Res 2024-045 approving the 2024 City of San Marcos Hazards Mitigation Action Plan (“HMAP”)

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SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION AUTHORITY TA 4 The Plan is tailored specifically for the City of San Marcos and plan 4fi , participants including Planning Team members, stakeholders, andFEMA the general public who participated in the Plan Update development process. The Plan complies with all requirements promulgated by the Texas Division of Emergency Management (IDEM) and all applicable provisions of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Section 104 of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000) (P.L. 106-390), and the Bunning-Bereuter-Blumenauer Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-264), which amended the National Flood Insurance Act (NFIA) of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001, et al). Additionally, the Plan complies with the Interim Final Rules for the Hazard Mitigation Planning and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (44 CFR, Part 201), which specify the criteria for approval of mitigation plans required in Section 322 of the DMA 2000 and standards found in FEMA's "Local Mitigation Policy Guide" (Effective April 19, 2023), and the "Local Mitigation Planning Handbook" (March 2013). SUMMARY OF SECTIONS Sections 1 and 2 of the Plan Update outline the Plan's purpose and development, including how Planning Team members, stakeholders, and members of the general public were involved in the planning process. Section 3 profiles the City of San Marcos' population and economy. Sections 4 through 17 present a hazard overview and information on individual natural hazards in the planning area. For each hazard, the Plan Update presents a description of the hazard, a list of historical hazard events, and the results of the vulnerability and risk assessment process. Section 18 presents hazard mitigation goals and objectives. Section 19 gives an analysis for the previous actions and Section 20 presents hazard mitigation actions for the City of San Marcos. Section 21 identifies Plan maintenance mechanisms. The list of planning team members and stakeholders is located in Appendix A. Public survey results are analyzed and presented in Appendix B. Appendix C contains a detailed list of critical facilities for the area. Appendix D contains information regarding Dam locations within the City of San Marcos. Appendix E contains information regarding workshops and meeting documentation. Capability Assessment results are located in Appendix F. Appendix G includes state and federal funding opportunities. Appendix H includes City of San Marcos Capital Improvement Projects and Appendix I contains the Green Initiatives and Resiliency Toolkit.3 3 Information contained in some of these appendices are exempt from public release under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). City of San Marcos I Hazard Mitigation Action Plan Update 2024 1 Page 3