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Meridian opens public hearing on CDBG action plan; staff outlines past-year spending and application timeline
Summary
City staff presented Meridian’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) annual action plan, summarized prior-year spending and projects (nearly $500,000 spent of $790,000 entitlement), and announced the competitive application window opens April 1 with public comment and hearings to follow.
Mrs. Campbell opened the public hearing on Meridian’s CDBG action plan and summarized the grant’s purpose, eligibility and recent activity. She reminded the council that CDBG funds are federal HUD entitlement dollars targeted to households at or below 80% of area median income and described program documents: the five-year consolidated plan, the annual action plan and the CAPER performance report.
Campbell recapped the previous program year’s expenditures: about $790,000 in entitlement funds were available and nearly $500,000 was spent. She said Jessie Tree’s emergency rental assistance served 22 households and spent $43,698; Boys & Girls Club youth scholarships served 38 students (below a stated goal of 87) and spent nearly $35,000; NeighborWorks Boise completed seven homeowner repairs and returned a portion of its original $160,000 award because it could not complete lower-cost projects under $10,000.
On capital projects, Campbell said the city spent almost $255,000 on Northwest 2nd and 3rd walkability work (with associated street-lighting completed earlier) and has invested roughly $53,000 so far in the Northwest 7th walkability project, which is currently out to bid. She outlined a tentative schedule: applications open April 1, the scoring committee will make recommendations in May, the annual action plan will be posted for public comment in June with a public hearing planned for June 2, and July 7 is the final public hearing to close the comment period.
No members of the public signed up to speak on the action plan. Council thanked staff for the overview; Campbell invited community members to reach out during the public-comment period.
The public hearing was closed by motion and the council will proceed with the scoring and outreach timeline described by staff.
