Specifications include, but are not limited to: assess, update, and revise its Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan (MHMP). This project aims to evaluate and enhance the existing plan to effectively address a spectrum of natural hazards faced by the City, including fire, flooding, and earthquakes. The consultant will thoroughly review, revise, expand, and align the MHMP with previous projects, current issues, and future risks. The Consultant will actively participate in and conduct public meetings, perform risk assessments, and establish targeted mitigation measures. These will be collected and compiled into a comprehensive plan in full compliance with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) guidelines and Federal Law 44 CFR. The services provided shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, those outlined below: A. Meetings and Outreach: The Consultant will be responsible for arranging and conducting the planning meetings with the City during the contract period. Meetings should correspond with the planning process: 1-Kick off meeting, 2- Risk assessment review meeting, 3-Mitigation development meeting, 4- draft review meeting. Additional meetings should be included for public commentary and outreach on the assessment. B. Data Research and Collection: The Consultant will review, discuss, document, and update the risk assessment portion of the current Mitigation Plan using GIS and other relevant data for the vulnerability assessment. This must include but is not limited to: Identifying hazards that impact the planning area, profiling hazards that can impact the area to understand consequences, identifying infrastructure that is vulnerable to losses and or damages by the identified hazards, and estimating the potential losses that can result from the identified hazards. C. Development of Mitigation Strategies: The Consultant will review, discuss, document and update mitigation efforts, activities, and strategies. Specific, high-level projects will be identified with costs estimated.
