Local Hazard Mitigation Plan

The Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency is kicking off efforts to develop a Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP). The purpose of PRMFA’s LHMP is to help reduce the impacts of natural hazards and disasters to the citizens, property, and critical infrastructure located within the jurisdiction of PRFMA. The Disaster Mitigation Act 2000 requires that local governments and special districts have a FEMA-approved and Board-adopted LHMP in order to maintain eligibility for certain FEMA pre- and post-grant funding opportunities. Community involvement is critical to the development of the LHMP.

Upcoming Meetings

LHMP Planning Committee Meeting #3 (In person, or online)

9-10:30 a.m., Friday, March 20

Watsonville Civic Plaza Community Room
275 Main Street, 4th Floor

OR

Microsoft Teams
Meeting ID: 286 210 158 718 3
Passcode: yW2CG3n2

Past Meetings

LHMP Planning Committee Meeting #2

AGENDA
1-2 p.m., Friday, January 9
Microsoft Teams
Meeting ID: 211 670 286 954 57
Passcode: PM9Lr3W8

AGENDA - Espanol
Viernes, 9 de enero de 2025 1–2 p. m.
Microsoft Teams
ID de reunión: 211 670 286 954 57
Código de acceso: PM9Lr3W8

The second Planning Committee meeting will be hosted via Teams (no in-person meeting). In the meantime, please consider any additional hazards that could occur within PRFMA’s jurisdictional boundaries and provide those to Forrest Revere, forrest.revere@prfma.org, by December 3. The following resources may be helpful in the identification of additional hazards. Please email other technical resources you may find to forrest.revere@prfma.org. Following the December 3rd deadline, PRFMA will distribute a survey designed to rank hazards.

Santa Cruz County Draft LHMP: (Public Draft Hazard Mitigation Plan – Mitigate Hazards)
2022 Santa Cruz County Climate Action and Adaptation Plan: (Climate Change)
2023 Santa Cruz County General Plan Housing Element: Hazard risk assessments, vulnerabilities, and potential impacts affecting housing development and security: https://www2.santacruzcountyca.gov/planning/plnmeetings/PLNSupMaterial/Housing/agendas/2024/20240306/003.pdf
City of Watsonville LHMP: https://www.watsonville.gov/1858/Local-Hazard-Mitigation-Plan
Monterey County MJHMP: https://www.countyofmonterey.gov/government/departments-a-h/department-of-emergency-management/hazard-mitigation
State Hazard Mitigation Plan: State Mitigation Planning | California Governor's Office of Emergency Services
MyPlan: MyPlan 2.0 | California Governor's Office of Emergency Services
MyPlan Tutorial: 2023 SHMP Risk Assessment Explorer Map Tutorial
MyHazards: Home Page - Cal MyHazards

LHMP Planning Committee Kickoff Meeting

AGENDA

1:30 p.m., Friday, November 7, 2025
Watsonville Civic Plaza Community Room
275 Main Street, 4th Floor, Watsonville, CA

OR

Microsoft Teams
Meeting ID: 226 792 305 441 5
Passcode: ht7FD6Yo