AGENDA CAPTION:
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Consider approval of Resolution 2018-70R, approving the allocation of five City-owned residential lots to be made available for qualified residents affected by the 2015 floods to construct new homes under the Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery-Reconstruction on City-owned property (“RCOP”) Program; authorizing the City Manager or his designee to act as the official representative of the City in matters related to the RCOP program; and declaring an effective date.
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Meeting date: May 1, 2018
Department: Planning and Development Services
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Workforce Housing and Stormwater
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Background Information:
The City of San Marcos was awarded $33,794,000 to address the impact of the floods of 2015. Substantial Amendment No. 6 to the Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery Action Plan will expand the Housing Program to include the Reconstruction on City Owned Property Program (RCOP) which provides an opportunity for Applicants that would otherwise not be eligible for the CDBG-DR program to receive benefits in the form of a no cost to Applicant City Owned Residential Lot and a CDBG-DR financed stick built home.
The following city owned lots will be used in the Reconstruction on City Owned Property Program (RCOP) to move residents out of the floodway or floodplain:
607 Georgia Street
330 Ellis Street
227 Roosevelt
811 Alabama
603 Centre Street
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Alternatives:
CDBG-DR funds could be utilized to purchase non-city owned lots for the Housing Program.
Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the resolution.
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