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Council hears proposed CDBG manual updates and Urban Homestead pilot
Summary
City staff presented edits to the CDBG program manual — tightening income-verification and appeal language, clarifying cleanliness requirements, and proposing a new Urban Homestead pilot with a five-year recapture lien — and recommended barring organizations with staff on the Community Development Commission from applying for public-service funds.
City staff reviewed a set of proposed changes to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program manual that the council will consider at a later meeting.
Miles, a member of city staff leading the CDBG work, said the edits include clarifying that income verification is valid for six months, directing income-determination appeals to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and documenting a longstanding practice that severely cluttered or pest‑infested homes are ineligible for rehab because contractors will not enter them. "If you do not disclose all of the income information to us, you are disqualified," Miles said, describing the proposed application rule.
The presentation also explained warranty and contractor-return provisions. Staff…
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