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 The Public Housing section gives insight into the needs of clients of the San Marcos Housing Authority.The needs of residents of these programs are most certainly shared by portions of the population at large; therefore programs to address these needs for the whole community would be most effective.These shared needs include:affordable housing,affordable childcare after hours or on weekends, inexpensive sources for furniture and other household furnishings, moving assistance, support group or counseling services, and extended public transportation hours. The next section provides the data available for a Homeless Needs Assessment. The Point-In-Time Count in 2025 surveyed people in Hays County, and found 179 homeless people total: 112 adults and 67 children under 18. These numbers are substantially increased from the count in 2020, with 102 total (85 adults and 17 children). Three agencies in San Marcos provide shelters and services for specific homeless populations in San Marcos: an emergency family shelter; victims of domestic violence, and youth ages 5 to 17 who are at-risk, homeless, neglected, or abused. Establishment of emergency shelter for single men and women who do not fit these profiles is currently in process of creation by Southside Community Center. Shelters are available in Austin (31 miles away) and San Antonio (50 miles away), and local social service agencies often provide assistance in reaching these shelters as a part of their support services. The final sections discuss Non-Homeless Special Needs and Non-Housing Community Development Needs. Like the general population in San Marcos, the number of people with special needs is growing. While several agencies in San Marcos provide services to try to fill general needs such as life and job skills training, counseling, and connections to resources, people with special needs such as being HIV-positive, or having substance addictions or disabilities, must look outside San Marcos for assistance, particularly if they do not have private insurance. Such services are provided for San Marcos residents by organizations that serve a multi-county area and are located in Austin or elsewhere. In 2023, the Hays County Health Department created a Community Health Assessment and Improvement Plan. Four overarching themes emerged across the results of the "Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnership" (MAPP) process of assessment. These themes reflect high-level strategy areas that, if addressed,will impact many of the health needs and concerns identified through the MAPP process. The four themes are: • Healthcare Access and Workforce Capacity • Communication and Engagement with Communities • Accessibility, Built Environment, and Transportation Consolidated Plan SAN MARCOS 32