 638,744.00 MULTI-HAZARD LIBRARY BUILDING 4,537,980.00 MULTI-HAZARD CODE ENFORCEMENT 1,038,409.00 MULTI-HAZARD HISTORIC THEATER BUILDING 1,536,610.00 MULTI-HAZARD FIRE STATION PLACENTIA AVE. 2,000.000.00 MULTI-HAZARD CORPORATE YARD BUILDINGS 1,000,000.00 MULTI-HAZARD COPORATE YARD OUT BLDGS 750,000.00 MULTI-HAZARD CITY HALL MODULAR BLDG 139,300.00 MULTI-HAZARD HARLEY KNOX BUILDING 600,000.00 MULTI-HAZARD STATLER BUILDING 356,233.00 MULTI-HAZARD HISTORIC SANTA FE DEPOT 1,300,000.00 MULTI-HAZARD CITY PARK BUILDINGS 1,599,200.00 MULTI-HAZARD CITY SOLAR CARPORTS 1,540,500.00 MULTI-HAZARD FIRE STATIONS STORAGE BLDG 113,055.00 MULTI-HAZARD WATER RESERVOIR 2 1,076,300.00 MULTI-HAZARD WATER RESERVOIR 1 1,000,000.00 MULTI-HAZARD LIFT STATIONS 250,000.00 MULTI-HAZARD WATER WELLS & FILTER PLANT 1,200,000.00 MULTI-HAZARD WATER AGENCY BOOSTER 1,100,000.00 MULTI-HAZARD WATER AGENCY TANK 1 750,000.00 MULTI-HAZARD WATER AGENCY DIESEL TANK 35,000.00 MULTI-HAZARD FIRE STATION DIESEL TANKS 70,000.00 MULTI-HAZARD WATER AGENCY TANK 2 750,000.00 MULTI-HAZARD

Table 4.3 is a complete list of all the City Properties that might or could be damaged in a disaster.


4.4 IDENTIFICATION OF RISKS AND VULNERABILITIES

1. Drought - Severity - 2, Probability - 3, Ranking-10

The City of Perris relies on annual rainfall and urban runoff to recharge the Lake Perris. The Lake is a source of recreation and tourism in the City. In the event of a drought, businesses throughout the City would be impacted by reduced use of the lake due to lower water levels and occurrence of fish kills.

(See Riverside County OA MJHMP Section 5.3.11).

2. Earthquake- Severity- 4, Probability- 3, Ranking-3

The planning team has identified approximately 36 unreinforced masonry buildings in the City. The majority of the unreinforced masonry buildings are downtown, which is very much a community asset. The downtown area is the community's major attraction. City Hall is the only critical facility that is an unreinforced masonry building.

(See Riverside County OA MJHMP Section5.3.1).

3. Flood - Severity - 3, Probability - 3, Ranking -2

Heavy rain can lead to problems with storm drainage and create localized flood problems. According to the City of Perris Flood Control Maintenance Plan, there are several flooding problem areas in the City. These areas are primarily a result of being in a flood zone. Detailed description on maintenance of all storm drains is reported and followed by the city engineer. The report was made in April 2010. The City of Perris has dedicated over $6 million in maintenance and repairs for streets and storm drains for flood control.

(See Riverside County OA MJHMP Section 5.3.9)

4. Severe Weather: Extreme Heat/Cold and Wind

Extreme Heat- Severity- 3, Probability -3, Ranking -11

The City has a cooling station plan at the Senior Center on D Street.

Heavy Winds- Severity - 2, Probability - 3, Ranking - 12

The City is impacted yearly by heavy winds from Santa Winds. There has been no extensive damage reported, yet.


Other Hazards

(See Riverside County OA MJHMP Section 5.3.13 and Section 5.3.13.1)

5. AgriculturalHazards-Severity-4,Probability-3,Ranking-13

Any time a hazard-related event results in reduced crop or product production, Jurisdiction is negatively impacted by loss of revenue to major businesses. The associated unemployment affects the crime rate, housing market, local businesses, and the City's sales tax revenues.

