Council receives and approves HUD CAPER documenting CDBG and HOME activities

The council received the 2023–24 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for the city’s HUD programs during the meeting and voted to approve item 24-0412.

Jonathan McBride, division manager for neighborhood services, reviewed activity funded by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and the HOME Investment Partnership program, explained HUD income limits used to determine eligibility, and described how staff prioritized spending older funds to meet federal spend‑down requirements. McBride said the city completed 43 projects last year through federal programs and ran approximately 1,200 rental inspections under the CDBG‑funded rental-inspection program. He said HOME activities included completed rehabilitation projects and homebuyer assistance, noting 35 households achieved homeownership through assistance documented in the report.

McBride also highlighted the critical‑repair program launched in January that assisted 46 homes with urgent needs and reported that roughly $479,000 of a $2,000,000 appropriation toward that program had been expended in the first nine months. "We thankfully accomplished that spend down, and we're in compliance," McBride said, referring to required HUD obligations.

With no members of the public signed up to speak for the hearing, Mayor Tuck closed the public hearing and the council moved, seconded and voted to approve the CAPER as presented (item 24‑0412). Council members asked clarification questions about program overlap between wait‑list and critical‑repair work; McBride said some applicants overlap but the critical‑repair program addresses more immediate needs than longer‑term rehab projects.