Agenda Item No: M.1
AGENDA REPORT
DATE: September 15, 2026
TO: Mayor and Council
FROM: David Gassaway, City Manager
SUBJECT: Resolution 2026 -193 HD Fiscal Year 2025-26 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report Approving the Submission of the F iscal Year 2025-2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Consolidated Annual Per formance Evaluation Report (CAPER) 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: Miesha Garnett, (707) 428-7426
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Hold public hearing and adopt resolution.
STATEMENT OF ISSUE
Staff requests that the City Council adopt a resolution approving the Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) for submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The CAPER details fiscal year (FY) 2025 -2026 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 2025-2026 outlined in the FY2025-2026 Annual Action Plan, toward achieving the current FY 2022-2027 Five-Year Consolidated Plan goals. HUD funded the City of Fairfield $847,959 in Entitlement Funds for FY 2025 -2026 to help meet the priority needs of it's lower-income residents and neighborhoods. Additionally, the City also used unallocated p rior-year funds to address the needs of the Strategic Plan. The City spent $892,786.98 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 2025-2026 entitlement grant.
Priority Agency Amount
Funded
Amount
Expended
Accomplishment
Seniors Meals on
Wheels
$54,444 $54,444 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: 777 (Exceeded goal)
Seniors Empowered
Aging
$12,750 $12,744 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: 283
Affordable
Housing/
Housing
Services
Lions Center
for the
Visually
Impaired
$15,000 $12,903 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: 31
Youth The Leaven $15,000 $15,000 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: 173 (Exceeded goal)
Youth Fairfield
Parks and
Recreation
Department
$30,000 $30,000 The Parks and 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: 56 Youth Served: 62 Youth (Exceeded goal) Public
Infrastructure/
Public Facilities
City of
Fairfield
Public
Works
$134,805 $132,765 The ADA Access Phase 2 Project will improve accessibility by installing new wheelchair -accessible
curb ramps at key locations across Fairfield. Focused on compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA), the project removes barriers that limit s afe
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 complete.
Priority Agency Amount
Funded
Amount
Expended
Accomplishment
Public
Infrastructure/
Public Facilities
City of
Fairfield Public
Works
$701,173 $298,121 The Lee Bell Park Bathroom Project will meet the needs of on-site pubic 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
construction phase. The project is scheduled to be
completed by May 2027.
CDBG
Administration
City of
Fairfield
$169,592 $184,595 General administration of the CDBG program.
Affordable
Housing
Housing
Rehabilitation
Revolving Loan
Fund
$250,000 $152,215 The Housing Rehabilitation Program provides grants and deferred- or low-interest loans for necessary
repairs for income-eligible households. In FY 25-26, 5 low-income residents received CDBG Housing Rehab
grants.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
N/A
PUBLIC CONTACT/ADVISORY BODY RECOMMENDATION
A notice was published in the Fairfield Daily Republic newspaper on August 26, 2026, 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 15, 2026, 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 f unding 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
Miesha Garnett, Management Analyst II
(707) 428-7426
[email protected]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment: Proposed Resolution
Attachment: Proposed CAPER (Draft)