Agenda Item No: M.1
AGENDA REPORT
DATE: September 16, 2025
TO: Mayor and Council
FROM: David Gassaway, City Manager
SUBJECT: Resolution 2025 -194 HD Fiscal Year 2024 -2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report
Approving the Submission of the F iscal Year 2024-2025 Community Development Block Grant Program Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Any Agreements or Documents Requested by HUD
Funding Source: N/A
Contact: LaTanya Terrones, (707) 428-7454
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Hold public hearing and adopt resolution.
STATEMENT OF ISSUE
Staff request that the City Council adopt a resolution approving the Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) for submission to the U.S. Department of Housi ng and Urban Development (HUD). The CAPER details fiscal year (FY) 2024 -2025 accomplishments and outlines progress towards achieving the goals established in the FY 2022 -2027 Five -Year Consolidated Plan.
DISCUSSION
The CAPER details the achievements made in FY 2024-2025 outlined in the FY 2024-2025 Annual Action Plan, toward achieving the current FY 2022-2027 Five-Year Consolidated Plan goals. HUD funded the City of Fairfield $837,945 in Entitlement Funds for FY 2024 -2025 to help meet the priority needs of its lower-income residents and neighborhoods. Additionally, the City also used unallocated prior -year funds to address the needs of the Strategic Plan. The City spent $408,325.58 to address the needs of the Strategic Plan.
The City’s highest priorities for public services are homeless , affordable housing, youth , and senior services. The City also prioritized housing rehabilitation for lower-income households. The following summarizes the accomplishments, priority goals, and annual strategies funded in the FY 2024-2025 entitlement grant.
Priority Agency Amount
funded
Amount
expended
Accomplishment
Seniors Meals on
Wheels
$52,942 $52,942 Meals on Wheels Elder Nutrition Program provides nutritious meals daily to reduce senior meal nutrition and food insecurity and promote senior independence and
socialization through human connection.
Goal: 500 people Served: 1,102 (Exceeded goal)
Seniors Empowered
Aging
$12,750 $12,7496.18 Empowered Aging is an ombudsman program that serves older and disabled adults and their families by protecting the rights of those living in long-term care, mostly over 65, and ~30% low-income.
Goal: 1,700 people Served: 131
Affordable
Housing/
Housing
Services
Lions Center
for the
Visually
Impaired
$15,000 $12,718.75 Lions Center provides virtual and in-home independent living skills instruction and training to blind and visually impaired adults so they will maintain their independence and avoid institutionalization.
Goal: 37 people Served: 33
Youth The Leaven $15,000 $14,999.88 Provides educational support, tutoring, and mentoring that empowers and lifts students. Services are primarily
provided to low-income individuals and families.
Goal: 100 people Served: 185 (Exceeded goal)
Youth Fairfield Parks
& Recreation
Department
$30,000 $30,000 The Parks & Recreation Department Youth Scholarship program enables youth of low-income families to
participate in the department's fee-based recreation
programs and events. The funds are distributed on a sliding scale, based on family income, and subsidize 25-100% of the registration fees.
Goal: 40 Youth Served: 102 Youth (Exceeded goal)
Public
Infrastructure/
Public Facilities
City of
Fairfield
Public Works
$150,000 $0 The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Access Phase 1 Project will improve accessibility by installing new
wheelchair-accessible curb ramps at key locations across Fairfield. Focused on compliance with ADA, the project removes barriers that limit safe mobility for individuals with disabilities. By prioritizing low- to moderate-income
neighborhoods, the City promotes equity and ensures all residents can navigate public sidewalks safely and
independently. This project is currently underway. While the bidding process began in FY 2024-2025, the work will be completed in FY 2025-2026
Public
Infrastructure/
Public Facilities
City of
Fairfield
Public Works
$150,000 $0 The Lee Bell Park Bathroom Project will meet the needs of on-site public restroom facilities. Lee Bell Park has
amenities that attract more park activities and can host many people, such as the softball games being routinely hosted at the ball field. A restroom facility is proposed to accommodate park users. Work requires design,
construction, and installation. This is a multi-year project that is currently in the design phase. The project is
scheduled to be completed by May 2027.
CDBG
Administration
City of
Fairfield
$167,589 $167,589 General administration of the CDBG program.
Affordable
Housing
Housing
Rehabilitation
Revolving
Loan Fund
$250,000 $117,329.77 The Housing Rehabilitation Program provides grants and deferred- or low-interest loans for necessary repairs for income-eligible households. In FY 2024-2025, 6 low-income residents received CDBG Housing Rehab grants.
Affordable
Housing
Orchard
Crossing
$474,655 $0 Orchard Crossing is a multi-family affordable housing property. The rehabilitation of this property allows the City to preserve existing affordable housing. Orchard Crossing must provide at least 25% of the required funding to
complete the rehabilitation project by replacing external staircases. Current staircases are deteriorating and creating health and safety concerns on the property. The project contracts are signed, and work is beginning.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
N/A
PUBLIC CONTACT/ADVISORY BODY RECOMMENDATION
A notice was published in the Fairfield Daily Republic newspaper on August 24, 2025, in English, Spanish, and Tagalog, announcing the 15-day public comment period. The notice advised the public of the public hearing to be held by the council at the September 16, 2025, City Council meeting. The report was available at six Fairfield locations and on the City website.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
The council may choose not to take the recommended action; however, the CAPER is the final reporting requirement in the annual funding cycle by HUD and ensures that the City meets all HUD compliance requirements to receive continued CDBG entitlement funding.
COORDINATED WITH
N/A
STAFF CONTACT
LaTanya Terrones, Sr. Project Manager
(707) 428-7454
[email protected]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1: Proposed Resolution
Attachment 2: Draft CAPER