Res 2018-025/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

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Community Extreme Heat Vulnerability Summaries Village of Bear Creek The 122 residents classified as “Community Vulnerable Populations” (see Table 2.7) would be impacted financially by long periods of extreme heat that can result in higher energy bills and also create physiological impacts when cooling is not available. Bear Creek does not have a formal cooling station plan for the community and does not have the public facilities with which to cool people. Agreements would have to be achieved with outside agencies, non-profits or private interest groups. Risk Assessment All citizens that reside within the Buda city limits are vulnerable to extreme City of Buda heat, as are all of the citizens that reside there, however the 3225 residents regarded as “Community Vulnerable Populations” (see Table 2.7) would be impacted financially by long periods of extreme heat that can result in higher energy bills and also create physiological impacts when cooling is not available. Buda does not have a cooling station plan for the community but does have locations available in order to cool people. An existing strategy for helping the public with extreme heat events is a fan donation program done by the fire department. This could be enhanced upon by adding additional public benefits and services. The City of Hays does not have a cooling station plan for the community but City of Hays could use their City Hall as a location to provide a cool place for vulnerable residents. City Hall has no generator back-up for electricity, so they cannot provide cooling if an electrical outage occurs. There are 76 members of the community that are classified as “Community Vulnerable Populations” (see Table 2.7) who would be directly impacted by long periods of extreme heat. There are 887 residents classified as part of “Community Vulnerable City of Dripping Springs Populations” within the City (see Table 2.7). Dripping Springs does not have a cooling station plan for the community but does have locations available in order to do so, such as school buildings and Central Fire Station. These structures have backup generator power that would be used in the event that power is disrupted. City Hall is an additional option for a cooling center location, however it does not have a backup generator. Hays County does not have a cooling station plan for the community but does Hays County have locations available in order to cool people. The available public facilities, however, lack generator back-up capabilities to continue to offer cooling in the event of a power outage. There are 27,605 people within the County’s “Community Vulnerable Populations” count (see Table 2.7). There would be difficulty in accommodating even a percentage of that number of elderly, young and economically disadvantaged people. Kyle does not have a cooling station plan for the community but does have City of Kyle locations available in order to cool people. Locations within the City where the public could seek shelter during heat events do not have back-up generator power. There are 11,540 residents with the City’s “Community Vulnerable Populations” (see Table 2.7) who would face financial and possibly physiological impacts from long periods of extreme heat. Mountain City does not have a cooling station plan for the community. They Mountain City have 1 public building that serves as City Hall, however it does not have generator back-up to provide a cool place in the case of a power outage during Extreme Heat events. The City has a total of 185 residents within the “Community Vulnerable Populations” (see Table 2.7) that would face increased 36 impacts as the result of an extended period of extreme heat.