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 23% avoided needed medical treatment; 23% used a credit card or other form of debt to pay housing costs; 10% applied for public assistance; and 10%got food from a food pantry Many service agencies in San Marcos have been providing emergency payment assistance with rent and utilities, but with very limited funds. Service agencies report that the need for rent and utility assistance has been growing over the past two years. For emergency shelter, some funding is used by agencies to place individuals in motels, but this is a temporary solution that is not sustainable long term due to cost. Regarding homelessness prevention, agency executives provided the following input on what is most needed in San Marcos: • free or low cost mental health treatment centers, • resources for individuals with drug/alcohol dependencies, • increased funding for transitional and rapid-rehousing projects. • grant writing workshops and assistance to agencies in applying for grants • continued support of Southside in creating a long term, robust plan will be useful. • affordable housing • leadership (possibly by City staff) for a system of navigating housing options Until now, the closest Coordinated Entry program for homeless or near-homeless people seeking services in San Marcos has been located in Austin,thirty miles north. Caritas of Austin provides coordinated entry, rapid re-housing,and permanent supportive housing for individuals in the Greater Austin Area, a five county region that includes San Marcos. 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. Consolidated Plan SAN MARCOS 45