AGENDA CAPTION:
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Receive a Staff Presentation and hold a Public Hearing to receive comments for or against Resolution 2019-69R, approving Substantial Amendment No. 8 to the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Action Plan to add Owner Occupied Housing Reimbursement Activity to the CDBG-DR Action Plan and to reallocate funds between certain activities and budgets; authorizing the City Manager to act as the Official Representative of the City in matters related to the CDBG-DR Program and Action Plan; and declaring an effective date; and consider approval of Resolution 2019-69R.
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Meeting date: June 4, 2019
Department: Planning and Development Services
Amount & Source of Funding
Funds Required: CDBG-DR Funds
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Fiscal Note:
Prior Council Action: Prior Council Action: The City Council approved the Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery Action Plan, November 6, 2016, and HUD approved the Plan December 2016. The following Amendments to the CDBG-DR Action Plan were approved by City Council: February 7, 2017, Non-Amendment #1 - Projections of Expenditures submission; September 26, 2017, Substantial Amendment #2 - Clarifying the terms of deferred loans; May 31, 2017, Substantial Amendment #3 - Changing the Method of Program Eligibility Determination; October 17, 2017, Substantial Amendment #4 - Identified an additional infrastructure activity to be funded with 2nd Round funds; January 12, 2018, Non-Substantial Amendment #5 - Increased the Cap for housing construction; May 2, 2018, Substantial Amendment #6 - Established the Reconstruction on City-Owned Lots Housing Program; and October 19, 2018, Substantial Amendment #7 - Added the San Marcos Public Housing Authority Reimbursement Activity to the CDBG-DR Action Plan. The City Council held a Work Session on Amendment #8 on March 5, 2019 and May 7, 2019.
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Background Information:
The City of San Marcos was awarded $33,794,000 in HUD Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery funds to address the impact of the floods of 2015. Due to changes in activity and project work scopes, Substantial Amendment No. 8 to the Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery Action Plan proposes to add the Owner Occupied Housing Reimbursement Activity to the CDBG-DR Action Plan and reallocate funds between activities and budgets. A PowerPoint presentation is attached to this item and will detail the changes to the CDBG-DR Action Plan.
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Recommendation:
City staff recommend the approval of Amendment #8 to the CDBG-DR Action Plan.