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Home My WebLink AboutCC RESO 96-182RESOLUTION NO. 96-182 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING THE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN TO BE UTILIZED DURING THE 1995-2000 CONSOLIDATED PLAN PROCESS WHEREAS, the City of National City administers the allocation of CDBG funding for the Federal Government under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); and WHEREAS, the City wishes to solicit meaningful community participation in the development of all Consolidated Plan activities; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of National City held a noticed public hearing regarding the Citizen Participation Plan on December 17, 1996; and WHEREAS, the City Council considered all oral and documentary evidence regarding the Plan. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of National City that the Citizen Participation Plan (attached as Exhibit "A") is hereby approved and shall be utilized during the 1995-2000 Consolidated Plan process. PASSED and ADOPTED this 17th day of December, 1996. ATTEST: 6/ p� ichael R. Dal/1' City y Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: George H. Eiser, III City Attorney eorge H. Waters, Mayor City of National City HUD CONSOLIDATED PLAN Citizen Participation Exhibit "A" Page 1 of 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS IL CITIZEN PARTICIPATION II-1 A. Participation II-1 B. Access to Meetings II 1 C. Access to Information II 2 D. Technical Assistance II-2 E. Publishing the Plan II-3 F. Public Comments II-' Exhibit "A" Page 2 of 5 II. CITIZFN PARTICIPATION A. PARTICIPATION Citizen participation is one of the most important components of the Consolidated Plan process. The City of National City Commumity Development Commission (CDC) will utilize the following strategy to solicit meaningful community input in preparing all of the City's Consolidated Plan activities. The public is encouraged to participate in the development of all Consolidated Plan activities including any substantial amendments, annual plans and performance reports. Every Winter, the City begins the application process for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership Act (HOME) programs. The City receives an annual allocation of funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for both of these programs. The actual amount of the allocation for both programs changes every year and depends heavily upon the amount of funds HUD is allocated from the Federal Budget. In the recent past, however, the sum of both allocations has been approximately $2,000,000 a year. 1. Public Hearings/Meetings The City Council will hold two public hearings every Consolidated Plan program year. The first public hearing will be held in December or January before the Consolidated Plan is published for comment. The second public hearing will be held during April or May before the Annual Plan is approved. In addition, several public meetings will be held during February and March before the Housing and Community Development Committee (H&CDC) to discuss homing and community development needs and priorities and hear presentations from all applicants. The H&CDC will make recommendations to the City Council on how the CDBG and HOME funds should be spent. 2. Community Development Needs Assessment Survey The Community Development Needs Survey was one of the methods of input used to develop the priorities for expenditure of CDBG and HOME funds by asking a broad segment of the community about their housing and commnmi y development needs. The surveys were printed in both English and Spanish, and were distributed to both low and moderate and other neighborhoods within the City. A total of 81 persons responded to the survey, ranking priority needs for the following categories: comm imity facilities, infrastructure improvements. community services, accessibility for the disabled, economic development, and housing. Survey results are contained in Appendix A of the 1995-2000 Consolidated Plan. B. ACCESS TO MEETINGS The City of National City allowed adequate, timely notification of all public hearings and meetings. The public hearings and meetings conducted at various stages of the Consolidated City of National City Citizen Participation KUD Consolidated Plan II-1 Exhibit "A" Page 3 of 5 Plan process will be advertised in the Star News newspaper and through other methods of public notice, including posting at the Library and City Hall. If you are disabled in any way and require assistance in participating in the above meetings, please call Ben Martinez at (619) 336-4250 for further information. Bilingual staff will also be on hand for persons that cannot speak English. C. ACCESS TO INFORMATION As part of the 30-day public comment period, copies of all Consolidated Plan documents will be available for the public to read at the following locations: the Community Development Commission office and the National City Public Library. At the end of the 30-day period, the City Council will adopted all documents and authorize transmittal to HUD for approval The final Consolidated Plan, amendments to the Plan, and annual performance reports will be available for five years at City Hall. 30 days will be provided to receive public comment on substantial amendments, if any. 15 days will be provided to review all performance reports. Residents affected by the Plan's implementation will have access to the City's plans, to minimize displacement and to assist those displaced, if any, as a result of the Plan's activities. In all cases of displacement, the City will follow all regulations in HUD's Handbook 1378. The City will take the following steps to minimize displacement: 1) Coordinate code enforcement with rehabilitation and housing assistance programs; 2) Stage rehabilitation of apartment units to allow tenants to remain in the building complex during and after rehabilitation working with empty units first; 3) Arrange for facilities to house persons who must be relocated temporarily during rehabilitation; and, 4) Consider the use of Section 8 Vouchers and Certificates for displaced families. City staff will ensure adequate notification of any public hearings related to si nificant amendments and performance reviews of the Consolidated Plan. Advance notice of public hearings will be printed in a newspaper of general circulation at least ten days prior to the meeting date. In addition, the City will ensure reasonable access to information and records related to the development of the plan and to the expenditure of resources for programs funded by CDBG and HOME for the past five years. D. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE City staff will notify public meeting participants and other community members who represent lower and moderate income groups about technical assistance available in order to develop funding requests for CDBG and HOME fiords. Technical assistance for such groups includes helping them understand the program requirements and determination of eligible/ineligible activities; suggestions on structuring new programs, and assistance in completing the application. City of.Vational City Citizen Participation HUD Consolidated Plan 11-2 Exhibit "A" Page 4 of 5 E. PUBLISHING rUE PLAN A Summary of all Consolidated Plan documents (except performance reports) will be published in the Star News newspaper and copies will be available for review at the Community Development Commission office at no cost to the public. G. PUBLIC COMMENTS During the 30-day public review, community members will have the opportunity to comment on the draft Consolidated Plan Annual Plan. Community members are encouraged to submit comments during the development of the Plan, and will also be encouraged to submit comments to any subsequent Plan amendments, and to the annual performance report to the Plan. Written and verbal comments expressed during the comment period will be considered and summarized in Appendix C of the Plan. The City will make an effort to respond in writing within 15 working days to written comments and will make an effort to respond in the same amount of time to future comments. Complaints regarding the Consolidated Plan process must have been made within the 30-day public comment period, and City staff made an effort to respond to complaints within 15 working days from the date of the complaint, where practicaL Complaints regarding Plan amendments and annual progress reports must include: 1) a description of the objection with supporting facts and data; and 2) name, address, telephone number, and date of complaint. City of -National City HUD Consolidated Plan 11-3 Citizen Participation Exhibit "A" Page 5 of 5