Res 2020-049/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

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CDBG-MIT Action Plan City of San Marcos, T specifically for San Marcos, all communities within Hays County would have been affected by the events that were reported for the surrounding County area. Based on six (6) years with reported drought events from the NOAA Storm Events Database within 20 years, a drought event occurs approximately once every three (3) years on average. All communities within the county are assumed to experience drought reported for the surrounding County areas, and therefore can expect a drought event approximately once every three (3) years on average, up to a Stage D4. Impacts reported at the County level are applicable in illustrating impact to the San Marcos planning area. As indicated by Table 11, multiple assets are impacted during a drought event. The highest reported impact is water supply and quality for residents being impacted by low availability, resulting in the need for restrictions. As a cascading impact, low water levels affect water pressure needed for firefighting in residential and brush fire situations. Agricultural resources are also strained as water is critical to operations for farmers and ranchers who tend to their crops and animals. Other assets impacted include the effect on water -dependent businesses losing revenue, and interruptions or shortages for water -dependent energy generation. Dying plants and wildlife, and impacts to society are also experienced during a drought. In addition, low river levels deter tourists from visiting San Marcos, impacting tourism and recreation revenue. Table 9 9 Reported Drought Impacts, Hays County 9996-2096 Category Agriculture Incidents Reported 45 Business & Industry 3 Energy 2 Fire 24 Plants & Wildlife 33 Relief, Response & Restrictions 48 Society & Public Health 7 Tourism & Recreation 3 Water Supply & Quality 53 Source; Hays County Hazard Mitigation Plan Update 2017 There are wells and pumps in the City that provide the water supply, and those are vulnerable to drought. The City has a backup contract with Canyon Lake for emergency water situations, to lessen the impact of water shortage. River levels directly impact the tourism activity of the City. When drought periods are occurring, low water levels inhibit the ability for tourists to float down the river. A decrease in visitors directly impacts tax revenue from the sales that typically come in during those seasons for tubing vendors and also other economic outlets throughout the area. There is a power generation plant dependent on water in the City. Effluent water that has been through wastewater treatment is sold to the electrical generation plants for the purposes of cooling their engines. Another vulnerability is the impact of drought on the small amount of farmland within the City limits. Periods of drought in San Marcos can lead to cascading disaster scenarios such as wildfire due to the increase in dried vegetation that �, 17