* Evacuation Safety Planners * Progress Report

1. *Evacuation Safety Planners* Progress Report

2. Introduction: • Objectives for this project were arrived upon through correspondence with the City of San Marcos, Texas • Two floods in the past 10 years where water levels have surpassed the 500 year floodplain • Flood management used to reduce damage and sustain life in at-risk communities

3. ESP’s Objectives: • Determine low water crossings • Locate potential flood risk areas • Designate various emergency shelters • Evaluate mobility of at-risk citizens • Determine evacuation routes from hazardous locations

4. Scope: • This study will cover the City of San Marcos, Texas and the associated Extraterritorial Jurisdiction up to and including the city expansion according to the Master Plan.

5. Projected Timeline

6. Work Completed • Overlay analysis of FEMA floodplain data and 1998 flood line data • Determination of Low water crossings • Proposed emergency shelters identified • Risk assessment of land parcels based on the 1998 flood damage report

9. Work In Progress • Risk assessment based on tax appraisal and other demographic data • Metadata formation and data management • Website development • Collaborative effort with FADDEN • Access to the future progress of the study

10. Work Planned • Network analysis using ArcGIS and incorporating other aspects of the study • Easy-to-read large scale evacuation route maps to be used by rescue teams in the event of a flood emergency • Forecast evacuation routes based on proposed infrastructure growth and expected population growth

11. Overall Appraisal • On time for December 8th completion • Concerns regarding the risk assessment based on tax appraisal and other demographic data • Access the website to view the progress of the study

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