CDBG-DR Project Agreements

At a glance

What: Memoranda of Agreement allocating federal Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) money to internal City projects: $2,185,750 for five planning projects and $30,375,000 for two infrastructure projects.
Where it stands: Resolution 26-168 approved on the consent agenda August 25, 2026 (motion by Councilwoman Turner, seconded by Councilwoman Ullman, unanimous).
Next: A third infrastructure project, North Fork Water Treatment Plant rehabilitation, was cut from $89,777,440 to $79,777,440 in the June-July 2026 plan amendment; authority to sign its agreement will come later, as will funding for the Resilience Hubs item.

The City was allocated $225,010,000 by HUD on January 16, 2025. Projects were chosen through competitive internal applications and presentations to the Policy, Finance and Infrastructure work session in February and April 2026. Project details were in Exhibit A, which is not part of the minutes text.
CDBG-DR planning funds also support the Deaverview Master Plan Contract ($399,800), and the Comprehensive Plan Rewrite Contract draws $1,200,000 of CDBG-DR award funds.

Consent approval of Resolution 26-168.

2026-11-10 - City Council (formal meeting) - Consent item E: budget amendment transferring $30,375,000 from the CDBG Fund to the General Capital Projects Fund for Azalea and French Broad River Park recovery (agenda only; matches the $30,375,000 infrastructure allocation above). Related: Historic Parks Recovery Construction Contract.