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APPENDIX D: POLICY BASELINE AND DEVELOPMENT

NEIGHBORHOODS AND HOUSING ELEMENT Existing Source Documents · San Marcos Housing Needs Assessment and Housing Choice Survey, City of San Marcos, 2019 · SMTX 4 All- Strategic Housing Action Plan; City of San Marcos, “Finalized” in 2019, Pending Adoption Summary of Relevant Policies

The city conducted a Housing Needs Assessment and Housing Choice Survey in 2018-2019, which included a demographic and housing market analysis, as well as a detailed community survey. The Housing Needs Assessment provides an essential understanding of the housing challenges facing the community, which are referred to throughout the Strategic Housing Action Plan. Based on the results from the housing needs

assessment, The City Council identified Workforce Housing as one of its five strategic initiatives. To address this initiative, a Housing Task Force has been formed to assist the City Council Workforce Housing Committee in developing a strategic action plan aimed at addressing the housing needs in San Marcos. The Draft Plan was developed in 2019 and strives to: · Expand opportunities for housing

· Preserve and enhance existing housing stock · Leverage community and regional partners, and · Quantify and meet the housing needs of current and future residents

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