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City staff to submit 2025 CDBG plan to HUD after public comment period closes
Summary
City staff told the Sierra Vista City Council the draft Community Development Block Grant plan allocates the city—DBG award across five projects including Henry Jones Legacy Park and tiny-home sidewalk connections, and staff will seek final council authorization to submit the plan to HUD at Thursday—s meeting.
City staff presented a draft Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) plan that allocates the city—s 2025 federal award across five projects and activities and asked the council to authorize staff to submit the plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
The plan, presented by a city staff member, reflects public input and aligns with the city—s five-year consolidated plan that the council approved last year. Staff said the official allocation arrived May 15 and was $4,633 below the initial estimate; proposed CDBG activities were proportionally adjusted to account for the shortfall.
Under the draft, the largest single share goes to the Henry Jones Legacy Park first phase at $132,662 for walkways, plaza features, frontage landscaping, corner drainage and potentially public art and historic features. Sidewalk construction to connect four new tiny homes at Kayton and Taylor (the CCS property) is budgeted at just under $59,000. A parking-lot rehabilitation at the Saint Vincent de Paul thrift store on Meyer Drive is budgeted at just over $17,000. The remaining funds support two public-service applications (capped at HUD—s 15% limit) and neighborhood-stabilization activities.
Staff also reported a separate Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant of roughly $362,000 for right-of-way improvements on Fab Avenue to add curb, gutter, sidewalk and street lighting. After the program year ends, staff said they will bring a substantial amendment to reallocate unused funds, including $188,179 for a Montebello fire hydrant project plus any residual public-service contract funds. Council members were told the city already has $120,000 set aside in the current budget for design of the first phase of Henry Jones Legacy Park.
A council member praised the naming of Henry Jones Legacy Park and expressed support for the variety of projects funded through the CDBG allocation. Staff said the projects are intended to support neighborhood stabilization, improved accessibility and services for low- and moderate-income residents and specialized housing supports such as sidewalks that will connect tiny homes serving victims of domestic violence to parking and adjacent sidewalks.
Final council action to authorize staff to submit the plan to HUD was scheduled for the council—s regular meeting on Thursday; HUD has 45 days to review and approve the submission, and staff said they expect funds to be available later this summer or early fall.
Sources and attribution: the plan summary, project names and dollar amounts were presented on the record by city staff during the work session and summarized by staff for the council.
