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

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SECTION 2: PLANNING PROCESS was held on September 6, 2023, at San Marcos City Hall with a virtual attendance option available through Microsoft Teams. In this meeting, which was in coordination with Halff, the Planning Team discussed adopting and implementing long-term, nature -based mitigation solutions that will assist the City of San Marcos in meeting its mitigation goas, while also reducing the carbon footprint of the city where possible. Among the City of San Marcos' key Green Initiatives to incorporate into the development of mitigation strategy were improving energy resilience and carbon reduction; transportation infrastructure and fleet improvements; the development of land and structures; and policies and practices to enhance infrastructure resiliency. Through the planning process, a total of 28 Green Initiative mitigation projects were identified and incorporated into the plan. These identified projects were made available to the Planning Team for review and can be found in the Mitigation Actions section of the Plan (Section 20). A Green Initiatives and Resiliency Toolkit can be found in Appendix I. REVIEW AND INCORPORATION OF EXISTING PLANS REVIEW Background information utilized during the planning process included various studies, plans, reports, and technical information from sources such as FEMA, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the U.S. Fire Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB), the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), the Texas State Data Center, Texas Forest Service, the Texas Division of Emergency Management (IDEM), and the 2018 Texas State Hazard Mitigation Plan. Section 4 and the hazard -specific sections of the Plan (Sections 5-17) summarize the relevant background information. Specific background documents, including those from FEMA, provided information on hazard risk, hazard mitigation actions currently being implemented, and potential mitigation actions. Previous hazard events, occurrences, and descriptions were identified through NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Results of past hazard events were found through searching the NCEI Storm Event Database. The USACE studies were reviewed for their assessment of risk and potential projects in the region. Information from the State Demographer was reviewed for population and other projections and included in Section 3 of the Plan. Information from the Texas Forest Service was used to appropriately rank the wildfire hazard, and to help identify potential grant opportunities. Materials from FEMA and TDEM were reviewed for guidance on Plan Update development requirements. NCORPORATION OF EXISTING PLANS INTO THE HMAP PROCESS A Capability Assessment was completed by key departments from the City of San Marcos which provided information pertaining to existing plans, policies, ordinances, and regulations to be integrated into the goals and objectives of the Plan Update. The relevant information was included in a master Capability Assessment, Appendix F. Existing projects and studies were utilized as a starting point for discussing hazard mitigation actions among Planning and Consultant Team members. For example, mitigation projects completed by the City of San Marcos include promoting Flood Insurance through community outreach, creating a Dam Safety Table -top Exercise Program, as well as developing and City of San Marcos I Hazard Mitigation Action Plan Update 2024 1 Page 8