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Community development officer outlines CDBG "carryforward" and recommends leaving undesignated funds
Summary
Community development officer Robin Stanicky briefed the Business and Economic Development Committee on the consolidated plan and recommended preserving a $390,000 CDBG carryforward balance to retain flexibility; the plan will be on the council agenda next Monday for a public hearing.
Robin Stanicky, the city’s community development officer, told the Business and Economic Development Committee that the consolidated CDBG action-plan and budget are in the committee packet and will be placed on the council agenda next Monday for a public hearing to collect community comments.
Stanicky said the budget shows roughly $390,000 in CDBG funds carried forward. "Some of this unused funds carried forward, you see this line, it's $390,000," she said, and explained that amount includes several projects that did not proceed and one parks project (Williams Park) delayed by federal procurement-language requirements in its RFP.
She described the notice of funding as separating money for social services and money for brick-and-mortar development, and recommended the committee retain an undesignated balance in the CDBG account so the city can respond to opportunities that may require matching funds or other uses later in the fiscal year. "I believed that it would be very prudent to leave some undesignated funds inside the CDBG account," Stanicky said.
On program demand, Stanicky said the city moved to an annual application cycle and received nine applications this year; one was disqualified because the project had already been completed. "I think that we got a total of 9, applications," she told members, and said that number is manageable for monitoring and monthly follow-ups.
A councilor asked why a YMCA accessibility project appears under development activities rather than as part of the YMCA’s facility plan. Stanicky said the YMCA likely sought CDBG funding to diversify its funding stack, allowing the organization to show it is leveraging CDBG while pursuing other funding sources that may not be available through state programs.
The committee moved, seconded and agreed to forward staff’s recommendations; the consolidated plan will be opened for public comment at the council hearing next Monday and any emailed comments will be attached to the plan.
