September 16, 2025
Consuelo Sauls
Taylored Archaeology
Via Email to: [email protected]
Re: Tulare County Education Project, Tulare County
To Whom It May Concern:
As requested, a search of the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) Sacred Lands File (SLF) was completed based on information submitted for the above referenced project. The results were negative. Be aware that tribes do not always record their sacred sites in the SLF, nor are they required to do so. As such, an SLF search is not a substitute for consultation with all tribes that are traditionally and culturally affiliated with a project’s geographic area.
Attached is a list of Native American tribes that are traditionally and culturally affiliated with the project’s geographic area. Please contact all of the listed tribes as they may have information about sacred sites within the project area that is not listed with the NAHC.
If within two weeks of notification, a response has not been received, the Commission requests that you follow up with a telephone call or email to ensure that the project information was received.
If you receive notification of a change of address or phone number from a tribe, please inform the NAHC so that we can assure that our lists contain current information.
In addition to engaging in tribal consultation, you should consult the appropriate regional California Historical Research Information System (CHRIS) information center to determine whether it has information regarding the presence of recorded archaeological sites within the project area.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact me at my email address: [email protected]
Sincerely,
Melina Carlos
Cultural Resources Analyst
Attachment
CHAIRPERSON
Reginald Pagaling
Chumash
VICE-CHAIRPERSON
Buffy McQuillen
Yokayo Pomo, Yuki,
Nomlaki
SECRETARY
Isaac Bojorquez
Ohlone-Costanoan
PARLIAMENTARIAN
Wayne Nelson
Luiseño
COMMISSIONER
Sara Dutschke
Miwok
COMMISSIONER
Stanley Rodriguez
Kumeyaay
COMMISSIONER
Bennae Calac
Pauma-Yuima Band of
Luiseño Indians
COMMISSIONER
Vacant
COMMISSIONER
Vacant
ACTING EXECUTIVE
SECRETARY
Michelle Carr
NAHC HEADQUARTERS
1550 Harbor Boulevard
Suite 100
West Sacramento,
California 95691
(916) 373-3710
[email protected]
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County Tribe Name Fed (F)
NonFed (N)
Contact Person Contact Address Phone # Fax # Email Address Cultural Affiliation
Kitanemuk &
Yowlumne Tejon
Indians
N Delia Dominguez,
Chairperson
115 Radio Street
Bakersfield, CA,
93305
(626) 339-6785 2deedominguez
@gmail.com
Kitanemuk
Southern
Valley Yokut
Santa Rosa
Rancheria Tachi
Yokut Tribe
F Nichole Escalon,
Cultural Specialist
l
P.O. Box 8
Lemoore, CA,
93245
(559) 924-1278 nescalon@tachiyokut-nsn.govSouthern
Valley Yokut
Santa Rosa
Rancheria Tachi
Yokut Tribe
F Shana Powers,
THPO
P.O. Box 8
Lemoore, CA,
93245
(559) 423-3900 Southern
Valley Yokut
Santa Rosa
Rancheria Tachi
Yokut Tribe
F Samantha
McCarty, Cultural
Specialist ll
P.O. Box 8
Lemoore, CA,
93245
(559) 633-3440 smccarty@tachiyokut-nsn.govSouthern
Valley Yokut
Table Mountain
Rancheria
F Bob Pennell,
Cultural Resource
Director
P.O. Box 410
Friant, CA, 93626
(559) 325-0351 (559) 325-0394 [email protected] Yokut
Table Mountain
Rancheria
F Michelle HerediaCordova,
Chairperson
P.O. Box 410
Friant, CA, 93626
(559) 822-2587 (559) 822-2693 mhcordova@tmr.
org
Yokut
Tule River Indian
Tribe
F Felix Christman,
THPO
340 North
Reservation Road
Porterville, CA,
(559) 719-0420 felix.christman@t
ulerivertribensn.gov
Yokut
Tule River Indian
Tribe
F Kerri Vera,
Environmental
Department
340 North
Reservation Road
Porterville, CA,
(559) 781-4271 kerri.vera@tuleriv
ertribe-nsn.gov
Yokut
Wuksachi Indian
Tribe/Eshom
Valley Band
N Kenneth
Woodrow,
Chairperson
1179 Rock Haven
Ct.
