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Chino council reallocates CDBG funds from canceled community garden to alley improvements
Summary
The City Council adopted a substantial amendment to the FY2024–25 Community Development Block Grant action plan, cancelling a proposed community garden project and reallocating $298,868.65 to an active alley improvement project to meet HUD timeliness requirements.
The Chino City Council on April 1 adopted a substantial amendment to the fiscal year 2024–25 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) action plan that cancels a planned community garden project and reallocates those funds to an existing alley improvement capital project.
Senior management analyst Tracy Rosetti Smith and Development Services Director Warren Morleone told the council the original action plan had allocated $298,868.65 to a new community garden at the “pumpkin patch” site. Staff proposed canceling that project and transferring the same amount to the city’s active alley improvement project to provide sufficient funding to complete work in the current fiscal year and to meet HUD’s timeliness requirements.
Rosetti Smith said the city published a 30-day public notice in the Chino Champion from March 1 to April 1 and had received no public comments as of the hearing. Following the public hearing, a motion to approve the substantial amendment carried 4–0 (one councilmember absent).
Why it matters: reallocating CDBG funds allows the city to use federal block grant dollars for a shovel-ready public works project and keeps the city compliant with HUD timeliness rules; staff said the garden site will be evaluated for other uses.
Vote: Motion to adopt the substantial amendment (Resolution No. 2025-510) made by Mayor Pro Tem Burton and seconded by Councilmember Lucio; approved 4–0 with one absence.
