Resolution No.
STOCKTON CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE 2025-2029 CONSOLIDATED PLAN, 2025-2026 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION PLAN, LANGUAGE ACCESS PLAN, AND SECTION 3 PLAN FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS, AND EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANTS PROGRAMS
Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (“Act”) finds and declares that the future welfare of the nation and the well-being of its citizens depends upon establishing and maintaining viable urban communities as social, economic, and political entities and requires systematic and sustained action by federal, state, and local governments to eliminate blight and conserve and renew older urban areas in order to improve the living conditions and environment of low and moderate income families and to develop new centers of population growth and economic activity; and Of utmost importance to the welfare of the community and a vital concern under the Act with regard to persons of low and moderate income is eliminating slums and blight, preventing blighting influence, and preventing the deterioration of private property, neighborhoods, and community facilities; and The elimination of conditions that are detrimental to the health, safety, and public welfare through infrastructure improvements, environmental cleanup, rehabilitation assistance, community development, and related activities are vital concerns to the City of Stockton (“City”); and In compliance with 24 CFR, Parts 91, 92, 570, and 576, which address the Consolidated Submission for Community Planning and Development Programs, the City prepared a Consolidated Plan for Community Development Block Grant (“CDBG”), Home Investment Partnerships (“HOME”), and Emergency Solutions Grants (“ESG”) Programs; and The Consolidated Plan is the City’s five-year planning document for CDBG, HOME and ESG funds, which provides an assessment of local housing conditions and a long-term strategy for addressing community needs; and The Consolidated Plan regulations (24 CFR 91) require each state and local government to submit a certification that it is affirmatively furthering fair housing which means that it will conduct an analysis of impediments to fair housing choice and take appropriate actions to overcome the effects of impediments identified through that analysis; and On March 14, 2025, a notice that the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan, 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan, Community Participation Plan, Language Access Plan, and Section 3 Plan were available for review was published in The Record, the local newspaper of general circulation, and posted in public places, thereby beginning a 30-day period for citizens to review and comment on the draft plans; and The City’s application for funds under the CDBG, HOME, and ESG Programs, which include the Consolidated Plan and the One-Year Action Plan, must be filed with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) on or before May 16, 2025; and
On April 15, 2025, the City Council held a public hearing during which the City Council requested a continuation of the public hearing to the April 29, 2025, Council meeting; and On April 29, 2025, the City Council held a public hearing during which staff presented an overview of the elements of the proposed Consolidated Plan, Annual Action Plan, Community Participation Plan, Language Access Plan, and Section 3 Plan, and citizens were provided an opportunity to comment and all persons requesting to be heard were heard and their comments considered; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STOCKTON, AS FOLLOWS:
The City Council hereby approves and adopts the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan (Con Plan), 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan (Action Plan), Community Participation Plan, Language Access Plan, and Section 3 Plan for the CDBG, HOME, and ESG Programs, all of which are on file with the Office of the City Clerk and the Economic Development Department.
The City Manager, or designee, is hereby authorized to coordinate final revisions to the Con Plan and Action Plan to ensure that approved activities and all public comments received during the 30-day public comment period are included in the final Con Plan and Action Plan.
The City Manager is hereby authorized to take such actions as necessary and appropriate to file the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan, including proportional adjustments to funding amounts based on the final HUD allocations.
The City Council hereby assures the United States of America and the Secretary of HUD that the City, as the applicant, shall:
Fully comply with the HUD regulations effectuated by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. //
Fully comply with the federal labor standards imposed under Title VII of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1977.
The City Manager, or designee, is hereby authorized to execute all documents and forward them to HUD, and to take whatever actions are necessary and appropriate to carry out the purpose and intent of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED: April 29, 2025 .
CHRISTINA FUGAZI
Mayor of the City of Stockton
ATTEST:
KATHERINE ROLAND, CMC, CPMC
City Clerk of the City of Stockton