Housing Authority/City Council - 2/21/2023

The City of Sacramento joint City Council/Housing Authority meeting on February 21, 2023, held a workshop on the 2024 annual action plan for federal housing and community-development grants. Staff estimated approximately $9.4 million in total entitlement funding: $4.5 million in CDBG, $2.8 million in HOME, $400,000 in ESG, and $1.7 million in HOPWA. As context, the prior year’s CDBG allocation included about $1.1 million for infrastructure and public facilities, $1.2 million for affordable housing, $600,000 for public services, $740,000 for planning and administration, $722,000 for repayment of a Section 108 loan for Marisol Village, and $117,000 in capital reserve. Staff described the process and eligibility rules for developing the 2024 project list; the plan was still in development, and no grant awards, contracts, or spending votes were made.