CDC executive committee approves reprogramming of CDBG‑CV funds for Hanover Park playground, amends 2019 action plan

The CDC executive committee on May 6, 2025 voted to reprogram remaining Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus (CDBG‑CV) funds for a Hanover Park Park District playground replacement at Hollywood Park and approved an amendment to the 2019 action plan to reflect that use.

The item moved forward after staff said the regular CDBG project appeared eligible for CDBG‑CV funding and that the department had confirmed eligibility. “We brought this idea that we would… we had a regular CDBG project that looked like it was eligible for coronavirus funds because we had a little bit of that money left,” a staff member, Julie, said. The committee approved the recommendation and the corresponding amendment to the 2019 action plan.

Why it matters: reprogramming CDBG‑CV funds requires the committee to track and document the federal funds separately, and the approved action plan amendment formally records the change in planned use.

Details: The committee recorded a motion and second and voted in favor; the transcript records the chair calling for the vote and members responding “Aye.” The staff presentation to the committee said the project had been reviewed for eligibility under CDBG‑CV criteria before the committee acted.

Next steps: The committee did not specify additional conditions in the meeting transcript beyond approving the reprogramming and the action plan amendment. Any environmental or implementation steps required by federal CDBG rules would be handled during project implementation, according to staff comments in the discussion.