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Staff outlines state grant awards and FY28 strategic demolition and alley improvement proposals
Summary
State assigned FY27 awards totaling $305,000 (Middle Neighborhood emergency repairs $75,000; strategic properties/demolition $230,000). Staff proposed FY28 requests including $300,000 for alley improvements, $300,000 for blighted property demolition, $150,000 for fire suppression upgrades, and $200,000 for Elizabeth Hager Center storm drain work; council suggested reallocating $200,000 to increase blighted properties funding.
Staff told council the state assigned two awards for FY2027 — $75,000 for the Middle Neighborhood emergency home repair program and $230,000 for strategic properties/demolition, totaling $305,000. For FY2028, staff proposed targeted requests: $150,000 for commercial property fire suppression upgrades, $300,000 for phase 1 alley improvements (no paving in phase 1), $300,000 for acquisition and demolition of blighted properties, and $200,000 to address storm drain repair beneath the Elizabeth Hager Center.
A councilmember recommended moving the $200,000 proposed for the Elizabeth Hager Center to the blighted properties line to create a $500,000 fund for demolitions; staff noted they would check state caps but did not see an immediate barrier. Staff will include the approved FY27 acceptances and FY28 requests on the next agenda for formal action by the council before the August 6 submission deadline.
