Council considers CDBG program plan

At its regular meeting on Thursday, the Sierra Vista City Council considered the City’s annual action plan for its allocation of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, which is currently open to public comment.

At its meeting on March 15, Council heard requests for CDBG funds from Good Neighbor Alliance, Boys and Girls Club of Sierra Vista, United Way of Sierra Vista and Cochise County, and City of Sierra Vista projects, including Montebello neighborhood fire safety improvements and general program administration. Those requests have been recommended for inclusion in the City’s annual allocation of CDBG funds and the CDBG Five-Year Consolidated Plan.

The City receives an annual allocation of approximately $250,000 in CDBG funds, and the plan identifies goals, objectives, and strategies for addressing housing and community development needs with that funding. The City has also completed an Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice, which represents Sierra Vista’s efforts in making an objective assessment of the nature and extend of fair housing concerns in the City and the potential impediments to making fair housing choice available to its residents.

Both the CDBG Five Year Consolidated Plan and the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice 2024 Update are available for public review and comment until Wednesday, May 8. To read the documents and offer input, visit Engage.SierraVistaAZ.gov.

In other business:

  • Mayor Clea McCaa proclaimed April as Water Awareness Month, Fair Housing Month, and Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and the week of April 8 through 12 as Young Child Week, in and for the City of Sierra Vista.
  • The City Council passed a resolution restating the City’s Commitment to Fair Housing in Sierra Vista.
  • The City Council approved a new Series 10 Limited Liability-type Liquor License for Francisco Javier Romero on behalf of the Dollar General Store located at 5240 E. Highway 90.
  • The City Council authorized the Industrial Development Authority (IDA) to issue, offer, sell, and deliver one or more of its Education Facility Revenue and Refunding Bonds for Desert Heights Charter School Project. This does not result in a financial commitment or liability for the City.
  • The City Council authorized the IDA to issue, sell, and deliver one or more of its Education Facility Revenue for Edkey Charter Schools Project. This also does not result in a financial commitment or liability for the City.
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