City committee urges focus on viable projects, staff recommends reopening funding applications in September

Members of the Comité de Derechos Civiles de Migración y Discapacidad met May 16 and heard staff explain that limited funding and federal uncertainty require prioritizing projects that can be executed quickly, with a plan to reopen the application process in September.

The committee convened with a quorum and staff said the meeting would not accept general public comment except on the first agenda item. Presenters described a two-year prioritization process and said many previously funded projects lacked the viability to proceed; to avoid funds being recaptured, staff recommended concentrating…