75A - PH CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN UPDATE

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EXHIBIT 1 d. Submittal to HUD The Consolidated Plan shall be submitted to HUD with a summary of all written comments and those received during the public hearing as well as the City's responses and proof of compliance with the minimum 30-day public review and comment period requirement. A summary of any comments or views not accepted and the reasons therefore shall be supplied to HUD as applicable. The Consolidated Plan shall be submitted to HUD 45 days before the program year pursuant to regulations, or at such later date as prescribed by HUD. 2. Consolidated Plan Amendments The City shall follow the following procedure to complete substantial or minor amendments to the Consolidated Plan, as necessary: a. Amendment Considerations The City shall substantially amend the Consolidated Plan if a "substantial change" is proposed by City staff or the City Council. For the purpose of the Consolidated Plan, a "substantial change" is defined as: More than 30 percent of the most recent annual federal grant allocation is reallocated to other eligible program activities within the fiscal year. (Amended amounts will not be cumulative, that is, each amendment will stand on its own for purposes of determining the 30 percent threshold.) An activity is undertaken that was not previously included in the Consolidated Plan or subsequent annual plans The City may make minor changes to the Consolidated Plan, as needed, so long as the changes do not constitute a substantial amendment as described above. Changes to numeric accomplishment goals within an existing Strategic Plan goal shall not constitute a substantial amendment. Such minor changes to the Consolidated Plan do not require a public review and comment period or a public hearing. b. Public Review and Comment The City encourages residents and stakeholders to participate in the development of substantial amendments. Substantial Amendments to the Consolidated Plan shall be made available for public review for a 30-day period. Written comments shall be accepted by the Executive Director of Community Development or designee during public review period. A summary of the comments and the City's responses to the comments shall be attached to the Consolidated Plan Substantial Amendment. The City shall encourage participation from all residents, especially low- and moderate -income residents, minorities, non-English speakers and those with City of Santa Ana Citizen Participation Plan I September 2019 Page S 75A-12