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El Centro council adopts 2024–25 CAPER; $400,000 HOME award to fund housing rehab and sidewalk work highlighted
Summary
The council unanimously adopted the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) and approved passage of resolution No. 25‑55. Staff reported $400,000 in HOME funding for housing rehabilitation, program metrics and infrastructure deliverables including 2,747 linear feet of sidewalks and 41 curb ramps.
Adriana Nava, city staff, presented the City of El Centro’s Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for 2024–25 and asked the council to open a public hearing. Nava summarized how the city used Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME and related funding for public services, affordable housing activities and infrastructure.
Key figures Nava reported included funding and deliverables for the last fiscal cycle: public services assisted about 193 individuals through programs such as Catholic Charities senior nutrition and a homeless day center; city engineering reported construction of 2,747 linear feet of sidewalks, 279 linear feet of curb and gutter, 41 curb ramps and 19 driveways; program administration spending and other budget line items were presented in an accounting table. Nava also said the city had received a HOME allocation of $400,000 to support housing rehabilitation projects and that staff will start lead and asbestos testing and abatement for candidates.
Nava described a waiting list for the housing rehab program of a little over 90 applicants. She said the program typically serves seniors and households with ADA needs and that deferred loans are commonly structured over long terms (for example, 35 years). Nava said staff pairs CDBG with HOME funds and noted state notifications and agreement delays previously slowed some projects; the city received final agreement paperwork on Aug. 28 and will move forward with projects in the pipeline.
The mayor opened and closed the public hearing with no public comments. A council member moved to adopt CAPER resolution No. 25‑55; the motion passed 5–0.
The CAPER and a fact sheet will be posted on the city web page and public locations including the library, community center and city clerk’s office. Staff said some invoices related to sidewalk work remain; further paperwork and inspections will be completed as projects progress.
(Report assembled from the CAPER presentation and council action beginning SEG 1497 through SEG 1856.)