(See Riverside County OA MJHMP Section 5.3.13.5)

6. Dam Failure- Severity - ,Probability- , Ranking-N/A

Lake Perris Dam is City of Perris jurisdiction. The Lake Perris Dam will undergo adjustments in 2014 to be completed by end of 2015 by the California Department of Water Resources.

(See Riverside County OA MJHMP Section 5.3.15)

7. Technological Hazards (Transportation Hazards/Hazardous Materials Release) Severity- 4, Probability- 3, Ranking -6

Along with the potential for death and injuries from large-scale motor vehicle accidents, there is the potential for hazardous material spills or fires as numerous commercial transportation vehicles travel the highways and freeways with various types and quantities of hazardous materials.

(See Riverside County OA MJHMP Section 5.3.14 and Section 5.3.22)

The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railroad is a strictly commercial freight transportation system. Large quantities and numerous types of hazardous materials are transported through the jurisdiction by rail on a daily basis. However, due to the increased rail and vehicle traffic in the City, this type of accident may occur again in the future.

The following are the list of Hazards provided by BNSF railway

Flammable liquid shipments, transported in tank cars with capacities of approximately 25,000 gallons, comprise about 75% of the 120 loaded hazmat shipments. The majority of the shipments in this hazard classification are materials that could, under certain situations, polymerize (an additional hazard to their flammability).

o Corrosive liquid shipments are the second highest volume


category of hazmat shipments (about 20%). These are acids with a low DOT risk rating and are typically shipped in tank cars of about a 20,000 gallon capacity.

o DOT's Class 9 "Miscellaneous Hazardous Materials" classification shows to comprise less than 5% of the total carloads. These are materials such as asphalt that pose virtually no threat if released (their hazard is the high temperature during the loading phase).

o The remaining few shipments are compressed flammable gas and chlorine. Although there are flammability and toxicity hazards (respectively) associate with these commodities, a combined total of only three shipments of these materials are shown for this time frame.

There will be a residue shipment for each loaded shipment. Residue shipments are typically of a very minimal quantity of material, but could be up to 7% of the original volume. As such, the original hazard remains (regardless of the quantity actually remaining in the tank car).

In summary, loaded hazmat shipments are only likely to be present on BNSF trains at several times per week due to the low volume. It is possible that many of these shipments could be placed at their destination industries without actually passing entirely through the Perris city limits, but I have chosen to provide the most "pessimistic" view by citing the maximum shipment counts that might be involved.

(See Appendix A- Inventory Worksheet page 9)

4.5 HAZARD REVIEW AND SUMMARY

City of Perris has not had any wildfires in its district in some time. However, it still remains in are that is susceptible to wildfires in at any time.

Perris Valley lies between the San Jacinto Fault and the Elsinore Fault Active faults of most concern to the planning area are the San Andreas, San Jacinto, Cucamonga, and Elsinore Faults None of these faults are located in the City of Perris or its Sphere of Influence; therefore, ground surface rupture is not identified as a seismic hazard. The City of Perris flood zones are divided into 10 areas within the City of Perris jurisdiction. Each zone is described as shown on a map in the Land Use portion of the General Plan

.


SECTION 5.0 – COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM

The National Flood Insurance Program's (NFIP) Community Rating System (CAS) is a voluntary incentive program that recognizes and encourages community floodplain management activities that exceed the minimum NFIP requirements.

As a result, flood insurance premium rates are discounted to reflect the reduced flood risk resulting from the community actions meeting the three goals of the CAS:

Reduce flood losses; facilitate accurate insurance rating; and promote the awareness of flood insurance.

The City does participate in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The City joined the program on April16, 1979.

5.1 REPETITIVE LOSS PROPERTIES

There have been no historical claims for flood losses and thus there were no repetitive or severe repetitive loss structures.

