2025
CAPER
•Consolidated
•Annual
•Performance &
•Evaluation
•Report
•First Program Year of the
2025-29 Consolidated Plan
Attachment 3
What is
the
CAPER?
Report Card for the
Prior Year (7/1/25
– 6/30/26)
Summary of Goals
Accomplished
Summary of
Revenues and
Expenditures
2025-26
Program
Funding
Summary:
• 2025 CDBG Allocation: $1,089,413
• Total CDBG Resources available: $1,271,844
• Expended: $351,289.75
CDBG – Community Development
Block Grant
• 2025 HOME Allocation: $447,510.24
• Total HOME Resources available: $1,776,200
• Expended: $1,053,329.16
HOME – Home Investment
Partnership Program
• Total CDBG-CV Allocation: $1,193,573
• Expended during the 2025/26 year: $30,000
• Expended to date all CV programs: $723,463.31
• Remaining funds $470,109.69 repurposed to MLK
water/sewer ADA improvements
• Project pending a COVID funds extension request
approval from HUD
Coronavirus CDBG-CV funds (2020)
2025-26 Year Snapshot
• 2025 Annual Action Plan: Council approved 6/16/2025 & HUD approved January 13, 2026 • CDBG Timeliness Test 5/2/26 – not met with a ratio of 2.48% • 3 Public Services Programs implemented
• Two retroactive public service programs completed
• United Way COVID program completed. 1 final business assisted. 2 full-time low-moderate income employees and 7 part-time low-moderate employees retained. • 2 Planning/Admin Projects (Continuum of Care, Fair Housing Services) + Housing Admin • Devonwood Apartments (“River Canyon Apts”) completed and is now leased • Water/Sewer Main project awaiting update of HUD NEPA environmental, and approval of a CDBG-CV extension request
• Joe Herb Park ADA improvements is awaiting 2026 HUD funds to be added to project for much needed lighting improvements.
Public Participation Requirements Met:
• Public Notices published in Merced Sun Star & Merced County Times, Housing and City Clerks Public Notices webpages, posted at City Hall
• Public Meeting held in-person in Sam Pipes Room on 8/12/26 • 15-day Public Comment Period held (extended): 8/15 to 9/5/26 (22 days) - no comments received
• Draft Report available for review in-person, on Housing Division website, and by email upon request.
• Translation services & special accommodations were available upon request
Requested Actions
• Tonight’s City Council Meeting – 9/21/26:
• Open Public Hearing, accept any public comment, close hearing • Actions:
• 1. Approval of the draft Resolution to Approve CAPER Report and submit the report to HUD.
• 2. Authorize the City Manager to make final updates to the CAPER report prior to and after its submittal to HUD by September 28, 2026.
Questions?
Thank you!