AGENDA CAPTION:
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Receive a Staff presentation and hold a public hearing to receive comments for or against the use of approximately $740,000.00 in Community Development Block Grant funding for housing, public facilities, infrastructure, and social services and the proposed allocations of funding to specific programs and projects to be included in the 2026-2027 Community Development Block Grant Action Plan; and provide direction to staff.
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Meeting date: April 7, 2026
Department: Planning and Development Services
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Fiscal Note:
Prior Council Action: A public hearing was held at the City Council meeting on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, to review prior years’ activities and receive comments on community needs for housing, social services, fair housing, public facilities, and infrastructure. No comments were received.
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Quality of Life & Sense of Place
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Comprehensive Plan Element (s): [Please select the Plan element(s) and Goal # from dropdown menu below]
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☒ Housing + Neighborhoods - HN-1: Ensure that San Marcos neighborhoods provide safe, affordable, and healthy homes and environments for residents
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☒ Parks & Public Spaces + Health, Safety & Wellness - PPS-1: Provide an accessible, diverse connected network of parks, open spaces, and recreation facilities to serve the entire San Marcos community
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Background Information:
For the 2026-2027 Fiscal Year, the City will receive approximately $740,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Entitlement funds. In order to receive this funding, the City must submit to HUD an Action Plan by August 16 that includes allocation of the funding to specific projects and programs
Annually, the City holds an application process for agencies and City departments. Applications were evaluated and scored by a staff committee according to the evaluation criteria published with the application. The resulting recommendations for funding allocation are in the attached presentation.
This evening a public hearing will be held to begin to gather citizen comments on the recommendations. City Council direction is requested on the slate of programs and projects to be published for a thirty day public comment period in the draft 2026-2027 Community Development Block Grant Action Plan.
Staff proposes holding the comment period from May 5 - June 6, 2026, and bringing the Action Plan to City Council for consideration July 7. Final Council decision must be made at the July 7 or August 5 meeting in order to make HUD submission deadlines.
All eligible applications have been posted on the City’s website: <https://sanmarcostx.gov/3065/CDBG-Action-Plans>.
The draft Action Plan will be posted to the same page.
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Recommendation:
Accept staff recommendations for preliminary CDBG allocations to be published for public comment