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Council pulls CDBG cooperation resolution for discussion, member urges county to consider Bee Cave residents
Summary
A council member asked to pull the Travis County CDBG cooperation resolution from the consent agenda to discuss eligibility and urged county commissioners to consider Bee Cave residents displaced by recent storms, citing ZIP-code-based allocation concerns.
Council pulled Item D — a resolution to participate in Travis County's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program for fiscal years 2027–2029 — for additional discussion before voting on the remainder of the consent agenda.
A council member said the county requested the resolution after the city sent a letter of intent and explained that the county's next funding cycle will be in 2029. Another council member stressed that eligibility for county-administered federal funds often hinges on ZIP-code designations and urged county commissioners to consider Bee Cave residents who were displaced by recent storms, saying "A ZIP code does not suffice in my point of view for the county to be determining who can inherit the, the benefits of this program." That member called on the county commissioners to make Bee Cave residents beneficiaries of the funds where appropriate.
Council approved the remainder of the consent agenda by motion and voice vote while leaving the CDBG resolution for further consideration.
Quote: "A ZIP code does not suffice in my point of view for the county to be determining who can inherit the, the benefits of this program," the council member said.
