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Airway Heights votes to recertify for Spokane County CDBG consortium; staff to study alternatives
Summary
The council voted to recertify the city in the Spokane County Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) urban consortium for the next three years; city manager Albert Tripp noted the city has not secured a successful consortium award recently and recommended monitoring federal/state funding changes before reconsidering.
The Airway Heights City Council voted July 6 to recertify the city's participation in the Spokane County urban consortium for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program for the next three years.
City Manager Albert Tripp briefed the council, noting the city has participated in the consortium since 1988 and that, based on available records, the most recent successful award appears to be from around 2013. Tripp said historically consortium awards have favored projects such as water, sewer and transportation, though more recent awards include food-security and homelessness-related services. He described the option of competing at the state level if the city chose not to recertify but recommended remaining in the consortium now while ‘‘flushing out’’ how newer funding streams would flow to the city.
Council discussed competitiveness and whether the city might be more successful applying directly at the state level. Tripp said setting the city up as an entitlement community would require a separate, substantial process and that Spokane likely qualifies as an entitlement community itself. After discussion, council voted to recertify unanimously and directed staff to review alternatives over the next three years.
What happens next: the city remains part of the county CDBG consortium for three years; staff will evaluate whether competing at the state level or other approaches would be more advantageous in future cycles.
