CITY OF RIVERSIDE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR
SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE
CITY O 2023-2024 HUD ANNUAL ACTION PLAN
RIVERSIDE
City of Arts & Innovation
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Riverside has prepared its draft amendment of the HUD Annual Action Plan for the program year 2023-2024. 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 December 13, 2024, and run through January 14, 2025.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Action Plan Amendment will be presented to the City Council for approval on the following date:
DATE: January 14, 2025
TIME: 3:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Art Pick Council Chamber, 3900 Main Street, Riverside, CA View live Webcast at www.riversideca.gov/meeting
At this meeting, the City Council will receive public comment on the 2023-2024 HUD Annual Action Plan that was submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on May 9, 2023.
BACKGROUND
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) approved the City of Riverside's Five-Year Consolidated Plan in 2020. 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 Solutions Grants (ESG)] needed to continue implementing existing programs and activities and to formulate programs and activities needed to address the unmet needs. Since the approva 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 2023-2024 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 with 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 will allow the City to allocate an additional $400,695 of CDBG Unprogrammed Funds to the Riverside Access Center Renovation project located at 2880 Hulen Place for a total CDBG allocation of $1,361,695.
PUBLIC COMMENT
A Draft of this document is available at https://riversideca.gov/cedd/community- development-block-grant-grants-funding 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 2023-2024. Questions and written comments regarding the 2023- 2024 HUD Annual Action Plan may be addressed to Michelle Guzman, Senior Project Manager at 3900 Main Street, 5th Floor Riverside, California 92522. You may also call (951) 826-5302 or email [email protected] with any questions concerning the above documents. The public is also invited to submit written comments on the draft Annual Action Plan. 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 may be submitted until 11 a.m. on January 14, 2025, at www.riversideca.gov/meeting. Comments can be presented in person at the Art Pick Council Chamber during the public hearing.
All comments relating to the draft documents mentioned above should be submitted to the City of Riverside, Housing and Human Services Department prior to the close of the hearing on January 14, 2025.
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 view or 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.
For a Spanish copy of the Notice of Public Comment period for the substantial amendment to the 2023-2024 HUD Annual Action Plan Public Notice, you may contact Michelle Guzman at (951) 826-5302 or by email at [email protected] DONESIÀ GAUSE
City Clerk of the City of Riverside
Dated and Published: December 13, 2024