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Con. Plan Annual Update and Substantial Amendment to the 2011-2012 Action Plan May 7, 2012 Page 2 Every five years the City must submit to HUD its Consolidated Plan. This is a five-year comprehensive planning document and application for all of these programs. It describes a strategy to meet the needs of the community and identifies resources and programs that can be used to address them. In May of 2010, the Five Year Plan for the period of July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2015, was submitted to HUD. Each year the City is required to submit an Annual Update to the Consolidated Plan (Exhibit 1). This document establishes a one-year investment plan that outlines the intended use of resources in the forthcoming fiscal year. The proposed Annual Update covers the 2012-2013 fiscal years. It reaffirms the established policy of allocating funding in neighborhoods where programs and resources would have a maximum impact. In addition, key programs will continue to be operated throughout the City (and distributed Countywide for HOPWA funds) in order to better serve the diverse needs in the community. For FY 2011-2012, the City received a total of $471,714 in ESG funds, which was provided in two installments. HUD divided the allocation into two installments to allow entitlement communities to continue providing services until regulations governing the new ESG program could be created. In order to receive the second allocation, the City is required to submit a substantial amendment to the 2011-2012 Action Plan, which specifies how the funds will be used (Exhibit 2). The City has already allocated $297,635.84 from the first installment of the FY 2011-2012 allocation. The recommendations for the remaining balance of $174,078.16 are combined with the FY 2012-2013 allocation of $538,354 to comprise the FY 2012-2013 proposed ESG program and were approved by City Council on March 19, 2012. HUD regulations require that the draft Annual Update and the Substantial Amendment be made available for a 30-day public review and comment period. On March 19, 2012, notification was published in the Orange County Register that the draft plan was available for review beginning March 19, 2012, and that the public hearing would be held on April 17, 2012. It was also noticed in La Opinion and Nguoi Viet as well as on the City's website. The 30-day public comment period concluded on April 19, 2012, at 5 p.m. In accordance with Federal regulations, all neighboring jurisdictions were also informed of the draft's availability for review. All comments received, including all funding recommendations made by the City Council on May 7, will be included in the final document, which is due to HUD no later than May 15, 2012. FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. II " 6 Nancy T. wards Interim Executive Director Community Development Agency NTE/TE/m I r 29B-2