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Commission groups CARES Act CDBG amendments, extends expenditure deadline to align with HUD cutoff
Summary
The commission approved grouped amendments to CARES Act Community Development Block Grant awards—resolutions 25-109 through 25-112—extending recipients' expenditure deadlines to match HUD's September 2026 cutoff.
The Redevelopment Commission voted Sept. 2 to approve grouped second amendments to CARES Act Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) awards extending recipients’ time to expend funds so the local contracts align with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) September 2026 deadline.
Cody Toothman, representing the housing and neighborhood development department, told the commission the original contracts cited May 2023 as an expenditure date but also included language that would allow a longer period; HUD’s firm cutoff is September 2026. Toothman recommended, and staff supported, issuing consistent extensions for the four resolutions on the agenda (25-109 through 25-112) so all recipients share the same HUD-aligned deadline.
Commissioners asked whether the four amendments could be handled as a group; staff confirmed they are comparable and recommended grouped approval. The commission opened the item for public comment and received none. By roll call, the group motion carried; the meeting minutes indicate approval with an abstention noted in the record for one commissioner.
Background: The amendments simply align local contract dates with the federal HUD deadline so recipients may legally expend CARES Act CDBG funds through September 2026. No additional funding amounts were described during the meeting.
