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Bellflower council adopts 2024–25 CAPER, closes out five‑year consolidated plan year
Summary
The Bellflower City Council unanimously adopted Resolution 25‑33 to submit the 2024–25 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) to HUD, summarizing CDBG and HOME expenditures and outcomes for the last year of the five‑year consolidated plan.
The Bellflower City Council on Sept. 22 unanimously adopted Resolution 25‑33 authorizing the city manager to submit the 2024–25 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The CAPER documents how the city used Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) funds during the program year and reports progress on goals in the 2019–2024 consolidated plan. The council’s adoption follows a staff presentation and a public‑hearing period with no speakers.
City staff said the city received just over $897,000 in CDBG funds for 2024–25 and, together with program income and carryovers, had about $1.0 million for CDBG programs. HOME funds for the year were reported as just over $357,000, with carryover funds raising the total HOME balance to about $2.4 million. Staff reported that more than 1,300 Bellflower residents benefited from CDBG and HOME activities during the reporting year.
Carla (staff member) and Jim (staff member) described the year’s activities and outcomes. Staff highlighted key CDBG‑funded programs, including the Fair Housing Foundation’s counseling and enforcement work, the Bellflower Volunteer Center’s volunteer training and coordination, code enforcement efforts to address property and safety violations, and a business‑assistance program under review for guideline updates. On HOME‑funded work, staff said the city continued to work with Wakeland, an approved Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO), and reported a roughly $2,000,000 commitment toward a CHDO project for permanent supportive housing.
Council members asked staff for clarifications about program details. Mayor Pro Tem Sonny Santinez noted the city exceeded its rehabilitation goal, reporting 12 completed rehabilitations vs. a goal of five; staff said one was a single‑family home with a $50,000 loan and 11 were mobile park homes. Council member Coops requested the allocation details for a $538,000 carryforward from a paid‑off Section 108 loan; staff said the amount was earmarked for code enforcement and business assistance in FY 2025–26 and promised to publish the specific budget allocations in a follow‑up weekly report.
After closing the public hearing, Mayor Pro Tem Sonny Santinez made the motion to adopt Resolution 25‑33; Council member Coops seconded. The roll call vote was 5–0 in favor (Santinez, Coops, Morse, Sanchez and Mayor Dutton voted aye).
Staff said the CAPER had been available on the city website since Sept. 12 and that the public notice ran in the Los Cerritos News. The adopted CAPER will be submitted to HUD as required for jurisdictions that receive CDBG and HOME funding.
The council did not change program approvals at the meeting and directed staff to circulate the detailed budget allocation for the Section 108 payoff and carryovers.
