San Benito EDC and City Commission approve CDBG and Fair Housing proclamations, approve records software and partial chamber payment contingent on workshop

San Benito — The San Benito Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and the San Benito City Commission on April 22 approved resolutions marking National Community Development Week and proclaiming April as Fair Housing Month, authorized an EDC-side master service agreement for online public-information request software, reviewed the EDC’s first-quarter financials, and agreed to pay half of the San Benito Chamber of Commerce’s membership renewal pending a joint workshop to define future cooperation.

The EDC and the city approved a resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and said staff will publish a short video and pamphlet and host an outreach event at the fire station to share CDBG and subrecipient information. The body also adopted a resolution affirming the jurisdiction’s commitment to the Fair Housing Act and proclaiming April as Fair Housing Month.

EDC staff presented the corporation’s first-quarter financial report (October–December 2024). The packet showed total assets of approximately $6.64 million compared with $5.75 million the prior year and an ending fund balance in the current presentation near $5.87 million. Staff said revenues to date trailed expenses for the quarter, producing a year-to-date deficit in the operational fund while overall asset totals were higher than the prior year. The EDC also reported sales-tax receipts…