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Tri-Valley Local Hazard Mitigation Plan;Volume 1—Planning-Area-Wide Elements Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA)encourages multi jurisdictional planning under its guidance for the DMA.Local special districts that participated with the cities to develop this hazard mitigation plan are the Dublin San Ramon Services District,the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District,and the Dublin Unified School District. The plan will help guide and coordinate mitigation activities throughout the planning area. It was developed to meet the following objectives: • Meet or exceed requirements of the DMA. • Enable all planning partners to continue using federal grant funding to reduce risk through mitigation. • Meet the needs of each planning partner as well as state and federal requirements. • Create a risk assessment that focuses on local hazards of concern. • Meet the planning requirements of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's(FEMA's)Community Rating System(CRS),allowing planning partners that participate in the CRS program to maintain or enhance their CRS classifications. • Coordinate existing plans and programs so that high-priority projects to mitigate possible disaster impacts are funded and implemented. The long-term benefits of mitigation planning include the following: • An increased understanding of hazards faced by all planning partners • A more sustainable and disaster-resistant community • Financial savings through partnerships that support planning and mitigation efforts • Focused use of limited resources on hazards that have the biggest impact on the communities • Reduced long-term impacts and damage to human health and structures,and reduced repair costs. 1.2 WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS PLAN? All citizens and businesses of the planning area are the ultimate beneficiaries of this hazard mitigation plan.The hazard mitigation plan reduces risk for those who live in,work in,and visit the planning area.It provides a viable planning framework for all foreseeable natural hazards.Participation in development of the hazard mitigation plan by key stakeholders helped ensure that outcomes will be mutually beneficial.The resources and background information in the plan are applicable across the planning area, and the plan's goals and recommendations can lay groundwork for the development and implementation of local mitigation activities and partnerships. 1.3 CONTENTS OF THIS PLAN This plan has been set up in two volumes so that jurisdiction-specific elements may be easily distinguished from those that apply to the whole planning area: • Volume 1—Volume 1 includes all federally required elements of a disaster mitigation plan that apply to the entire planning area.This includes the description of the planning process,public involvement strategy,goals and objectives,planning area hazard risk assessment,planning area mitigation actions,and a plan maintenance strategy. • Volume 2—Volume 2 includes all federally required jurisdiction-specific elements in annexes for each participating jurisdiction. It includes a description of the participation requirements established by the Steering Committee,as well as instructions and templates that the partners used to complete their annexes.Volume 2 also includes"linkage"procedures for eligible jurisdictions that did not participate in development of this plan but wish to adopt it in the future. 1-2 TETRA TECH