AGENDA CAPTION:
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Consider approval of Resolution 2018-25R, adopting the 2018 Hays County, Texas Hazard Mitigation Plan as the official plan of the City; authorizing the inclusion of the City of San Marcos Hazard Mitigation Plan as an appendix; designating the City Manager as the official authorized to coordinate with other government offices and prepare and submit reports to the Texas Division of Emergency Management; and declaring an effective date.
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Meeting date: 2/20/2018
Department: Neighborhood Services - Emergency Management
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Fiscal Note:
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Background Information:
Section 322 of the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5165) requires local governments to develop a hazardous mitigation plan as a condition for receiving certain types of non-emergency disaster assistance, including funding for mitigation projects.
The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at Title 44, Chapter 1, part 201, requires the City to prepare and adopt a local mitigation plan every five years.
A steering committee comprised of members of the County, and the City of San Marcos, selected and appointed by the Commissioners Court, as well as the City’s leadership, was convened in order to assess the risks of hazards facing the County and the City, and to make recommendations on actions to be taken to mitigate these hazards.
The plan incorporates the comments, ideas and concerns of the community and of the public in general, which this plan is designed to protect, ascertained through a series of public meetings, publication of the draft plan, press releases, and other outreach activities.
A copy of the plan is attached for review.
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Recommendation:
Adopt the plan as presented.