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Council approves $15,000 CDBG allocation to Hope Food Pantry, allocates remainder to Mission Trail sidewalk project
Summary
Council approved Resolution No. 2026‑07 to allocate federal CDBG funds for FY 26/27, including a $15,000 award to the Hope Food Pantry (Dream Center Lake Elsinore) and directing remaining funds toward the Mission Trail Sedco sidewalk phase 3 project and an extension request for FY 24/25 funds.
The Wildomar City Council approved federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocations and an extension request for a prior fiscal year, adopting Resolution No. 2026‑07 by a 5–0 vote.
Associate Engineer Cameron Lin explained the city typically expects about $129,400 annually in CDBG funds as a cooperative city under Riverside County’s Housing and Workforce Solutions program. During the public-notice period the city received one timely application, a $15,000 request from Dream Center Lake Elsinore for its Hope Food Pantry program, which staff and the county reviewed and found eligible.
Staff recommended awarding the nonprofit $15,000 and allocating the remainder of the anticipated FY funds to the Mission Trail Sedco sidewalk phase 3 project, a public‑works project with 100% improvement plans and planned utility relocation agreements with Southern California Edison. The additional CDBG allocation would support advertising and construction scheduling for the final phase of the Mission Trail sidewalk corridor, which staff described as completing the active‑transportation link to Malaga Park.
Brett Masters, representing the Hope Food Pantry, described the organization’s 35‑year history, its service region (Lake Elsinore Unified School District boundaries) and its volunteer-driven operations; he said the pantry served roughly 3,000 households per month across municipalities and about 370 Wildomar households during the prior year. Council members expressed support for the pantry and for completing the sidewalk project; staff described limitations on where CDBG funds may be used (within a defined low‑ and moderate‑income census area) and noted other active-transportation grant cycles as alternative funding sources for sidewalks outside CDBG-eligible areas.
The council approved the resolution, authorized the city manager to submit the extension request for the Mission Trail Sedco sidewalk phase 3, and directed staff to pursue project advertising and coordination.
