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Oroville council closes out $500,000 CDBG neighborhood cleanup grant after hearing; program removed roughly 500,000 pounds of debris
Summary
The Oroville City Council on Oct. 7 held a required public hearing and authorized the closeout of Community Development Block Grant 22-CDBG-NH-00008, the neighborhood cleanup program that distributed roughly $465,000 to cleanup activities and $35,000 to administration and removed hundreds of tons of trash over three years.
The Oroville City Council on Oct. 7 unanimously authorized the closeout of Community Development Block Grant number 22-CDBG-NH-00008, the neighborhood cleanup program that the city said has removed large volumes of trash, illegal encampment debris and graffiti across the city.
At a public hearing required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the grant rules, Amy, city staff, presented the grant closeout report and told the council the program had expended the entire award of $500,000: $465,000 for the cleanup activity and $35,000 for general administration. "This grant was awarded in 2023 and it actually expires in June 2026, but we've already 100% expended the funds," Amy said during the presentation.
The program partnered with City Works, the Hope Center, Butte Community Services and Jordan's Crossing, among others. Public-works staff member Ron provided operational statistics: in 2022–23 crews hauled 439 loads totaling about 188 tons; in 2023–24 they hauled 569 loads totaling about 184 tons; and in 2024–25 they hauled 719 loads totaling roughly 216 tons. Ron summarized the three-year total as about "500,000 pounds of junk, trash and debris" removed from public view.
Nut graf: The action closes the administrative file on a multi-year CDBG neighborhood-cleanup effort that leaders and staff say improved public safety, removed visible blight and helped some program participants move into other work, but it also creates a budgetary gap the council and staff say must be addressed if the activity is to continue.
Council members thanked staff and partner organizations for managing a complex, hands-on program. Councilman Goodson, who recalled moving the city to seek the grant, asked what the city planned to do when the federal funding expired; Ron said staff intends to apply for another grant in January, expected to be about $300,000, and to pursue other funding sources.
The item concluded with a motion to authorize the CDBG closeout (grant number 22-CDBG-NH-00008). The council closed the public hearing and then approved the action; the clerk reported the vote as "Motion passes. 6 yeses. 1 absent." The motion did not record a mover or seconder in the hearing record.
The council packet included before-and-after photographs of cleanup work and a breakdown of program partners and activities; staff emphasized the program's role in keeping graffiti abated, removing encampments and stabilizing sites to make neighborhoods safer.
Ending: Council members and staff said they will continue to pursue new grant opportunities and keep coordinating with partner organizations to sustain pickup, abatement and case-management work while federal CDBG funding is not available.
