Council accepts 2024 CAPER showing CDBG and HOME spending and outcomes; sends report to HUD

Greenville City Council on Sept. 11 held a public hearing and approved the city—s 2024 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER), required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to summarize how Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME funds were used during the program year. Program manager Renee Skene told council that the city received "a little over $886,000 for CDBG" and "a little over $509,000" for HOME in the reporting year and that the city also expended rollover funds to reach a total expenditure of roughly $1.3 million for CDBG and about $2.0 million for HOME. Skene said the city completed nine housing rehabilitations, assisted about 180 rental units and closed six new‑construction homes; the CAPER also documented roughly 233 persons served by homelessness‑related public services and other program outcomes. Skene described citizen engagement: the city published notice on Aug. 16 and opened a 27‑day public comment period, held two public meetings on Sept. 10 (one virtual at noon and one during an Affordable Housing Loan Committee meeting) and made the CAPER available in multiple formats. Staff recommended council hold the public hearing, approve the CAPER and authorize submission to HUD; council approved the recommendation on a 5–0 vote. Skene said staff planned to submit the CAPER by the HUD deadline of Sept. 30. Council members asked clarifying questions about program details, including a brief explanation of a hotel/motel program the city used to assist Pitt County in providing short‑term emergency housing, which Skene said provided short stays (generally 30 days) as part of an emergency shelter strategy. The council action authorizes staff to submit the CAPER for HUD review and signals the close of the formal reporting cycle for the covered program year.