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The amendments — presented by assistant director Tania Coleman and staff from the Department of Community Development — were the subject of nearly two hours of testimony from service providers and residents who urged a “housing-first” emphasis and said current administrative arrangements and funding practices limit community partners’ ability to deliver services.

“Stable housing reduces harm and saves lives,” said Hailey Cunningham, an infectious-disease physician who spoke at the hearing. “We’re tired of seeing people in our community die because of lack of adequate services.”

Speakers at the hearing included Tiffany Sup of Grace Inc., Caroline Hilton of Hilton Healthcare, Christopher Grey (vice president, Cornwallis community), and other members of a local coalition seeking greater role and resources for community organizations that serve people with HIV. Testimony detailed rising local HIV rates, unmet housing needs and gaps in outreach and care coordination.

City staff described the mechanics behind the proposed changes and the next steps. Maggie, a staff member in the Department of Community Development, told the council that a competitive request for proposals (RFP) tied to HOPWA funds is open now and will close May 21; staff also described limits on administrative allocations. “The administration for projects is 7 percent,” Maggie said, noting that federal rules set eligible uses and that the city is seeking ways to reduce barriers for smaller community partners.

Maggie said staff expects to use a competitive, three-year funding cycle and to seek outside consulting support to coordinate multi-county service delivery. She also told council members that recent years have not produced material recaptured HOPWA funds in the current reporting period; staff noted one smaller recapture earlier in the decade but said no large recaptures have occurred in recent years.

Council members pressed staff on performance indicators and whether the amended plan’s goals would capture the local need. Staff said HUD-prescribed indicators drive reporting and that the amendments add or correct goal fields so the city can report beneficiaries accurately when performance is measured.

After the public hearing concluded, a motion to adopt the amendments as printed carried unanimously.

The council vote sends the amended Consolidated Plan and annual action plans into effect for the city’s HUD-funded programs and clears the way for the competitive HOPWA solicitation and further work with community partners. Staff said the competitive process will prioritize capacity-building and will include outreach to the local coalition that testified.

The council did not specify individual grant awards at the meeting; allocation and awards will follow the competitive process and staff recommendation.

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At the start of the meeting the council voted to move agenda item 24 — an ordinance concerning a community recycling and waste‑reduction education grant from the Department of Environmental Quality — onto the consent agenda. The motion passed unanimously.

The council then adopted the consent agenda as printed. The consent package included 24 items ranging from board appointments to contracts for vehicle‑electrification equipment and building renovation change orders; staff presented the consent list and the council approved it by unanimous vote.

Separately, the council approved the amendment to the municipal code governing water and sewer connections (item 5) following public comment, and later approved substantial amendments to the Consolidated Plan and annual action plans to reallocate CDBG and HOPWA funds after a public hearing. Each of those motions passed unanimously.

Votes recorded during the meeting were unanimous across the board; the council did not record any no votes, abstentions or recusals in the public roll calls taken at the times of these motions.

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Residents during public comment said the draft language could be misinterpreted or exploited by large developers. Tina Marley Pearson told the council she supports limiting extensions beyond the city’s urban growth boundary but asked how pressurized lines and their restrictions would be handled for nearby properties that now rely on septics. “If this is the case, connecting them to the municipal sewer would be a problem,” she said.

Community member Kate Ross urged the council to tighten the ordinance’s language to close perceived loopholes. “My suggestion is [that you] explore how this document was drafted more carefully,” she said, warning that vague references to “supply quantity” and to approvals delegated to the municipal director could be exploited.

Scott Wyman of the Department of Planning responded that the amendment applies only to existing properties of one or two units and that larger developments (three units or more) would require annexation review. “This amendment only applies to properties existing. For one or two units. If you seek three or more, there is an annexation process,” Wyman told the council.

Council members asked staff to follow up with written responses to the speakers’ drafting concerns. After discussion, the council approved the ordinance amendment by unanimous vote.

The code amendment changes how certain properties adjacent to new systems may connect to city sewer infrastructure. Staff said the change is intended to allow connections where gravity or pump stations are built as part of new developments, but the council acknowledged public requests for clearer drafting and notification when administrative extension agreements are used.

Council instructions included a request that staff respond by email to the residents who raised concerns and provide language clarifications ahead of implementation.

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