City Of Glendora: Notice Of Public Hearing Glendora City Council - CDBG Annual Action Plan FY 22/23

Press release from the City of Glendora:

03/02/2022

IMPORTANT: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
GLENDORA CITY COUNCIL
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Glendora City Council will hold a public hearing in the City Council Chambers of City Hall, 116 E. Foothill Boulevard, Glendora, California, on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. to receive and consider public input on needs and resources relative to the One-Year Action Plan for Fiscal Year 2022-2023. A second public hearing will be held on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. to approve submittal of the Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that in the event an Executive Order issued by Governor Newsom and/or the City’s declaration of a local emergency related to COVID-19 are still in effect on the dates scheduled to conduct the noticed meetings, it may be necessary to conduct a virtual City Council meeting utilizing the Zoom Video Communications platform.  To participate, open Zoom on your device and enter meeting ID# cityofglendora.org/zoom.

 
PUBLIC HEARING MEETING LOCATION AND DATE

The City of Glendora is requesting public input on its Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program at 7:00 P.M., at its March 22, 2022 City Council meeting. The draft Annual Action Plan will be available on March 22, 2022 for a 30-day public review, ending May 10, 2022.  A second public hearing will be held on May 10, 2022 to approve submittal of the Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

In compliance with the American with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in the meeting, please contact the City of Glendora’s City Clerk’s Office at (626) 914-8210. Notification 48 hours prior to the scheduled City Council meetings will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to the meeting.

BACKGROUND

Consolidated Plan: Every five years, the CDBG program requires that the City adopt a "Consolidated Plan," which establishes the goals and objectives of the City’s CDBG program. During the development of this 2018-2023 Consolidated Plan, which forms the basis for establishing objectives and outcomes in the Strategic Plan and five (5) subsequent Annual Action Plans, the following priority needs and objectives were established:

These established Priority Needs form the basis for allocating investments geographically within the City during the next five-year period and are a result of various community outreach efforts and consultation meetings developed under the Citizen Participation process. 

Only eligible activities that receive a High priority level in the FY 2018-2023 Consolidated Plan will be funded during the five year period.

Annual Action Plan: The Annual Action Plan is part of the Five-Year Consolidated Plan and serves as the City’s application for funding from HUD.  The City of Glendora will receive an allocation of approximately $300,000 of CDBG funds for FY 2022-2023.  The Federal Budget has not been approved at this time, however the City must meet certain statutory deadlines in submitting its Action Plan and allowing for citizen participation, as such staff has developed this allocation amount based on last year’s allocation.  Once the official allocation for Glendora is released from HUD, staff will revise the budget with 20% for Administration and Fair Housing and 80% for Infrastructure.  Final figures will be presented at the May 10, 2022 meeting for adoption of the Annual Action Plan.

In addition to the annual allocation, unspent funds are available from prior years in the amount of $580.80 ($581).  These unspent funds will be allocated to projects in FY 2022-2023.  Combined with the anticipated allocation, a total of $300,581 will be available in FY 2022-2023.  

            CDBG 2022-2023 Allocation:                        $300,000 (estimate) 
           Unspent Funds prior years:                                    $581  

                                                Total:                          $300,581

The CDBG funding may be allocated to the following types of eligible projects:

While funding amounts are somewhat flexible, there are statutory limitations that restrict the amount of funding for Planning and Administration costs to not more than 20 percent of the annual grant allocation and limit public services to 15 percent of the annual grant allocation.

Based on the limited amount of resources available to the City, statutory restrictions, and the Priority Needs established, staff recommendations for the FY 2022-2023 CDBG One-Year Annual Action Plan are as follows:

ACTIVITY                                                                                        AMOUNT
General CDBG Administration                                                          $45,000
Fair Housing                                                                                       $15,000
Administration and Fair Housing Sub-Total                                      $60,000
Street Improvement Project (Nine Streets south of Juanita Ave,       $240,581
west of Glendora Ave.: Newburgh, Laxford, Carter, Santa Fe,
Vermont, Pennsylvania, Washington, Bender and Westridge.
Infrastructure Sub-Total                                                                     $240,581

Total CDBG Budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023                           $300,581

PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT PERIOD

All interested persons are invited to the Public Hearing to comment on the City’s CDBG program and Action Plan.  In addition, written comments may be submitted to the City prior to the public hearing and during the 30-day public comment period.

Comments from the public hearing and those submitted to staff during the comment period will be addressed in the final version of the Plans submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Comments and questions regarding the Plans can be addressed to:

Valerie Velasquez, Economic Development and Housing Manager
City of Glendora
116 E. Foothill Boulevard
Glendora, CA 91741
(626) 914-8292

All interested parties are invited to attend said hearing and express their views on this matter.  Should you be unable to attend the public hearing, your comments must be made in writing and delivered to the City Clerk prior to the scheduled hearing date.  Related documents are on file for public inspection at the Office of the City Clerk and the Community Development Department, 116 E. Foothill Boulevard Glendora, California, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, exclusive of holidays.  City staff can be contacted at (626) 914-8292.

Further information on the Action Plan may be obtained or viewed at the following locations commencing on March 22, 2022:

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If you challenge this action(s) in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing.

Kathleen R. Sessman, City Clerk/Communications Director
Published San Gabriel Valley Examiner: March 10, 2022

This press release was produced by the City of Glendora. The views expressed here are the author’s own.