February 11, 2025
Agenda Item No. 3
TO:
HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM:
Seimone Jurjis, Assistant City Manager/Community Development Director - 949-644-3232, [email protected] PREPARED BY:
Lauren Wooding Whitlinger, Real Property Administrator - 949-644-3236, [email protected] TITLE:
Resolution No. 2025-7: Creating the Community Development Block Grant Ad Hoc Advisory Committee ABSTRACT:
For the City Council’s consideration is a resolution which would establish the Community Development Block Grant Ad Hoc Advisory Committee to review applications for the public service programs funded by the Community Development Block Grant, and advise on the administration of the program and development of the documents governing the program. The Community Development Block Grant Ad Hoc Advisory Committee’s funding recommendations would be incorporated into the Draft 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan, Citizen Participation Plan, and Draft 2025-2026 Action Plan, which will be submitted to the entire City Council for its consideration at a future meeting.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
a) Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because this action will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly; b) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-7, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Creating the Community Development Block Grant Ad Hoc Advisory Committee; and c) Confirm the appointments of Mayor Pro Tem Lauren Kleiman and Councilmember Sara J. Weber to serve on the Community Development Block Grant Ad Hoc Advisory Committee.
DISCUSSION:
On January 28, 2025, Mayor Pro Tem Kleiman and Councilmember Weber requested the City Council consider forming an ad hoc committee to review applications for the public service programs funded by Community Development Block Grant on an annual basis, pursuant to City Council Policy A-1. The City Council voted unanimously via a straw poll, in favor of staff returning with an item for its consideration.
If adopted, Resolution No. 2025-7 would establish the Community Development Block Grant Ad Hoc Advisory Committee. The Ad Hoc Committee would advise staff and make recommendations on the administration and development of the program documents as well as the review of applications received for the public service programs funded by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). Additionally, for the Council’s consideration, are the appointments of Mayor Pro Tem Lauren Kleiman and Councilmember Sara J. Weber to serve on the Ad Hoc Committee.
The City of Newport Beach (City) receives a formula grant allocation of CDBG funds each year from the federal government, through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The CDBG program seeks to develop viable urban communities by providing suitable housing and expanding economic opportunities for low- and moderate-income residents. The statutory requirements limit the City to use no more than 20% of the grant allocation to cover the administrative costs to operate the program.
Fifteen percent of the annual grant allocation may be used for community services such as senior meal delivery or homelessness prevention programs. The balance of the grant may be used by the City to fund capital programs like street and sidewalk improvements, disabled accessibility improvements, or other projects that meet the program requirements.
In advance of each fiscal year, the City issues a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) to solicit applications from non-profit organizations seeking to provide public services to benefit Newport Beach residents, in compliance with the federal regulations governing the CDBG program. For the upcoming fiscal year 2025-2026, the NOFA was released on January 18, 2025, and the application deadline is 2 p.m. on Friday, February 21, 2025.
The NOFA can be found on the City’s website at:
http://www.newportbeachca.gov/CDBGapplication.
Applications received by the City will be reviewed with the Ad Hoc Committee and those that match the City’s objectives will be submitted to the City Council for its consideration as part of the Draft 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan, the Citizen Participation Plan, and Draft 2025-2026 Action Plan. The Consolidated Plan outlines the City’s priorities and strategies for investment of the CDBG funds, which also meet HUD’s national objectives, over a five-year period. The Citizen Participation Plan outlines how the City will engage its residents and solicit public input on the use of the CDBG funds on an annual basis. The Action Plan specifically details how the funding will be allocated in the upcoming fiscal year to address the priorities identified in the Consolidated Plan.
The Ad Hoc Committee will expire upon making these recommendations.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact related to this item.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
Staff recommends the City Council find this action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
NOTICING:
The agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of the meeting at which the City Council considers the item).
ATTACHMENT:
Attachment A – Resolution No. 2025-7
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