Salinas, CA, 93906
(831) 443-9702 kwood8934@aol.
com
Foothill Yokut
Mono
This list is current only as of the date of this document. Distribution of this list does not relieve any person of statutory responsibility as defined in Section 7050.5 of the Health and Safety Code, Section 5097.94 of the Public Resources Code and Section 5097.98 of the Public Resources Code.
This list is only applicable for contacting local Native Americans with regard to cultural resources assessment for the proposed Tulare County Education Project, Tulare County.
Record: PROJ-2025-005166
Report Type: List of Tribes
Counties: Tulare
NAHC Group: All
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Costa,Fresno,Inyo,Kern,Kings,Madera
,Mariposa,Merced,Monterey,Sacrame
8/12/2025
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Costa,Fresno,Inyo,Kern,Kings,Madera
,Mariposa,Merced,Monterey,Sacrame
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an Benito,San Francisco,San
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San Benito,San Luis Obispo,Tulare
Fresno,Kern,Kings,Madera,Monterey,
San Benito,San Luis Obispo,Tulare
12/21/2023
Native American Heritage Commission
Native American Contact List
Tulare County
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Updated
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Angeles,Madera,Monterey,San
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San Benito,San Luis Obispo,Tulare
10/3/2023
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San Benito,San Luis Obispo,Tulare
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TULARE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION
VISALIA, TULARE COUNTY, CA NEW ADMINISTRATION
FACILITY EXPANSION 01/24/2025
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April 6, 2026
TCOE Expansion
General Plan Amendment No. 2025-05
Prezone & Change of Zone No. 2025-06
Annexation No. 2025-03
City Council Hearing
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Location and Project Description
• The site is located at 11720 and 11836
Ave 264 and 6200 South Mooney
Boulevard.
• APNs: 122-470-003, 122-480-004, 122-
480-008, and 122-480-018.
• The existing site is located at
6200 South Mooney Blvd. and
includes a 91,596 sq. ft. office
building.
S. Burke Street
S. Mooney Blvd.
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Project Description
visalia.gov
Tulare County Office of Education:
• The existing administrative office and conference office located at 6200 S. Mooney Blvd. • Acquired portions of adjacent parcels, expanding overall campus site by 12.54 acres. • The proposal aids in consolidation and centralization of existing TCOE offices. • 5 proposed buildings and uses:
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Project Description
visalia.gov
Entitlements needed to facilitate the request:
• General Plan Amendment (GPA) No. 2025-05:
• To expand the Urban Development Boundary (UDB)
• Establish land use designations for parcels located outside the City’s UDB. • Redesignate the underlying General Plan Land Use for those parcels:
• Agriculture to Public/Institutional & the existing TCOE site from Commercial Mixed Use to Public/Institutional.
• Essential for the annexation of land and proposed development through the City’s process and connection to City infrastructure and services. • Prezone and Change of Zone (COZ) No. 2025-06:
• To prezone unincorporated territory, determining applicable zoning upon annexation, • To change the existing zoning for the TCOE site from C-MU (Commercial Mixed Use) to QP (Quasi-Public),
• Consistent with the General Plan Amendment No. 2025-05.
S. Mooney Blvd.
Current
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Boundary
Current
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Project Description Cont.
visalia.gov
Entitlements needed to facilitate the request:
• Annexation No. 2025-03:
• To incorporate several parcels into the City Limits.
• LAFCo requires annexation to square off the city boundary, avoiding the creation of a county island.
