Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan: 19. Mitigation Strategy

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Chapter 19:Mitigation Strategy 19.6 Present Implementation Actions Note:Italics indicate projects similar to a 2005 plan action. Project Description Hazards Lead Agency Required Funding Priority Budget Source Administrative actions not requiring major funding: Update the building code from the 1991 UBC to the Hurricane, Department of minimal County High 2006 IBC with its structural and nonstructural earthquake Earthquake Public Works damage prevention into the building code Update tsunami evacuation maps:Tsunami Tsunami Data Systems w/ minimal State High Inundation and Runup Mapping: Analysis of the island of Civil Defense Hawaii based on scenarios from tsunami-genic source regions along the Pacific Rim. Big Island mapping focuses on 13 populated areas around the island. Identify hardening projects to implement 2009 seismic Earthquake, Civil Defense,with minimal County High evaluation study of critical facilities Hurricane Public Works,Fire, and Hospitals Modernize FIRM maps.Investigate the differences Flood,Hurri- Dept of Public FEMA,State, High between the existing and new DFIRM maps and adapt cane,Tsunami Works County maps so that tsunami inundation is included along the south and west coasts Identify earthquake-induced ground failure areas Earthquake Civil Defense w/ $100,000 FEMA,State, High Public Works County Study hardening requirements for fuel storage and Hurricane, Civil Defense,with $50,000 Homeland High distribution to critical facilities Earthquake, fuel providers Security, Tsunami FEMA,County Develop policies and procedures for establishing site $50,000 specific hazard mitigation design criteria for critical facilities Review the General Plan natural hazard policies in All hazards Planning minimal County Medium light of this mitigation plan and American Planning Association suggested policies Develop policies for repetitive loss structures and All hazards Civil Defense w/ minimal County Medium high hazard watersheds Public Works Participate in the Community Rating System Flooding Public Works minimal County Medium Conduct hazard loss estimation studies;incorpo- All hazards Civil Defense minimal County Medium rate cost-benefit methodology as a factor in priori- tizing projects Evaluate warning sirens coverage All hazards Civil Defense minimal County Medium Develop scenario training and mitigation planning capa- All hazards Civil Defense to be determined FEMA,County Medium bilities Develop a GIS-based Multi-Hazard Information"One-Stop' All hazards Civil Defense/PDC TBD County Medium website Ongoing funded studies that need to be incorporated into future updates of this plan: Develop probabilistic lava flow maps and modeling Lava flow Hawaii Volcanoes budgeted else- USGS High Observatory where Organize public awareness and preparedness VOG and all Civil Defense w/ budgeted else- FEMA,County High program,including mitigation techniques and hazards Research& where retrofit training Development, Planning Develop Dam Evacuation Maps Flood FEMA/PDC Medium Adopt tsunami design provisions for buildings(to be Tsunami Medium released in Sept 2010)for new and for evaluating existing buildings.) 19-16 Hawaii County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan