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City staff outlines effects of recent federal funding pause and reports ahead on storm cleanup progress
Summary
Finance staff described how a recent federal funding pause could affect CDBG and other passthrough programs while Public Works reported near‑completion of storm cleanup efforts, with nearly 600 service calls handled to date.
City staff briefed the Glendale City Council on Jan. 28 about the impacts of an administration order that temporarily paused some federal funding and on the city’s ongoing storm cleanup.
John Taktalian (Finance), speaking for the administration, said the order was a broad, short‑lived directive that affects many program areas and entities that receive federal pass‑through funds. He told the council that while some large programs were verbally identified as excluded, staff were still clarifying the scope and expected timelines. “Direct assistance programs such as Section 8 are excluded from this particular order, and we…
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