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Staff and providers outline $17.5M in community development requests; HUD allocations shape proposed budget
Summary
City staff and invited providers described a Consolidated Plan‑era budget with $17.5 million in requests and roughly $12.5 million in available CDBG/HOME/ESG/HOPWA allocations; providers including Oasis International and a Harvest Kitchen program described services and staffing requests as the committee reviewed next steps toward a public-comment period and HUD submission.
The committee received a presentation on the proposed community development budget for 2026–2027. Emily Breedman (director of housing and community services) and staff explained the Consolidated Plan process and said the office received $17,500,000 in project requests while available allocations in the presented draft totaled approximately $12,500,000 in CDBG/HOME/ESG/HOPWA funding. Staff warned of difficult prioritization decisions because requests exceed available allocations and federal funding remains uncertain.
Representatives from Oasis International and a program described in the record as Harvest Kitchen detailed direct-client services: drop-in hours (about 27 hours weekly), meal service, volunteer involvement and cohorts for culinary training that aim to place graduates into employment. A Harvest Kitchen representative said the group seeks to expand staff to full-time coordinator roles to manage service-provider partnerships and training, and described plans to add safety and culinary certifications.
Providers and council members discussed how previous city funding supported infrastructure repairs and staffing. One council member recalled a prior $25,000 allocation and asked whether additional city discretionary funds could supplement federal sources; staff and members discussed potential coordination with other departments and timing for the federally prescribed public-comment period before HUD submission. The presentation closed with staff noting that committee approval steps are required before the consolidated plan is posted for a 30-day public comment period and submitted to HUD for final approval.
