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Saratoga Springs will renew CDBG administration with county/MAG for three years to avoid service gaps
Summary
City staff asked whether the council wanted to renew the city's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) administration contract with MAG or attempt to administer funds independently after potential HUD entitlement; council directed staff to renew with MAG for three years to avoid interruptions to services.
City staff told the council on June 17 that the city must decide whether to continue contracting with the Mountainland Association of Governments (MAG) to administer Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds or to go independent if recognized as a HUD direct entitlement city. Staff said the city must notify MAG by June 27 whether it will renew the three-year agreement.
Staff described the trade-offs: if Saratoga Springs withdraws from MAG now and seeks direct entitlement, it risks a one- to three-year gap before HUD recognition and direct funding begins; during that gap residents who rely on programs such as meals-on-wheels, ADA projects and homelessness services could lose access to MAG-administered funds. Staff recommended renewing with MAG for another three-year term to avoid interrupting services until HUD recognition (if it occurs) is finalized.
Staff noted that Eagle Mountain recently was recognized as a direct entitlement city after reaching a population threshold and that Saratoga Springs’ population number shown in the meeting materials was recorded as 57,411 (staff phrasing during the meeting was corrected on the record). If and when HUD formally recognizes the city as an entitlement jurisdiction, the city could transition to directly administering CDBG funds.
Council members signaled support for renewing with MAG; staff said they would notify MAG that the city will re-up the agreement.
