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Ferndale council reprograms $12,691 in CDBG funds from yard services to code enforcement
Summary
Council approved a public‑hearing measure to move $12,691 from CDBG yard services to code enforcement after staff said remaining prior‑year unspent CDBG funds totaled $30,000 and ARPA funds will cover expanded yard services for about 40 residents.
Ferndale City Council voted to reprogram $12,691 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from a yard‑services line to code enforcement following a public hearing and staff presentation on unspent prior‑year CDBG balances.
Roger, the Community and Economic Development director, told council that the city had a backlog of unspent CDBG awards from previous years that was largely cleared, leaving about $30,000 tied to a minor home‑repair line. Staff said the county would administer a loan program for some remaining minor home repairs if the city elected not to run its own minor‑repair program.
Staff also reported the city received an ARPA‑funded grant administered through OLSA totaling $380,000; the city has earmarked $80,000 of that to expand yard services (snow removal and grass cutting) to roughly 40 residents over the next two years. Because of that ARPA allocation, staff recommended moving the small unspent CDBG yard‑services balance to code enforcement to reimburse the general fund for code‑officer activity in qualifying census tracts.
Roger said current yard‑services caseloads vary by season (about 39 for snow removal, about 37 for grass cutting) and estimated that, at prior per‑resident costs, the program could serve roughly 10–20 households depending on service mix. He told council that code enforcement staff perform rental inspections, respond to citizen complaints about property maintenance (grass, graffiti, excessive storage) and conduct daily drive‑throughs that uncover violations.
Councilmember (name not specified) moved approval of the reprogramming; the motion passed on roll call with affirmatives recorded from councilmembers present.
Staff said the reprogramming clears remaining carryover and that the ARPA funds will be used concurrently to expand direct yard assistance. The program application for ARPA funds is being administered with partners; city staff said they will monitor demand and may adjust administrative uses if demand exceeds expectations.
