Res 2018-069/approving Substantial Amendment No. 6 to the Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery (“CDBG-DR”) Action Plan to include the Reconstruction On City-Owned Property (“CPOP”) Program to enable qualified residents affected by the 2015

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71 SAN hfARCO City of San Marcos CDBG-DR Program Action Plan Q Substantial Amendment #6 Public Notice During the 30 -day comment period, requests for comments to Substantial Amendment No. 6 to the CDBG-DR Action Plan were requested from the public via the following methods: • A legal notice in Spanish and a legal notice in English requesting comments to Substantial Amendment No. 6 to the CDBG-DR Action Plan were posted to the www.smtxfloodrecovery.com website March 30, 2018 • A legal notice in Spanish and a legal notice in English requesting comments to Substantial Amendment No. 6 to the CDBG-DR Action Plan were published in the San Marcos Daily Record newspaper April 1, 2018. Public Hearing A public hearing was held May 1, 2018 during the City Council meeting to address comments concerning Substantial Amendment No. 6 to the CDBG-DR Action Plan. Comments Received During the City Council meeting on May 1, 2018, one resident spoke in favor of the Substantial Amendment No. 6. After the City Council, meeting four residents expressed their support of the agenda item to city staff. City Council Approval The City Council approved Substantial Amendment No. 6 to the CDBG-DR Action Plan during the City Council meeting May 1, 2018. Content being added, changed, or amended by this document: 1. Housing Activities The City of San Marcos was awarded $33,794,000 to address the impact of the floods of 2015. Substantial Amendment No. 6 to the Community Development Block Grant — Disaster Recovery Action Plan will expand the Housing Program under the Owner -Occupied Rehab/Reconstruction Program to include the Reconstruction on City -Owned Property Program which provides an opportunity for Applicants that would otherwise not be eligible for the CDBG-DR program to receive benefits in the form of a no cost to Applicant City -Owned Residential Lot and a CDBG-DR financed stick built home. 2. CDBG-DR Budget Substantial Amendment No. 6 to the CDBG-DR Action Plan expands the Owner -Occupied Rehab/Reconstruction Program to include the Reconstruction on City Owned Property Program (RCOP), thus no changes were made to the CDBG-DR Budget.