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City of San Marcos,Texas—2024-2025 Action Plan <br /> Provided$12,000 down payment and closing cost assistance;program has been slow since 2021 in part because buyers who meet the 80%Area <br /> Median Income requirement have had difficulty finding a home they could afford in San Marcos.This program was discontinued in April 2024,and <br /> remaining funds will be reallocated for Program Year 2024 projects.Program has assisted 23 families 2020-2023. <br /> b. Housing Demolition:Allocated$125,000 Spent$7,838 <br /> Pays for the demolition of substandard structures on single family residential property; ownership of the property must be clearly established <br /> before the program can pay for demolition,and the properties with substandard structures also tend to have ownership issues.City staff are <br /> working in partnership with a local title company and real estate volunteers to assist potential applicants in clearing the title to their property. <br /> Since receiving funding in 2019,the program has completed two demolitions.Another project is receiving assistance with clearing title.Due to the <br /> low number of applications since the program's inception,some of the funding will be reallocated in Program Year 2024. <br /> c. Homeownership Counseling:Allocated$51,312 spent$43,175 <br /> A contract with Habitat for Humanity provides group and one-on-one homeownership counseling.This program has had difficulties attracting <br /> interested attendees. Habitat has been asked to market it more extensively. Program has assisted 63 households in the past several years,and <br /> two this year. <br /> d. Housing Rehabilitation and Repair:Allocated$1,132,223 Spent$184,000 <br /> This program is one of San Marcos'highest priorities.Of the amount allocated,$272,000 is for Rental Housing that is owned by people with low <br /> to moderate incomes,and$860,000 is for Owner Occupied housing.The program re-opened for applications in August 2023. 112 Applications <br /> were received.30 were approved and 60 are on a waitlist;the rest could not be helped due to income,title,or condition of house.This program <br /> is also funded with$863,000 in American Rescue Plan funding.The first home under contract completed repairs in May. <br /> NON-HOUSING:PUBLIC FACILITIES PROGRAMS(PY 2020-2023 Funding) <br /> a. Rehabilitation of the Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos:Allocated$268,000 Spent$268,000 <br /> Centro updated their HVAC system,replaced the roof of the building,and replaced damaged ceiling tiles. The project was completed in 2024. <br /> b. Paul Pena Park Improvements:Allocated$200,500 Spent$200,500 <br /> This project initially received funding in Program Year 2021;however,the bids were higher than expected and additional funding was approved in <br /> Program Year 2022.Contracting and design started in 2024,and the project was completed in July 2024. <br /> c. Cape's Pond Park Improvements:Allocated$30,000 Spent$0 <br /> The County participated in a community engagement survey and is in process of preliminary design and public input for these improvements. <br /> d. Swift Memorial Park Improvements:Allocated$84,137 Spent$0 <br /> Swift Park improvements were partially funded in Program Year 2023,and the remaining funding is requested in Program Year 2024. <br /> 2024-2025 CDBG ACTION PLAN Page 2 of 59 <br />