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Council moves to add CDBG items; staff outlines opioid-settlement allocations and HUD timeline delays
Summary
Council suspended rules to add Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) resolutions to the agenda and heard a briefing on planned uses of opioid settlement funds; staff said HUD staffing delays compressed the timeline for contracts and urged more specificity in SBO documents and contracts.
The Spokane City Council voted to suspend the rules and add two resolutions related to the consolidated plan and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to the meeting agenda, and staff briefed the council on proposed uses of opioid settlement money.
Maggie Yates told council members the city received its federal allocation late because the federal appropriations process was delayed and that HUD staffing shortages in Seattle could add four to five weeks to the review…
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