75A - PH CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN UPDATE

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EXHIBIT 1 a. Plan Considerations The City will make a concerted effort to notify and encourage the participation of citizens, local and regional institutions, the local Continuum of Care organization addressing homelessness, and public and private organizations including businesses, developers, nonprofit organizations, philanthropic organizations, community -based and faith -based organizations, broadband internet service providers, organizations engaged in narrowing the digital divide, agencies whose primary responsibilities include the management of flood prone areas, public land or water resources, emergency management agencies, state and local health service providers, social service providers, fair housing organizations, state and local governments, public housing authorities, affordable housing developers, businesses, community and faith based organizations, and other stakeholders in the development of the Consolidated Plan through mailings (including electronic mailings), online postings and public notices in the newspaper. When preparing the portion of the Consolidated Plan describing the City's homeless strategy and the resources available to address the needs of homeless persons (particularly chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth) and persons at risk of homelessness, the jurisdiction shall consult with: • The Orange County Continuum of Care (CoC); • Public and private agencies that address housing, health, social service, victim services, employment, or education needs of low-income individuals and families; homeless individuals and families, including homeless veterans; youth; and/or other persons with special needs; • Publicly funded institutions and systems of care that may discharge persons into homelessness (such as health-care facilities, mental health facilities, foster care and other youth facilities, and corrections programs and institutions); and • Business and civic leaders. When preparing the portion of the Consolidated Plan concerning lead -based paint hazards, the City shall consult with state or local health and child welfare agencies and examine existing data related to lead -based paint hazards and poisonings, including health department data on the addresses of housing units in which children have been identified as lead poisoned. When preparing the description of priority non -housing community development needs, the City shall notify adjacent units of general local government, to the extent practicable. The non -housing community development plan must be submitted to the State of California and to the County of Orange. The City shall consult with adjacent units of general local government, including local government agencies with metropolitan -wide planning responsibilities to identify solutions to problems of a regional nature. City of Santa Ana Citizen Participation Plan I September 2019 Page 6 75A-10