CITY OF MENIFEE
SUBJECT: Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report for the Community Development Block Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2025/2026
MEETING DATE: September 16, 2026
TO: Mayor and City Council
PREPARED BY: Edna I. Lebrón, Senior Management Analyst
REVIEWED BY: Orlando Hernandez, Community Development Director APPROVED BY: Armando G. Villa, City Manager
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Adopt a resolution approving the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER); and
2. Authorize staff to submit the CAPER to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
DISCUSSION
In Fiscal Year (FY) 2025/2026, the City received $630,907 in CDBG funds from HUD. The CDBG allowed the City to implement several housing and community development programs, primarily targeting low-income households. Projects included housing rehabilitation and public services.
HUD requires recipients of CDBG funds to prepare an annual evaluation of the progress and implementation of programs and activities under their CDBG program. The CAPER has been prepared to assist residents and HUD in evaluating the City's use of CDBG funds to meet the priority needs identified in the City's 2022-2027 Consolidated Plan (adopted by the City Council on May 4, 2022).
Table 1 on the following page summarizes the various projects/activities included within FY 2025/2026, the allocated amounts, the amounts spent, and the number of Low and Moderate Income (LMI) individuals served during the year.
CDBG CAPER FY 2025/2026
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TABLE 1: FY 2025/2026 CDBG & CDBG-CV PROGRAM/ACTIVITIES Activity Allocation
Amount
Amount
Spent
LMI
Served
Administration $103,181 $103,181 N/A
Fair Housing Council of Riverside County $23,000 $23,000 446 Minor Home Rehabilitation Grant Program (MHRGP) $250,090 $114,521 6 Activity Delivery Cost (ADC) - MHRGP $60,000 0 N/A
Boys and Girls Club of Menifee Valley:
Before and After School Scholarship Program
$10,000 $10,000 43
Family Service Association (FSA)
Senior Nutrition Program
$20,000 $20,000 305
Habitat for Humanity:
Brush with Kindness Program
$20,000 $20,000 46
Hospice of the Valley
Senior Hospice Services
$13,500 $13,500 40
Menifee Valley Community Cupboard:
Emergency Food Distribution
$20,636 $20,636 2016
SAFE Family Justice Center:
Services for Abused and Neglected
$10,500 $10,500 207
Kay Ceniceros Roof $100,000 $31,350 N/A
TOTAL $630,907 $366,688 3109
PRIOR YEAR CARRY-OVER ACTIVITIES/FUNDS
Sun City – Various Street Improvements $196,112 $155,000 N/A Minor Home Rehabilitation Grant Program (MHRGP) $85,643 $85,643 5 Activity Delivery Cost - MHRGP $43,289 $33,669 N/A
TOTAL $325,044 $274,312 5
CDBG-CV – REMAINING BALANCE
Homeless Outreach:
Riverside University Health System-Behavioral
Health (RUSH-BH)
$88,038 $88,038 73
TOTAL $88,038 $88,038 73
COMBINED TOTALS OF CDBG & CDBG-CV $1,043,989 $729,038 3187 CDBG CAPER FY 2025/2026
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Sun City Project – Bid was awarded to Copp Contracting. Construction began on August 4, 2025, and was completed on September 16, 2025.
Kay Ceniceros Roof – Bid was awarded to KRGS Roofing. Construction began on February 23, 2026, and was completed on April 7, 2026.
The initial quote for the new roofing material exceeded the threshold permitted for a single bid.
Therefore, CS requested CDBG funds based on the original quote. Following the formal bidding process, the actual project cost was significantly lower than anticipated, resulting in a reduced need for CDBG funds.
CDBG CAPER FY 2025/2026
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MHRGP – During Fiscal Year 2025/26, a total of 47 applications were distributed to senior citizens. Of those, 27 applicants did not respond despite multiple attempts by staff to contact them. The remaining 20 applications were returned for income verification. Of those, 9 applicants were determined to be ineligible or were denied, while the remaining 11 applicants were approved and awarded funding to complete eligible projects.
For Fiscal Year 2026/27, an additional 52 applications have been distributed. To date, 10 applications have been approved, 17 remain under review, and 25 applicants have not yet responded to staff outreach.
In May 2026, the MHRGP waiting list included approximately 175 applicants. Since that time, staff has made a concerted effort to reduce the waiting list and has successfully contacted every applicant currently on the list. Moving forward, available program funds will be disbursed on a first-come, first- served basis as applications are reviewed, approved, and determined eligible for funding.
ADC for MHRGP – With a permanent part-time employee maintaining ongoing contact with applicants, the ADC funds are expected to be utilized at a faster rate.
CDBG regulations require that the public be given a 15-day period to review the CAPER and provide comments prior to approval by the City Council. A public notice announcing the availability of the CAPER was published in the Press Enterprise on August 31, 2026, and copies of the CAPER were made available for public review at City Hall and on the City’s website. The public review period ran from August 31, 2026, through September 15, 2026. Any written comments or questions are responded to in writing by staff and are included in the CAPER when it is submitted to HUD on September 30, 2026.
Upon Council approval, staff would submit the CAPER for the 2025/2026 Annual Action Plan to HUD.
STRATEGIC PLAN OBJECTIVE
Thriving Economy
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact on the General Fund from participating in the CDBG program. Additionally, as allowed per HUD regulations and listed under the “Planning and Administration” section, a portion of the annual allocation is used to cover staff time spent on administration activities, including preparing the CAPER, related to the City’s CDBG Program. All grant revenue and expenditures are processed in the CDBG Fund 2481.The CAPER is an annual requirement pursuant to 24 CFR 91.520 for participation in the CDBG program.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Resolution
2. FY 2025/2026 CAPER