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Encinitas council approves FY 2024–25 CDBG CAPER, highlights nonprofit outcomes
Summary
The City Council approved the fiscal year 2024–25 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for Community Development Block Grant funds, reporting program expenditures and service totals and authorizing submission to HUD.
The Encinitas City Council unanimously approved the fiscal year 2024–25 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for the city's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and authorized the city manager or designee to submit the report to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
The CAPER documents the city's expenditures and accomplishments under the five-year consolidated plan. Staff reported that of the $287,000 allocated for FY 2024'25, $99,811 was expended in the reporting year, assisting 687 Encinitas residents; 94% of those assisted were described as extremely low income.
The report detailed how federal CDBG funding and city general-fund allocations supported local nonprofit services. John Van Cleef of the Community Resource Center said, "We had a target of helping 415 Encinitas residents and we helped 687," and described that 137 of those served were unhoused. Christine Spencer, director of grants and impact at Coastal Roots Farm, told the council the farm delivered 2,712 pounds of fresh produce to low-income residents and made door-to-door deliveries to 35 seniors at a Canterbury senior home. Helen Lopez of Meals on Wheels said the organization's $10,000 CDBG award supported delivery of 7,577 meals to 63 Encinitas seniors and provided wellness checks during deliveries.
Staff also reported that the residential rehabilitation program assisted three low-income homeowners with critical repairs (roofing, windows and plumbing) and that one additional rehabilitation project remains underway. Legal Aid Society of San Diego provided fair-housing referrals or representation to 50 residents and conducted five fair-housing tests with no findings of discrimination.
Council members praised the work of the nonprofit partners and asked staff about outreach and applicant identification for the residential-rehab program. Staff said the program is advertised through mobile-home parks, the senior commission, city social media and the city newsletter, and relies on residents to apply. Council members requested that staff explore a community database or outreach list to notify partner groups when applications open so community groups can help identify candidates.
The motion to approve the CAPER carried unanimously with no recorded dissent. The approved CAPER will be submitted to HUD within the required 90-day window.
The council also discussed possible future modifications to the residential rehabilitation program to broaden eligibility and requested staff return with options for safely expanding participation while ensuring program safeguards.
Why it matters: The CAPER is the formal federal report on how Encinitas used CDBG dollars in the prior program year; its approval authorizes the city to certify completed expenditures and outcomes to HUD and maintain eligibility for federal community development funding.
