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I I I On February 26, 2004, minutes of the Public Meeting and the draft plan was distributed to the Mitigation Committee and agencies, such as the Upper San Marcos Watershed and Flood Control District that have requested that they have the opportunity to comment. 1. 7 Meetings with "Other Agencies" To Review Common Problems In July 2003, Halff Associates, Consultants for the Hays County Mitigation Plan and contractor for FEMA for Region VI, attended the Travis County, Comal County and Guadalupe County Scoping Meetings for Flood Insurance Studies to be initiated in September 2003. Several streams to be studied in the Travis, Comal and Guadalupe County studies will impact areas in Hays County. Hays County streams studied as part of the Travis, Comal and Guadalupe County Flood Insurance Studies include: ).- Pedernales River ~ Barton Creek ).- Bear Creek ).- Onion Creek ).- Brushy Creek ).- Elm Creek ).- Blanco River ).- Purgatory Creek ).- San Marcos River ~ Willow Springs Creek ~ York Creek The information from the Travis, Comal and Guadalupe County Flood Insurance Studies will benefit Hays County by providing updated hydrology, hydraulics and mapping for streams shared by Hays County. On January 30, 2004, John Ivey PE, CFM Ha1ff Associates, Inc., attended the Texas Colorado River Floodplain Coalition (TCRFC) meeting held at the LCRA McKinney Roughs Training Facility in Bastrop, Texas. The status of the TCRFC Hazard Mitigation Plan was presented by Ed Shaffer, LCRA. The TCRFC Plan covers 11 counties that are adjacent to Hays County. The Hays County Mitigation Plan was submitted to both LCRA and TCRFC in October 2003 requesting review and comments. No comments were submitted by either LCRA or the TCRFC. On February 18, 2004, John Ivey, PE, CFM, Halff Associates, Inc., attended the Travis County Community Coordination Meeting to discuss the progress of the Travis County Flood Insurance Study being performed by FEMA and coordinated with the Lower Colorado River Authority, Travis County communities and interested agencies. 1.8 Evaluating Hazards and Establishing Goals On April 24, 2003, May 29, 2003, June 26, 2003, July 24, 2003, and September 18, 2003, the Mitigation Planning Committee met to discllss and olltlme a plan to define local hazards, assess the risks and to establish goals. On October 23, 2003, the Committee met to establish and finalize the goals Hays County, Texas Mitigation Plan 27