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Council adopts 2025–2029 CDBG consolidated plan, annual action plan and budgets; funds allocated for affordable housing, demolition and public services
Summary
The Victoria City Council on Tuesday approved the city’s HUD Community Development Block Grant consolidated plan (2025–2029), the FY2025–26 annual action plan and related documents and authorized submission of the package to HUD.
The Victoria City Council voted to adopt the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant 2025–2029 consolidated plan, the 2025–26 annual action plan, the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing and the citizen participation plan, and authorized the city manager to submit required documentation to HUD.
A city staff member identified the entitlement amount for the upcoming program year as $537,925 and said the city also plans to reprogram $557,939.24 of previously unallocated CDBG funds for a total program budget that will begin Oct. 1, 2025. Staff described priority activities: affordable housing assistance (including down‑payment/closing‑cost aid and home rehabilitation), demolition and clearance projects in eligible low‑to‑moderate income census block groups, public facilities (including proposed exterior painting and window replacement at a Victoria Housing Authority property), sidewalks in eligible areas and public services capped at HUD’s 15% limit.
Staff noted the city held a public comment period from July 3 through Aug. 4, offered an application workshop for nonprofit subrecipients in March and performed application reviews in May. Funding recommendations were presented to council June 3. City staff named subrecipient awards recommended in the FY2025–26 annual action plan including nonprofits providing behavioral intervention services, after‑school programming, rental assistance, weekend meals for children, trauma care for abuse victims and resource‑hub staffing.
Council opened a public hearing on the consolidated plan and, with no public testimony, moved to approve the plan and associated documents. A motion to approve and adopt item C‑2 passed unanimously.
Staff will submit the adopted consolidated plan and related documents to HUD by Aug. 16 and then begin contract preparation with subrecipients; reimbursement to subrecipients will begin Oct. 1 when the program year starts.
Key budget numbers presented by staff: HUD entitlement $537,925; administration (20% cap) estimated at $107,000; demolition program allocation $62,000; public facilities budget $195,000; public services allocation $80,500 (capped at 15% by HUD). Staff said a specific sidewalk location in an eligible low‑to‑moderate income block group will be returned to council for approval when selected.
