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Commission accepts $88.05 million in CDBG-DR funds for disaster recovery planning and programs
Summary
Fort Lauderdale accepted Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery funds totaling $88,051,000 and delegated authority to the city manager to enter agreements to prepare plans and administer HUD grantee responsibilities.
The Fort Lauderdale City Commission on March 4 voted to accept Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG‑DR) funds totaling $88,051,000 and delegated authority to the city manager to enter into agreements needed to prepare needs assessments, administrative action plans and the CDBG‑DR action plan subject to compliance with city procurement rules.
The resolution delegates authority to the city manager to enter subrecipient agreements (subject to the final action plan) and to take administrative steps necessary to receive and program the funding.
Why it matters: CDBG‑DR funding is federal disaster recovery money administered through HUD that can be used for housing, infrastructure, planning, and community resilience projects. Acceptance of the appropriation starts the process of preparing required local planning documents and subrecipient agreements.
Discussion Commissioner Herbst noted the size of the appropriation and asked that the commission prioritize use of funds for the City Hall repairs and cautioned against dispersing funds broadly without focus. The mayor and other commissioners supported accepting the grant and beginning the administrative steps to use the funding.
Formal action The commission adopted resolution R3 accepting the $88,051,000 CDBG‑DR appropriation and delegating authority to the city manager to proceed with required planning and agreements. Vote: unanimous on the record.
