Winfield approves CDBG grant application and selects Porter Hickinbottom as engineer

The Winfield City Council on July 15 approved a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application aimed at covering street work that had been removed from a prior bid package, and selected Porter Hickinbottom as the project's engineer.

Council members discussed that the city previously removed street work from an earlier bid because tree removal had been planned but not completed; the newly available CDBG would cover those streets, subject to a local match estimated during discussion at roughly 10% to 15%, though council members did not confirm the final match percentage at the meeting.

Mayor (unidentified) said staff verified the grant would not interfere with other ongoing grant efforts and described the funding as a different type of CDBG than prior awards. The council then passed resolution 1397 to submit the grant application and followed with resolution 1398 to retain Porter Hickinbottom as the engineer for the project.

Both motions were adopted on voice votes with the chair calling for "all in favor." Council discussion also noted the project would be less expensive under the grant than prior plans and that staff confirmed no conflict with other active grants.

The council did not specify the exact grant amount or the definitive local match rate during the meeting; staff said those details will be handled in subsequent grant paperwork and bidding processes.