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City committee backs applying for CDBG funds to pay for ADA crossing improvements at State and Court
Summary
The city’s safety services committee advanced an ordinance to apply for 2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, proposing to dedicate the city's allocation (about $120,000) toward ADA crossing improvements at State and Court streets in uptown; staff described the engineering and coordination challenges and moved the application forward to first reading.
The city and safety services committee on May 26 reviewed an ordinance to authorize an application to the community development agency (HAPCAP) for program year 2026 CDBG funds and recommended dedicating the city's 2026 allocation (approximately $120,000) for ADA crossing improvements at State and Court streets.
Committee presenters explained the project’s difficulty: multiple competing slopes, crown geometry, limited catch basins and a signal mast‑arm near Dale's BP complicate grading and drainage work. Mayor Patterson and staff emphasized that prior bids for transition‑point work failed to attract qualified bidders and that this CDBG opportunity is a chance to complete long‑needed ADA upgrades in the uptown area.
Staff described HAPCAP (the regional community action agency that administers CDBG dollars) and listed past CDBG‑funded local projects such as sidewalk repairs on West Union Street and infrastructure work. Committee members characterized the proposed $120,000 allocation as good value for the level of work planned.
Outcome: Committee members recorded no objection to moving the application and funding request to first reading on the council agenda next week.
