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City outlines draft consolidated plan and proposed NRSA expansion; HUD funds pending congressional budget
Summary
City staff presented a draft consolidated plan outlining CDBG and HOME priorities, estimated CDBG entitlement of about $984,000 and HOME funds of about $237,000, proposed expanding the Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area south of 24th Street to 32nd Street, and announced a 30-day public comment period ahead of a planned May submission to HUD.
Cassandra Granados, neighborhood services specialist in community development, presented the city's draft consolidated plan, annual action plan and a proposed Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area (NRSA) expansion. Granados said the consolidated plan guides how the city invests federal CDBG and HOME funds and that the draft estimates roughly $984,000 in CDBG entitlement and about $237,000 in HOME funds for the coming cycle.
Granados explained that HOME funds are administered through the Yuma County Home Consortium (a multi-jurisdictional arrangement formed in 2016) and that the city must set aside mandatory percentages for planning and community housing development organizations (CHDOs). She said the proposed NRSA expansion (from south of 24th Street to 32nd Street) was based on HUD eligibility changes after recent census blocks no longer met low-income thresholds.
Granados noted the city recently received a $1,400,000 Healthy Homes (lead hazard reduction) grant that will be integrated into housing rehabilitation programs, but she warned that final allocations depend on Congress passing a budget and HUD releasing formula amounts. Staff will publish recommendations, hold a 30-day public comment period and bring the plans back to council for consideration around May; Granados said the city plans to submit the consolidated plan to HUD around May 15 if the budget allows.
Council members asked about outreach timing and program monitoring. Council member Martinez asked when postcards were mailed; Granados said postcards invited residents to a Sept. 10 community meeting at Palmcroft Elementary. On tenant-based rental assistance, Granados said Catholic Community Services is the city's subrecipient and that program monitoring is performed; she offered to provide more monitoring details to council on request.
The consolidated plan presentation did not result in immediate action; council members were invited to submit comments during the public comment period.
