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RESOLUTION NO. 2007 - 168 R A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCil OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, SUPPORTING lEGISLATIVE ACTION TO PROVIDE FUNDING AND PROGRAMS TO INCREASE THE AVAilABiliTY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING WHEREAS, over 420/0 of Texas families have incomes less than 300Jb of the area median family income; and, WHEREAS, over two-thirds of the working poor live in substandard housing; and, WHEREAS, more than 110,000 low-income elderly households live in substandard housing; and, WHEREAS, according to federal standards "affordable housing" means that a household should pay no more than 300/0 of its income for housing; WHEREAS, under the affordable housing standard it takes 87 hours of minimum wage work per weed to afford a modest two bedroom apartment in Texas; and, WHEREAS, Texas ranks ninth worst nationally in the percent of households with children confronting high housing costs, overcrowding, and lack of complete plumbing or kitchen facilities; and, WHEREAS, five out of six low income Texas families who qualify for governmental housing assistance do not receive it because of the shortage of subsidized housing in Texas; and, WHEREAS, over the last five years the cost of housing construction has increased at a pace faster than the increase in salary. NOW THEREFOR BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: PART 1. The City Council of City of San Marcos, Texas, supports legislative action that would create and fund programs that would increase the availability of affordable housing in Texas. PART 2. This Resolution is in full force and effect from and after its passage.