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Project Summary Public Facility Improvements The City of San Marcos has identified a need to improve public facility improve- ment to meet basic human needs which concern safety and health. This identifi- cation has been made through the City's Master Plan, citizen input both through citizen participation meetings and citizen petitions, and through a comprehensive urban renewal plan. A recent capital improvement program initiated by the City also identifies the need to provide some improvements to streets in the Victory Gardens and Dunbar areas. The extent of the work activity to be undertaken with each of the proposed streets includes structural strenghth of the street base, curb & gutter, erosion control, street widening, drainage & street surfacing. Some portions of the proposed streets have had some limited improvements both with City funds and HUD/CDBG grant funds. The present proposal submitted at this time is to complete in total what has already been initiated in previous years. The proposed activities address some concerns which have existed for a number of years, since the original roadways are in excess of 35 to 40 years old. The over- all improvements to the streets should create wider streets for anticipated in- creased traffic flow, and better erosion control and drainage in the proposed pro- ject area. Some of the contributing factors to the deterioration of the streets have been inadequate drainage, increased vehicular use, and an inadequate mainte- nance program. The concern with an inadequate maintenance has just been corrected by the San Marcos City Council with the adoption of a street maintenance program. This program was developed in collaboration with Texas A & M. Streets are cate- gorized in three classes, (1) no maintenance (2) general maintenance & (3) re-con- struction. The proposed streets in the application fall in the category of re- construction which calls for the restructuring of the roadbase, relocation of utility lines, curb & gutter to include drainage, re-surfacing and in some instances the acquisition of additional right-of-way. We anticipate that one of the proposed street improvement requires the displacement of one family, since the residential unit appears to encroach on the right-of-way. Hopefully the family can re-build their new home on the same lot. We do not anti- cipate that any special assessment will be involved in any of the TDCP funded pro- jects. Some of the indirect benefits to the community will be in the form of better vehi- cular flow, the improvement of one street that will eventually become a major carrier, and also a provision for better erosion control and drainage of the pro- posed area into Purgatory Creek. Other indirect & direct benefits include the following: (1) Promote the orderly & efficient development of the neighborhoods (2) Support stabilization & revitalization of the neighborhood (3) Promote public heaJth & safety (4) Provide adequate drainage facilities (5) Preserve a natural drainage course within the 100 year flood plain