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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Hays County Hazard Mitigation Plan Updated Mitigation Goals Goal 1: Enhance the abilities of Hays County, and the communities within its boundaries to provide protection of life, property, economy and natural systems from natural hazards. Goal 2: Mitigate vulnerabilities in order to lessen hazard impacts on safety, damage to critical infrastructure/facilities and the capabilities of emergency responders. Goal 3: Incorporate measures that are consistent with the improvement of water conservation efforts in Hays County. 3.2 Step 2. Identify/Update Mitigation Actions The “who, what, where, when and how” of the HMP exists in the identification of mitigation actions within the mitigation strategy through a review of the risk assessment and assessment of available capabilities. The types of actions identified to mitigate the impact of hazards include the following: •Local Plans and Regulations •Structure and Infrastructure Projects •Natural Systems Protection •Education and Awareness Programs 3.3 Step 3. Assess/Update Capabilities Data collection during Phase 1 included submissions of community capabilities. Capabilities included existing legislation, programs, actions and personnel for achieving mitigation. As part of the plan update Mitigation Strategy process, planners also discussed ways to supplement or enhance their existing capabilities in order to achieve mitigation actions. Capabilities for each community are found in their respective jurisdiction annex within the “Incorporation of Sources” section. 3.4 Step 4. Evaluate and Prioritize Actions (Mitigation Action Plan) A mitigation strategy is most effective when feasible projects are identified and prioritized for ease of implementation within a detailed mitigation action plan. Planners on the MPC took part in multiple activities in order to update their mitigation action plan. Activity 1: Review of existing 2011 mitigation action plan in order to identify: completed and canceled actions for removal. delayed and on-time actions for inclusion in the mitigation action plan. Activity 2: Identification of gaps in mitigation activities for each hazard. Activity 3: Creation/incorporation of new mitigation action items. Activity 4: Evaluation and prioritization through Mitigation Action Ranking activity. 65