REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
To:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From:Jason Simpson, City Manager
Prepared by:Shannon Buckley, Assistant City Manager
Date:October 14, 2025
Subject:Approval of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Supplemental Agreement 2025-2026 Program Year
Recommendation
Approve and authorize the Mayor to execute the Supplemental Agreement between the County of Riverside and the City of Lake Elsinore for the use of 2025-2026 Community Development Grant Funds.
Background
At its meeting on November 12, 2024, the City Council approved the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) projects for the fiscal year 2025-2026. At that time, the City Council decided to allocate FY2025-2026 funds for the following:
City of Lake Elsinore
Boys and Girls Club Scholarship Program
Vista Community Clinic Program
Operation School Bell (Assistance League of Temecula Valley) HOPE Pantry Program
Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program
Discussion
On August 26, 2025, the City received a “Supplemental Agreement for using 2025-2026 Community Development Block Grant Funds” (Agreement).
Executed copies of the Agreement must be returned to the County of Riverside Housing Homelessness Prevention and Workforce Solutions (HHPWS) no later than October 25, 2025, for the Board of Supervisors to approve, after which a fully executed agreement will be forwarded to CDBG Supplemental Agreement 2025-2026 Program Year
the City, along with the “authorized to incur costs.” When staff receive the authorization, we can release funds to the approved projects with the assurance of reimbursement from the County of Riverside to the City of Lake Elsinore.
The City of Lake Elsinore requested $587,000 for the program year 2025-2026. Of the $587,000, thirteen percent (13%) is used for the Riverside County Administrative costs. The remaining $511,537 is allocated to public service programs and capital improvement. 2.L.E.91-25 Limited Street ADA Sidewalk Improvement Project $382,329 ADA Sidewalk Improvement Project Admin * $41,158 2.L.E.92-25 Boys and Girls Clubs Scholarship Program $ 8,000 2.L.E.93-25 Vista Community Clinic Program $21,000
0.280-25 Operation School Bell $27,000 0.281-25 H.O.P.E. Pantry Program $25,000
0.282-25 Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program $7,050 Total $511,537
*Approved by the County to be allocated upon receipt of funds from HUD.
Fiscal Impact
There is no fiscal impact on the 2025-2026 General Fund. Projects are paid through the CDBG reimbursement process once the “authorization to incur costs” has been issued by the County of Riverside
Attachments
Attachment 1- 2025 - 26 Supplemental Agreement Community Block Grant Funds Administrative Services