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Glendale CDBG committee elects chair and vice chair, approves FY26–27 program-planning schedule
Summary
At its Sept. 8 special meeting, the Glendale CDBG advisory committee elected a new chair and vice chair by roll call and approved the FY2026–27 program-planning schedule, including an October community meeting and a January 9, 2026 application deadline for Zoom Grants.
The Glendale CDBG Advisory Committee on Sept. 8 elected a new committee chair and vice chair by roll-call vote and approved the program-planning schedule for the FY2026–27 CDBG, ESG and HOME annual action plan.
During the organizational portion of the special meeting, a nomination was made for committee leadership and the committee conducted roll-call voting. The clerk announced the results and the chair declared the successful nominees. Committee members then voted to adopt the program-planning schedule staff presented, which lays out open houses, a December technical assistance meeting, an October in-person community meeting and a January 9, 2026 Zoom Grants application deadline.
Program-planning schedule details Staff presented a timeline that starts with data analysis and community outreach in fall 2025, a September 17 virtual CDBG open house, an in-person community priorities meeting on Oct. 1 at the Adult Recreation Center, and a technical-assistance session for applicants on Dec. 8. The schedule calls for staff to publish the RFP mid-November (after council approval), accept proposals through Jan. 9, 2026, and schedule committee deliberations and interviews in February 2026. Staff also noted monitoring and HUD reporting timelines that accompany the action plan.
Formal actions (motions and outcomes) - Motion: Elect committee chair for the term Sept. 2025–Sept. 2026. - mover: nomination made from the floor (transcript record) - second: recorded - vote_record (roll call): Avadisian — yes; Annie — yes; Caribbean/Garibian — yes; Manoukian — yes; Quinones Gabrielian — yes. - outcome: chair declared elected by roll call. - Motion: Elect committee vice chair for the term Sept. 2025–Sept. 2026. - mover/second: recorded on the record - vote_record (roll call): Avadisian — yes; Annie — yes; Caribbean/Garibian — yes; Manoukian — yes; Quinones Gabrielian — yes. - outcome: vice chair declared elected by roll call. - Motion: Approve the program-planning schedule for FY2026–27 CDBG, ESG and HOME annual action plan. - mover: committee member (recorded on the record) - second: recorded - outcome: motion carried on roll call (committee members voting yes).
Committee members asked procedural questions about applicant technical assistance and one-on-one staff support during the December workshop and how staff will present prior-year performance in the Zoom Grants packet. Staff explained the December session is mandatory for applicants and that one-on-one assistance occurs in staff follow-up after the workshop. Staff also said the committee asked previously that prior-year outcomes be made available in the application materials and that staff will include those summaries.
The committee will reconvene for further program-planning work, interviews and final funding recommendations in February 2026 under the approved schedule.
