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Council approves application for $750,000 housing-rehab CDBG grant
Summary
At a second public hearing, the council approved submitting a FY2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) housing rehabilitation application and an enabling resolution authorizing signature of application documents. Consultant Danny Dinglett said the $750,000 proposal would average about $62,500 per home and serve a minimum of 11 owner-occupied units.
The Niceville City Council voted to submit a FY2025 Community Development Block Grant application and adopt an enabling resolution authorizing city officials to sign required documents for a proposed $750,000 housing rehabilitation program.
Consultant Danny Dinglett of Summit Professional Services told the council during a second public hearing that the city's proposal targets homeowner-occupied units within city limits and is designed to help low- to moderate-income residents with repairs. "The grant proposed is a $750,000 grant," Dinglett said, adding the program would average about $62,500 of work per household and would serve a minimum of 11 housing units, including units targeted at very-low- and low-income households.
Dinglett described the draft budget breakdown as roughly $622,500 for construction, about $15,000 for temporary relocation assistance and the remainder for administrative costs, and said the program must return unused funds to the granting agency if they go unspent. He also explained contractor outreach procedures, saying his firm posts notices, consults local builders, and searches procurement listings across several counties to solicit bids.
Council members asked how contractors are selected and how the program will avoid exceeding the grant budget. Dinglett said the firm conducts pre-bid walkthroughs, prepares itemized estimates, and compares contractor bids to those estimates to flag low or incomplete proposals. "We we cannot go over budget," he said, noting the program has, in the past, returned small unused amounts to the grantor when projects finished under estimate.
After public comment closed with no speakers for this item, the council voted to approve the application submission and to adopt Resolution No. 26-05-04 authorizing the mayor or, in the mayor's absence, the city manager to sign required application documents. The motions were approved unanimously.
Next steps: staff will finalize the application for submission by the program deadline on May 20 and, if the grant is awarded, return to council with implementation details including eligible beneficiary selection and any required local match or program administration agreements.
