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Havs COW1t\ dtic,L 1/ I Village of Bear Creek (attend training) City of Buda (attend training) City of Dripping Springs (attend training) City of Hays (attend training) City of Kyle (attend training) City of Mountain City (attend training) City of Niederwald (attend training) Township of Uhland (attend training) VilJage of Wimberley (attend training) City of Wood creek (attend training) Cost: Staff Time under current budgets Funding Sources: Not Required Timing: Annually 2006 to 201 0 Beneficiary: Hays County and all incorporated communities F -9. Increase Participation in the Community Rating System (CRS) Program I Currently, the City of San Marcos is the only community within Hays County that participates in FEMA's CRS Program. FEMA recognizes community efforts that exceed the minimum requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) by designating communities that have adopted "higher standards" as CRS Communities. All flood insurance policies within communities that participate in FEMA's CRS program are rewarded with reduced flood insurance premiums. I A proposed Mitigation Plan Action Item is to encourage additional Hays County communities to participate in FEMA's CRS program and assist communities in preparing the CRS Program Application, documenting CRS activities, preparing annual reports, hosting CRS workshops and training activities, and developing programs that will result in future CRS credits. The Mitigation Committee recognizes that the CRS Program may not be feasible for communities with minimal staff and for communities with a small number of flood insurance policies in force. Therefore, Hays County, with 444 flood insurance policies in force, is a likely candidate to enroll in the CRS Program. Based on NFIP records, the annual premiums for the 444 flood insurance policies in Hays County (unincorporated Area) is $ 180,864 as of December 31, 2002. The estimated Hays County flood insurance policy savings for a CRS Class 9 rating would be approximately $45,000 over a five-year certification period or approximately $9,000 annually. A Class 8 Rating would be approximately $90,000 over five years or $18,000 annually. The City of San Marcos is currently a CRS Class 7 Community and the estimated flood insurance police premium savings over a five-year period is approximately $119,000 or approximately $23,800 annually. The current number of flood insurance policies in force for each Hays County community is listed in Table 6 (Section 2.3.6). Ha)'s Count~', Texas Mitigation Plan ]30