CITY OF RIVERSIDE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR
SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT
CITY OF
RIVERSIDE TO THE 2021-2022 HUD ANNUAL ACTION PLAN
City of Arts & Innovation
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Riverside has prepared its draft amendment of the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Annual Action Plan for program year 2021-2022. The publication of this notice is the beginning of the public review period required under Federal Regulation 21 CFR 91.105 (b)(2). The public review and written comment period will begin June 10, 2022 and run through June 27, 2022.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Action Plan Amendment will be presented to the City Council for approval on following date:
DATE: June 28, 2022
TIME: 3:00 p.m.
LOCATION: In-person and/or Virtual Public Hearing
Art Pick Council Chamber, 3900 Main Street, Riverside, CA 92522 For telephone public comment on the day of the public hearing, Call at 3:00 p.m., (669) 900-6833 and enter the Meeting ID: 926 9699 1265
View live Webcast at www.riversideca.gov/meeting
At this meeting, the City Council will receive public comment on the draft 2019-2020 HUD Annual Action Plan that is to be submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
BACKGROUND
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) approved the City of Riverside's Five-Year Consolidated Plan in 2015. The Consolidated Plan provides an inventory of existing programs and activities, resources, demographics, unmet needs, and identifies strategies and resources [such as Community Development Block Grant funds (CDBG), HOME, Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA), and Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG)] needed to continue implementing existing programs and activities and to formulate programs and activities needed to address the unmet needs. Since the approval of the Consolidated Plan, it is the Annual Action Plan that incrementally addresses and implements identified programs and activities prepared and submitted to HUD for approval. The Annual Action Plan prepared for 2019-2020 implements the strategy and goals identified in the Consolidated Plan.
Federal Regulation 24 CFR 91.105 requires the City to notify and provide its citizens an opportunity to comment and provide input on proposed changes to an approved plan. This notice serves this purpose and allows the City to comply with the law. The proposed Substantial Amendment to the approved Plan affected by this Notice is for the use of HOME Investment Partnerships Program - American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) to be used to support activities such as the development of affordable housing, purchase and development of non-congregate shelter, tenant based rental assistance and supportive services.
PUBLIC COMMENT
A draft of this document is available at
https://riversideca.gov/homelesssolutions/housing-authority/grants/home-arp or by email to [email protected] to request copies. The public is invited to submit written comments on the proposed update to the HUD Annual Action Plan 2021-2022.
All comments relative to the draft documents mentioned above should be submitted to the City of Riverside, Office of Homeless solutions prior to the close of the hearing on June 28, 2022. Comments can be presented in the Art Pick Council Chamber during the public hearing. Questions and written comments regarding the draft of the 2021-2022 HUD Annual Action Plan may be addressed to Michelle Davis, Housing Authority Manager at 3900 Main Street, 5th Floor Riverside, California 92522. You may also call (951) 826-5743 or email [email protected] with any questions concerning the above documents.
Mail written statements to City Clerk, City Hall, 3900 Main Street, Riverside, CA 92522, or by email to [email protected]. Comments via the eComments feature at www.riversideca.gov/meeting may be submitted through 11 a.m., June 28, 2022.
Comments can be presented in person in the Art Pick Council Chamber during the public hearing.
ACCESSIBILITY TO MEETINGS AND DOCUMENTS
It is the objective of the City to comply with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and the ADA Amendment Act of 2008, the Fair Housing Act, and the Architectural Barriers Act in all respects. If you require public documents in an accessible format, the City will make reasonable efforts to accommodate your request. If you require a disability-related accommodation to participate in a hearing or meeting, please contact the City's ADA Coordinator at least 72 hours prior to the meeting at (951) 826-5427.
DONESIA GAUSE
City Clerk of the City of Riverside
Dated and Published: June 10, 2022