Resilient Los Angeles

Resilient Los AngelesMarissa Aho, AICPChief Resilience Officer Office of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti

“Resilience is a value that guides everything we do in Los Angeles, because we know that the decisions we make today will shape the future our children and grandchildren will inherit. The Resilient Los Angeles plan will help us strengthen our infrastructure, protect our economy, make our institutions more inclusive, and create safer neighborhoods.”

— Mayor Eric Garcetti

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Introducing Resilient Los Angeles

Why Resilience?Los Angeles Florida

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Northern California Resilience is the capacity to survive, adapt, and thrive in the face of chronic stresses and acute shocks, and to even transform as conditions require.

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Resilience By Design

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▶ Released December 8, 2014.

▶ Collaboration with Science Advisor and USGS Seismologist, Dr. Lucy Jones.

▶ 17 Recommendations

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Water

Telecom

▶ Mandatory Soft Story And Concrete Retrofits▶ Strengthen Systems for Fire Following Earthquake

▶ Seismic Resilient Pipe Network▶ Fortify Aqueducts

▶ Maintain Internet Access After Earthquakes▶ Advancement of Earthquake Early Warning

Resilient Los Angeles

▶ Released March 2, 2018▶ 5 Interest Areas

Prioritizing our most vulnerable people, places and systems

▶ Leadership and Engagement▶ Disaster Preparedness and Recovery▶ Economic Security▶ Climate Adaptation▶ Infrastructure Modernization

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Shocks and Stresses

Disaster Preparedness and Recovery

Economic Security

Climate Adaptation

Infrastructure Modernization

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● Use Resilient Los Angeles as a tool in strategic planning and prioritization of programs.

● Take ownership of specific Actions and collaborate with other Departments on cross-cutting Actions.

● Track and provide regular written reports on progress and incorporate such progress into performance review submissions.

● Help establish budget priorities. ● Increase implementation of real-time data gathering and sharing tools to

improve adaptive capacity, data-driven decision making and increased situational awareness.

● Appointment of Departmental Chief Resilience Officers.○ The Departmental Chief Resilience Officers (DCRO) shall be responsible

for implementing the goals in Resilient Los Angeles and shall coordinate with the Mayor’s Chief Resilience Officer.

Executive Directive #22: Resilience

Ch 1: Safe and Thriving AngelenosGoal 1: Educate and engage Angelenos around risk reduction and preparedness so they can be self-sufficient for at least 7 to 14 days after a major shock.

Goal 2: Develop additional pathways to employment and the delivery of financial literacy tools to support our most vulnerable Angelenos.

Goal 3: Cultivate leadership, stewardship, and equity with young Angelenos.

Ch 2: Strong and Connected NeighborhoodsGoal 4: Build social cohesion and increase preparedness through community collaboration.

Goal 5: Increase programs and partnerships that foster welcoming neighborhoods.

Goal 6: Prepare and protect those most vulnerable to increasing extreme heat.

Goal 7: Reduce health and wellness disparities across neighborhoods.

Ch 3: Prepared and Responsive CityGoal 8: Integrate resilience principles into government to prioritize our most vulnerable people, places, and systems.

Goal 9: Equip government with technology and data to increase situational awareness and expedite post-disaster recovery.

Goal 10: Provide safe and affordable housing for all Angelenos.

Goal 11: Restore, rebuild, and modernize Los Angeles’ infrastructure.

Ch 4: Pioneering and Collaborative PartnerGoal 12: Use climate science to develop adaptation strategies consistent with the Paris Climate Agreement.

Goal 13: Foster a healthy and connected Los Angeles River system.

Goal 14: Strengthen regional systems and fortify critical infrastructure.

Goal 15: Grow public, private, and philanthropic partnerships that will increase resources dedicated to building resilience.

Ch 4: Pioneering and Collaborative Partner

● Target: Bring earthquake early warning technology to all Angelenos by the end of 2018.

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Earthquake Early Warning Pilots

Pilot 1: ShakeAlert at City Hall ● Kick off on October 18, 2018 on the Great ShakeOut● USGS pilot with Mayor’s Office, ITA, and GSD with Early Warning Labs● First public building to pilot ShakeAlert

Pilot 2: ShakeAlertLA● In app stores December 31, 2018, Launched January 3, 2019● USGS pilot with Mayor’s Office, ITA, EMD and AT&T● Funding from Annenberg Foundation and Mayor’s Fund for L.A.● Tested with first responders/city staff also contributed to various

phases of development. ● 373,000 downloads

Key ShakeAlertLA Functionality

● Issues warnings for earthquakes greater than magnitude 5.0 or level 4 intensity

● Sends alerts to you within LA County● Available in both English and Spanish● Available for both Apple iOS and Android devices● In addition to the main notification function, it also provides protective

action, preparedness, and recovery info

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For more information: lamayor.org/resilience

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