5.2 NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROPERTIES a.

Describe participation in NFIP, including any changes since Previously approved plan. There have been no changes since approval of the 2005 plan. The City of Perris has participated by educating the public about purchasing coverage and making them aware of potential flood hazards.

b. Date first joined NFIP. April16, 1979

c

Identify actions related to continued compliance with NFIP. None

d. CRS member? No

e

CRS class? N/A

f. Describe any data used to regulate flood hazard area other than FEMA maps. None

g

Have there been issues with community participation in the program? There have been no concerns or issues reported.

h. What are the general hurdles for effective implementation of the NFIP? None


i. Summarize actions related to continued compliance with NFIP (c-2 and c-4) continuing to educate public through community outreach.

j. Repetitive Loss Properties -None


SECTION 6.0 - CAPABILITIES ASSESSMENT

6.1 REGULATORY MITIGATION CAPABILITIES

Capabilities are the programs and policies currently in use to reduce hazard impacts or that could be used to implement hazard mitigation activities. This capabilities assessment is divided into five sections –

• Regulatory Mitigation Capabilities

• Administrative And Technical Mitigation Capabilities

• Fiscal Mitigation Capabilities

• Mitigation Outreach And Partnerships

• Funding Sources

Regulatory Tool Yes/No Comments

General plan YES UPDATED IN 2016

Zoning ordinance YES

Subdivision ordinance YES

Site plan review requirements YES FOR EVERY NEW AND REMODEL PROJECT

Floodplain ordinance YES

Other special purpose ordinance (storm water, water conservation, wildfire)

Building code YES THE 2016 VERSIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA CODES BECAME EFFECTIVE ON JANUARY 1, 2017 AT THE LOCAL LEVEL FOR THE CITY OF PERRIS

Fire department ISO rating YES

Erosion or sediment control program YES NPDES

Storm water management program YES

Capital improvements plan YES

Economic development plan YES

Local emergency operations plan YES

Flood Insurance Study or other engineering study for streams

YES COMPLETED BY TRI-LAKES ENGINEERING


Comprehensive General Plan for the City of Perris

The Jurisdiction General Plan reflects the City's long-range aspirations (15-20 years) of physical form and amenity and provides guidance for developmental regulations, such as zoning and subdivision ordinances. Two of the plans goals, in particular, support hazard mitigation. These goals and their policies are included below.

Goal1: Seismic Hazards

Goals for achieving and maintaining safety from seismic events, include preventing serious injury, loss of life, serious damage to critical facilities involving large assemblies of people, and loss of continuity in providing services.

The City will inventory all buildings which are unsound under conditions of "moderate" seismic activity; buildings having questionable structural resistance should be considered for either rehabilitation or demolition. Structures determined by the City's building official to be structurally unsound are to be reported to the owner and recorded with the County recorder to insure that future owners are made aware of hazardous conditions and risks

Goal2: Public Safety Hazards

Goals for public safety seek to reduce loss of life or property due to crime, fire, earthquake, or other disasters or hazards, provide adequate medical and emergency services to reduce the effects of natural or manmade disasters, promote citizen awareness and preparedness for emergency/disaster situations or potential for the incidence of crime, and implement adequate interagency disaster planning.

The City will continue to maintain and update emergency service plans, including plans for managing emergency operations, the handling of hazardous materials, and the rapid cleanup of hazardous materials spills.

The general plan's Hazard Management Element incorporates the Safety Element of the County General Plan by reference ''to the extent that these original elements apply to the Jurisdiction Planning area."

Water Conservation Ordinance

The City's Landscape Ordinance #1265 addresses water conservation measures with requirements for water-wise planting, smart controlled irrigation equipment, and water budgeting. The proposed updates contained in Landscape Water Efficiency Ordinance

Amendment 09-10-0001 closely follow WRCOG's model ordinance and is therefore at least as effective in conserving water as the State's updated model ordinance, containing all mandatory provisions.


