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Committee recommends city authorize subrecipient agreement with state for CDBG‑DR home repairs
Summary
City staff asked the Housing and Community Development Committee on Sept. 16 to recommend that City Council authorize the city manager to enter a subrecipient agreement with the State of North Carolina so the state can administer CDBG‑DR-funded home repair and reconstruction in Asheville; the committee voted unanimously to forward the recommendation.
City staff asked the Housing and Community Development Committee on Sept. 16 to recommend city council authorize a subrecipient agreement with the State of North Carolina to administer CDBG‑DR-funded single-family home repairs in Asheville.
Alma King, the city’s CDBG Disaster Recovery (CDBG‑DR) program manager, said the city’s CDBG‑DR action plan allocated $3,000,000 for single-family homeowner repairs and that the city proposes to partner with the state’s Renew NC reconstruction and rehabilitation program to administer repairs for Asheville homeowners. King said RenewNC is active and that Asheville and other Western North Carolina residents can begin applications at renewnc.org.
King explained that the city would reimburse the state for eligible hard construction costs incurred within city limits and that the state would manage day-to-day program operations, including application review, eligibility determination, environmental reviews and contractor oversight. The city will review and verify reimbursement requests and monitor the state for federal compliance; King said the city will prepare and submit quarterly performance reports to HUD as required by the grant.
King described program prioritization and funding limits: initial prioritization will focus on households at or below 60% of area median income with children, elderly or disabled residents in the home; funding limits stated in the presentation are $50,000 for rehabilitation activities and up to $375,000 per home for reconstruction. King said mitigation work (slope stabilization, elevation, access repairs) is an eligible component.
Committee members asked whether “rehabilitation” differs from “reconstruction” and whether RenewNC can fund demolition and rebuild; King said reconstruction typically refers to full replacement of a home and that she would confirm whether demolition for reconstruction is eligible.
A committee motion recommended that city council authorize the city manager to enter into an agreement with the State of North Carolina Department of Commerce Division of Community Revitalization to provide repair and reconstruction for Asheville homeowners affected by Tropical Storm Helene and to sign necessary documents. The committee approved the recommendation by roll call vote with Council Member Shanika Smith, Council Member Sage Turner and Chair Antoinette Mosley voting yes; the motion passed unanimously.
Ending: King said the state has already begun reviewing applicants and that, upon council authorization, the city will reimburse the state for eligible hard construction costs from the CDBG‑DR allocation while monitoring for federal compliance.
