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Council signals support to reallocate unspent CDBG carryover to Fab Avenue improvements
Summary
Councilors and staff agreed to proceed with a proposed substantial amendment to direct roughly $186,000 in unspent CDBG carryover funds toward drainage and frontage improvements at the Fab Avenue property; staff said the amendment will include two public hearings and a 30‑day public comment period.
City staff presented recommended uses for carryover Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and the neighborhood commission’s rankings for incoming grant proposals, and council members indicated support to amend the prior program year to apply unspent funds to initial Fab Avenue improvements.
Mister Merritt, who presented the staff report on CDBG applications, told the council that a carryover of approximately $186,000 remained from last year’s Montebello Fire Safety Improvement Project and that the neighborhood commission ranked redevelopment of the Fab Avenue property as its top priority. Merritt said staff has secured a $386,000 grant for right‑of‑way improvements and that the carryover dollars could be matched or leveraged with other grant sources to address drainage and…
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