Res 2021-064/approving Substantial Amendment No. 10 to the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Action Plan

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immediately following the floods, however, the ability to continue providing ongoing funding is very limited. The City does use up to $450,000 from the General Fund budget to provide annual grants to local non- profit organizations that provide services to the low, very low, and homeless population, including support to the three shelters located within the City. The City also utilizes their regular annual CDBG funding to provide public services such as supporting the Hays -Caldwell Women's Center. The City has also provided funding over the past several years to the Southside Community Center for a housing rehabilitation program. This program helps prevent homelessness by ensuring that the owner occupied housing for low and very low income families remains decent, safe, and sanitary. g) Conclusion The pre -flood housing needs in the City centered around the lack of affordable housing. Though few units are lacking plumbing or kitchen facilities, there is a need for minor to moderate housing rehabilitation to prevent further deterioration as well as a need to demolish unsafe/unsound housing, replacing with a safe and code -compliant home where appropriate. The remainder of this section will discuss the unmet need and provide recommendations on the allocation of CDBG-DR funding. 2 U, t JJ n r//f"[i e1'Ifr,J c ed a) Damage and Areas of Greatest Impact The majority of the damage occurred within the 100 -year floodplain or right up against the banks of the Blanco and San Marcos Rivers. The Blanco Gardens area, immediately to the South of Interstate 35 and State Hwy 80, had the most claims submitted for insurance payouts, as seen in the map in Appendix A. Over 1,200 properties are in this area alone, and are at continued risk for additional flood impacts. The City is investigating mitigation measures for this area, and this information is described in more detail in the Infrastructure portion of this assessment. Additionally, the majority of the households within the impacted area are well below 50% of AMI, shown by the map in Appendix A. Therefore, any assistance that is rendered within the impacted areas of the City will ultimately serve the LMI populations that HUD has established as needing the greatest assistance. Graphical display of damage areas and impact can be found in Appendix A. b) FEMA Damage Assessment One of the largest and most important tasks of disaster recovery is identifying, documenting, and reporting the costs of all damages incurred by the disaster event. Immediately following a disaster, resources are scarce and expediency and timeliness are critical. However, it is important to identify the impact of those damages to the City and its residents through: • Data collection; • Housing and Business Surveys; and • Planning and initiating housing inspections. Immediately after the flood waters receded, the City, in a joint effort with FEMA, initiated planning to conduct residential damage assessments. The following activities were performed: • Critical data sources were identified in order to calculate estimated damage values; • Geographic Information Systems (GIS) was implemented to map damage assessment; • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Housing Quality Standards were identified as the acceptable minimum standard for health and safety; and Last Updated 3/03/20 Page 16 of 63