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Council adopts 2025–26 CDBG action plan; staff to submit HUD documents via Ventura County
Summary
Thousand Oaks approved HUD-related CDBG documents and an action plan that targets affordable housing, public services and homelessness programs; staff estimated roughly $623,000 annual entitlement and a five-year city allocation of about $3 million.
The Thousand Oaks City Council on April 29 approved the city's 2025'026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) action plan and related documents for submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development through Ventura County.
City staff said the regional consolidated planning process, coordinated with Ventura County and other entitlement cities, identified priorities that include affordable housing for low- and moderate-income households, expanding public-services access for low-income residents, and partnering with the Continuum of Care to address homelessness.
"The CDBG funds will be used to benefit low income Thousand Oaks residents," Community Development Analyst Lynn Oshida told the council. Oshida said the city's annual CDBG budget is estimated at about $623,000 and that the five-year regional consolidated plan includes an estimated $3,000,000 in CDBG resources for Thousand Oaks across the five-year period.
The staff presentation said the city's year-one action plan was prepared with public outreach and a 55-day notice period; the draft documents were posted for 30 days and comments received will be included in the final submission to HUD. Staff requested authorization for the city manager to adjust the proposed budget to match the actual entitlement awarded by HUD.
Recommended projects in the presentation included housing rehabilitation and public-service programs. Staff noted recommended allocations for a multiple-family roof replacement at Shadow Hills Apartments (benefiting 100 low-income units) and a single-family/mobile-home rehabilitation program with a goal to serve 19 owner-occupied low-income units. Staff estimated the recommended projects will benefit more than 700 low-income Thousand Oaks residents overall.
Turning Point Foundation submitted public comment during the hearing. Kirsten Rizik, grants assistant for Turning Point, thanked the city for supporting programs that provide emergency shelter and wraparound services, saying those services "are the most successful approach to decreasing homelessness" because they include housing navigation, mental-health services and case management.
Councilmember Adam moved approval of the HUD documents and the action plan; the motion passed 5-0. Staff said the County of Ventura will submit the final documents to HUD.
What happens next - Staff will incorporate public comments into the final action plan and submit the consolidated documents to HUD through Ventura County. - Projects and subrecipients recommended for CDBG funds will proceed to agreement and implementation subject to HUD-entitlement funding and compliance requirements.
Speakers quoted in this article are drawn from the meeting record and include Lynn Oshida and Kirsten Rizik.
