Exhibit 4
1 Summary of Public Hearing and Public Comments
Regarding the City of Glendale’s
Proposed FY 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan for
CDBG, ESG, and HOME Programs
Public Hearing, April 30, 2025, Adult Recreation Center, 201 East Colorado Street:
The Public Hearing was called to order at 7:15 p.m.
3 total in attendance.
Maggie Kavarian, Community Services Manager opened the public hearing for the FY 2025-2026 Consolidated Plan and Annual Plan and introduced city staff in attendance.
Tamar Kabanjian, Arsineh Isayan, and Pam Jackson helped to present during the meeting.
City staff provided a Power Point presentation which included: purpose of the meeting, a flowchart of the CDBG Annual Program Planning Process FY2025-2026; CDBG funding allocation plan, and the proposed 2025-2030 Consolidated Plan and FY2025- 2026 Annual Action Plan for Community Development Block Grant, Emergency Solutions Grant, and HOME Programs; and encouraged public comment.
During the presentations, attendees were provided in depth review of the Program Planning, highlights of the steps in the process to conduct the public hearing to review and obtain comments from the public regarding the proposed funding recommendations for the FY 2025-2026 CDBG, ESG and HOME programs.
Ms. Kavarian stated that the funding recommendations will be submitted to the City Council for final approval on an estimated date in June 2025. Presentation included:
Proposal Evaluation Process to the attendees and explained how City Staff receive, evaluate, and prepare the proposals for CDBG Advisory Board review. Highlights of the CDBG Advisory Board Meeting on February 28, 2025 and the deliberation and decision making process of the Board was presented.
Ms. Isayan explained the ESG program process and how agencies are funded to combat Homelessness welcoming and encouraging public comment.
Next, Ms. Jackson explained the HOME program and the upcoming projects in the pipeline for affordable housing by use of HOME funds.
The public was also reminded that all comments would be submitted to the City Council and Housing Authority in writing.
Exhibit 4
2 MEETING QUESTIONS/COMMENTS
What happens when residents don’t take care of their Homes and properties? Is this Part of HUD?
There are many Homes here in Glendale, but they are not affordable. I want to share the challenges people face with affording to live here in Glendale. oPam Jackson from the HOME program answered these questions. For Park’s Project, do they inform you what they anticipate they will do, and how do they show you their ideas/proposal?
oMaggie Kavarian from the CDBG program answered this question If the Agency does not spend its full grant for homeless services. What happens then, what do you do with the remaining grant? Is the remaining grant returned back to the City?
oArsine Isayan from ESG program answered these questions.
Dale Gorman from Kid’s Community Dental was at the meeting and discussed their program to the audience.
Ms. Kavarian thanked everyone for attending the meeting and officially closed the Public Hearing.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:28 p.m.
EMAIL COMMENTS:
Glendale residents need an affordable way to get to and from LAX. Shared van services went away with COVID. Please bring them back. They were a very enjoyable way to meet fellow travelers, but most importantly: AFFORDABLE. For instance, Shuttle to LAX cost a flat $20.
Thank you for listening.
Glendale homeowner
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