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\"We approved and are paying 2 residents of Prescott their rent for the next 6 months,\" Heiney said, and she reported that outreach and recent marketing to the Bradshaw Apartments produced several new applications. Heiney told the committee she has \"about 6 applications\" on her desk and estimated the program could fill roughly 12 more rental-assistance spots with remaining funds.

Michael McInnis told the committee the Prescott Cares pot originated from federal COVID-era CDBG funds and that the city has until June 30 to expend remaining Prescott Cares money. He also stated the committee funded US Vets with $117,000 from the Prescott Cares allocation.

Brian Campbell, executive director of US Vets, described how his organization used the funding for direct veteran services and operations. \"All 100% of it went to the veterans. It didn't go to staffing. It went to direct, you know, direct services,\" Campbell said. He reported program outputs for the past year: \"We served over 71,000 meals this past year to the veterans in our program. We also served over 530 veterans just alone. 100 veterans were placed into permanent housing. 72 veterans were placed into employment.\" Those counts and program definitions were presented by Campbell as program totals for his organization.

Campbell also described a Fort Whipple project on the VA campus that will provide permanent housing. \"Currently, it's gonna be a 103 permanent housing units for senior veterans. 23 of those units are are spread out between 6 of those... officer quarters... 23 of them that are gonna open up in January. Then there's a 4 story build... that's gonna be 80 units. Those 80 units are opening up in June,\" he said.

On funding totals, the transcript contains two figures referenced by different speakers: Michael McInnis said the city funded US Vets $117,000 from Prescott Cares; later Brian Campbell referred to \"the 123,000 that's sitting there\" for the Fort Whipple project. The committee did not resolve the numerical discrepancy during the meeting.

Heiney and Campbell described the rental-assistance and wraparound services as part of an effort to connect people to longer-term supports. Heiney said Prescott Cares encouraged linkages to other providers, including NACOG’s aging director, and Campbell described aftercare case management for veterans who leave US Vets’ programs.

No formal committee vote on Prescott Cares allocations or US Vets spending was taken at the meeting; the updates were informational. Committee members asked about program duration: Heiney said the Minor Home Repair program has active projects and that, with current funding, it is expected to continue for about a year. McInnis and Heiney encouraged committee members to attend the City Council hearing on Sept. 9 where staff will present the CAPER and related program updates.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","CDBG Citizens Advisory Committee - August 20, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Committee heard updates on Prescott Cares rental assistance and the US Vets program: the Chamber Foundation-administered Prescott Cares has several rental slots remaining and US Vets reported meal, placement and employment figures tied to COVID-era CDBG funding allocated by the city.","taxTitle","Prescott City, Yavapai County, Arizona","taxId",53183,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6136127,"Prescott CDBG coordinator says annual CAPER shows mixed progress; environmental reviews slowed projects",668,466000,1134000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5668579-cba6134f832b8e03869c222323e3119e&start=466&end=1134","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5668579-cba6134f832b8e03869c222323e3119e/thumbnail_466000.jpg","/articles/6136127/Prescott-City/Yavapai-County/Arizona/Prescott-CDBG-coordinator-says-annual-CAPER-shows-mixed-progress-environmental-reviews-slowed-projects","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6136127-3ed3738b893b6496500bb1452152a245/orig.mp4?Expires=1773201931&Signature=Tq4UBPoISOX-uw75TqI74hiNB7nDGMzswJpF6spb3yn850bZAfILsCBQtjaeqh2e5BoOj7TqVuktRhN-nBNPpBJ4r~wqJcmNUy7dFpY4HA~AA5q81kTnTba5-JN7ujXzg7fWZu80-wPwDPtaLD7QOdw73Xz8mi0Po4~Nyoi~gyTPIfAqw6saw7083NBO~u38Q0laOi80MVwtkAeQdbKYqImRlYLDquuYdnC4Wo3Et1qwQ0N7gIBlnVQBEb92y5YIazkgA9IZceWt0onooAgT0U5Oitc7k757uYDFPtPxCkDye078UVi5uG23066tkOqntl1DK9etWf5C5Ich6VWgQA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Michael McInnis, the City of Prescott CDBG coordinator, told the CDBG Citizens Advisory Committee on Aug. 5 that the city’s Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report — the CAPER HUD requires at the end of each program year — will be taken to the Prescott City Council at a public hearing on Sept. 9 and is due to HUD by 09/28/2024. \"It's our end of year reporting that's mandatory, required by HUD,\" McInnis said.

The CAPER summarizes accomplishments from program year 2024. McInnis reported that public-services grants largely met targets: People Who Care served 317 residents against a 300-person goal; other funded public-service providers included New Horizons and Prescott Meals on Wheels. \"Public services, we are, are always pretty easy to complete within the program year,\" McInnis said.

By contrast, none of the public-facility or infrastructure projects funded in 2024 were completed at the time of the meeting. Projects listed as active included an adult-center storage facility, a replacement affordable housing unit through the Coalition of Compassion and Justice (CCJ), the US Vets officer quarters, and the city's Minor Home Repair program. McInnis said many of those projects should finish in the next program year but explained several common causes of delay.

\"CDBG money oftentimes isn't, you know, doesn't satisfy the complete amount of a project,\" McInnis said, describing how recipients commonly use CDBG as seed funding while seeking additional match from donors. He also pointed to municipal procurement rules that require competitive bidding for larger projects, and to current contractor shortages and material delays.

McInnis emphasized that the HUD-required environmental review process has been the largest single source of delay on several projects, and he used the US Vets officer-quarters project as an example. \"The reason or a big reason why the US vet's officer quarters was delayed so long, it really came down to the environmental review process,\" he said, adding that the review involved multiple entities, including federal and tribal interests.

The committee discussed program administration and asked questions about the CAPER. McInnis said the CAPER and related consolidated-plan documents will be made available to the public online and at the library and that public comments submitted during the Council hearing will be incorporated into the final report to HUD.

No formal committee action on the CAPER was recorded at this meeting; McInnis said the report will proceed to the City Council public hearing on Sept. 9. Committee business at the end of the meeting covered scheduling: the next CAC meeting is planned for Oct. 21 and the city’s grant application period is scheduled to open Dec. 1.

Meeting context: the CAPER presentation lasted the bulk of the committee’s agenda and drew questions from multiple members. McInnis noted that many projects funded in earlier years (including funding that began in 2022 for some items) remain in construction or procurement phases, with completion expected in the coming program year.","City staff told the CDBG Citizens Advisory Committee that annual HUD reporting shows public services met or exceeded targets but several public-facility and housing projects remain unfinished, with HUD-required environmental reviews and procurement cited as key delays.","actionData","errors"]

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Prescott Cares funds support rental aid and US Vets operations; developers, staff cite environmental-review hurdles

Prescott CDBG coordinator says annual CAPER shows mixed progress; environmental reviews slowed projects