REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Travis Hopkins, City Manager
VIA: Jennifer Villasenor, Director of Community Development
PREPARED BY: Charles Kovac, Housing Manager
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Public Hearing to adopt Resolution No. 2025-32 approving the 2025-26 Annual Action Plan, 2025-29 Consolidated Plan, 2025-29 Citizen Participation Plan, and 2025-29 Orange County Regional Assessment of Fair Housing for Use of CDBG and HOME Funds
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Statement of Issue:
The City of Huntington Beach receives annual federal entitlement grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) programs. To remain eligible for these funds, HUD requires the City to submit the following planning documents:
* Five-Year Consolidated Plan
* Citizen Participation Plan
* Assessment of Fair Housing (prepared regionally)
* Annual Action Plan (submitted each year)
These documents identify the community's needs and priorities, describe how CDBG and HOME funds will be used, and outline how the public will be involved in the process.
In accordance with HUD regulations, these documents were made available for a 30-day public review and comment period that ran from April 4, 2025 to May 6, 2025. During this time, the draft plans were posted on the City's website, and hard copies were made available at City Hall and local libraries.
The public hearing on May 6, 2025, fulfills HUD's requirement for formal adoption of the following documents:
* 2025-26 Annual Action Plan
* 2025-29 Consolidated Plan
* 2025-29 Citizen Participation Plan
* 2025-29 Orange County Regional Assessment of Fair Housing
Financial Impact:
The City has not yet received its 2025-26 CDBG and HOME grant allocations from HUD, which are expected to be released in mid-May. As a result, the estimated budgets for these programs are based on the current ...
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