6.2 ADMINISTRATIVE/TECHNICAL MITIGATION CAPABILITIES

Personnel Resources

Yes/No

Department/Position Planner/engineer with knowledge of land development/land management practices

YES

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DIRECTOR

Engineer/professional trained in construction practices related to buildings and/or infrastructure

YES

TRI-LAKES CONSULTANTS, INC. INFRASTRUCTURE

Engineer with an understanding of natural hazards

YES

Personnel skilled in GIS

YES

IT DEPARTMENT, SUPERVISOR

Full time building official

YES

BUILDING OFFICIAL/FIRE MARSHAL, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Floodplain manager

YES

TRI-LAKES CONSULTANTS

Emergency manager

YES

EMERGENCY MANAGER, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Grant writer

YES

HOUSING, GRANTS MANGER

GIS Data—Land use

YES

PLANNING, ASSOCIATE PLANNER

GIS Data—Links to Assessor’s data

YES

PLANNING

Warning systems/services (Reverse 9-11, outdoor warning signals)

6.3 FISCAL MITIGATION CAPABILITIES

Financial Resources

Accessible/Eligible to Use (Yes/No)

Comments

Community Development Block Grants

YES HOUSING DEPARTMENT

Capital improvements project funding

YES ENGINEERING & PUBLIC WORKS

Authority to levy taxes for specific purposes

YES CITY COUNCIL

Fees for water, sewer, gas, or electric services

YES BUILDING DIVISION

Impact fees for new development

YES BUILDING DIVISION

Incur debt through general obligation bonds

YES CITY COUNCIL


Incur debt through special tax bonds

YES CITY COUNCIL

Incur debt through private activities

YES CITY COUNCIL

Withhold spending in hazard prone areas

Other

6.4 MITIGATION OUTREACH AND PARTNERSHIPS

The City of Perris Community Services Department is in the process of establishing a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT Team).

Perris Fire Department has entered mutual aid agreements for fire and emergency medical services with the Riverside County Fire.

The City of Perris retained Urban Futures Incorporated, to review the homeless issues affecting the community. Numerous group meetings were held with the. City Homeless Task Force comprised of city officials (elected and appointed), local ministers', concerned citizens, business interests, the County Sheriff's Department (the Perris Police Dept.) and the County of Riverside, Department of Public Social Services.

6.5 FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

The City of Perris has the same funding opportunities as Riverside County Operational Area. Please refer to Section 7.4 and Table 7.4 of the Riverside County Multi- Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan for list of funding sources.

SECTION 7.0 - MITIGATION STRATEGIES

7.1 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Goal 1: Provide Protection for People’s Lives from All Hazard

Objective 1.1: Provide timely notification and direction to the public of imminent and potential hazards.

Objective 1.2: Protect public health and safety by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from the effects of natural or technological disasters.

Objective 1.3: Improve community transportation corridors to allow for better evacuation routes for public and better access for emergency responders


Goal 2: Improve Community and Agency Awareness about Hazards and Associated Vulnerabilities That Threaten Our Communities

Objective: 2.1: Increase public awareness about the nature and extent of hazards they are exposed to, where they occur, what is vulnerable, and recommend responses to identified hazards (i.e. Both preparedness and response).

2.1.1: Create/continue an outreach program, provide educational resources, and develop and provide training.

Goal 3 : Improve the Community’s Capability to Mitigate Hazards and Reduce Exposure to Hazard Related Losses

Objective 3.1: Reduce damage to property from an earthquake event.

3.1.1: Adopt/maintain building codes to meet required earthquake standards.

Objective 3.2: Reduce flood and storm related losses.

Provide for better collection of data related to severe weather events.

: Reduce localized flooding within the City's storm drain systems.

3.2.2.1: Implement better drainage to accommodate heavy rains that cause flooding.

Objective 3.3: Minimize the impact to the City due to reoccurring drought conditions that impact both ground water supply and agricultural industry.

3.3.1: Develop an integrated City w a t e r management plan and groundwater management plan for the City of jurisdiction.

Objective 3.4: Minimize the impact to vulnerable populations within the community that may be affected by severe weather-related events, such as long duration heat waves and winter storms.

3.4.1 Develop community response plans, such as cooling centers, during heat waves.

3.4.2 : Develop community response plans during winter storms to assist the vulnerable population.

