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

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SECTION 2: PLANNING PROCESS probability of future events, and detailed the spatial extent and magnitude of impact on people and property. A hazard profile and vulnerability analysis for each of the hazards can be found in Sections 4 through 17. MITIGATION REVIEW AND DEVELOPMENT Developing the Mitigation Strategy for the Plan involved identifying mitigation goals and new mitigation actions. A Mitigation Workshop was held on July 12, 2023, at the City of San Marcos Public Services Complex with a virtual attendance option available through Microsoft Teams. In addition to the Planning Team, stakeholder groups were invited to attend the workshop. The City was proactive in identifying mitigation actions to lessen the risk of all the identified hazards included in the Plan Update. An inclusive and structured process was used to develop and prioritize new hazard mitigation actions for the Plan Update. The prioritization method was based on FEMA's STAPLE+E criteria and included social, technical, administrative, political, legal, economic, and environmental considerations. As a result, each Planning Team member assigned an overall priority to each hazard mitigation action. The overall priority of each action is reflected in the hazard mitigation actions found in Section 20. Planning Team members then developed action plans identifying proposed actions, costs and benefits, the responsible organization(s), effects on new and existing buildings, implementation schedules, priorities, and potential funding sources. Specifically, the process involved Listing optional hazard mitigation actions based on information collected from previous plan reviews, studies, and interviews with federal, state, and local officials. Workshop participants reviewed the optional mitigation actions and selected actions that were most applicable to their area of responsibility, cost-effective in reducing risk, easily implemented, and likely to receive institutional and community support. Workshop participants inventoried federal and state funding sources that could assist in implementing the proposed hazard mitigation actions. Information was collected, including the program name, authority, purpose of the program, types of assistance and eligible projects, conditions on funding, types of hazards covered, matching requirements, application deadlines, and a point of contact. Planning Team members considered the benefits that would result from implementing the hazard mitigation actions compared to the cost of those projects. Although detailed cost - benefit analyses were beyond the scope of the Plan Update, Planning Team members utilized economic evaluation as a determining factor between hazard mitigation actions. Planning Team members then selected and prioritized mitigation actions. Hazard mitigation actions identified in the process were made available to the Planning Team for review. The draft Plan Update was maintained on file by the City of San Marcos Office of Emergency Management and was made available to the general public for review. GREEN INITIATIVES IN MITIGATION STRATEGY Alongside the City of San Marcos' primary Mitigation Strategy development process, a concerted effort was made to incorporate Green Initiatives that support the City's commitment to identifying feasible green solutions and increasing its resilience. To discuss potential sustainable actions and nature -based solutions to include in the city's mitigation strategy, a Green Initiative Goals Meeting City of San Marcos I Hazard Mitigation Action Plan Update 2024 1 Page 7