The Community Development Commission on April 3 voted to approve the City Manager's proposed FY2025-26 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) consolidated plan budget following committee reports and multiple committee-level approvals.

The commission's approval came after separate subcommittees reported backing specific line items: the Financial Monitoring and Performance Standards Committee approved CD10 through CD14; the Public Improvements Committee approved CD8 and CD9; Public Services/HOPWA/ESG approved CD1, CD2 and CD3 and recommended no changes to the HOPWA grant items; and the Economic Development, Housing and HOME committee approved the housing-related CD and HOME line items reported to the commission. Commissioners then moved and seconded the motion to adopt the full consolidated-plan recommendation. Commissioner Howard made the motion; Commissioner Mills seconded, and the motion passed on a voice vote.

Why it matters: the HUD consolidated plan budget sets funding priorities and allocations that the city uses to support housing rehabilitation, public services, homelessness interventions, HOPWA (Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS) programs, and neighborhood infrastructure work tied to HUD grant requirements.

What the commission approved and how committees voted: committee chairs reported these committee-level approvals out of their respective meetings in March. The Financial Monitoring and Performance Standards Committee reported it approved the city manager's proposed HUD consolidated plan budget focusing on fair housing, planning and program oversight (CD10'CD14). The Public Improvements Committee reported approval of CD8 and CD9. The Public Services/HOPWA/ESG Committee reported approval of public services line items (CD1, CD2, CD3) and no changes to the HOPWA grant. The Economic Development, Housing and HOME committee reported approval of the HOME housing activities and associated line items (HOME HMO1 through HMO5 and the listed CDBG housing activities).

Procedural notes: committee approvals were reported as majority votes in subcommittee meetings earlier in March and were moved for adoption at the full commission meeting. The final full-commission vote on the City Manager's proposed FY2025-26 HUD consolidated plan budget was taken by voice; commissioners recorded 'Aye' and no roll-call tally was read into the record.

Additional actions recorded at the meeting: the commission approved the March 6 meeting minutes early in the session by motion and voice vote; the commission also approved outreach and engagement outcomes for the neighborhood public meetings (see separate article).

Follow-up items: during the budget discussion, several commissioners requested a briefing on a previous outsourced home-repair contract that had poor results and on the new outsourcing approach being proposed for the home-repair and down-payment assistance work (see related article on home repair program outsourcing). The commission asked staff to schedule that briefing and to provide details on how additional nonfederal funds (Tax Increment Financing dollars) will affect program administration and staffing.

Votes at a glance:
- Motion to accept minutes from March 6: moved, seconded, approved by voice vote.
- Committee reports: each committee reported approval of specified line items (as summarized above); each report was moved and approved by the full commission on voice votes when presented.
- Motion to approve City Manager's proposed FY2025-26 HUD consolidated plan budget: moved by Commissioner Howard; seconded by Commissioner Mills; approved by voice vote.
- Motion to approve outreach and engagement outcomes for neighborhood public meetings: moved and seconded; approved by voice vote.

No dollar-by-dollar appropriation was adopted in the meeting record presented; committee and full-commission approvals reflect endorsement of the City Manager's proposed consolidated-plan allocations and the commission's recommendations to City Council.

Ending: The commission concluded the agenda item after recording the approvals and requests for follow-up briefings; the City Manager's proposed FY2025-26 HUD consolidated plan budget will be presented to City Council with the CDC's recommendation.