REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Planning and Development Department
PHIL SKEI, Assistant Director
Planning and Development Department
BY: VANESSA NAVARRO, Senior Management Analyst
Community Development Division
SUBJECT
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***RESOLUTION - Approving Substantial Amendment No. 2025-01 to the PY 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan to transfer $1,021,642.18, and any future NSP program income to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, and program available program income to the development of the Senior Activity Center (Subject to Mayor's Veto)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt the Resolution approving the Substantial Amendment No. 2025-01 to the PY 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan to transfer $1,021,642.18 of Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) program income and any future NSP program income to the CDBG program and authorize submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
To further the City's commitment to the construction of a Senior Activity Center, staff identified $1,021,642.18 NSP program income on hand, that can be used in support of this activity.
BACKGROUND
The City of Fresno (City) is a federal entitlement community that received an allocation of Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in 2008. NSP was established by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA) of 2008 for the purpose of stabilizing communities that suffered from foreclosures and abandonment. As established by HERA, NSP provided grants to all states and selected local governments, including the City, on a formula basis. HUD has since issued closeout notices that include the revised treatment of program income of NSP by allowing NSP program income received by a CDBG recipient to be transferred by the recipient from the NSP program to the CDBG program.
On March 24, 2026, HUD app...
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