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Council reallocates HUD CDBG funds to emergency rental aid and downtown sidewalk repairs; preliminary 2025–26 allocations approved
Summary
Perris approved a substantial amendment to its HUD five-year consolidated plan to reprogram unspent CDBG funds into an emergency rental assistance activity and downtown sidewalk improvements and adopted preliminary funding recommendations for 2025–26; both measures passed 5-0.
The Perris City Council approved a substantial amendment to the 2024–2029 consolidated plan and the 2024–25 annual action plan to reprogram previously budgeted Community Development Block Grant funds and created two new eligible activities: an emergency rental assistance program and a downtown sidewalk improvement project.
Dr. Sarah Cortez de Pafone, principal management analyst, told council the amendment was required because the city’s HUD timeliness-of-expenditure ratio exceeded the 1.5 standard used by HUD; the city’s current ratio was 1.78 and staff said the…
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