AGENDA CAPTION:
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Receive a Staff presentation and hold a Public Hearing to receive comments for or against Resolution 2020-49R, adopting the Community Development Block Grant-Mitigation (“CDBG-MIT”) Action Plan that provides for the allocation of the $24,012,000 from the United Stated Department of Housing and Urban Development; authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to act as the Official Representative of the City in matters related to the CDBG-MIT Program and Action Plan, and declaring an effective date; and consider approval of Resolution 2020-49R.
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Meeting date: March 3, 2020
Department: Planning and Development Services
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☒ Environment & Resource Protection - Population Prepared for and resilient to Man-Made & Natural Disasters
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Background Information:
On December 17, 2019, the City Council held a public hearing to receive comments and provided direction to staff to continue forward through the CDBG-MIT Action Plan approval process.
Federal Register Notice 6109-N-02 provides HUD’s requirement that the City submit an Action Plan prioritizing the use of a new allocation of $24,012,000 to the City of San Marcos for hazard mitigation and preparedness.
City staff provided the opportunity for public comment on priorities for the funding through a survey open October 18-31, 2019, and a Town Hall Meeting October 29, 2019. Comments received by the public and from the City Council were incorporated into a draft Action Plan. The draft was posted online <http://www.sanmarcostx.gov/3017/Action-Plan> for comment January 13, 2010-February 27, 2020, and a public meeting regarding the document was held February 12, 2020.
The Action Plan includes a risk-based mitigation Needs Assessment derived from the 2018 City of San Marcos / Hays County Hazard Mitigation Plan. The Needs Assessment identifies and analyzes all significant current and future disaster risks and provides a basis for the proposed CDBG-MIT activities. As determined through the mitigation needs assessment and public input, CDBG-MIT activities will focus on decreasing the risks associated with flooding in San Marcos through multiple initiatives.
Based on public comments and staff analysis, the priorities proposed for the funding are as follows:
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Addressing Repetitive Loss |
$16,000,000 |
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Preservation of Land |
$2,849,600 |
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Warning Systems |
$300,000 |
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Signs & Barricades |
$60,000 |
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Planning (15%) |
$3,601,800 |
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Administration (5%) |
$1,200,600 |
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TOTAL |
$24,012,000 |
Public comments and City responses are attached, as is a presentation.
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Recommendation:
City staff recommends approval of the resolution.