Simplify Your Preparation of Federally-Mandated Local Hazard Mitigation Plans
	Forum Sponsored by the Association of Bay Area Governments

Tuesday - June 8, 2004 - 9 a.m. to noon
Finley Community Center, Valley Oak Room - 2060 W. College Ave. - Santa Rosa

Who Should Attend?

Policy, planning, building, public works, and emergency management staff from Sonoma County, its cities, and special districts.

Why Is This Important?

The federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000) requires that cities, counties, and special districts have a Local Hazard Mitigation Plan to be eligible to receive FEMA hazard mitigation funds. To assist local governments in meeting this requirement, ABAG has received a grant from FEMA to prepare a multi-jurisdictional plan that fulfills the requirements of DMA 2000. Cities and counties can adopt and use all or part of this multi-jurisdictional plan in lieu of preparing all or part of a Local Hazard Mitigation Plan themselves. They need to have participated in the development of the multi-jurisdictional plan to adopt it, however.

	LEARN about NEW requirements contained in the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000.
	LEARN how to simplify your planning efforts by using all or parts of this multi-jurisdictional plan.
	PROVIDE INPUT on the design of the hazard and risk assessment portions of this multi-jurisdictional plan.
	USE this opportunity to ensure that your hazard mitigation projects have the best chance of obtaining grants from FEMA or other sources.

Agenda -

TIME	TOPICS
9:00 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.	Registration
9:10 a.m. - 9:20 a.m.	WELCOME and WORKSHOP OVERVIEW
9:20 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.	NEW PRE-DISASTER PLANNING REQUIREMENTS - DMA 2000
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	ABAG PLANS for Regional Risk Assessment
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.	DISCUSSION - Topics include: What risk and mitigation information can and should be collected by ABAG? What are cities and the county currently doing? How can local governments contribute to this ABAG effort? What is the relationship of this effort to the state hazard mitigation plan?
11:30 a.m. - noon	SUMMARY and FUTURE ACTION ITEMS

When and Where -
9 a.m. - noon, Tuesday, June 8, 2004
Finley Community Center - Valley Oak Room - Directions
2060 W. College Ave.
Santa Rosa, California

A FREE Forum for Bay Area Cities, Counties, and Special Districts
Pre-Registration Required
Contact Michael Smith at Michaels@abag.ca.gov or 510/464-7948

Sponsored by the ABAG Earthquake and Hazards Programs
Funded by the Department of Homeland Security / FEMA through the California Office of Emergency Services.

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