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City receives CAPER on HUD funds; residents urge clearer RFP timing and highlight homelessness surge
Summary
City staff presented the CAPER covering July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025, showing program outcomes (homelessness prevention assistance, housing units completed, code compliance results); residents and nonprofit representatives urged clearer RFP timelines, warned of rising family homelessness and sought more flexible funding for shelter and neighborhood initiatives.
City staff presented the consolidated annual performance and evaluation report (CAPER) for the July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025 program year, describing how Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding was spent and what outcomes were achieved.
Miss Hatch of the Community Development Department opened the public hearing and described the CAPER as the required annual report to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that documents expenditures and accomplishments compared with the city's five‑year consolidated plan. She said projects during the year included prevention and resolution of homelessness for roughly 283 households, more than 1,200 unhoused residents receiving services and day‑center access, construction completion of about 150 housing units and another 176 underway. Staff also noted use of additional resources during the period, including opioid settlement funds and a special ARPA allocation for housing.
Community commenters urged the city to make the federal application process more predictable. Jim Davis, who identified himself as a local neighborhood leader and Family Promise board member, noted national trends and local capacity constraints: "family homelessness rose by 39% in 2024," and Family Promise is operating at capacity, he said, adding concerns about tight turnaround times between letters of intent and final RFP deadlines that make planning and proposal writing difficult for nonprofits.
Miss Hatch acknowledged limits on certain data under the current administration and said some socioeconomic analyses the city would usually report were more challenging to produce this cycle; she said agencies that administer direct services still collect income and participation data and the city monitors compliance. Commissioners asked for comparisons between need and service delivery to better measure whether awards align with community needs; staff suggested some of that analysis could be added in future reports or supplemental presentations.
Other public commenters called for more neighborhood investment, workforce development and experimentation with small‑scale housing approaches (including tiny homes and 3D‑printed units). Staff reminded the public that written comments would be accepted through the end of the public comment period and that the CAPER will be finalized and submitted to HUD after the comment period closes.
Next steps: staff will accept written comments through the close of the comment period and incorporate feedback where appropriate before finalizing the CAPER for submission to HUD.
