West Sacramento staff previews likely 2025 CDBG allocation, urges focus on homelessness and infrastructure

City staff told the Parks, Recreation and Intergenerational Services Commission on Feb. 4 that the City of West Sacramento expects to receive a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocation for 2025 similar to prior years and sought commission feedback on proposed priorities for the annual action plan.

"My name is Isaiah Alford. I am the community investment planner in the economic development and housing department," Alford said in his presentation explaining the CDBG entitlement status the city achieved in 2016 and the federal requirements that guide eligible uses. He told commissioners that the city typically receives approximately $500,000 per year from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's CDBG program and that the city anticipates an allocation "similar to the previous year's allocation of…