Title
Amendment to Consolidated Plan's Citizen Participation Plan - Citywide
Description
Request City Council approval of an amendment to the Consolidated Plan's Citizen Participation Plan and submission of the plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Report
Summary
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires jurisdictions receiving significant HUD entitlement program funds to develop a Consolidated Plan and adopt a Citizen Participation Plan. While the primary purpose of the Consolidated Plan is to describe the strategies and priorities to utilize federal entitlement funds allocated to the City through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships, Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS, and Emergency Solutions Grants programs, the purpose of the Citizen Participation Plan is to set forth the policies and procedures for citizens’ involvement in the development and administration of the Consolidated Plan.
The Neighborhood Services Department (NSD) is proposing to update the current Citizen Participation Plan, adopted in 1996 and amended in 2010, 2018, 2020, and 2025, to provide clarification on the City's citizen outreach and engagement processes pertaining to the development of and amendments to the City's Consolidated Plan. The Citizen Participation Plan outlines the public participation process, which includes a public hearing and 30-day comment period, transparency of the planning process and access to the draft plans, instructions to guide the public’s submission of comments and standards for the City’s response, and procedures for continuity of participation throughout all stages of the plan's development. All these components ensure residents who are interested in or impacted by the plans have an opportunity to participate in the process.
The proposed amendments to the Citizen Participation Plan include:
- Removing references to outdated processes;
- Clarifying necessary Phoenix City Council actions relative to amendments to the HUD required five-year Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan; and
- Detailing Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report public hearing requirements.
Public Outreach
The City of Phoenix's Citizen Participation Plan for HUD requires that a draft of the Citizen Participation Plan amendment be posted for a 30-day public comment period and one public hearing be conducted. The public comment period began May 12 through June 11. A public hearing was held on May 21, with invitations and the public notice distributed through NSD's grants distribution list, posted on the Department's website, and officially noticed in multiple publications of general circulation.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Alan Stephenson and the Neighborhood Services Department.