KEY ACTION City Council on Monday unanimously granted $200,000 to the Community Building Partnership for the continuation of neighborhood revitalization programs.
DISCUSSION It s an increase from the $150,000 grant awarded last year. The money has and will come from the city s Issue 13 tax revenue for neighborhoods. No money goes to administration overhead, Mayor Thomas Bernabei said.
With the money, the Community Building Partnership (CBP) offers a 10% rebate for qualifying exterior home improvements and works with the city Building Department to assist low-income households with exterior code violations by contracting with Project Rebuild. There s been a great response, Maureen Austin, CBP s executive director, said after the meeting.