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City Council Meeting Minutes March 29,2017 structures from the 100-year floodplain. To improve drainage in all the impacted areas additional funding sources will be needed, including City drainage CIP funds. Staff will bring the projects back to Council with Prioritization Matrix in April. Staff will get TXDOT elevation of frontage road and bridge information to Council. Staff noted that the Army Corp of Engineers Chiefs Report will take 3 years to complete and then it has to go to Congress for approval. It could take 10 years before the project is complete. Stacy Brown, Housing and Community Development Manager, introduced the Housing Update and reviewed the Housing Program Survey. City Staff surveyed more than 600 impacted households to determine remaining housing needs and preferences. Staff received responses from approximately 20% of households; 120 comprehensive responses received. Ms. Brown introduced Sydney Brown with AECOM to review the Housing Program Survey results. of the 120 responses received the preferences as follows: 1) rehabilitation,2) buyout, and 3) demolition/reconstruction. The average repairs completed were $31,000 and the average repairs remaining is$17,500. Two respondents reported remained repair costs in excess of the rehab cap of$45,000. The proposed Housing Program Funding per Action Plan is $5,000,000 for Owner-Occupied (Rehab/Recon/Buyout) and $2,524,000 for Rental (1-4 Unit; Rehab/Recon/Buyout). Funds can be shifted between categories, but any shift of funding in excess of$1,000,000 requires HUD approval. Ms. Brown provided that the program cap for Rehabilitation is $45,000, the program cap for Demolition/Reconstruction is$150,000, and the program cap for Buyout is $250,000 per home. Buyout amounts are determined by the fair market value of the home prior to the event. Ms. Brown reviewed the eligibility requirements and the prioritization criteria for both owner-occupied housing and rental housing per the Action Plan. Ms. Jamison explained that there will be an application process beginning in mid-May for the Housing Program Options. Ms. Brown continued with explanation of the Housing Implementation Tasks: Phase 1: Secure Applicant Pool, Phase 2: Site-Specific Planning Activities, Phase 3: Construction, Phase 4: Post-Construction. Staff will be evaluating the possibility of a buyout strategy. Staff will continue to look for additional grant funds. Ms. Jamison reviewed the six month timeline moving forward. Council provided consensus to proceed with the process. III. Question and Answer Session with Press and Public. None. IV. Adjournment. City of San Marcos Page 2