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Seldovia receives FFY24 CDBG award; council told of required local match and other capital updates
Summary
City manager Heidi reported the city received a FFY24 CDBG award with an approximate 25% local match (about $80,000 discussed), a Denali Commission award to augment the Jack Lauf Bay Dock project, and multiple capital and operations updates including a completed septic lift station and arrival of a DOT street sweeper.
City Manager Heidi briefed the Seldovia City Council on April 28, 2025, with a series of capital and grant updates, including notification that the city received its FFY24 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) award and a Denali Commission award for local dock work.
Heidi said the FFY24 CDBG award was finalized after an extensive application process and community survey. She reported there is a 25% local match obligation the city committed to through the grant application and that the match discussed for the specific project is roughly $80,000; Heidi said the grant portion was approximately $247,000 with the city match near $80,000 (city staff will present precise figures at the next budget discussion). Staff indicated they will identify funding options for the match during the May budget work session.
Heidi also said the Denali Commission provided an award intended to make the Jack Lauf Bay Dock project whole; she noted a separate local match requirement for that award and said more precise accounting will be presented at the next meeting. Other operational updates included the arrival of the DOT street sweeper for a short staging period, completion of the septic lift station replacement project (now functioning on two pumps), issuance of RFPs for stormwater engineering for Main Street and Ravey Vista projects, and a pending upper‑dam periodic safety inspection scheduled before June 30.
On water utility work, Heidi said staff had identified potential donated water meters from other communities for a pilot program and that the city received a $30,000 reimbursement grant for a service‑line inventory project. She said the city will consider where to allocate the reimbursement (water fund vs. major maintenance fund) as part of upcoming budget decisions.
Why it matters: The CDBG and Denali awards unlock federal funding for local infrastructure, but both require local matching funds that the council must budget. Completed projects (septic lift station) and equipment arrivals (street sweeper) affect operations and service delivery in the near term.
Next steps: City staff will provide precise budget numbers at the upcoming FY26 budget work sessions and recommend how to fund matches and allocate the $30,000 reimbursement.
