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

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San Marcos Investment Corp Grant $100,000.00 San Marcos Investment Corp Loan/Advance $400000.00 Housing Authority Capital Funds $150,000.00 Originally, the Action Plan did not allow for reimbursement ofthe cost offlood-related repairs and also did not designate funds for the San Marcos Public Housing Authority. Substantial Amendment No. 7 t the Action Plan allows for the reimbursement of the cost of flood -related repairs and for funds not to exceed $866,603 to be designated to the San Marcos Public Housing Authority. The Public Housing Authority Reimbursement Activity is a separate. Activity under the Housing Project. The reallocation of funds from the Rental Reconstruction Activity will be used to fund the Public Housing Authority Reimbursement Activity. Due to Federal budget restrictions, the San Marcos Housing Authority is unable to increase the number ofpublic housing units or Section 8Vouchers and therefore the City will not be exploring the creation of additional public housing units with CDBG-DR funding. The San Marcos Housing Authority is authorized to issue up to 228 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers. Of this total, 4 households were impacted by the Memorial Day flood and 3 bythe All Saints Flood. All 7families were able to be rehoused by the Housing Authority at different locations following the floods and therefore no outstanding orunmet need exists for HUD assisted housing residents. Other Sources ofFunds Thanks to the generosity of many of the non-profit organizations that volunteered their time and assistance to victims of these floods, over 45 families have received over $183,000 of housing assistance. The assistance provided to date has been for temporary shelter, damage repair and relocation. Other agencies are still providing assistance to affected residents of the City, and their funds will be calculated as they become known. Multiple non-profit organizations came to the City and provided volunteers, food and other non -housing related assistance. While this help is certainly significant in assisting the citizens to recover from the flood, it was not directed to address housing needs and therefore is not a part of the unmet needs' calculation for housing. Displaced Households Based upon information provided by the San Marcos Housing Authority, of the 100 families displaced from San Marcos Housing Authority properties as a result of the two floods, 53 families have returned to their homes, 34 families have chosen not to return, 13 families have returned to other San Marcos Housing Authority properties, and one family has transferred to the San Marcos Housing Authority's Section 8 Program and relocated away from the area. While it is discouraging that 35families have voluntarily left the City, it is important to note that this will provide the San Marcos Housing Authority a chance to bring additional families off their waiting list and into secure housing. Beyond this information, the City does not have evidence, anecdotal orotherwise, that citizens remain displaced or have relocated to other jurisdictions as a result of continuing housing issues from the floods. Homelessness The Texas Homeless Coalition, the organization that provides the Balance of State homeless service, was contacted by the City and they do not have any data on homelessness in San Marcos for 2015. However, there are three homeless shelters within the City; one targeted to victims ofdomestic violence, one for youth under the age of18, and one open tothe general homeless population. Overall, the City cannot state that homelessness has increased as a result of these floods. While there is evidence of increased Last Updated 3/U3/ZU Page Z3of63