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Iiays t'nWH:, The Hays County Mitigation Planning Committee, under the direction of Mark Chambers, Hays County Fire Marshal and Planner-in-Charge, is comprised of representatives from the I County and the incorporated communities listed above with planning assistance provided by Halff Associates, Inc. (consultants). The ultimate goal of the Mitigation Planning Committee is to prepare a Hays County Mitigation Plan that is all encompassing to satisfy the planning requirements of three Federal Programs; the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000) and the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (44 CFR Parts 201 and 206), the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Program, and FEMA's Community Rating System (CRS) Program. For preparing of the Hays County Mitigation Plan, the Planning Committee selected FEMA's ten (10) step planning procedures outlined in the Community Rating System (CRS) Program. The ten step planning process for the Hays County Mitigation Plan is as follows: (1) Organize to prepare the Plan (CRS Activity 511.1) (2) Involve the Public (CRS Activity 511.2) (3) Coordinate with other agencies (CRS Activity 511.3) (4) Assess the Hazard (CRS Activity 511.4) (5) Assess the Problem (CRS Activity 511.5) (6) Set goals (CRS Activity 511.6) (7) Review possible activities (CRS Activity 511.7) (8) Draft an action plan and prepare FEMA "Crosswalk" Checklist(CRS Activity 511.8) (9) Adopt the plan and submit to TxDEM (CRS Activity 511.9) (10) Establish procedures to implement, evaluate, and revise the Plan (CRS Activity 511.10) I Copies of mitigation committee meeting agendas, minutes, and attendance records are on file in the Hays County Office of Emergency Management (OEM). The Hays County Mitigation Plan has a "plan life" of five (5) years following formal adoption followed by annual reviews and plan update at Year 5. The Mitigation Planning Committee met monthly from April 2003 to October 2003 to prepare the mitigation plan following FEMA' s CRS 10 planning steps. The chronological listing of Mitigation Planning steps and accomplishments are listed in Section 1.2. Committee members provided input and guidance in the plan development. During the month of July 2003, a mitigation planning questionnaire was distributed to over 100,000 residents within the county and incorporated communities via the Hays County website (www.co.havs.tx.us) and the San Marcos City website (\vww.ci.san-marcos.tx.us). The questionnaire was distributed in an effort to increase public awareness and to promote involvement regarding mitigation planning and floodplain management. On January 28, 2004 a Press Release notice was placed on the Hays County website and published in the San Marcos Daily Record announcing a public meeting to discuss the Mitigation Plan. The public meeting was held on February 17, 2004 at 6:30 PM in the Hays County Commissioners Court Room at the Hays County Courthouse. I Hays County, Texas Mitigation Plan 15