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<br />, " <br /> <br />are needed and prepare grant applications, if needed, to fund installation and maintenance <br />costs. <br /> <br />Responsibility: <br /> <br />Hays County (Fire Marshall's Office) <br /> <br />Cost: <br /> <br />$ 2,000 estimated cost per dry hydrant installation <br /> <br />Funding Sources: <br /> <br />TxDEM <br />Department of Homeland Security (FEMA) <br />US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) <br />US Department of Agriculture <br />Hays County <br />City of San Marcos <br />VFD's <br /> <br />Timing: <br /> <br />Study initiated in 2006 <br />Phased construction 2007-2011 <br /> <br />Beneficiary: <br /> <br />Rural areas protected by Volunteer Fire Departments (VFD's) <br /> <br />Tornado Resistant Action Items (T) (Two miti2ation actions identified) <br /> <br />T -1. Encourage Construction of Tornado "Safe Rooms" <br /> <br />Sponsor "Safe Room" workshops for communities, interested homeowners, design <br />professionals and contractors. Invite recognized experts such as Texas Tech Wind Engineering, <br />FEMA, TxDEM, and others to provide technical and funding information throughout Hays <br />County. In the event of a disaster event, provide assistance to local communities and interested <br />citizens regarding the "Safe Room" Program and other life saving systems. <br /> <br />Responsibility: <br /> <br />Hays County <br />City of San Marcos <br /> <br />Cost: <br /> <br />Staff Time under current budgets (workshops) <br /> <br />Funding Sources: <br /> <br />TxDEM <br />Department of Homeland Securily (FEMA) <br /> <br />Timing: <br /> <br />Project triggered by funding availability <br /> <br />Beneficiary: <br /> <br />Countywide <br /> <br />T -2. Building Code Improvements <br /> <br />Hays County recognizes that they currently do not have legal authority to enact building codes, <br />however with HR 1442, incorporated communities have subdivision review within ETJ areas. <br /> <br />Ha~'s Count)', Texas <br />Mitigalion Plan <br /> <br />139 <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />