Hazard Mitigation Bexar County

1. A Resolution Adopting the Bexar
County Hazard Mitigation Plan
Presented By: Buddy Kuhn, Fire Chief
Item # 8
City Council Meeting
July 24, 2017

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• COAH must adopt a Hazard Mitigation Plan – required for
pre-disaster and post disaster funding
• COAH a stakeholder in Bexar County regional plan
• Required by FEMA and Texas DEM
• Current Bexar County plan funded by Bexar County
• COAH staff has been working with stakeholders since May
2016 in development of plan
• Current plan adopted in 2015 – must be updated
periodically
SUMMARY

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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Capability Assessment
• Measures capability of Bexar County and participating
jurisdictions to implement hazard mitigation projects
• Identifies opportunities to integrate the Hazard Mitigation
Action Plan into other plans, programs, policies
• Identifies mitigation measures already in place or
underway Following FEMA approval of the mitigation
plan, Bexar County and participating jurisdictions may
apply directly to FEMA for certain grant funding.

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• Identify Natural and Human-caused Hazards
• Risk Analysis
– Description
– Historical Occurrences
– Extent
• Probability of Future Occurrences
• Impact
• Vulnerability
BACKGROUND INFORMATION

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Hazards Considered:
• Dam Failure
• Drought
• Extreme Heat
• Flood
• Hail
• Hurricane Wind
• Thunderstorm
• Tornado
• Wildfire
• Winter Storm
BACKGROUND INFORMATION

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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Types of Projects considered for funding:
• Acquisition/demolition/elevation of flood-prone structures
• Community and individual storm shelter programs
• Small scale structural projects (channel, culvert)
• Retrofitting facilities (flood proofing, shuttering)
• Generators to protect critical facilities
• Limited funding is available for initiative projects such as
public awareness, alert and warning systems

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Grants/Incentives
• Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) is
triggered by a Presidential Declaration of a major
natural disaster and available statewide with a FEMA
approved Hazard Mitigation Action Plan (HMAP)
• Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) grant awards
are competitive and eligible projects that are
specifically identified in the HMAP will have the best
chance of selection
Background Information

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• Adoption of this plan provides for pre-disaster
and post disaster grant funding directly through
Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) and the Texas Division of Emergency
Management (TDEM).
• Compliant with the Federal Disaster Mitigation
Act of 2000 and FEMA.
POLICY ANALYSIS

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• The City could face significant fiscal liability with no
agreement and/or guidelines for State and Federal
reimbursement.
• The City of Alamo Heights received in excess of
$500,000 after the flood of 1998 to purchase two
homes in the area that is now the AH Bark Park
through TDEM and FEMA.
FISCAL IMPACT

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Questions?