AGENDA CORRESPONDENCE
RECEIVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR
PUBLIC REVIEW PRIOR TO THE
MEETING
AGENDA NO: PC
MEETING DATE: July 28, 2026
AGENDA CORRESPONDENCE
RECEIVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR
PUBLIC REVIEW PRIOR TO THE
MEETING
AGENDA NO: 6c
MEETING DATE: July 28, 2026
AGENDA CORRESPONDENCE
RECEIVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR
PUBLIC REVIEW PRIOR TO THE
MEETING
AGENDA NO: 6d
MEETING DATE: July 28, 2026
1 Heather Goodwin
From: Airlin Singewald
Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2026 12:20 PM
To: ; Council
Subject: Re: agenda item 6d
Dear Ms. Winholtz,
Thank you for comments.
The State CDBG program is only accepting applications for public facility and infrastructure projects for the next three years. The State is not accepting applications for public services / homelessness programs.
Through our participation in the Urban County, the City allocates up to15 percent (maximum under federal regulations) of CDBG funds to CAPSLO and/or 5 Cities Homeless Coalition (5CHC) to provide homeless services.
If the City withdraws from the Urban County, we could no longer fund these programs and, as described above, will not have access to CDBG for homeless services for at least the next three years.
You are correct that Grover Beach, based on its demographics, has been successful is attaining large grants for public services. Grover Beach was just awarded $300,000 for 5CHC to provide public services / homeless services. If Morro Bay wanted to do something similar, we could take the next three years (when CDBG is not available for homeless services anyway) to find a non-profit partner, identify a location for services in Morro Bay, and design a program with services that best meet the needs of our homeless community. Then, if/when the State opens up CDBG to public services again, the City could be well positioned to compete for State CDBG for homeless services.
-Airlin
3 During the budget process last month, the Council unfunded the parttime position through the police department which works with people living on the street. The staff report does not identify how much is actually spent annually on the home repair program. If there is no overhead for the County to manage for Morro Bay, then the benefits listed in Ms. Castle's letter for staying with the Consortium are moot. The approximate CBDG $50,000 the City receives annually from the Consortium is minor compared to what we could get from the State. For decades, volunteers closest to working with the unhoused have asked for a Safe Parking program copying the one used in the City of Santa Barbara. That, and a warming station are the least, the City can do and could do now.
Sincerely,
Betty Winholtz