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Ogden council adopts FY27 annual action plan, allows CDBG-funded park and ADA improvements
Summary
The City Council voted unanimously May 12 to adopt the FY2026–27 Annual Action Plan and a consolidated-plan amendment that adds parks and Americans with Disabilities Act upgrades to CDBG-eligible public improvements in low‑ and moderate‑income neighborhoods.
Ogden City Council on May 12 adopted the city's FY2026–27 Annual Action Plan and a consolidated-plan amendment that explicitly allows Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to be used for park creation, restoration and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) improvements in eligible low‑ and moderate‑income neighborhoods.
Jeremy Smith, who presented the plan, told the council the amendment would expand the Target Area Public Improvement program to include new playground equipment, restrooms, parking-lot repairs and ADA features such as wheelchair ramps and accessible parking. "We would increase this to one public improvement completed each year for the remainder of the consolidated plan," Smith said during the presentation.
The plan lays out program budgets and goals for HUD-entitlement funding streams (CDBG and HOME). Smith summarized the principal FY27 allocations and goals, including a purchase/rehab/resale program, emergency home repair, a down-payment assistance program, an infill housing program with a Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) set‑aside, a microenterprise assistance program, a small-business loan program, and tenant-based rental assistance (TBR). Notable figures presented: a $1,786,943 CDBG allocation for target-area public improvements; a TBR allocation of $744,580 (HOME ARP funds) with a stated goal to continue housing about 70 persons who are homeless or at risk of homelessness; and an administrative budget of $525,239 spread across CDBG, HOME and HOME-ARP funds.
Council members asked for clarifications about eligibility and delivery. In response to questions about the TBR program, Smith said Ogden City is the HUD grantee but that the Ogden Housing Authority manages the rental-assistance program under contract and that beneficiaries must meet HUD eligibility rules (income reporting, program qualifications). "We did an RFP for an outside vendor to manage that because we don't have the capacity for that," Smith said of the TBR administration.
After closing the public hearing, Council Member Myers moved to adopt proposed Resolution 2026-3 (adopting the Annual Action Plan); Council Member Lopez seconded. The council conducted a roll-call vote and the measure passed unanimously. The council also approved a second item on the evening's agenda (Resolution 2026-4) by roll call.
What happens next: the approved plan becomes the city's guiding FY27 allocation of HUD entitlement funds and establishes the amended eligible activities for the consolidated plan period. Projects funded under the Target Area Public Improvements program will still have to meet HUD's income-eligibility criteria and local project selection processes.
Votes at a glance: Resolution 2026-3 (Adopt FY27 Annual Action Plan) '1 motioned by Council Member Myers, seconded by Council Member Lopez; roll-call vote recorded as unanimous in favor. Resolution 2026-4 '1 motioned and seconded; roll-call vote recorded as unanimous in favor.
The council concluded the special meeting after the votes and moved to the public-comment portion of the agenda.
