Item 23 - Public Hearing for FY 2025-29 5 Year Plan, Annual Action Plan for CDBG, HOME, and ESG Programs

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62 PR-15 Citizen Participation Summary of citizen participation process/Efforts made to broaden citizen participation Summarize citizen participation process and how it impacted goal setting The City of Santa Ana conducted a comprehensive citizen participation process to ensure the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan reflects community needs and priorities. The public engagement process was designed in accordance with the City’s Citizen Participation Plan (CPP) and HUD regulations (24 CFR 91.105), ensuring residents, local organizations, and community stakeholders had meaningful opportunities to participate in shaping the City's housing and community development strategies. The Community Development Agency led outreach efforts, emphasizing broad public engagement, particularly among low- and moderate-income residents, individuals with disabilities, racial and ethnic minorities, non-English-speaking populations, and public housing residents. The City also actively consulted with local and regional institutions, businesses, developers, non-profit and faith-based organizations, the Continuum of Care (CoC), and philanthropic entities to ensure a coordinated and holistic approach to addressing housing and community development needs. To identify and prioritize community needs, the City developed and distributed a survey to gather input on housing, community, and economic development needs. The survey was available in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese online and in paper format at various public facilities. The survey received 103 responses. A summary of the survey and responses is in Appendix B. In the Fall of 2024, five publicly noticed meetings were held to obtain the views of the community on the City’s housing and community development needs. The first public hearing was held on October 22, 23 and 24, 2024, in the morning afternoon and evening at four different locations throughout the City. A public hearing to adopt the Consolidated Plan and first year Annual Action Plan is scheduled for June 3, 2025, at 5:00 PM, at City Hall. Public notices for public hearings, meetings, the survey, and the 30-day comment period were published in a medium of general circulation in the City. Additionally, the City used social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram to advertise the opportunities to participate. At each step in the process, the City was careful to ensure that low‐ and moderate‐income residents, members of minority groups, agencies involved in the provision of services to these populations, and others who are directly impacted by the programs and activities supported by the Consolidated Plan programs had the opportunity to be actively involved. EXHIBIT 1