Goal 4: Provide Protection for Critical Facilities Utilities. And Services from Hazard Impacts

Objective 4.1: Improve the city's infrastructure


Goal 5: Maintain Coordination of Disaster Planning

Objective 5.1: Coordinate with changing DHS/FEMA needs

5.1.1: National Incident Management System (NIMS) 5.1.2 : Disaster Mitigation Act (DMA) planning 5.1.3 : Emergency Operations Plans

Objective 5.2: Coordinate with community plans

5.2.1 General plans 5.2.2: Drainage plans 5.2.3: Intergovernmental agency disaster planning.

Objective 5.3: Maximize the use of shared resources between jurisdictions and special districts for mitigation/communication.

5.3.1: Develop Mutual/Automatic Aid agreements with adjacent jurisdictions and agencies.

Objective 5.4: Standardize systems among agencies to provide for better interoperability.

5.4.1: Standardize communication technology and language.


7.2 MITIGATION ACTIONS

In the 2005, the City of Perris adopted a safety element along with the City's General plan. The safety element includes areas of requirement to address the jurisdictions hazards. This includes earthquakes, fire, flooding, and other hazards. For example, under seismic hazards, all new construction to be will require geological and geotechnical investigations by State- licensed professionals, in areas with potential for earthquake-induced liquefaction, land sliding, other slope instability, or settlement as part of the environmental and development review process. The plan calls for action on all hazards and how to improve our jurisdiction.

Flood control improvements, was a main objective in improvement. The City of Perris spent over $6 million in improvements to help reduce flooding over the short and long term. This job was handled by the public works department headed by Assistant Director of Public Works Daryl Hartwill. Our maintenance program had two major goals: protecting residents and property from powerful flood water during major rain events and removing the tons of pollution deposited into the storm drain system every day from run-off from parking lots, roadways and minor rainfalls, in order to protect the water supply in and around Perris. Storm drains are under maintenance throughout the year.

7.3 ON-GOING MITIGATION STRATEGY PROGRAMS

Here are two projects currently being deployed for improvement in the jurisdiction of City of Perris.

With the high threat of wildfires in the area, the City of Perris is currently constructing a new fire house. The $3.5 million, 10,000-square foot station includes living and training quarters for firefighters, two bays that will hold an engine and ladder truck and has been designed with green technology to reduce energy costs.

A 1,100-square-foot emergency operations center will be constructed next to the fire station. That will be used in case of an earthquake, flooding or other disaster. In addition, public safety officials envision the fire station/emergency operations center as a place to train Perris residents in first-aid and CPR classes.

Construction of a new fire station and Emergency Operations Center on San Jacinto and F Streets.

Issue/Background: The threat of wildfires in the area along with Perris City firefighters currently work out of Cal Fire's Riverside County headquarters at San Jacinto and C Street. Perris firefighters must share that building with Cal Fire contemporaries, respectively.

Other Alternatives: No action

Responsible Office: Development Services Priority (High, Medium, Low): High

Cost Estimate: $3,500,000 Potential Funding: ADA grants

Benefits (Avoided Losses): A working EOC in the City of Perris for all emergencies. Perris firefighters and some senior staff will have their own main facility.

Schedule: Scheduled to be completed in June 2012

Perris Dam remediation project

In 2005, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) identified potential seismic safety risks in the foundation of Perris Dam. There is no immediate threat of a dam breakage. However, the DWR determined to make improvements to the dam. Also, included an emergency outlet extension and an outlet tower replacement.

Other Alternatives: No action

Responsible Office: Department of Water Resources Priority (High, Medium, Low): Medium

Cost Estimate: $300,000,000

1 LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN June 2017

Potential Funding: DWR funds and some public funds

Benefits (Avoided Losses): Improving the structure of the Dam as well as adding more relief if a crack does occur. Helps avoid losses in millions in damages and public safety.

Schedule: The expected completion of the dam remediation design by the end of 2013, and construction to begin in 2014. Completion of the dam remediation construction is expected at the end of 2015.

