2019-2020 Annual Action Plan Substantial
Amendment 2019-09
U.S. Department of Housi ng and Urban Development
Community Planning and Development Programs
Public Review Document
Comment Period: March 30, 2026 – April 28, 2026 (5:00 PM)
Planning and Development Department
Community Development Division
2600 Fresno Street, Room 3065
Fresno, CA 93721
559-621-8300
[email protected]
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This is a draft document that has been made available for public review and comment.
The Public Comment Period will begin March 30, 2026, and conclude on April 28, 2026, at 5:00 P.M.
Residents are encouraged to submit comments by one of the following methods:
Submit Comments by Mail:
City of Fresno
Planning and Development Department
Attn: Community Development Division
2600 Fresno Street, Room 3065
Fresno, CA 93721
Submit Comments by Email:
[email protected]
Please include “Sub Amend 2019-09” in the subject line
Submit Comments by Phone:
559-621-8300
Submit Comments by TTY:
559-621-8721
Submit Comments by Fax:
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The Substantial Amendment is schedul ed for consideration by the Council of the City of Fresno at its June 4, 2026, meeting. For more informa tion on the City Council meeting, visit www.fresno.gov/calendar.aspx and se lect the agenda for the meeti ng. The agenda will be posted at least 72 hours in advance. Accommodations are available upon request by contacting the office of the City Clerk at (559) 621-7650 or [email protected] at least three business days prior to the meeting.
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Summary
The City of Fresno (City) is a federal entitlement community that receives annual allocations of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The City is required to prepare an Annual Action Plan detailing the uses of entitlement funds to meet its affordable housing and community development goals as outlined in its Consolidated Plan.
For program year 2019-2020, the City is proposing to make a substantial amendment to its submitted plan. The purpose of the substantial amendment is to reprogram CDBG-CV funds from Program Administration and Compliance to Homeless Facilities.
On February 18, 2021, City Council approved Substantial Amendment 2019-06 to the 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan allocating $1,115,986 in CDBG-CV funds to be used for grant administration and $1,332,385 in CDBG-CV funds to be used for homeless facility acquisition/rehabilitation. Since that time, the City has determined less funding is needed for the administration of CDBG-CV funds through the April 2027 expenditure deadline and the funds can be used to aid in the acquisition, conversion, and/or rehabilitation of facilities to be used as temporary shelters and/or transitional housing for the homeless.
The City is proposing to substantially amend its Program Year 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan to reprogram the funds from Program Administration and Compliance to Homeless Facilities.
Sources of Funds
Table 1 - Source of Funds
Entitlement
Grant
Program
Year
Action
Plan
Project
IDIS
Activity ID
Number
Activity Name
Amount
Originally
Allocated
Amount
Expended
Amount to Be
Reprogrammed
CDBG-CV 2019 24 6373 Program Administration
and Compliance $1,115,986 $98,144.04 $1,017,841.96
Total Sources to Be Reprogrammed $1,017,841.96
Uses of Reprogrammed Funds
The City is proposing to redirect CDBG-CV funding that would have been used for Program Administration and Compliance to Homeless Facilities.
Table 2 - Uses of Funds
Entitlement
Grant
Program
Year
Action
Plan
Project
IDIS
Activity ID
Number
Activity
Name
Amount
Originally
Allocated
Amount to be
Reprogrammed
Proposed
Total
Funding
CDBG-CV 2019 17 NSU Homeless
Facilities $1,332,385.00 $1,017,841 .96 $2,350,226.96
Total Uses of Reprogrammed Funds $1,017,841.96 $2,350,226.96
Integrated Data and Information System (IDIS) Project Information Table 3 - IDIS Project Information
IDIS Field IDIS Entry
Program Year 2019
Project ID No. 31
Project Name Homeless Facilities
Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Homelessness and the Prevention of Homelessness Needs Addressed Homelessness / Prevent, Prepare for, and Respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19)
Funding CDBG-CV: $2,350,226.09
Description Acquisition, conversion, and/or rehabilitation of facilities to be used as temporary shelters and/or transitional housing for the homeless.
Target Date 10/2026
Goal 48 persons assisted
Location
Description
Citywide
Planned Activity 03C: Homeless Facilities (no operating costs)
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Substantial Amendment 2019-09 – Public
Comments and City Responses
Public Comments Received – March 30, 2026, and April 28, 2026.
