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CDBG-MIT Action Plan City of San Marcos, <br />Contents <br />I. <br />Executive Summary............................................................................................................................................... 5 <br />a. <br />Introduction.......................................................................................................................................................... <br />5 <br />b. <br />Recent Flood Events.......................................................................................................................................... <br />7 <br />c. <br />State of Texas..................................................................................................................................................... <br />8 <br />II. <br />Mitigation Needs Assessment.............................................................................................................................. <br />8 <br />a. <br />Overview of the City of San Marcos Hazard Mitigation Action Plan........................................................... <br />8 <br />b. <br />San Marcos' Risk Landscape............................................................................................................................ <br />9 <br />i. Geography.......................................................................................................................................................9 <br />c. <br />Hazard Analysis and Lifeline Assessment.....................................................................................................11 <br />i. Flood...............................................................................................................................................................13 <br />ii. Drought..........................................................................................................................................................16 <br />iii. Dam/Levee Failure.......................................................................................................................................18 <br />iv. Severe Winter Storms..................................................................................................................................19 <br />v. Tornadoes......................................................................................................................................................21 <br />vi. Extreme Heat.................................................................................................................................................23 <br />vii. Wildfire........................................................................................................................................................... <br />25 <br />vin. Wind Storms.................................................................................................................................................. <br />29 <br />ix. Lightning........................................................................................................................................................ <br />32 <br />x. Hail Storms.................................................................................................................................................... <br />33 <br />A. Expansive Soils............................................................................................................................................. <br />37 <br />xii. Earthquakes...................................................................................................................................................38 <br />xiii. Hurricanes/Tropical Storms........................................................................................................................41 <br />d. <br />Vulnerability Assessment.................................................................................................................................45 <br />III. <br />Use of Funds.........................................................................................................................................................46 <br />a. <br />Connection to Identified Risk..........................................................................................................................46 <br />b. <br />Allocations......................................................................................................................................................... <br />47 <br />c. <br />Low and Moderate -Income Priority................................................................................................................47 <br />d. <br />CDBG-MIT Activities.........................................................................................................................................48 <br />i. Repetitive Loss Infrastructure.....................................................................................................................48 <br />ii. Land Preservation.........................................................................................................................................50 <br />iii. Hazard Warning System..............................................................................................................................52 <br />iv. Signs and Barricades...................................................................................................................................54 <br />v. Planning......................................................................................................................................................... <br />55 <br />3 <br />