Title
Hold a public hearing and consider an ordinance authorizing Substantial Amendment to the Annual Action Plan for Program Year 2025-2026 to reprogram CDBG funds from the Reunification Center Project to the Rosa Hereford Community Center and Senior Wing and Killeen Community Center Ballpark Water Reuse Irrigation System Project, in the amount of $1,349,445.69.
Summary
DATE: January 6, 2026
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Tiffanie McNair, Executive Director of Community Development
SUBJECT: Substantial Amendment to the Annual Action Plan for Program Year 2025-2026 to reprogram CDBG funds from the Reunification Center Project to the Rosa Hereford Community Center and Senior Wing and Killeen Community Center Ballpark Water Reuse Irrigation System Project
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
On July 15, 2025, staff presented an update to Council on the Reunification Center Project, a proposed city-owned emergency shelter facility. Council provided a Motion of Direction to suspend the project until further notice. Additional direction was given on how to proceed with preservation or reallocation of project funding: Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) funds are to be preserved until a final decision is made to reactivate or terminate the project; and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds are to be reallocated to a CDBG eligible project.
CDBG grant funds allocated to the Reunification Center Project totaled $1,399,103.09. A balance of $1,349,445.69 remains.
The reallocation of CDBG funds requires a Substantial Amendment to the Annual Action Plan (AAP). A substantial amendment occurs when there is a change in the purpose, scope, location, or beneficiaries of an activity/project and must be in accordance with the Citizen Participation Plan.
On September 16th, a public hearing was held to publicize the opening of a comment period for the proposed 2nd Substantial Amendment to AAP for Program Year (PY) 2024-2025 to reprogram the CDBG from the Reunifica...
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