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Stockton council adopts HUD consolidated plan documents amid debate over NOFA scoring and CDBG allocations
Summary
Council adopted the 2025–29 Consolidated Plan, 2025–26 Annual Action Plan and related documents (language access, Section 3, community participation) after staff described proposed allocations and a competitive NOFA process; public commenters and Council members pressed staff for greater transparency and capacity-building for applicants.
Stockton staff presented the city’s draft 2025–2029 Consolidated Plan and the 2025–2026 Annual Action Plan for HUD funding, outlining priorities and estimated entitlements for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME and Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG).
Jordan Peterson and Economic Development Director Tina McCarty said staff held extensive outreach — district meetings, focus groups and bilingual surveys — to shape priorities: increase and preserve affordable housing, prevent and reduce homelessness, resilient infrastructure and economic opportunity. Staff listed estimated entitlement numbers: CDBG approximately $3,200,000, HOME approximately $1,300,000 and ESG approximately $283,000 for the coming year, with a footnote that final HUD allocations could change and the plan would be proportionally adjusted.
Public speakers and council members pressed staff on the public-service NOFA (Notice of Funding Availability) process used to award a portion of CDBG public-service dollars. Questions included why some applicants were ineligible, whether applicants could cure minor deficiencies, the transparency of scoring categories and what measures the city would take to build organizational capacity. Vice Mayor Lee and Council members asked for clearer rubrics and more education for applicants; staff said the NOFA established thresholds (70% for technical review) and a staff/CDC review process designed to be fair but acknowledged room for improvement.
Several nonprofit leaders who were recommended for awards described outcomes and compliance burdens. City staff said subrecipients are contractually required to provide quarterly performance reports to the city and HUD.
Council adopted the suite of documents and authorized the city manager to make proportional funding adjustments when HUD publishes final entitlement numbers. Councilmember Ponce recused herself from the public-service funding vote due to an employer-related conflict; the motion passed with a 6–0 tally in that vote segment.
Next steps: staff will finalize the plan and submit it to HUD in May 2025, implement NOFA process improvements and continue capacity-building outreach to potential CDBG subrecipients.
