Res 2025-140 adopting the Community Development Block Grant (“CDBG”) 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan

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City of San Marcos Five Year Consolidated Plan for the 2025-2029 Program Years— FINAL—Last Updated 08/08/25 Update: The Homeless Coalition of Hays County coordinated the annual Point in Time Count for Hays County and provided the data to the Texas Homeless Network, the Continuum of Care agency over San Marcos. Data regarding the number of homeless children is provided by the Texas Academic Performance Reports created by the Texas Education Agency. HOME Center has been using HMIS to provide information about homeless clients served, and they will now be joined in using HMIS by Southside, Community Action, Outsiders Anonymous, Street Youth Ministries, Cenikor, and Breaking Bread Ministries. The City next contracted with Marbut Consulting to create a strategic plan with implementation steps. This Plan was completed in May, 2023, and presented to City Council in July, 2023. One of the recommendations was to expand Southside Community Center housing and services, and provide funding. In April, 2024, the City signed a contract with Southside providing $800,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to implement a series of actions including creating a framework for homelessness prevention and rapid rehousing and establishing coordinated entry and a client management system. Funding is provided through the ARPA deadline of December 31, 2026. Southside hired a project manager and the activities are well underway. Southside Community Center has recently been approved by Texas Homeless Network as a Coordinated Entry Point. Southside plans to implement Coordinated Entry and Rapid Rehousing fully between February 2025 and August 2025. The first Coordinated Entry Planning Entity Meeting for the Hays County Region was held February 12, 2025, led by Southside, with five community partners: Southside, Community Action, Cenikor, Outsiders Anonymous, Street Youth Ministry, and HOME Center. Describe coordination with the Continuum of Care and efforts to address the needs of homeless persons (particularly chronically homeless individuals and families,families with children,veterans, and unaccompanied youth) and persons at risk of homelessness The City of San Marcos and Hays County are covered under the Texas Balance of State Continuum of Care run by the Texas Homeless Network(THN).THIN has published the 2021-24Texas Homeless Network Texas Balance of State Continuum of Care Strategic Plan that helps guide progress in general.THIN also manages the HMIS used by any agencies within their area. HOME Center of Central Texas is a non-profit that provides ongoing case management for people who are or have recently been homeless. HOME Center has a Memorandum of Understanding with THIN as a partner agency and has received training from THIN. HOME Center uses HMIS to record its case management notes. HOME Center goal is to move people into housing as a first step, then ensure they have services so they remain stably housed. As part of these goals, case managers help with applications for services, Consolidated Plan SAN MARCOS 12