Title
Resolution No. 2026-31: Community Development Block Grant - 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan
Recommendation
a) Conduct a public hearing to receive comments on the Annual Action Plan;
b) Find the approval of the 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan exempt from the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) pursuant to 24 CFR Part 58, Section 58.34;
c) Find the approval of the 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and Section 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly;
d) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-31, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Approving the 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan for the Allocation of the Federal Community Development Block Grant Program Funds for Fiscal Year 2026-2027; and
e) Authorize the City Manager to:
• Proportionally adjust appropriations to specific programs and projects as necessary to conform with the final 2026-2027 formula grant allocation of CDBG funds from HUD if the appropriation is more or less than $409,157;
• Submit the 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan to HUD;
• Execute the 2026-2027 CDBG Program Grant Agreement and all related documents on behalf of the City of Newport Beach;
• Execute all sub-recipient agreements with the non-profit organizations receiving allocations of CDBG funds in the 2026-2027 Action Plan; and
• Authorize the Community Development Director, or his designee, to be the official representative of the City of Newport Beach, administer the 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan and submit required environmental documentation to HUD for CDBG projects.