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City Council Meeting Minutes April 16, 2019 <br />$19,146,979 in funds for all of these projects. <br />Stacy Brown, continued the presentation and summarized the re -allocations <br />she noted earlier in discussions. She also noted the City may receive additional <br />funds from the flood mitigation assistance grant, which could be up to $12.7M. <br />This would be used to move some money from the Blanco Riverine project to <br />other projects. <br />Mayor Hughson opened the Public Hearing at 7:16 p.m. <br />Those who spoke: <br />Albert Sierra, Director of San Marcos Housing Authority, spoke of his <br />concerns regarding the low number of approved applicants for rental <br />assistance. This is concerning that maybe we did not reach out to everyone. He <br />is hoping that some of the money that is being removed from the rental <br />assistance program could be set aside for code enforcement issues that were <br />spoken about earlier in citizen comment. This could open up some infill lot <br />development, and eliminate blight and slum. He stated if this money is <br />removed from the rentals and reallocated to Blanco Gardens and Barbara <br />Drive they would like some drainage facilities built on the CM Allen Site and <br />release the water off that land. <br />Roland Saucedo, stated that he agrees with Mr. Sierra but also in agreement <br />with Staff and the work they have done. He is excited to see the drainage <br />projects start in the Blanco Gardens neighborhood and releasing these funds <br />will expedite these projects. He did ask that we be mindful of the citizens in <br />Blanco Gardens because many had to borrow against their life insurance <br />policies, take out loans, or take money from their retirement in order to fund <br />repairs. Please direct staff to continue to look into the efforts of reimbursing. <br />He mentioned that New York City is on the only city that has a reimbursement <br />program where they reimburse citizens. He would like them to reimburse the <br />residents of Blanco Gardens that were affected by the 2015 floods. <br />Lisa Marie Coppoletta, stated this is called flood recovery for a reason, so <br />citizens can recover. Their lives have changed and they are not going back, but <br />instead the City is implementing infrastructure and roads, not helping the <br />residents. She asked that Council and Staff listen to the comments of Mr. <br />Saucedo and Mrs. Gleason when they say think about the basic human needs <br />of residents. We also need to look at future flood issues. We have to stop <br />eliminating soil around our Neighborhoods. She spoke on the outreach by the <br />City of San Marcos Page 8 <br />