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

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a) Owner Occupied Applicant Eligibility Requirements The following are threshold requirements, which must be met for an applicant to be eligible for assistance. Eligibility does not assure assistance, since a prioritization strategy will be used and it is expected that there will be more eligible applicants than can be served with available funds. Applicant's home must be located within the Hpdated 100 yeaF fleedplain within the city limits of San Marcos and have been damaged as a result of one or both of the major floods in 2015. Income eligibility. The annual household income will be calculated using the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Adjusted Gross Income Method of income determination. To be eligible, the annual household income must be less than 80% of the Area Median Income for the appropriate household size. Proof of ownership. The applicant must have been the owner of the damaged home at the time of the flood(s) as well as the current owner. Standard proof of ownership is a valid deed of trust or warranty deed which cites the applicant's name and that is recorded in the county records. The Texas Administrative Code Section 54.3 allows alternative proof of ownership for the purposes of federally funded disaster recovery programs. Primary residency. The unit to be rehabilitated, reconstructed, or replaced must have been occupied by the applicant as the applicant's principal residence prior to May 23, 2015; for units impacted only by the All Saints Flood, principal residency must have been established prior to October 30, 2015. Principal residency for applicants can be documented through property tax homestead exemptions. If a homestead exemption was not in place at the time of the disaster, an Affidavit of Principal Residency (form to be provided by the City) may be utilized as an alternative method of verification of principal residency. The affidavit must be supported by documentation such as asset verification (income tax returns, credit check, etc.) or utility bills specific to the property address and name of the applicant which were active as of the applicable, above -referenced dates. The Reconstruction on City Owned Property Activity includes the above criteria and the following additional criteria for eligibility for the activity: (1) The homeowner must be located on property not eligible for rebuild by City or HUD policy. (2) The property is an MHU that is on land not owned by the Applicant (rental or agreed placement). (3) The owner must own the property or MHU without any liens or they must obtain a waiver of liens that allow the City to have priority lien position in the property records upon the transfer of property. 1) Temporary Voluntary Relocation. The applicant must acknowledge that there are available resources (such as family or friends) that will allow the residents to temporarily relocate if necessary during the rehabilitation period. The City may consider providing temporary relocation assistance to households that qualify as very low income; i.e. 30% AMI or under. 2) Property taxes. Applicant must furnish evidence that property taxes are current, have an approved payment plan, or qualify for an exemption under current laws. If property taxes are not current, applicant must document that one of the following alternatives have been met: • The property owner qualified for and received tax deferral as allowed under Section 33.06 of the Texas Property Tax Code; • The property owner qualified for and received a tax exemption pursuant to section 11.182 of the Texas Property Tax Code; or, • The applicant entered into a payment plan, and is current, with the applicable taxing authority. 3) Child support. All applicants and co -applicants must be current on payments for child support. If the applicant or co -applicant is not current on child support, that person will be required to enter into a payment plan. Any applicant that enters into a payment plan must supply a copy Last Updated 3/03/20 Page 50 of 63