CDBG Citizens Advisory Committee - August 19th 2026

The City of Prescott's CDBG Citizens Advisory Committee met on August 19, 2026, to review and discuss the Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. The committee approved the May 20, 2026 meeting minutes and received an update on the CAPER, highlighting a total funding amount of $467,635.80, including CDBG and CDBG-CV funds. Key completed projects included renovations for homeless veterans' housing, Agape House, and the Prescott Community Cupboard food bank. The CAPER was scheduled for a public hearing before the City Council on August 25, 2026. The committee also focused extensively on revising the application ranking sheet used to evaluate subrecipient proposals, discussing point allocations for project descriptions, budgets, timelines, and the inclusion of bids for construction projects. Motions were passed to adjust scoring weights, add criteria related to bids for construction projects, and reallocate points to emphasize serving Prescott residents. The committee planned to revisit these evaluation criteria in the next meeting on October 21, 2026, and discussed scheduling for upcoming community needs workshops and grant application periods. No new contract awards or vendor selections were made during this meeting, but the discussions centered on improving procurement evaluation processes and ensuring effective use of CDBG funds.