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Planning and Zoning recommends CDBG annual action plan to city council, including $257,000 for Parkway Drive
Summary
The commission voted to recommend the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) annual action plan for program year 2026 to city council. The plan prioritizes infrastructure (including approximately $257,000 toward Parkway Drive), $10,000 in youth/senior scholarships, and $65,000 for administration; one commissioner recorded a nay during the recommendation vote.
The Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend the Community Development Block Grant annual action plan for program year 2026 to city council, advancing a package that the presenter said prioritizes infrastructure, programmatic scholarships and administration.
A presenter identified in the meeting as the director (speaker 8) said the city expects to receive about $350,000 in CDBG funds for the year and proposed three primary uses: construction to finish Parkway Drive, youth and senior scholarships (reduced to $10,000 for the year) and $65,000 for administration, including an anticipated impediment study. The director told commissioners that if CDBG funds are awarded, the project’s CIP allocation could be reduced by roughly $257,000.
Commissioners asked for additional detail on each component. One commissioner (speaker 3) questioned whether the CDBG-funded work on Parkway Drive would truly improve access to recreation for low- and moderate-income residents, noting that reconstructed segments did not clearly connect to recreational sites without a car. The director replied that Parkway Drive lies within an eligible low- to moderate-income CDBG area, that infrastructure was ranked as a top priority in the consolidated plan, and that the CDBG contribution would help finish a multi-phased CIP project estimated at about $1.4–$1.5 million.
Committee members also pressed for metrics on previously funded workforce-training efforts and for clarity about how scholarships are distributed. The director said prior workforce training had been underutilized, cited roughly $15,000 in earlier spending, and said scholarship eligibility for youth is typically coordinated through reduced/free lunch status with the ISD while senior scholarships target residents 62 and older. She said staff would follow up with HUD to confirm permissible uses (for example, the extent to which transportation might be covered) and agreed to provide additional program metrics at the next meeting.
A motion to recommend approval of the CDBG action plan to city council was moved and seconded. During the vote one commissioner (speaker 3) said "nay;" the chair confirmed that as a nay and the motion nonetheless passed. The item will proceed to city council for a public hearing and final action; staff said they plan to submit the application to HUD before the August 16 deadline and expect a roughly 45-day review and cure period.
