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Action <br />Plan City <br />of San Marcos, TX <br />0° ���*�U�����°���> Summary <br />~ _--~ _ _ _ � <br />On February 9.2O10.the United States Congress approved Public Law 115-123, which directed <br />the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to allocate more than $12 billion <br />for mitigation activities proportional to the amounts that Community Development Disaster <br />Recovery (CDBG-DR) grantees received for qualifying federally declared disasters in 2015, 2016, <br />and 2017. <br />On August 30' 2018, 84 Federal Register 45838 was published, which allocated $0.875 billion in <br />Community Development Block Grant Mitigation /CDBG-MIT) to gnanhnoe recovering from <br />qualifying disasters in 2015, 2016, and 2017. This notice, and any subsequent notices, describes <br />grant requirements and procedures applicable to CDBG- MIT funds only. CDBG-MIT is a new grant <br />and the first appropriation of CDBG funds to be used specifically for mitigation activities. Aapart of <br />this notice, HUD allocated $24.O12'0OO in COBG'yW|Tfunds tothe City ofSan Marcos. <br />CD8G-MIT activities are defined as those that increase resilience to disasters and reduce or <br />eliminate the long-term risk ofloss oflife, injury, damagmtOand|ossOfpropehx'8ndeufhehng8nd <br />hardship, by lessening the impact of future disasters. These funds represent o Unique and <br />significant opportunity to carry out strategic and high -impact activities to mitigate disaster risks and <br />reduce future losses. The grant prioritizes activities that benefit vulnerable and lower-income people <br />and communities while targeting the most impacted and distressed areas. <br />This document, San Marcos'COBG-M|TAction Plan (Action Plan) was developed to meet the HUD <br />requirements outlined intheir Federal Register notice, 84 FR 45838 (August 30.3010.The Action <br />Plan includes arisk-based mitigation needs assessment derived from the 2O1OCity OfSan Marcos <br />/ Hays County Hazard Mitigation Plan (the Aaoeaunnent). The Assessment identifies and analyzes <br />all significant current and future disaster risks and provides 8 basis for the proposed C[)BG'M|T <br />activities. This Action Plan also includes information about the use ofCD8G-yW|Tfunds, including <br />prioritizing assistance for low- and moderate -income (LK4|) communities. ASdetermined through <br />the mitigation needs assessment and public input, CDBG-MIT activities will focus on decreasing the <br />risk offlooding in San Marcos through several initiatives/projects. Table 1 provides breakdown <br />ofhow the Qty intends to utilize the COBG-MIT allocation. <br />Table /CDBG-MIT Budget Allocation <br />Programs <br />Repetitive Loss Infrastructure <br />Total Allocation <br />$16,000,000 <br />% of Total Allocation <br />66.63% <br />Minimum LMI Amount <br />$8,000,000 <br />Land Preservation Program <br />$2,849,600 <br />11.87% <br />$1,424,800 <br />Hazard Warning System <br />$300,000 <br />1.25% <br />$150,000 <br />Signs & Barricades <br />$60,000 <br />0.25% <br />$30,000 <br />Planning <br />$3,601,800 <br />15.00% <br />N/A <br />Administration <br />$1,200,600 <br />5.00% <br />N/A <br />Total <br />$24,012,000 <br />100.00% <br />$9,604,800 <br />Source: City ofSan Marcos Planning and Development Services and Engineering Departments <br />5 <br />