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<br />City of Santa Ana - 32 - 2022 Annual Action Plan <br /> <br />AP-12 Participation – 91.105, 91.200(c) <br />1. Summary of citizen participation process/Efforts made to broaden citizen participation <br />Summarize As part of the Annual Action Plan process, the City of Santa Ana actively encouraged residents from across the City to <br />participate in identifying needs and issues to inform the housing and community development needs assessment. In an effort to <br />broaden engagement, the City facilitated two public hearings to gather feedback on annual needs and programming. <br />FY 2022/23 Annual Action Plan Citizen Participation <br /> <br />The City of Santa Ana has a citizen participation plan to guide the City's CDBG citizen participation process. All of Santa Ana’s <br />citizens are encouraged to participate in the planning, development, and implementation of the Annual Action Plans. Organizations <br />receiving direct CDBG funding are in regular contact with City staff. Other organizations are consulted as needed or have been <br />present at various public hearings held by the City. Two public hearings are held each year by the City to discuss issues related to <br />the Consolidated Plan as well as the Annual Action Plan. The first hearing focuses on the needs of the community and development <br />of the Annual Action Plan and provides citizens with an opportunity to comment on the draft Annual Action Plan. The second public <br />hearing focuses on performance as they relate to housing, homelessness, accessibility, and community development needs, such as <br />infrastructure and public services. In all cases, a Notice of Public Hearing is published at least 15 days prior to the hearing to provide <br />residents with adequate notice. <br /> <br />A draft 2022/23 Annual Action Plan was available for public comment for a minimum 30-day period (March 10 – April 10, 2022). The <br />Community Development Commission held a public hearing on March 23, 2022 providing residents and interested parties another <br />opportunity to comment on the 2022/23 Annual Action Plan prior to approval by the City Council on April 19, 2022 and submittal to <br />HUD <br />The table on the subsequent page documents the City’s approach to resident engagement. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />EXHIBIT 1