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Staff recommends $2M CDBG for Trolley Park, declines HOME dollars for Sanctuary on Potomac; Horns moves recommendations to study session

Horns Committee (Housing, Neighborhood Services and Redevelopment Policy Committee) · January 28, 2026
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Summary

City staff told the Horns Committee that four CIF applications requested $5.75M; with $3M HOME and $2M CDBG available staff recommended $2M CDBG for Trolley Park (38 units) and no HOME funding for Sanctuary on Potomac because accepting HUD funds would require an environmental assessment that would halt construction. Committee voted to move recommendations to study session.

City staff presented the summer 2025 Community Investment Financing round to the Horns Committee on Jan. 27 and recommended directing $2,000,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to Trolley Park Apartments and recommending no HOME dollars for Sanctuary on Potomac.

Sarah Pulliam, manager of Community Development, told the committee that the round had $3,000,000 in HOME funds and $2,000,000 in CDBG available, and that four applications requested a total of $5,750,000. "We had $3,000,000 in HOME funds and $2,000,000 in CDBG funds available...They asked for $5,750,000 and we only awarded $2,000,000," Pulliam said. Staff presented two recommended awards: no HOME recommendation for Sanctuary on Potomac (1290 S. Potomac St., 43 units targeting 30–50% AMI) and a $2,000,000 CDBG recommendation for Trolley Park Apartments (1445 Dallas St., 38 units targeting 50–60% AMI).

Staff explained why Sanctuary on Potomac received a recommendation of zero dollars: the project is already under construction and, according to city staff, accepting HUD funds at this stage would require an environmental assessment and related reviews that would force the developer to pause construction. City staff said the Aurora Housing Authority and project partners were aware of the rationale.

The committee unanimously approved forwarding the recommendations to study session for further review and formal action by the full council. Lawson, Horton and Wharton each voiced approval during the meeting.

Committee members asked staff to follow up with the housing authority about any changes to housing choice voucher counts and to provide additional detail on Prop 123 outcomes; staff agreed to return with those figures in a future briefing.

Next steps: the recommendations will go to the Horns study session and then to city council for final allocation decisions.