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Hampton staff outline five‑year HUD consolidated plan, warn of uncertain federal allocations
Summary
Housing staff briefed council on the five‑year consolidated plan required by HUD, explaining eligible CDBG and HOME activities, recent allocations ($907,000 CDBG; $505,000 HOME) and an analysis of impediments to fair housing that will shape local goals and the annual action plan.
Jonathan McBride, Housing and Neighborhood Division Manager, told the council the consolidated plan is the city’s five‑year strategy to access HUD entitlement funds and guide annual action plans. “The consolidated plan is required by HUD for us to be able to access entitlement funds,” McBride said, and he added that last year the city received about $907,000 in CDBG funds and $505,000 in HOME funds.
McBride said the programs fund a broad set of activities — public facility and infrastructure construction, housing rehabilitation, accessibility work, and a capped set of public services — but cautioned that those allocations depend on federal budget decisions and local formulas. He explained income eligibility is tied to the area median income and gave an example for a four‑person household making under roughly $80,000.
The presentation also previewed the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing (the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule), which McBride said will examine integration and segregation by race and income, concentrations of poverty, and housing‑burden metrics such as the share of households paying more than 30% of income for housing. Staff told council they will present a draft consolidated plan in April and that a public hearing on the update will be held the same evening for additional public comment.
Councilmembers pressed staff on the city’s use of prior CIP funds and blight‑abatement work and asked whether the city should fund tenant‑based rental assistance directly; McBride said the city currently relies on partners (including the housing authority and nonprofits) for some rental assistance and that allocating local funds is a decision for the plan and the budget process.
