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City reports pipeline of CDBG-funded affordable housing projects and emergency repairs
Summary
Staff said the city, as an entitlement community, expects roughly $311,000 in CDBG funds for FY‑26 and reported $553,000 remaining from recent grant years; projects include deed-restricted homes, a duplex in Hard Bargain and a planned partnership with Habitat for Humanity.
Kathleen Sauceda, housing development coordinator in Building and Neighborhood Services, outlined the city’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) activity and pipeline. She said Franklin is an entitlement community that receives an annual allocation (presented in staff slides as historically $300,000–$365,000) and that the FY‑26 budget for CDBG-funded activity is expected to be $311,000, which staff described as a pass-through to partner organizations.
Sauceda said available CDBG funds from grant years 2022–24 totaled $553,000 as of December 2024, with an anticipated $241,000 to expend through June 30. Current pipeline projects include two additional homes in the Hard Bargain neighborhood and an upcoming Natchez/Granbury partnership with Habitat for Humanity. She described emergency repair work performed with nonprofit partners, including a concrete driveway to improve access for an elderly resident.
On carryover limitations, Sauceda said the city can generally hold about one and a half times the annual allocation (staff corrected an imprecise remark during discussion), and noted two contracts tied to the program would be before the board on April 8 to draw down additional funds. She listed specific pending contract amounts discussed in committee: approximately $80,000 for a Hard Bargain project and $50,000 for the Natchez partnership, plus smaller emergency and administrative amounts.
Ending: Staff told the committee the program remains active and partner-driven. Committee members asked how many projects were in the pipeline and about the timeline for contracts that will reduce carryover balances.
