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Council hears CAPER, consolidated-plan proposal that pivots housing-repair funding and seeks HUD Section 108 loan for resource center build-out
Summary
City staff presented the 2024 CAPER and a draft consolidated plan and proposed shifting the housing repair program off direct CDBG dependency while seeking a HUD Section 108 loan to pay for tenant improvements at the Auburn Consolidated Resource Center.
City staff presented the 2024 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) and a draft 2025–2029 consolidated plan to the Auburn City Council study session on April 28, summarizing federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) spending and related city investments in housing stability, homelessness reduction and economic development.
Kate, Director of Human Services, told council that the city’s CAPER combines federal CDBG reporting with an overview of the city’s broader community investments in 2024. She said the city recorded about $4.7 million in total investments that year across several programs, with about $2.9 million directed to homelessness-reduction activities (including shelter funding, outreach, the Ray of Hope and Sundown shelters, utility discounts and clean-and-sober housing) and roughly $1.5 million allocated to affordable-housing efforts such as home repair programs and tax deferrals.
Staff emphasized a programmatic change: to reduce…
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