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Hampton council approves HUD CAPER showing CDBG and HOME spending to meet HUD requirements
Summary
Council approved the CAPER report for program year 2023–24, detailing CDBG and HOME allocations, use of older CDBG funds to meet spend-down, rehabilitation and weatherization activity, and steps to submit the CAPER to HUD by month-end.
The Hampton City Council voted to approve the city’s Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for program year 2023–24, a required HUD report that summarizes Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) activities and spending.
Jonathan McBride, division manager for Neighborhood Services, presented the CAPER and told council the city received $914,517 in CDBG and $575,846 in HOME allocations for FY24, plus $150,000 in program income from property sales. McBride said staff spent roughly $2.4 million across these programs in the reporting year by using older CDBG funds to meet HUD’s required spend-down deadline in May 2024.
McBride highlighted program activity: 43 completed weatherization/energy-efficiency and accessibility projects in the reporting year; approximately 1,200 rental inspections under the rental inspection program; five completed HOME-funded rehabs; Habitat for Humanity completed two affordable units; and the housing office assisted 409 clients, 35 of whom achieved homeownership. He also described a critical repair program launched earlier in the year that assisted 46 homes in its first nine months, with 25 projects completed and $479,000 expended from a $2 million appropriation toward the program.
Vice Mayor Gray questioned whether the 46 homes referenced for critical repairs were distinct from other projects; McBride said there is overlap with the wait list and that the critical repair program helps applicants with urgent needs rather than making them wait for larger rehab projects.
With no public speakers signed up for the CAPER public hearing, Councilmember Mera moved to approve item 24-0412; a second was recorded and the roll-call vote was unanimous among those present. The council approved submission of the CAPER to HUD by the end of the month as part of the city’s five-year consolidated plan reporting cycle.
Votes at a glance: - Consent agenda (routine grants, reimbursement for Queensway streetscape, 2025 meeting schedule, minutes): adopted by unanimous roll-call vote of members present. - Item 24-0412 (HUD CAPER for 2023–24): moved by Councilmember Mera and approved by roll-call vote; staff to submit CAPER to HUD.
Council and staff said they will continue monitoring project delivery and the wait list as the city implements weatherization, rehab and critical repair activities.
