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Board approves FY 2024–25 HUD CAPER, authorizes submission to HUD
Summary
Stanislaus County staff presented the FY 2024–25 CAPER summarizing CDBG, ESG, HOME and COVID-era funding allocations and multi-year projects; the Board unanimously approved the report and authorized submission to HUD with technical edits as needed.
The Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing on Sept. 16 and unanimously approved the consolidated annual performance and evaluation report (CAPER) for fiscal year 2024–25 covering HUD entitlement programs including CDBG, ESG and HOME.
Anna San Nicolas, staff presenter, said the Stanislaus Urban County and HOME Consortium member jurisdictions together manage multiple federal funding streams. She summarized allocations for the last fiscal year, citing approximately $2,300,000 in annual CDBG funding, about $200,000 in Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG), roughly $3,900,000 in COVID-era CDBG funds and approximately $1,200,000 in HOME Investment Partnerships Program funding for the year presented.
San Nicolas outlined infrastructure investments and multi-year projects across member cities, reporting roughly $3,000,000 invested so far on West Modesto sewer improvements and noting the county had obtained about $5,000,000 in additional funds from the State Water Board plus about $20,000,000 earmarked for Area 9 projects.
The presentation included public-services and shelter funding: staff said public-services grants served about 1,900 unduplicated individuals last fiscal year, and ESG-funded shelter support helped hundreds more. San Nicolas also announced a HOME request for proposals for roughly $6.2 million to support affordable rental housing, with eligible uses including rehabilitation, first-time homebuyer assistance and tenant rental assistance.
During Q&A, supervisors asked about project selection and how cities or the county initiate projects. Staff described predevelopment meetings, required environmental reviews, and HUD-approved selection processes (requests for proposals or notices of funding availability) that ensure a bona fide selection process and consistency with general plans.
A public commenter asked how enforcement works when HUD-funded housing has problems such as mold; staff said enforcement and corrective action depend on which entity provided the funding (for example, a housing authority or a nonprofit developer) and that the county's role is limited to monitoring and compliance for projects it funded.
After public comment and staff responses, a supervisor moved to approve the CAPER and authorized submission to HUD with any HUD-requested technical edits. The board voted unanimously to approve the report.
The county will post the CAPER and proceed with technical adjustments if HUD requests changes; staff said final project-level reporting and some HOME-funded activities will appear in next year’s CAPER as multi-phase projects advance.
