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Hampton council adopts 2024 CAPER, citing $1.4 million in HUD funding and reduced wait list
Summary
The Hampton City Council unanimously approved the 2024 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER), detailing $1,413,232 in HUD funding and program outcomes including rental inspections, accessibility ramps and reduced wait‑list numbers. The report closes the public comment period before HUD submission.
The Hampton City Council on Sept. 24 approved the city’s 2024 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER), a HUD‑required submission that documents use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME funds and is necessary for continued federal assistance.
Monica May Mehar, the city’s community engagement manager, presented the CAPER and summarized the year’s funding and outcomes. “So in 2024, we received, dollars 1,413,232,” Mehar said, adding that roughly $900,000 was allocated to CDBG activities and just over $500,000 to HOME. Mehar told council the HOME program requires a 25% local match and that the city’s Spark funds and HRHA support covered match and CHODO set‑asides.
Mehar outlined program activity: pre‑purchase counseling and homebuyer education that served about 250 clients; 13 completed ramp accessibility projects and two more underway (28 households served); more than 3,300 rental inspections; and four homeowner rehabilitation projects funded through HOME. She also credited a January 2022 council allocation of $2 million for critical repairs, saying $924,000 of those local dollars had been applied to urgent health‑and‑safety repairs that allowed 57 families to remain in their homes. Mehar said staff had completed 101 projects and were continuing to process new inquiries.
Council members asked clarifying questions about removals from the wait list and about how weatherization and ramp projects are budgeted. Mehar replied that removals can reflect ineligibility (income exceeding HUD thresholds), applicants declining services, or program constraints such as required liens or resale waiting periods; she said weatherization and ramp work draw from the same line item and are allocated by assessed need. After the public hearing closed, a council member moved to adopt the CAPER; the motion was seconded and recorded by the clerk as carried with recorded 'Aye' votes.
The CAPER will be finalized and submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development by the staff deadline noted in the presentation.
