During a public hearing on the city's 2026 Annual Action Plan for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME funding, the council noted that the mandatory 30-day public comment period was still open for another ten days. To ensure all upcoming public feedback is fully considered and to give members time to review the application scoring criteria, the council voted to delay their approval. Consequently, the public hearing and final vote were rescheduled to the following week's agenda.
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Vancouver City Council · May 04, 2026 · 1:28:43–1:28:52 · Watch on CVTV ↗
Keywords: public comment public hearing
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1:27:41 to see the funding until July, but we could push it back even further. It seems like we've got to somehow figure out this process 'cause my biggest concern is we have 10 more days. 'Cause we get yelled at all the time for not taking into account public comment. So this does feel uncomfortable. Thank you. Thank you for the work. Appreciate the work. Appreciate what you're doing. Appreciate the goals of the program. And we need more help from you all. Thank you. - I'm gonna go ahead and open the public hearing, but then turn around and close it.
1:28:41 I do not have any cards. No one has registered for the public hearing, but for protocols that is on the record, bring it back to council. Councilors, you have any other discussion? I'll entertain a motion. Councilor Fox. - My motion is that we bring this back to council next week with the information that we've described in our comments and whatever public comment we've received up to that point. - Motion on the table. Is there a second? - Second. - Motion is seconded. Councilor Harless, further discussion. Sam, we have all of this documentation already, right? - Hi, yes, we do. - So this is Monday. You can throw it out there with the agenda and the materials tomorrow. - Sure.
1:29:41 - Thank you. Okay. Lisa will find a time to put an additional public hearing on next Monday's agenda. - Yes, Deputy City Manager Lisa Brandl.
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cross_cutting keyword 1:28:43–1:28:52 public comment, public hearing
eciate what you're doing. Appreciate the goals of the program. And we need more help from you all. Thank you. - I'm gonna go ahead and open the public hearing, but then turn around and close it. I do not have any cards. No one has registered for the public hearing, but for protocols that is on the record, bring it back to council. Councilors, you have any other discussion? I'll entertain a motion. Councilor Fox. - My motion is that we bring this back to council next week with the information tha