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City directs staff to divide CDBG public‑service funds among four local programs
Summary
The commission directed staff to split 2025 CDBG public‑service funds among four local programs and to reserve $10,000 for a Legal Aid Society fair‑housing function required by other grant obligations.
The Boynton Beach City Commission gave direction to staff on the city’s Fiscal Year 2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocations, instructing that the available public‑service portion be divided among four local programs.
Arjay Ramirez, the city’s community improvement manager, presented the HUD allocation amount for the city’s annual CDBG grant ($500,962) and explained the usual breakdown: up to 15 percent for public services, up to 20 percent for planning and administration, and the remainder for housing and community improvements. Ramirez said the department had received nine public‑service applications and one application for a micro‑enterprise economic development grant.
During the meeting commissioners confirmed that $10,000 should be allocated to the Legal Aid Society to satisfy fair‑housing program requirements tied to other grants. With that constraint, commissioners directed staff to divide the remainder of the public‑service pot among four recipients: the Boynton Beach Police Department program to secure short‑term housing for victims or homeless individuals ($35,000 had previously been allocated and was discussed by staff), Feeding South Florida’s senior meal delivery, Sea Turtle Ventures’ day program for adults with developmental differences (the “Eye Care” day program), and Pathway to Prosperity’s workforce/circles programming. The commission asked staff to allocate the remaining public‑service balance equally among those four recipients pending the formal public‑comment period on the draft action plan.
Commissioners also reviewed non‑public‑service proposals: staff recommended funding for a micro‑enterprise grant program to assist very small businesses in the CDBG target area (up to $100,000 suggested), and continued funding to the city’s limited rehabilitation program for low‑income elderly or disabled homeowners (a combination of CDBG and CHIP funding to reach up to $50,000 per household in some cases).
Ramirez said the city will publish a 30‑day public‑comment draft action plan that shows the proposed allocations; the plan will return to the commission for formal adoption after the comment period.
