City of Bryan outlines five‑year consolidated plan, staff proposes raising minor‑repair cap to $25,000

City of Bryan staff presented the city’s five‑year consolidated plan process and preliminary housing‑condition survey results to the City Council, saying the plan is required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and must be submitted by Aug. 16.

Lindsay, a community development staff member, told the council the consolidated plan combines a needs assessment, market analysis, barriers to affordable housing, priority needs and a citizen participation plan and that the city receives federal HOME and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. "It is mandated by HUD because we receive, federal grant funds from them, both the HOME and CDBG programs," Lindsay said.

The housing condition survey, presented by Arisha Jackson, a community economic development specialist for the City of Bryan, showed improvements in the share of owner‑occupied single‑family homes rated "excellent" between 2021 and 2024 and a decline or stabilization in substandard and dilapidated classifications. Jackson summarized the survey methodology, saying staff used property records from the Brazos Central Appraisal District and validated classifications through site visits, Google Maps checks and cross‑referencing other city department data.

"When we drop down to substandard, that's when we're starting to see…