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Kerrville adopts updated hazard-mitigation plan to preserve grant eligibility
Summary
Council adopted a five-year updated hazard-mitigation plan required by FEMA and the state, preserving eligibility for mitigation and disaster grant programs; staff highlighted drought, flood and wildfire as top hazards and noted the plan supports current FEMA grant applications.
KERRVILLE, Texas — The Kerrville City Council unanimously adopted an updated multi-jurisdictional hazard-mitigation plan on Tuesday, a document required by FEMA and state law to preserve eligibility for mitigation grants and certain disaster-relief funding.
City staff explained the plan, prepared with GrantWorks in partnership with Kerr County, updates risk assessments for 16 hazards and lists priority critical facilities. Chief (public safety staff) said the plan had been updated after a year-long process of stakeholder meetings and public outreach and is renewed every five years.
The plan identifies drought, flood and wildfire as the highest local hazards. Council approved a resolution adopting the plan in order to complete and submit it to FEMA and the Texas Division of Emergency Management. The chief noted the city currently has a pending FEMA grant for generators at public works and fire stations; adoption of the plan preserves eligibility for that and other mitigation programs.
City staff said the planning work had been contracted to GrantWorks at a shared cost with Kerr County (roughly $55,000 total, split about half-and-half), and that staff expect to review and renew the plan again in five years. The resolution passed unanimously.
