This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Crescent City, California. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The goal of this planning effort is to examine and update data for the hazards that could impact the planning area to determine the level of risk, update population and development data for the planning area, update the identification of actions and activities to reduce hazard losses, develop and document collaborative mitigation strategies with continuing and new Planning Partners, and engage County residents in the process of updating and implementing the plan. Planning Partners in the updated MJHMP will include the unincorporated County, the City of Crescent City (the only incorporated city in Del Norte County), Elk Valley Rancheria (a federally recognized tribe), and eight special purpose districts. The Consultant will prepare an annex (or annex update, for continuing partners) for each participant, along with an overall, area wide base plan update. The Del Norte County Office of Emergency Services (OES) will coordinate the assembly and commitment of the core planning team, Planning Partners, and plan stakeholders. Along with the selected Consultant and all Planning Partners, Del Norte OES will provide public notice, promote public outreach, and provide opportunity for public comment during planning phases requiring such notice. The selected Consultant will: o Author the plan update. o Follow State & Federal guidance to ensure all Hazard Mitigation Plan requirements are met. o Coordinate project management and timelines. o Establish and maintain communications with Planning Partners and ensure that timelines and expectations are communicated and adhered to throughout the planning process. o Receive and compile pertinent information from Planning Partners. o Conduct a comprehensive review of the existing MJHMP and related plans, such as the State Hazard Mitigation Plan. o Document each step of the planning process including meetings, attendance, discussion and outcomes. o Secure qualified technical specialists and subject matter experts approved by the planning team (Del Norte OES and Planning Partners) to inform all technical aspects of the updated plan. o Work with subcontracted consultants and subject matter experts to identify and amend portions of the previous plan requiring updates due to changed circumstances or new data, inaccuracies, or new tools or technology. Work with the same to assist Planning Partners not included in the existing plan through new hazard and risk assessments, vulnerability assessments, and capability analyses. o Plan, facilitate, and lead meetings and workshops with Planning Partners, stakeholders, and the public. The planning process will include between six and twelve meetings including Planning Partners, stakeholders, and/or the public. The Consultant will attend all meetings and no fewer than three meetings in person in Del Norte County. o Update or develop hazard and risk assessments, local vulnerability and capability analyses, and mitigation strategies, including for the base (Operational Area) plan and for all participating annexes. o Provide analysis of additional hazards not included in the existing plan, including technological and human-caused hazards. o In compliance with SB 379 and SB 1000, include analysis of the effects of climate change and pollution throughout plan elements, including their effects on disadvantaged communities. o Create public surveys, and compile, analyze, and report all public comments and suggestions received in the plan document. o Work with Del Norte OES and Planning Partners to inform and engage the community in the hazard mitigation process, and to solicit and incorporate stakeholder and public feedback at all stages of the planning process o Work with Planning Partners to conduct a performance review of the status and progress of previously identified projects and to determine which incomplete projects or initiatives should be carried forward. o Work with Planning Partners to develop appropriate new mitigation projects or initiatives aligning with risk assessments and cost/benefit analyses. o Produce a draft MJHMP update for review and approval by jurisdictional partners' governing bodies, Cal OES, and FEMA. o As a final product, produce a Multi-jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan update that meets all requirements for FEMA approval. The Risk Assessment and Vulnerability Analysis will: o Include risk assessments and rankings for the Operational Area and each participating jurisdiction, including hazard identification and profiling; assessment of the impacts of hazards on physical, social, and economic assets (including critical infrastructure); life safety, health and safety impacts of identified hazards (including impacts on community lifelines); identification of particular areas of vulnerability; and the estimated costs of potential damage. o Include a description of the type, location, and extent of natural, technological, and human-caused hazards that can impact the planning area. Include a rationale for omission of any hazards commonly recognized to affect the planning area. o Point out hazard and vulnerability similarities and differences between the base Operational Area (OA) plan and annex plans. o Incorporate any credible new technical data (such as through recent census data or through updated flood, tsunami, or wildfire hazard maps). o Include HAZUS modeling (Level 2 or 3, depending on cost). Proposals should include options for both Level 2 and Level 3 HAZUS modeling, including cost breakdowns. o Include available local data and list historical hazard occurrences in the planning area (incidents leading to County, State or Federal proclamations/declarations and other significant incidents). o Describe and demonstrate the extent of identified hazards on a scientific scale. Include an analysis