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Lee's Summit adopts five-year CDBG consolidated plan and 2025–26 action plan
Summary
Council approved the city's five-year consolidated plan and the 2025–26 annual action plan for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding. City staff noted HUD rules and caps on administrative and public-service spending; the final federal award exceeded the city's estimate and rolled in prior-year funds for housing programs.
Lee's Summit — The City Council adopted the five-year consolidated plan and the 2025–26 annual action plan for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, directing the award to housing preservation and social-service subrecipients while noting federal compliance requirements.
Ryan Elam, assistant city manager, told the council the finalized HUD award was larger than earlier estimates: the city received $385,005 for the program year versus the staff's initial estimate of $342,628, and the city also carried forward unspent prior-year dollars that increased usable funds. "That was a good little surprise," Elam said, describing the higher official award and a rollover that added funds for home-preservation and acquisition-for-rehab programs.
Why it matters: The consolidated plan (a five-year strategic document required by HUD) sets the city's priorities for housing and community development funding; the annual action plan implements the consolidated plan by allocating the year's awarded funds.
Key allocation and program points discussed: - HUD caps: planning/administration spending limited to 20% of allocation; public services limited to 15%; the remainder may be used for construction-type items. - Final award and rollover: official award $385,005; additional unspent program-year funds increased the available balance (staff discussed a resulting total near $558,005 when rollovers and adjustments were included). - Subrecipients and program changes: staff recommended funding for Truman Heritage Habitat for Humanity's home-preservation program and a new acquisition/rehab/resale homeownership project; two public-service awards (Cold Water Back Snack and Hope House court-advocacy program) were increased from earlier recommendations to use available public-service funds.
Council members pressed staff on compliance and oversight. Council member Shields asked about grant-risk and regulatory compliance, referencing recent conversations in the Finance and Budget Committee about federal executive orders and subrecipient compliance. Finance director Brianna Berichter said the city must align with applicable executive orders and federal requirements; the city will monitor subrecipient compliance because the entitlement status requires the city to administer and ensure adherence to HUD rules.
Formal action: Council moved Bill 25-103 (ordinance approving the CDBG 2025–29 consolidated plan and the 2025–26 annual action plan) to second reading and then adopted it. The adoption vote was unanimous.
What remains: The consolidated plan is a multi-year strategy; the annual action plan establishes the funding distribution for the 2025–26 program year. Staff said they will continue monitoring subrecipients for compliance with HUD rules and with applicable federal orders.
Ending note: Council members noted the difficulty of long-term planning under the program's regulatory caps but supported the final allocations, which prioritize housing preservation and continued support for local nonprofit services.
