Federal Housing and Community Development Funding Plan (26-1173)
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Ordinance adopting the City Fiscal Year 2027 and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Program Year 2026 Annual Action Plan (AAP) for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) budget in the amount of $3,703,414, the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) budget in the amount of $232,640, and the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) budget in the amount of $3,507,376.36 for a total of $7,443,430.36 annual HUD funding; authorizing the execution of all necessary documents to submit the AAP; authorizing a staff complement of 17 positions; accepting and appropriating funding for the approved AAP projects and authorizing the execution of funding agreements, amendments, environmental review records, and other documents necessary to implement the Fiscal Year 2027 Program Year 2026 AAP.
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Pull enacted federal housing plan ordinance and attachments
Applies if: You advise a subrecipient, nonprofit or contractor expecting to sign a funding agreement under the plan.
Why now: The ordinance passed 8 to 0 on Aug. 11, 2026 after first reading on July 28, authorizes a staff complement of 17 positions, and empowers execution of funding agreements, amendments and environmental review records.
What to do: Obtain the full text of Enactment No. 033986 with the Annual Action Plan attachments. Check which projects it covers and what the authorization for funding agreements, amendments and environmental review records permits, since the supplied record shows no verified implementation date.
Act before: After the next material record update
Request Council questions on federal housing funding plan
Applies if: You are covering how the city allocates federal housing money.
Why now: The item was pulled from consent, Buxton answered Council questions, Marilena Garza spoke, and it passed 8 to 0 with 1 absent on second reading after a July 28 first reading that also drew public comment from Debra Arsuaga (appeared twice).
What to do: Get the Aug. 11 video or minutes showing what Council asked Interim Director Jennifer Buxton after the item was pulled from the consent agenda. Without them, the public cannot tell what concerns prompted the pull or what staff answered before the 8-0 approval.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
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Ordinance adopting the City Fiscal Year 2027 and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Program Year 2026 Annual Action Plan (AAP) for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) budget in the amount of $3,703,414, the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) budget in the amount of $232,640, and the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) budget in the amount of $3,507,376.36 for a total of $7,443,430.36 annual HUD funding; authorizing the execution of all necessary documents to submit the AAP; authorizing a staff complement of 17 positions; accepting and appropriating funding for the approved AAP projects and authorizing the execution of funding agreements, amendments, environmental review records, and other documents necessary to implement the Fiscal Year 2027 Program Year 2026 AAP.
Vote: 8 for, 0 against, 1 absent
approve ordinance on second reading
Only the end of this item is on these pages. The caption and the start of public comment are on the preceding page, outside this batch. Identified as Item 9 because it comes right before Item 10 and its enactment number (033986) comes right before Item 10's (033987).
Interim Director of Planning and Community Development Jennifer Buxton presented information on the following topics: required plans; FY 2027 Annual Action Plan; timeline; FY 2027 CDBG recommendations; FY 2027 ESG recommendations; and FY 2027 HOME recommendations. City Manager Peter Zanoni, Interim Assistant City Manager Ernesto De La Garza, and Interim Director Buxton responded to Council questions. Mayor Guajardo opened the public hearing. Debra Arsuaga, Corpus Christi, TX, spoke. Mayor Guajardo closed the public hearing. Council Member Paxson moved to approve the ordinance, seconded by Council Member Campos. This Ordinance was passed on first reading and approved with the following vote: