CDBG Funding for Winter Shelters and Community Groups
At a glance
What: order 26-305 using up to $105,000 in CDBG funds for non-profits, chiefly winter shelter services.
Where it stands: Council passed the order as amended on 2026-10-26.
Next: Staff will contract with The Together Place.
Details
The Well: $10,000 in CDBG for its winter daytime space (no heating assistance, since its heating is funded elsewhere). MANNA: a $5,000 request was withdrawn, so a revised order drops it. The Together Place: up to $90,000 for an as-needed warming shelter, from CDBG plus $5,000 heating assistance and $11,000 general assistance. Related: Winter Warming Shelter.
Councilors questioned the pay structure for The Together Place (up-front plus per-day, about 60 days projected), asked for the contract and financials, and discussed earlier planning and contingency funding for next year.
Amended by substitution 7-0 to $100,000 for two organizations ($10,000 The Well; up to $90,000 The Together Place, November 2026 to April 2027), then passed as amended 7-0. One councilor recused over a conflict.
Committee moved all three proposed CDBG allocations (The Well $10,000, MANNA $5,000 pending confirmation, Together Place as-needed shelter) to the Council. Staff showed they would use about $132,000 of the $155,733 public-services cap, leaving about $23,733. Councillors asked for monthly invoicing and reporting, a contract that scales with nights open, and a look at whether leftover funds could help with fuel assistance.
Staff proposed $5,000 of heating assistance toward the $15,000 for The Well with $10,000 from CDBG, and about $7,000 CDBG for MANNA repairs (not eligible if the work is complete; MANNA's financial statements and continued need to be verified). CDBG funding for Together Place, about $90,000, would come out of the public service category and reduce other categories; staff to bring a revised budget. A public hearing on the CDBG funding was noticed for the next regular Council meeting.
Draft minutes (in the November 9 packet) describe the order as up to $105,000 in CDBG funds for three nonprofits; the captions of the meeting describe $100,000 for two organizations. The approved minutes should settle the difference.