HomeMy WebLinkAbout033927 ORD - 05/12/2026Public Hearing and Ordinance ratifying the FY 2026 Annual Action
Plan (AAP) submitted to HUD on August 15, 2025, and approving the
FY 2026 AAP's Substantial Amendment No. 1; accepting $160,098.00
of funding from the Ed Rachel Foundation for qualified programs;
awarding $20,000.00 to Rising Tide Ministries' Safe at Home Program,
$20,000.00 to Rising Tide Ministries' Wave Academy, and $50,000.00
to Habitat for Humanity's Critical Repair Program from the General
Fund; appropriating $160,098.00 in the General Fund; and amending
the FY 2026 Operating Budget.
Whereas, on July 29, 2025, the City Council approved the FY 2026 Annual Action
Plan ("AAP") for the City of Corpus Christi ("City") to include allocations for Community
Development Block Grant funding of $500,000.00 for Public Facilities and $160,000.00
of unrestricted funds for nonprofit programs;
Whereas, the City submitted the FY 2026 AAP to the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development ("HUD") on August 15, 2025, with allocations for Community
Development Block Grant funding of $340,000.00 in Public Facilities' activities and
$160,000.00 for nonprofit programs, with an additional $160,000.00 of unrestricted funds
for Public Facilities; and
Whereas, the City Council has determined and finds that passage of this
Ordinance, which ratifies the FY 2026 AAP, approves the Substantial Amendment #1 to
the FY 2026 AAP, accepts additional funding, and authorizes the execution of funding
agreements would best serve the public health, necessity, convenience, and general
welfare of the City and its citizens; now, therefore,
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas:
Section 1. The City Council specifically finds that the foregoing statements included in
the preamble of this ordinance are true and correct and adopts such findings for all intents
and purposes related to this ordinance.
Section 2. The FY 2026 AAP, which was submitted to HUD on August 15, 2025, is
ratified. Additionally, Substantial Amendment #1 to the FY 2026 AAP to remove
$160,000.00 of unrestricted funds from the Public Facilities activity is approved.
Section 3. Funds in the amount of $160,098.00 are accepted from the Ed Rachel
Foundation for FY 2026 and appropriated in the General Fund. Furthermore, funds from
the General Fund are awarded for qualified uses as follows: (i) Rising Tide Ministries'
Safe at Home Program for $20,000.00; (ii) Rising Tide Ministries' Wave Academy for
$20,000.00; and (iii) Habitat for Humanity Critical Repair Program for $50,000.00; and
funding agreements with these parties are authorized to be executed by the City
Manager, or his designee ("City Manager").
Section 4. Additionally, the City's FY 2026 Operating Budget, approved by Ordinance
No. 033730, is amended by increasing expenditures by $160,098.00 to account for the
increase of unrestricted funds for qualified programs.
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Section 5. The City Manager or designee is authorized to submit the City's Substantial
Amendment #1 to the FY 2026 AAP to HUD.
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Paulette Guajardo,
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, 2026.
Rebecca Huerta, City Secretary
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