using historical data and modeling of the probability of future events of the identified hazards. Results will be quantitatively defined (such as 50% chance of occurring at X level over the next five years). o Include maps to show spatial extent of hazards for each participating annex. o Identify and map emergency evacuation routes, including route capacity, safety, and viability under a range of emergency scenarios. o Identify and map residential areas with fewer than two evacuation routes. o Describe the effects of future conditions, including climate change (i.e. long-term weather patterns, average temperature, sea level rise, etc.) on the type, location, and range of anticipated intensities of identified hazards o Address repetitively flooded NFIP-insured structures by estimated number and structure type. o Describe the potential impacts on each participating jurisdiction and its identified assets. Impacts will take into account the effects of climate change, changes in population patterns (migration, density, or the makeup of socially vulnerable populations), and changes in land use and development trends. o Contain an inventory of the number and type of structures at risk for each identified hazard in the planning area, and for those outside of the planning area that may be impacted by the hazards. Include the identification of and potential impacts on critical facilities. o Include social vulnerability data, and emphasize heightened hazard risk to people with access and functional needs (AFN). o Describe the impacts of potential future hazard occurrences on the natural, historic, and cultural resources of the planning area, and on activities that hold meaning to the community. o Explain uncertainties and limitations of the analysis, such as missing, inadequate, or outdated data. The Capability Assessment will: o Involve compiling an inventory of each participating jurisdiction's existing authorities and capabilities, including the jurisdiction's mission, programs and policies, and its capacity to carry them out. o Include legal and regulatory capabilities of each participating jurisdiction (zoning, ordinances, building codes, etc.). o Include fiscal capabilities of each participating jurisdiction, including grant-funding eligibility. o Include administrative and technical capabilities of participating jurisdictions (the adequacy of personnel resources, including technical experts, grant writers, engineers, etc. to implement mitigation projects). o Include assessment of jurisdictions' current NFIP status and compliance. o Include public outreach capabilities of participating jurisdictions, including personnel, for the implementation of education-based mitigation strategies. o Include each jurisdiction's participation in mitigation programs, such as Tsunami Ready or Storm Ready programs, Firewise USA, etc. o Include development and permitting capabilities of participating jurisdictions. o Include the adaptive capacity of participating jurisdictions (ability to anticipate future conditions and take action to reduce impacts, including climate change impacts). o Include the opportunity for jurisdictions to integrate the updated MJHMP into identified legal/regulatory capabilities. The Mitigation Strategy Section will: o Include a review and status update of mitigation actions selected in the 2019 MJHMP for each returning Planning Partner. o Contain a discrete mitigation strategy for each Planning Partner, including at least one mitigation strategy for each identified hazard. o Describe the criteria used for prioritizing mitigation actions. o Include the prioritization of all proposed mitigation actions based upon the results of benefit-cost analyses. o Identify the party responsible for administering each action. o Include expected completion timelines for each identified action. o Identify specific grants that may be available to fund proposed mitigation projects. o Develop goals consistent with the hazard identification and risk assessment findings. These will be broad, long-term policy and vision statements explaining what will be achieved by implementing the mitigation strategy. o Analyze a comprehensive range of actions (i.e. plans, policies, structural retrofits, natural systems protection, awareness campaigns, etc.) to reduce local hazards and risk. o Document mitigation actions considered and the justification for the selected actions. o Include documentation of public and stakeholder input on considered and selected actions. o Improve upon the previous MJHMP through deep consideration of the population, especially underserved and socially vulnerable community members. o Document mitigation actions considered and the reasons for the chosen mitigation actions. o Explain any mitigation actions chosen in the previous MJHMP that are not completed or carried forward. o Identify the local planning mechanisms were hazard mitigation actions and information may be integrated. o Include a method and schedule for plan review and maintenance. o Include information on how Planning partners will continue to engage the public in mitigation planning and strategies through the life cycle of the plan. The final plan update will comply with FEMA's mitigation planning requirements in 44 CFR 201, and will follow guidance of FEMA's 2023 Local Mitigation Planning Handbook; 2022 FEMA Local Mitigation Planning Policy Guide; 2017 Tribal Mitigation Plan Review Guide; and 2019 Tribal Mitigation Planning Handbook to ensure the award results in a FEMA-approved MJHMP. Complying with AB 2140, the approved plan will be adopted into the Safety Element of the participating jurisdictions' General Plans (where applicable). Questions regarding the RFP content must be submitted by email to Deborah Otenburg at deborah.otenburg@co.del-norte.ca.us no later than March 27, 2024 at 3:00 PM. Respondents should also email the above address to register to receive any addendum.