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Casa Grande council adopts five-year CDBG consolidated plan and recommends funding for homelessness services, housing rehab and public infrastructure
Summary
The City Council approved the five-year Community Development Block Grant consolidated plan and an annual action plan recommending funding for homeless services, owner-occupied housing rehabilitation, code enforcement and public-infrastructure projects.
The City Council adopted the 2025–2029 Community Development Block Grant consolidated plan, an analysis of impediments to fair housing and an annual action plan Tuesday, approving recommended allocations to local nonprofit and community programs while staff awaits final HUD allocations.
Mary, the city—ommunity development manager, summarized outreach: the planning process included three focus groups, two community meetings, and an online survey that generated nearly 900 responses. "We compiled all the data," Mary said, describing priorities that emerged: affordable housing, assistance for homeless persons, public facilities and small-business support.
The annual action plan includes recommended funding for public services and community development activities if the city receives entitlement funding from HUD. The council approved proposed awards that include funding for homelessness-related services, senior connections, domestic-violence advocacy and employment services, as well as continued owner-occupied housing rehabilitation and an enhanced code-enforcement officer.
Specific program recommendations in the annual action plan presented to council were: owner-occupied housing rehabilitation ($87,403); an enhanced code-enforcement officer ($75,410); planning and administration ($86,580); and community service grants to local providers (amounts recommended for each provider were listed in the staff packet). Council approved Resolution No. 5766 to adopt the consolidated plan and related documents and to authorize staff to publish the required 30-day public comment notifications.
Mary told the council that the city had not yet received final HUD allocation numbers for the upcoming program year and would adjust the annual action plan if the entitlement award differs from staff assumptions. The council held one public hearing on the plan during the meeting; no members of the public spoke during that hearing.
Staff also described an outreach plan that includes fair-housing training through the Southwest Fair Housing Council and continued coordination with housing and service providers. Council approval authorizes staff to proceed with the public-comment period and to prepare final submissions to HUD after local allocation is confirmed.
