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Update to the Citizen Participation Plan <br />September 17, 2019 <br />Page 2 <br />and ESG programs. The current version of the Citizen Participation Plan was last <br />updated/amended in 2014. <br />This update to the Citizen Participation Plan was drafted with the assistance of the City's <br />consultant, MDG Associates. This update is an overhaul of the document and provides a <br />complete revision to the City's current Citizen Participation plan adopted in 2014. This update is <br />much more thorough than the document before and describes in significant detail the City's <br />policies and procedures for community participation. This update ensures that all of the applicable <br />federal regulations and policies are correctly referenced and properly implemented for the Citizen <br />Participation Plan. <br />The federal regulations for HUD require that the draft Citizen Participation Plan be made available <br />for a 30-day public review and comment period. On July 23 and on August 30, 2019, a public <br />notice was published in the Orange County Register, La Opinion, and Nguoi Viet News indicating <br />that the draft Citizen Participation Plan would be available for public review and comment from <br />August 12 through September 12, 2019 and that Public Hearings would be held on August 14 <br />and September 17, 2019. In accordance with the federal regulations, all neighboring jurisdictions <br />were also informed of the draft's availability for review. All comments received will be included in <br />the final document, which will be submitted to HUD. <br />STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT <br />Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal #5 — Community Health, Livability, <br />Engagement & Sustainability, Objective #1 (Establish a comprehensive community engagement <br />initiative to expand access to information and create opportunities for stakeholders to play an <br />active role in discussing public policy and setting priorities). <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. <br />Steven A. Mendoza <br />Executive Director <br />Community Development Agency <br />Exhibit: 1. Citizen Participation Plan <br />75A-2 <br />