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Clear Lake closes out CDBG-CV grant for senior center kitchen; city says remodel expanded meal capacity for 1,000 seniors
Summary
The council accepted closeout of a CDBG-CV award used to remodel the Highland Senior Center kitchen and expand food storage and distribution. City staff said the program benefited roughly 1,000 seniors between May 2021 and October 2024 and provided demographic details required by the grant closeout.
The Clear Lake City Council accepted the closeout of a CDBG-CV (CARES Act) award that funded a kitchen remodel at the Highland Senior Center to increase refrigeration and food-storage capacity.
City Manager Flora presented the required closeout information, saying the city applied for and received $122,279 to improve the senior-center kitchen so staff could prepare, store and distribute more meals during the COVID-19 pandemic and in future situations requiring expanded service. ‘‘The purpose of the request for funding under the CARES Act … was to increase the food storage in our refrigeration and freezers,’’ Flora said. She told the council the remodel and associated work increased the center’s ability to distribute meals, and staff reported the program benefitted roughly 1,000 seniors between May 2021 and October 2024.
Flora summarized the demographic data the grant requires for a public closeout: race and ethnicity percentages reported by the senior center and by the U.S. Census Bureau, and income categories indicating about half the program’s beneficiaries were in the extremely low income category and half in the low-income category. She also said the CDBG-CV award was part of a larger funding package for the project — the award was not the only source used.
During the public comment period, a resident asked where the closeout demographic numbers came from; Flora said the senior-center counts come from Highland Senior Center records and demographic percentages from the U.S. Census.
Council closed the public hearing and approved the closeout (motion by Councilmember Downey; second by Vice Mayor Slotin). The motion passed unanimously.
Ending: The city will retain the improvements to the senior-center kitchen and the manager said the center is better equipped to meet increased demand in the future; staff will continue to report back on service levels when required by the grant program.
