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Los Banos council backs CDBG application, directs tiny-shelter site on G Street
Summary
The council authorized staff to apply for state CDBG funds to build a 30-plus-unit tiny-shelter village and directed use of a city-owned G Street parcel between 9th and 10th Streets as the preferred site, amending the application budget structure and stressing readiness for a competitive grant process.
The Los Banos City Council voted March 4 to authorize a Community Development Block Grant application to develop an emergency tiny-shelter village and gave staff direction to pursue the city-owned G Street parcel between 9th and 10th Streets as the proposed site.
City staff recommended applying for the maximum amount allowed by the state's CDBG non-entitlement NOFA to create a minimum 30-unit pallet-structure shelter with bathrooms, showers, laundry and an office for wraparound services. Community & Economic Development Director Stacy Elms said the G Street parcel scored highest in a weighted site-selection matrix because it was city-controlled, lacked known soil contamination and had nearby…
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