Placement: New Business
Action Requested: Discussion
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Fiscal Year 2025-26 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Project Discussion
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Submitted By: Alessandra “Alex” Tasca, Deputy Director, Neighborhood Services Dept. (NSD)
Strategic Plan Link: The City’s Mission to be responsive to our community.
Executive Summary (General Business): The CDBG program provides federal funds for projects and programs that help improve the physical, economic, and social conditions of our community. Eligible projects must benefit low to moderate-income persons, address urgent needs or slum and blight also referred to as community development or redevelopment. Staff are presenting eligible projects to the City Council for discussion. Staff will return to a future City Council meeting to launch a 30-day public comment period and seek final approval of a prioritized project list together with a draft Annual Action Plan, based on this discussion. Tentatively scheduled for 6/23/2025.
Presentation Information: NSD will present proposed projects (10 minutes); additional detailed information about the projects is available upon request. The project managers from associated departments will be available to discuss their specific project proposals, if needed.
Staff Recommendation: Request that the Council review eligible projects for inclusion in the 2025-2026 CDBG Action Plan and provide feedback to staff on the current list of proposals. Staff requests any further City Council input regarding any of the proposed projects. The draft Annual Action Plan will come back to City Council for approval and to open the 30-day public comment period (June 23, 2025) prior to submittal to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by the deadline August 15, 2024.
Background: The City is required by HUD to prepare an Annual Action Plan (AAP) report detailing our CDBG and housing activities for the coming year. The AAP report provides a concise summary of the actions, activities, and specific federal resources that will be used each year to address the priority needs and specific goals identified in the 5-Year Consolidated Plan.
Issues/Analysis: Once the proposed projects are discussed, staff will prepare the draft 2025-2026 CDBG AAP based on City Council feedback and make the AAP available for public review and comment. All comments received during the public comment period will be summarized, answered, and forwarded to HUD in Jacksonville, Florida, with the AAP by August 15, 2025.
Public input was also solicited via an online survey available to the public and sent to the local Council of Social Agencies (COSA) membership. A public information session about the program was hosted at 6 pm on June 5, 2025, in City Hall, City Council Chambers. Information from these sources, if any, will be attached to the AAP.
Financial Information: HUD has provided the City next year’s funding allocation letter. The City is set to receive approximately $1,086,000 for the CDBG program for Fiscal Year 2025-26. Historically, twenty percent (20%) of the allocation is set aside for administrative costs and eighty percent (80%) is allocated to project or program funding. During the year additional funding or program income might become available.
Special Consideration: Unless the City Council requests to remove specific projects from the list, all projects will be left on the list as funded or alternate projects. The alternate projects may be funded if additional funding becomes available or if the primary projects finish under budget.
Location of Project: There are 36 official HUD CDBG Low-Moderate Income Census Tracts located within the City as of the 2016-2020 Map from October 2024. Census Tracts are located in all four Council Districts (Qty. 9 in District 1, Qty. 8 in District 2, Qty. 4 in District 3, Qty. 15 in District 4). Projects must be located in one of these Census Tracts in order to be eligible for funding. Alternatively, a program or project can also target the City as a whole (in certain circumstances) or provide assistance to low-moderate income households individually (in certain circumstances). Up to 15% of a municipality’s allocation can be used for public services. Up to 20% of a municipality’s allocation can be used for administrative expenses. Actual programs or projects coincide with City Council Strategic Plan priorities and are subject to City Council approval.
Attachments:
- CPSL 2025-26 CDBG Proposal Presentation
- CPSL HUD CDBG Low-Moderate Income Census Tract Block Group Map
NOTE: All of the listed items in the “Attachment” section above are in the custody of the City Clerk. Any item(s) not provided in City Council packets are available upon request from the City Clerk.
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