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Lead <br />Year 2 Task Name <br />Agency <br />Finalize a regional Recreation and Greenspace Plan that prioritizes activities to enhance CITIES, <br />outdoor and recreational amenities. HC, CC <br />Advocate for pedestrian and bicycle trail development. Pursue all viable means of enhancing <br />CITIES, <br />the connectivity of existing and planned walking/hiking/biking trails in Greater San Marcos <br />HC, CC <br />from the CAMPO Mobility 2030 Plan. <br />Publicize Greater San Marcos’ efforts to protect the area’s natu <br />GSMED <br />ecosystem’s history. <br />Action 4: Fund and champion beautification initiatives. <br />CSM, HC, <br />Acquire additional funding from the Texas Department of Transportation. <br />CC <br />Source potential funds to increase the number of code-enforcement staff in the City of San <br />Marcos and consider staggering staff work hours to extend the period that enforcement CSM <br />personnel can address citizen concerns. <br />Develop a Greater San Marcos Clean and Beautiful program and encourage area chamber <br />CITIES, <br />members to become active in the campaign by participating and/or investing in its programs, <br />CHMBRs <br />including Adopt-A-Road, neighborhood cleanups, and service days. <br />Objective 3: Pursue viable means of ensuring all components of the housing market keep up with demand <br />in quantity and quality. <br />Action 1: Encourage residential housing developers to diversify and improve local housing options. <br />Continue Year 1 initiatives as indicated (bold) <br />If a need is confirmed, conduct assessments of area housing districts to build a <br />CITIES <br />comprehensive database of re-developable properties to provide to interested developers. <br />Distribute informational packets to local and regional residenti <br />provide up-to-date information on area demographics, greenspaceand <br />GSMED <br />redevelopment opportunities, incentives, and step-by-step guidelines for initiating a <br />project within Hays and Caldwell Counties. <br />Action 2: Fulfill the most under-served segments of the housing market. <br />Continue Year 1 initiatives as indicated(bold) <br />Action 3: Increase local homeownership. <br />CITIES, <br />Expand and promote local homeownership incentive programs. <br />HC, CC <br />Identify potential favorable loan and other programs area leaders can use to incentivize GSMED, <br />desired housing developments.CHMBRs <br />Objective 4: Increase health care and social service capacity in Greater San Marcos. <br />Action 1: Expand thehealth care provider options to meet the needs of the growing Greater San Marcos <br />population. <br />Study health care provisions available in the area, current health care needs, and projected <br />CHMBRs <br />long-term medical needs of the population. <br />Leverage an existing (or hire a new) grant writer charged with securing state and federal SMAC <br />grants and foundation monies to support the provision of affordable health care in Greater Healthcare <br />San Marcos.Council <br />Implementation Plan 29 <br />September 2009 <br /> <br />