The City received twelve public comments. Comments in italics are direct quotes from comments. All others are summaries of comments given.
• Nicole via survey: Yes help the homeless
[City Response: The public comment has been considered and accepted.]
• Lamont Chaney via survey: Partner with a VA here in town to allocate some fun to help our homeless veterans in their families with real help that we can see [City Response: The public comment has been considered and accepted.] • So Chan via survey: Donate to orphanage or kids. Homeless don’t need help, they have chosen their way of life.
[City Response: The public comment has been considered and accepted.] • Karen Castanon via survey: If the money is being allocated to provide temporary housing. The money will o keep the communities clean and safe due to the rise of homeless population also needs to be allocated. I live near Manchester and have been highly affected by homeless and specifically homeless using drugs and have had little to no help fixing the safety issues. There was a specific time that I called in regards to an individual in our home yard as I was arriving to my home but because he had done nothing to me I couldn’t be helped. I replied with okay but to know that if something did in fact happen to me they would more than likely find out because I had died and that was being reported because the person was obviously on drugs and willing to harm as observed on home cameras. Regardless me point is that although I understand the point of more temporary housing I don’t see much help to educated these individuals on how to become effective members of society nor do I see the assistance by out local city departments to help alleviate that, and the reason always given for not is the lack of employees.
[City Response: Through Substantial Amendment 2019-09, the City will reprogram funds from Program Administration and Compliance to Homeless Facilities.
The public comment has been considered and accepted.]
• Jessica M via survey: I think this money should be used to establish the homeless and prevention spade and neuter program for the city of fresno. This money will be only used for community outreach and to fix abandoned / homeless individual animals that are homeless that could be fixed to keep down the population , the money would be used to hire a veterinarian to contract to fix and spade animals any additional traps services vehicles and volunteers to transport animals safely to and from they’re fixing appointments, networking with establish shelters and other programs that accept pets into the homeless facilities to pick them up to get them fixed, and animals found at encampments, would also qualify for the spade and neuter program
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• Matt Ribera via survey: Having personally experienced homelessness 2 different times (for a total of over 4yrs), and having been through many layers of the 'system' for those seeking (or needing) help, (both secular and faith-based), I can unequivocally say that if 'sobriety' isn't a key focus (or even a mandatory one), all attempts and/or money used to move people from homelessness to living stable lives, is pretty much worthless. Sobriety-focused housing/programs (ideally, through or in a faith-based program or environment) is the only hope for this money NOT to be wasted. I'd enjoy sharing more about my experiences, both good, bad, and ugly, if you'd like to follow up. [City Response: The public comment has been considered and accepted.] • Jennifer Kish via survey: I saw the article in YourCentralValley. I am in favor of the change. [City Response: The public comment has been considered and accepted.] • Jason H via survey: What are the requirements a homeless person must meet to be eligible for initial and continued placement?
[City Response: Through Substantial Amendment 2019-09, the City will reprogram funds from Program Administration and Compliance to Homeless Facilities.
The public comment has been considered and accepted.]
• Juan Barragan via survey: The program needs to be temporary and only for Fresno residents. If not this program is going to bring more people from all the country. There is money hold from “el chapo” that Fresno county should recover to fund the addiction programs. [City Response: The public comment has been considered and accepted.] • Julie Perren, MPH, RMCHES via survey: It's really past time to get the vulnerable seniors off the streets. There's a black homeless woman in a wheelchair on Herndon and Clovis ave and she needs to be housed. Get the seriously mentally ill into Napa, Porterville or Atascadero FAST because otherwise police services are going to keep them out of businesses and from peeing and pooping in front of walmart and starbucks. DO SOMETHING NOW. It's a waste of taxpayer funds to continue policing the homeless when they really need to be institutionalized and housed. DO IT. Make tiny home villages with the money on empty lots like the one on E. Austin Way in Fresno near Ashlan and Peach.
Seriously, there are so many ways to get them off the street. [City Response: The public comment has been considered and accepted.] • Brooke Frost via survey: I support this amendment.
[City Response: The public comment has been considered and accepted.] • Lynisha Senegal via survey: Prioritizing our unhoused is the right thing to do. [City Response: The public comment has been considered and accepted.] 2019-2020 Annual Action Substantial Amendment 2019-09
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