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CDBG report and housing update: partnerships on homelessness programs, permits and rental registrations
Summary
Community Development staff reported CDBG program outcomes, a partnership pilot for women and children, updates on housing permits and rental registration and recommended support for a Northern Border Commission grant application for the YMCA.
Community Development staff presented the year’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) activities and a housing update to the committee.
Staff highlighted a partnership with Partners for Peace that piloted one‑on‑one programming for children in transitional housing and shelter as part of a CDBG‑funded effort addressing homelessness. Staff characterized the CDBG efforts as incremental but successful in learning and improving program design.
Housing updates included increased single‑family building activity compared with last year, creation of 13 multifamily units (down from a previous year’s larger number), four first‑time homebuyer assists, registration of 22 short‑term rentals, and 261 long‑term rentals participating in a city service program. Staff said several multifamily projects remain pending before the planning board or at staff review.
Staff also said they are recommending support for a Northern Border Regional Commission grant application from the YMCA for a central kitchen project and asked the committee to endorse that application. The transcript records the recommendation but does not show a recorded vote on the endorsement.
