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Council approves 5‑year consolidated plan and FY 2025–26 CDBG action plan; Turning Point seeks funding for safe-haven services
Summary
The City Council approved the countywide five-year consolidated plan and the city’s FY 2025–26 Community Development Block Grant action plan; staff recommended funding six nonprofit applicants and a temporary-homes acquisition program. Turning Point Foundation urged continued CDBG support for emergency shelter and wraparound services.
The Camarillo City Council approved the countywide 2025–2029 consolidated plan and the city’s draft FY 2025–26 action plan for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding.
Consultants and staff summarized the regionally prepared five-year consolidated plan, which assessed housing, homeless services and public-service needs and proposed a strategic investment of CDBG funds over five years. The plan identifies seven high-priority needs—predominantly housing production and preservation, public services, and homeless support—and proposed measurable five-year goals, including rehabilitation assistance and shelter-bed targets. The consultants said the city anticipates about $350,000 in entitlement funding and $159,000 in program income for an approximate $509,000 total pending HUD’s mid‑May allocation announcement. The action plan recommends funding six nonprofit applicants, temporary-homes acquisition funding, and administrative costs within HUD caps.
Kirsten Ritz, representing Turning Point Foundation, requested CDBG funding for Turning Point’s emergency shelter and day‑services program, saying the contractor’s shelter serves an average of 55–70 people per year in overnight shelter and about 250 annually through drop-in day services and offers mental-health, housing navigation and case management supports.
Council Member Martinez Bravo moved to approve the action plan and the consolidated plan; the council voted unanimously to adopt the staff recommendations. The city will adjust allocations if HUD’s final entitlement differs from the estimate, following a contingency plan included in the action plan.
