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Whittier council adopts CAPER report, staff notes nearly $933,000 in HUD funds spent last year
Summary
The council unanimously adopted the 2024-25 CAPER, which staff said reports roughly $933,000 in HUD HOME/CDBG expenditures for residential rehab, code enforcement, graffiti removal and navigation center operations; a council member urged better outreach to avoid unspent funds being lost.
The Whittier City Council voted unanimously on Sept. 23 to adopt the city's 2024-25 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER), a HUD-required report that documents use of HOME and CDBG funds.
Mr. Pongetti, the staff presenter, summarized the CAPER and told the council the report "really reports on about $933,000 that we received from HUD, over the course of the last year," and that the report closes out the city's prior five-year consolidated plan. He said the funds supported residential rehabilitation programs, code enforcement, graffiti removal, public services and operations of the 139-bed Whittier Navigation Center.
During the public hearing there were no Zoom public commenters, but a council member (speaker 5) thanked staff for reviewing the report and urged additional outreach because "there are still some funds that we have not been able to expend" and the council should ensure residents, particularly in District 1, know how to access rehabilitation programs so the funds are not lost.
The council member moved to adopt the CAPER; the motion was seconded and approved by voice/roll call. The staff presentation noted the CAPER was published in the Whittier Daily News on Sept. 5 and that the city would submit the report to HUD in roughly 15 days.
The CAPER presentation and council discussion focused on program accomplishments and a concern about unspent funds; staff was asked to monitor spending and outreach to eligible residents.
