City staff told council on Nov. 24 that they plan to reallocate about $250,000 in unspent prior-year Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) administration and contingency funds to the Chester Park Bandshell Improvements project. The change requires a substantial amendment to prior-year CDBG annual action plans and was presented as Resolution 146.

"So we're gonna be putting $250,000 into that project," the staff presenter said, explaining the money would come from line items in three different prior-year budgets that were not spent on administration or contingency. Several council members raised questions about the arithmetic in the draft resolution and asked staff to confirm the exact line-item totals; a council member later walked through the line items and confirmed the total equaled $250,000 as described.

Staff said they would check and correct any drafting errors before the regular meeting. The presenter characterized the amendment as time-sensitive; staff labeled the change a "substantial amendment," which triggers required notifications and procedural steps under CDBG rules before funds can be reprogrammed.

Next steps: staff will verify the line-item math, finalize the substantial amendment language and pursue the procedural notifications required for CDBG amendments prior to council action at the regular meeting.