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City staff outlines 2026 annual action plan timeline; HUD timing and federal funding will shape final dates
Summary
City staff presented the schedule for the 2026 Annual Action Plan: consultant procurement, public input through February, CAC recommendations in February, City Council review in March and May, and a May 15 IDIS submission — all contingent on federal allocations and HUD deadlines.
City staff presented a timeline for the 2026 Annual Action Plan and said the schedule is tied to HUD requirements and federal funding availability. Janie Christenson, speaking for staff, said the city is soliciting consultant proposals and expects to gather public input between October and February, bring public-service funding recommendations to the Citizens Advisory Committee on Feb. 3 and to the City Council for approval in March and May.
Christenson stressed the contingency on federal allocations: "The governor has set aside $8,600,000 in federal ARPA funding," she said in a broader staff update about food-bank assistance, and added that the city will submit its annual action plan to IDIS no later than May 15, pending final allocation numbers. Staff told the committee that the consolidated five-year plan differs from the annual insert and that the annual plan will use estimated numbers in April, with final figures posted before the May submission when available.
The committee asked whether this schedule represented a change; staff said the sequence follows HUD guidance for public-notice, a 30-day comment period and a public hearing. Members also pressed whether capital improvement projects (CIPs) would be part of the plan; staff said the city is not funding public-works projects through CDBG this year and that CDBG awards are typically small and targeted toward direct-benefit programs.
