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Tamarac finalizes 2025–29 consolidated plan and 2025 annual action plan for CDBG and HOME programs; public comment period closes July 9
Summary
Staff reviewed the five-year HUD consolidated plan and the 2025 annual action plan covering CDBG and HOME funds (CDBG ~$496,342; HOME ~$152,214); staff described eligible activities and said the plan will be submitted through the Broward County HOME consortium.
TAMARAC, Fla. — City staff presented the draft 2025–2029 consolidated plan and the 2025 annual action plan for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs on July 7 and said the public comment period ends at the July 9 commission meeting.
Carolyn Francis Royer, housing and community development manager, told staff the consolidated plan is a HUD-required five-year strategic plan that frames eligible activities such as public improvements, public facilities, housing rehabilitation, economic development and public services. She reported estimated 2025 allocations of $496,342 for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and $152,214 for HOME program funds, with CDBG split among program administration, public services and housing rehabilitation and HOME funds intended for housing rehabilitation.
Royer described the citizen-participation steps staff used, including district meetings and surveys, and said the city offered the plan in Spanish and will submit the plan to the Broward County HOME Consortium lead for entry into HUD’s IDIS system by the county’s required deadline for consolidation and submission.
During public comment, resident Darcy Schiller raised concerns about Sable Palm Village condominiums on Rock Island Boulevard, saying buildings were in poor condition and that residents faced steep assessments. Schiller asked whether HUD funds could be used to help residents. City staff and Royer responded that the CDBG/HOME rehabilitation funds are intended for eligible individual units and homeowners who meet federal eligibility criteria and that unit owners can apply for the city’s minor home repair program; staff said HUD rules generally do not allow funds to be given to homeowners associations for building-level repairs and emphasized eligibility is determined under HUD criteria.
Royer also discussed past reimbursement delays from the county for HOME funds, said the intended county turnaround is 60 days, but department staff had experienced delays and had recently recovered several hundred thousand dollars in prior reimbursements; she said outstanding reimbursement issues with the county were under $50,000 and attributable to documentation steps such as lien re-recordings.
Staff will forward the consolidated plan and annual action plan through the county HOME consortium for submission to HUD; county submission and HUD approval will determine final grant award and agreement execution.
