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City Council Meeting Minutes February 1, 2022 available and Texas Rent Relief does not have more funds. Renters are in debt, and some property owners are struggling. He expressed concern with the increase of catalytic converters being stolen and notices things are escalating and would like to know if there is a plan in place. Gloria Salazar, spoke in support of the LIV Whisper Hills project. She stated as a member of the San Marcos Housing Authority, we continue to seek ways to provide income for additional affordable housing units under the Housing Authority umbrella. She stated if it is homes or multifamily units, especially now we see the need for more affordable housing units. She mentioned the low income housing tax credits (LIHTC) projects could provide the Housing Authority the additional revenue needed not only to maintain our current housing stock in operating order, but to add affordable housing units. She noted that this project will help them do that. She stated the Whisper Hills Senior project will add 267 permanently affordable Senior units to the San Marcos community. Currently we have 176 seniors on our Housing Authority waiting list. It would take two years for them to receive housing based on our current situation. This project has 65 units in the 30 40% AMI and 176 units in the 60% AMI. And they will be new and highly amenitized. She mentioned that San Marcos needs this. Ms. Salazar stated the income will provide additional support for the daily operations and maintenance of the current housing stock and resident programs. Dianne Wassenich, stated there is extreme erosion the river is suffering in the last few years below Cheatham Street and Wildlife Habitat Park. She mentioned there a bank vegetation is wiped out;trampled to death with no access points. She stated trees are falling in since the soil has washed away in the riverbanks. The issue is harmful for the endangered species which is the reason we have a river. The species need gravel river bottoms. She noted that the City is lucky to get the funds from the HCP to plan the upper parts of the river parks over the past 9 years and we were able to decide where the access points should be in erosion spots. She doesn't want money spent on fences but instead to plant the Wildlife Habitat Park that is washing away. She would like the city to spend money on signs that explains what happens when people trample plants. She stated this explanation has nothing to do with item #19 and would like council to approve the contract. Stephen Gross, expressed concerned about the lack of on street parking for residents in the North Street neighborhood and our denial of permits by the city. He shared there are about 3 - 4 parking spots and the property is close to City of San Marcos Page 2