Specifications include, but are not limited to: TASK ELEMENT #1– PLANNING, RESOURCE ASSESSMENT & OUTREACHThe Consultant’s primary objective for this task element is to develop the planupdate str ategy, assemble the Planning Team, identify all participating jurisdictions, and develop a public outreach strategy that will be utilized throughout the facilitated planning effort. Under this task the Consultant will:•Identify a HMP Planning Team consisting of key personnel from certain departments within Carson City.•Identify HMPPlanning Teammembersfrompartnerjurisdictions/organizations as necessary.•Facilitate an initial meeting to confirm and seek concurrence on the purpose of the HMP, to refine the scope and schedule to complete theHMP.•Facilitate at least four (4) HMP Planning Team meetings whendeveloping the plan update.•Prepare, organize, and maintain documentation that memorializes the entire planning process, informs the public and stakeholders of the overall approach, and serves as permanent record as to the plan’sdevelopment, public involvement, and decisions made. •Develop and implement a public outreach strategy that meets DEM and FEMA requirements. The City’s preference is at least one (1) public outreach workshop and an online survey. However, COVID may dictatethe ability to meet in person. The workshop should provide the public withan opportunity to interact with the HMP Planning Team, introduce thepublic to the progress and outcomes of the HMP planning process, review the outcomes of the hazard identification and risk assessment,and act as a public commenting tool for the Public Review Draft HMP.•Ensure neighboring communities, local and regional agencies involved in hazard mitigation activities, agencies that have the authority to regulate development, as well as other to be determined interests are involved in the planning process as required by DEM and FEMA.TASK ELEMENT #2– COMMUNITY CAPABILITIES & RISK ASSESSMENT1. Community CapabilitiesThe Consultant will compile and review available existing plans, policies, reports,studies, and data available from local, state and federal sources, interview local departments and agencies and work with the HMP Planning Team to identify and document all capabilities currently in place within the City that reduce disasterlosses, or that could be utilized to reduce losses in the future.2. Risk Assessment and Vulnerability AnalysisThe objective of this task is to identify and prioritize potential hazards and risks to the people, economy, as well as both built and natural environments of the City; and to develop an overall assessment of the City’s vulnerability to and potential impacts of each identified hazard. Using various planning documents within the City, appropriate FEMA hazard software and other resources, and local staff, update inventory of the types and numbers of buildings, infrastructure, and critical facilities that may be vulnerable to each of the identified potential hazards. Resultsfrom this task element will form the foundation for the subsequent identification of the appropriate mitigation actions for reducing losses. Under this task theConsultant will:• Update and evaluate vulnerable assets and estimate loss potential of those assets.• For each hazard affecting the planning area, review and update the description of geographic location, extent, previous occurrences, and probability of future events.• Review existing studies, reports and plans related to historical disasters, and update disaster declaration history.• Utilize FEMA’s Hazus, RiskMAP products (and/or other appropriate software) to generate level 2 vulnerability assessments for earthquakeand flood hazards.• Document the analysis and findings from this task element in a manner and format that planners, policy makers and community members can easily decipher. Technical data and output relevant to the riskassessment may be included in appendices.• Data for the vulnerability assessment will be provided by Carson City GIS. The plans update must include updated graphics and Geographic Information System (GIS) based maps that will illustrate the extent and location of each hazard, as well as other available information, within thedefined planning area. The consultant may propose as option whetherthe mapping will be provided by Carson City GIS or if the consultant will provide the updated mapping and GIS services based on the data provided by the City. All GIS based data and mapping shall be tied toCarson City to coordinate control network.TASK ELEMENT #3– DEVELOP MITIGATION ACTIONS & STRATEGY The objective of this task is to review and update the mitigation strategy, and specific mitigation actions to address each of the identified hazards with the goal of reducing or avoiding long-term vulnerabilities to the identified hazards. Under this task, the Consultant will review existing mitigation goals, identify new mitigationgoals, mitigation actions, and develop a mitigation action plan. Mitigation actionswill be evaluated and prioritized based on, amongst other criteria, a planning levelBenefit-Cost assessment.
