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Community & Neighborhoods budget moves engineering and arts council into department; housing program income proposed for deeply affordable projects
Summary
The City Council heard a presentation on May 29 that proposed transferring engineering (37 FTE, ~$5.6M) and the Arts Council (9 FTE, ~$1.3M) into the Department of Community & Neighborhoods. Staff also proposed using about $8 million in housing program income for a mix of projects including $2.5 million for extremely low‑income housing and $2.71
Department of Community & Neighborhoods (CAN) leaders told the council on May 29 that the mayor’s FY26 recommendation would shift engineering from Public Services and move the Arts Council into CAN to improve coordination between transportation projects and engineering and to align cultural programs. Tammy Hunsaker, CAN director, said the engineering transfer totals about $5.6 million and 37 FTEs; the arts council transfer is about $1.3 million and nine FTEs.
CAN staff also…
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