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Millbrae council authorizes county cooperative agreement to access CDBG funds for FY27'FY29
Summary
The council unanimously adopted a resolution allowing the city manager to execute a second amendment to Millbrae's cooperative agreement with San Mateo County to access HUD Community Development Block Grant funds for fiscal years 2027'2029, expanding eligibility for public services, housing, and micro-enterprise programs.
Millbrae City Council on July 7 unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the city manager to execute the second amendment to the cooperative agreement with the San Mateo County Urban County Program, giving Millbrae access to Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and related HUD funds for fiscal years 2027 through 2029.
Brad Meisner, Millbrae's community development director, told the council the city has participated in the county's cooperative arrangement since 2017. Because Millbrae is under HUD's 50,000-population threshold it is a nonentitlement city; partnering with the county lets Millbrae benefit from an urban-county allocation process that brings more federal CDBG and HOME dollars into the region and makes certain programs available to small cities.
Meisner listed examples of eligible services: public-service agencies such as Project Sentinel and Samaritan House, affordable housing development and rehabilitation, minor home repairs, homelessness assistance, and micro-enterprise/economic-development programs such as the Renaissance Entrepreneur Center. He said county administration of the programs limits the city's direct administrative burden; Millbrae's role will focus on outreach and connecting residents to the county-run services.
Council member Wynne asked whether there are strings attached and the likely staff impact. Meisner replied the programs are income-qualified, that the county administers the program operations, and that Millbrae staff time should be minimal beyond providing information and eligibility assistance. Wynne requested staff track the time required to support residents so the council can account for overhead in future years.
During public comment former mayor Anne Schneider said she supported the city's participation but urged the council to demand periodic county reporting showing how much money Millbrae residents receive, who receives it, and for what purposes. Schneider recommended outreach to the city's congressional representative and described how larger entitlement jurisdictions publish quarterly CDBG reports.
The council passed the resolution 4-0. Staff will proceed with the county cooperative agreement amendment and continue outreach to ensure eligible residents are informed of available CDBG- and HOME-funded services.
