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Layton holds first public hearing on 2025–26 CDBG plan; Safe Harbor, Open Doors, Habitat and Youth Court present
Summary
At a required public hearing, city staff reviewed the Community Development Block Grant process and subrecipients including Open Doors, Safe Harbor Crisis Center, Habitat for Humanity and the youth court. Presenters asked council to continue funding and described client demand and program outcomes.
Layton City held the first public hearing on its 2025–26 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) annual action plan on Feb. 6, hearing from staff and subrecipients about grant uses and community need.
Morgan Cloward, who presented the grant timeline and budget, said the city will finalize its plan in May and that this hearing is the formal start of the public comment period. Cloward reviewed prior allocations and said partner agencies commonly request funds for housing assistance, critical repairs, homeless sheltering and youth services.
Representatives from community organizations described rising demand. Deneen Adams of Open Doors said Layton‑funded hotel vouchers had assisted four local families during CodeBlue and that the organization’s food‑bank and outreach activity are seeing new demographics of need. Patty, a program graduate, described a civic education project she led that taught neighbors how to read ballots and how local government works.
Carlene Kidman, coordinator of the youth court program, reported increases in caseload: she said the program received about 100 cases last fiscal year and, as of the Feb. 6 meeting, had reached about 107 cases in the current fiscal year, with retail theft and marijuana possession among the top charges. Kidman said the program partners with Davis Behavioral Health to provide classes such as “learning to breathe” and a vaping prevention curriculum.
John Russell from Habitat for Humanity asked for continued CDBG support for a critical repair program for low‑ and moderate‑income homeowners (up to 80% AMI) to address health, safety and energy issues.
Todd Hickson and Emily Hillstead of Safe Harbor Crisis Center thanked the council for prior support and reported 476 Layton clients served last year, producing thousands of client service hours across shelter, therapy, hotline and outreach services. They asked for continued funding amid a rising local need.
No decisions were made at the Feb. 6 hearing; staff said it will collect public input, present final recommendations in May and incorporate results of the one‑month public comment window into the draft action plan.
