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City opens final public comment on 2024 CDBG CAPER ahead of HUD submission
Summary
City staff presented the 2024 Comprehensive Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for the Community Development Block Grant program and took final public comment before submitting the report to HUD by the end of September.
The City of Lebanon presented its 2024 Comprehensive Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and opened the final public comment period before submitting the report to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. City staff said the CAPER documents activities during the program year that ran from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025.
The report “outlines the details of the goals and accomplishments” for the program year, City staff member Janelle said as she described how the CAPER compares 2024 results with goals in the five-year consolidated plan. The CAPER was posted on the city website and placed at the Department of Administration front desk; city staff said that day was the last day to submit public comments before the city files the CAPER with HUD no later than Sept. 30.
Program-year funding and activity totals listed in staff remarks included a CDBG entitlement grant of $683,277 and $73,814 in program income. Staff reported $100,000 used for crime prevention police patrols in targeted zones; $77,052.49 for administration; $132,314.34 for code enforcement (paying salaries of three part-time employees); one emergency housing rehabilitation totaling $4,096.75; and street improvements described in the CAPER. The CAPER materials were made available for review in advance of the hearing.
Resident Cornell Wilson asked whether the code enforcement and police prevention funds were used for salaries; Janelle responded that the code enforcement dollars cover the three part-time positions assigned to dedicated zones and that the $100,000 for crime prevention contributes to officers’ salaries in the designated zones. When asked whether the administrative line item was a single salary, Janelle said the administration amount covered her salary plus office expenses and building use costs.
No formal vote was taken at the hearing; staff said the CAPER would be submitted to HUD following the close of the public comment period. The council did not take action to alter the CAPER during the meeting.
The CAPER is a required submission for CDBG entitlement communities and is used by HUD to assess how grant funds were spent relative to the community needs and the five-year consolidated plan. The city will submit the finalized CAPER to HUD by the stated deadline.
