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Council approves CDBG 'Schedule A,' including Neighborhood Opportunity Fund allocations
Summary
Detroit City Council approved Schedule A, the city's proposed fiscal-year changes to the Community Development Block Grant program, which includes funding for the Neighborhood Opportunity Fund and a preliminary budget based on an estimated HUD entitlement.
Detroit City Council on Monday approved Schedule A, the council's set of proposed changes to the city's fiscal-year Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) spending plan, including allocations for the Neighborhood Opportunity Fund (NOF) and line items for housing, home repair and program administration.
The measure, filed as line item 4.1 on the special-session agenda, passed on a voice vote with no objections. Director Todd and city planning staff described the document as an estimated spending plan tied to the annual HUD entitlement; officials said the exact HUD number will arrive later and the council will consider a budget amendment when it does.
Why this matters: Schedule A governs how the city proposes to use federally supplied CDBG dollars for housing, neighborhood improvements and social services. The allocations affect contractors, nonprofit service providers and neighborhood groups that rely on CDBG and the Neighborhood Opportunity Fund for program funding.
Director Todd told the council the schedule "reflects all of your actions taken as a result of your review and deliberations of the Neighborhood Opportunity Fund," and that the administration had signed off on the document. Chris Gulak, CPC staff, said the document lists an expected HUD entitlement "about the 30 about 32,000,000 from HUD, which is expected to be coming starting July 1." Gulak gave a preliminary breakdown: roughly $6.3 million for administration and staffing, about $9.1 million for home repairs, $5.3 million for housing development, $500,000 for public facility rehabilitation and a placeholder of about $2.4 million for homeless public services. He said Schedule A also adds 35 NOF groups the council previously approved.
Council members sought clarity on staffing and exact HUD entitlement amounts. Council member Leticia Johnson asked for a public overview and a staffing-dollar estimate; staff said they would supply more specific numbers and that the city is working from an estimate until HUD issues the official entitlement. Officials said, when HUD's final number is received, the council will consider a budget amendment and the consolidated plan that formally applies for the funds.
The council also requested and received waivers to consider Schedule A on the special-session notice. After discussion, the clerk moved line item 4.1 and the council approved it without recorded roll-call votes.
Ending: Staff said contracts and the consolidated plan would return to council for formal approval once the exact HUD entitlement is known. Council members and staff flagged that the schedule includes both workforce/program funding and brick-and-mortar projects and that several NOF grantees were added based on prior council votes.