7.4 FUTURE MITIGATION STRATEGIES

The City of Perris's mitigation goals and objectives include the following:

• Actively pursue to complete the mitigation policies and strategies contained in the City of Perris General Plan

• Continue to train the general city staff in the Emergency Operations Center (EOC), Emergency Operations Plan (EOP), Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS), National Incident Management System (NIMS) and in Incident Command System (ICS).

• Train and educate the public and business community in the City of Perris' Community Emergency Response Team (CERT); as to increase the percentage of the city's population in mitigation, emergency preparedness and response. This will allow the citizens of Perris to stabilize their neighborhoods and businesses in assisting the first responders by minimizing the effects of any hazard.

SECTION 8.0 - PLAN IMPLEMENTATION AND MAINTENANCE PROCESS

The City of Perris Municipal Code provides for mitigation of the hazards identified in the LHMP and an emergency response and disaster relief plan in the event of an emergency. The following codes include:

The California Model Building Codes; all adopted as the most recent. Municipal Code 16.08.050

• 2016 California Building Code • 2016 California Plumbing Code • 2016 California Mechanical Code • 2016 California Electrical Code • 2016 California Existing Building Code found in CBC, Part 10, Vol. II • 2016 California Fire Code & NFPA • 2016 California Administrative Code • 2016 California Residential Code • 2016 California Green Standards Code • 2016 California Energy Code


The City Municipal Code takes cues from state and federal regulations as well as historical events in the City in promulgating regulations and guidance. As new regulations are passed at the state and federal level, Department staff aware of the new requirements drafts updates to the Perris Municipal Code for City Council approval. Changes and ordinances are presented before City Council by way of a public hearing during which comments are sought, considered and recommendations made.

The City of Perris Development Services Division will oversee the LHMP. In coordination with other City Departments, we will monitor and evaluate our LHMP on an ongoing and annual basis for the 5 year cycle as required.

On an ongoing basis, the following will be considered:

• Funding source opportunities to include grants. • New development entitlement and construction that provide opportunity

for improvements to infrastructure and communication. • Jurisdiction trends including population growth, demographics, and build-

out patterns. • Opportunities for hazard mitigation through interagency cooperative agreements. • The annual review will assess whether: • The goals and objectives are relevant to current and expected conditions. • Risks identified have changed or new types have been identified. • The current resources are appropriate for implementing the plan. • There are implementation problems, such as technical, political, legal,

or coordination issues with other agencies. • The outcomes have occurred as expected (a demonstration of progress). • The agencies and other partners participated as originally proposed.

If we discover changes have occurred during the evaluation, the Development Services Division will update the LHMP revision page and notify OES to update our Annex in addition to following Riverside County Multi- Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan for maintenance schedule.

SECTION 9.0 - INCORPORATION INTO EXISTING PLANNING MECHANISMS

The City has incorporated the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan by adoption into the Safety Element of the City's General Plan.

The City of Perris has a Safety Element in its General Plan that includes a discussion of fire, earthquake, flooding, and landslide hazards. This plan was adopted as an implementation appendix to the Safety Element. In addition, the City enforces the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), which, since 1988, requires mitigation for identified natural hazards. The City has used these pre-existing programs as a basis for identifying gaps that may lead to disaster vulnerabilities in order to work on ways to address these risks through mitigation.

The City has incorporated the plan into our Strategic Goals and Ordinances. As these change, we will update our Local Hazard Mitigation Annex.


SECTION 10.0 - CONTINUED PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT

If any changes are made in the Scheduled Plan Maintenance Process, the public will be notified through actions taken at City Council meetings by posting of the Agenda and making available through outreach at community meetings.


APPENDIX A – PUBLIC NOTICES AND MAPS SEE ATTACHMENTS


APPENDIX B – INVENTORY WORKSHEETS SEE ATTACHMENTS


APPENDIX C – PLAN REVIEW TOOL/CROSSWALK SEE ATTACHMENTS

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