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Everett officials briefed on draft 2025–2029 consolidated plan; council to consider HUD grant May 28
Summary
City staff presented the draft five‑year consolidated plan that will guide use of federal CDBG, HOME and local affordable‑housing funds; staff said outreach produced more than 1,000 survey responses and projected revenues for year one total about $1.5 million.
Kimber Landry, the city’s community development manager, briefed the Everett City Council on May 14 on the draft 2025–2029 consolidated plan and the 2025 annual action plan that will guide allocation of HUD entitlement funds and related local housing resources. The council was told the item will return as an action item on the May 28 agenda, when the council could adopt the plan and authorize the mayor to execute the 2025 HUD grant agreement.
The consolidated plan is the five‑year strategic framework that will guide the city’s use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Program funds as well as local Affordable Housing Trust Fund resources. Landry told the council projected revenues for the 2025 program year total approximately $1,500,000, including federal entitlement funding, loan repayments, prior‑year CDBG reallocations and related county allocations.
Landry said the city’s outreach effort for the plan exceeded expectations: “we really kind of blew that out of the water,” she said, reporting more than 1,000 survey responses and seven months of community engagement, including events and public hearings that informed the Community Development Advisory Committee’s recommendations.
Council members asked for details about outreach and financial risk. Council member Ryan asked how outreach responses were collected and how partners would be notified when the city issues the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA); Landry described the city’s outreach channels, a community development email (communitygrants@everettwa.gov), a news‑flash listserv and a typical NOFA timetable that launches in October with about a five‑week application window. Ryan also asked about contingency planning if federal funds are reduced; Landry said the consolidated plan itself helps prioritize needs and the city will work with partners and administration on backup strategies if funding changes.
Council member Bubbling asked about the interlocal agreement noted in the briefing. Landry said Everett participates in an interlocal agreement with Snohomish County and the City of Marysville to share planning and program administration for HUD funds, a practice she traced to the 1990s with periodic renewals that can increase programmatic efficiency and federal allocations.
Landry said the Community Development Advisory Committee held public hearings in August, December and April and recommended the draft consolidated plan and first‑year action plan for council review. If adopted, the first program year will run from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, and the city will issue the NOFA in the fall to distribute program funds to local projects and partners.
Next steps: the council will consider a resolution and the mayoral grant authorization with HUD at the May 28 meeting.
