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Council approves $159.88 million HUD CDBG‑DR grant and staffing plan for storm recovery; residential program could launch in November
Summary
The council unanimously approved acceptance and appropriation of remaining Community Development Block Grant—Disaster Recovery funds and a staffing plan to implement residential recovery and mitigation programs, with an early residential program launch targeted for November.
St. Petersburg City Council voted unanimously on Oct. 2 to accept a federal Community Development Block Grant—Disaster Recovery (CDBG‑DR) award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and appropriate the remainder of the funds for storm recovery programs.
Aubrey Phillips, strategic initiatives and grants director, told council staff are seeking authorization to accept a CDBG‑DR award totaling $159,880,000 and to appropriate the remaining $146,930,000 that council had not previously budgeted. Phillips said council previously appropriated $12,950,000 and the grant carries a six‑year performance period.
"We're requesting today authorization to accept ... CDBG‑DR funds from HUD," Phillips said during the presentation. She said HUD had named…
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