AGENDA CAPTION:
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Receive a staff presentation and hold a Public Hearing to receive comments for or against Resolution 2024-243R, authorizing the submission of the 2023-2024 Community Development Block Grant (“CDBG”) Program Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (“CAPER”) to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); declaring an effective date; and consider approval of the Resolution 2024-243R.
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Meeting date: December 3, 2024
Department: Planning and Development Services
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Background Information:
Annually the City is required by HUD to submit the Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (“CAPER”) about the Community Development Block Grants (CDBG). The Program Year 2023-2024 report is attached and contains detailed information about the programs funded by CDBG and other actions taken by the City and its partners to provide for affordable housing and to address homelessness. Key accomplishments in Program Year 2023:
• Eight homes completed rehabilitation under the Housing Rehabilitation Program. In September, there were 10 homes under repair
• The City-administered Homebuyer Down Payment and Closing Cost Assistance Program assisted 2 households.
• Six subrecipient-administered CDBG-Entitlement programs were active during the year: Advocates for Foster Children (33 served), Hays-Caldwell Family Violence program (412 served), Salvation Army Emergency Assistance (153 served), St Vincent de Paul Emergency Assistance (173 served), Greater San Marcos Youth council (123 served) and Habitat for Humanity Housing Counseling (2 served).
• Remaining CDBG-Coronavirus Response (CDBG-CV) funding was transferred to the City’s Rent and Utilities Assistance Program (19 served)
• San Marcos continued to affirmatively further fair housing by publishing an annual fair housing rights ad in English and Spanish in the local newspaper, maintaining a Fair Housing page on the City's website, and issuing a proclamation declaring April to be "Fair Housing Month".
• During Fair Housing Month, workshops were hosted by staff addressing aging in place, student housing, renter’s rights, and accessibility.
• Construction was completed on the final home in the CDBG-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Single Family New Construction program.
• Construction continued on the Blanco Gardens CDBG DR/MIT funded stormwater infrastructure project. The Blanco Riverine and Midtown CDBG-DR/MIT stormwater projects were completed, as well as the Flood Emergency Warning System enhancements
Annually on August 2, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) checks each jurisdiction’s progress on expending CDBG funds in a timely manner. The requirement is that CDBG funds available cannot exceed 1.5 times the current program year’s allocation. In 2024, the City exceeded the required ratio for the third time, and submitted a workout plan to HUD showing how this ratio will be met by August 2, 2025. Prior to that, it is expected that a significant amount of housing rehabilitation funds will be expended, and previous years’ funding was reallocated to new projects. This will bring the City into compliance with required spending ratios.
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Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the report for submission to HUD.