AGENDA CAPTION:
Title
Consider approval of Resolution 2026-60R, approving amendments to the funding agreements with Operation Triage and Mission Able to provide an additional $100,000.00 each, for a total allocation in the amount of $500,000.00 to each from American Rescue Plan funds, for the purpose of continuing a Home Repair and Rehabilitation Program to support community recovery; authorizing the City Manager, or her designee, to execute said amendments on behalf of the city; and declaring an effective date.
Body
Meeting date: April 21, 2026
Department: Neighborhood Enhancement
Amount & Source of Funding
Funds Required: $200,000
Account or Project Number (C = CIP funds): ARPA
Funds Available: Yes
Account Name: ARPA
Fiscal Note:
Prior Council Action: City Council approved Resolution No. 2026-45R on March 31, 2026 allocating an additional $200,000 of American Rescue Plan Act funding toward a Home Repair and Rehabilitation Program.
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Background Information:
The US Treasury launched the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund totaling $350B approved through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). San Marcos has received an allocation of $18,101,483. The City received half of the funds in June 2021 and the remaining funds in June 2022. Funds were required to be allocated by December 31, 2024, with funds expended by December 31, 2026. The first tranche was allocated in 2021, the first round of the second tranche was allocated in 2022, and the remaining funds were allocated in June 2023.
At the March 31, 2026 meeting, City Council allocated an additional $200,000 to a Home Repair and Rehabilitation Program in order to help residents improve their homes. In 2024 City Council approved $800,000 for this program with $400,000 going to both Operation Triage and Mission Able. This Resolution will allocate an additional $100,000 to each of these organizations allowing them to improve more homes. The funding to be split between the following two organizations:
|
Project |
Existing Agreement |
Additional Amount |
Total |
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Home Repair and Rehabilitation |
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|
|
Operation Triage |
$400,000.00 |
$100,000.00 |
$500,000.00 |
|
Mission Able |
$400,000.00 |
$100,000.00 |
$500,000.00 |
|
|
|
|
$1,000,000.00 |
Reports of the activities that have been accomplished with ARPA funding from both Operation Triage and Mission Able are attached.
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Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of this Resolution.