Public 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

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Public 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.

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.7/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).