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 NA-40 Homeless Needs Assessment — 91.205(c) Introduction: Three agencies provide shelters for specific homeless populations in San Marcos: (a) the Southside Community Center operates a transitional shelter and occasionally opens an emergency shelter; (b) the Hays-Caldwell Women's Center accepts victims of domestic violence—women, men, adults and children; and (c)the Greater San Marcos Youth Council accepts 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. By 2020, it had become evident that housing and service needs in San Marcos have grown to the extent that increased coordination of efforts to prevent homelessness was needed. The City created a Council Committee on Homelessness in 2020, comprised of three City Council members. The City created a Council Committee on Homelessness in 2020, comprised of three City Council members. In 2021 the City contracted with Texas State University (in conjunction with Luminosa Research) for creation of a Homeless Needs Assessment, entitled "Assessing the Needs of the Community to Keep Homelessness Rare, Brief, and Non-Recurring". This report was completed in 2022, and included a review and recommendations for an increase in collaboration, coordination, and leadership. 2022 Needs Assessment by Texas State in conjunction with Luminosa Research: In September of 2021, the City of San Marcos (the City) funded a project with Texas State University to identity needs among those experiencing homelessness in the City and make recommendations to best address those needs. In this report, homelessness is defined as people without or who will imminently lose a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. The Needs Assessment concluded that core needs in San Marcos related to homelessness and prevention were: • Critical relief services, including mental health/substance abuse services, case management, and transportation • Housing solutions, including emergency shelter, transitional housing, low-income housing, rapid rehousing units, permanent supportive housing, and affordable housing. • Sufficient data • Collaboration, coordination, and leadership among key homeless service providers Consolidated Plan SAN MARCOS 64