• Conditional Use Permit (CUP) No. 2025-28:
• VMC conditionally permits schools in the Quasi-Public zone. • CUP’s grant the Planning Commission the ability to apply special consideration. • Staff supports the TCOE’s campus expansion as the project complies with General Plan land use policies as stated in the General Plan analysis section below.
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General Plan and Zoning Compatibility
visalia.gov
• Land Use Element:
• LU-P-108: Designate land for Public/Institutional uses on the Land Use Diagram, including City Hall and other City buildings, County and other government buildings, schools, colleges and universities, hospitals, police and fire stations, the Municipal Airport, and waste management facilities.
• LU-O-13: Minimize urban sprawl and leap-frog development by encouraging compact, concentric and contiguous growth.
• Parks, Schools, Community Facilities, and Utilities Element:
• PSCU-P-34: Coordinate land use and development with school location and site design, working with the Visalia Unified School District and other districts to ensure that adequate facilities are available and integrated with neighborhoods.
• PSCU-P-39: Promote the location and development of vocational and trade schools and alternative and continuing education programs such as Visalia Charter Independent Study. • PSCU-P-44: Support efforts to involve youth in leadership and job training programs. 1337
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Parking
visalia.gov
• Uses and VMC Parking Requirements:
• Pursuant to the Visalia Municipal Code Chapter 17.34:
• Offices – Section 17.34.020.F.4: Offices, including all public and professional offices, except as otherwise specified: one parking space for each two hundred fifty (250) square feet of building area, with a minimum of four parking spaces.
• Classrooms – Section 17.34.020.C.3: High schools, one parking space for each employee plus seven parking spaces for each classroom.
• Warehousing – Section 17.34.020.F.17: Storage and
warehouses: one parking space for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of building area.
• Uses and VMC Parking Requirements:
• Existing: 379 parking stalls
• Proposed: 388 parking stalls
• Total: 767 parking stalls
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Access, Connectivity, and Circulation
visalia.gov
• On and Offsite Improvements:
• Existing along Mooney Boulevard (State Route 63).
• Has full improvements across the existing facility’s frontage. • Secondary vehicular access point at Avenue 264.
• Needed to facilitate fire access and to provide a secondary point of ingress/egress for the TCOE campus. • Intended to be gated.
• Full improvements to 264 not warranted at this time, per Engineering Division. • Should additional development be considered additional street improvements will be required. • i.e.: sidewalks, curb, gutter, park strip landscaping, city streetlights, etc., to City standards. • Existing facility and expansion will be connected via interior drive aisles. • Some demolition of existing improvements like solar canopies and stormwater gutters will need to occur and be reconfigured, however, there is no concern from staff regarding the cohesion of the two phases. 1339
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Landscaping, Lighting, and Fencing
visalia.gov
• Uses and VMC Parking Requirements:
• Existing facility is fully landscaped.
• Along Mooney Boulevard frontage and included
“greenbelt” of landscaping around its perimeter.
• Expansion set to mirror landscaping design.
• The Mooney frontage has black wrought iron fencing
and access gates,
• The remainder of the perimeter is predominantly
fenced with chain-link fencing.
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Environmental Review
visalia.gov
• Tulare County Office of Education Prepared IS/MND:
• Evaluated pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) by TCOE which acted as the Lead Agency for the project. • TCOE adopted the Mitigated Negative Declaration and approved moving forward with the project finding that, with implementation of identified mitigation measures, the project would not result in significant environmental impacts. • TCOE consulted with City staff on the preparation of the Initial Study and MND. The City has independently reviewed and considered the Initial Study and MND, together with the administrative record associated with the Lead Agency’s approval of the project and finds that the environmental document adequately evaluates the environmental impacts of the project. • TCOE identifies the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the project. Table 3-19 recognizes measures intended for:
• One (1) Agricultural Resources related to impacts to Prime Farmland.1 • Three (3) Biological Resources related to protecting nesting Swainsons hawks, roosting pallid bat and western mastiff bat, obtaining a permit from the SWRCB for impacts to jurisdictional waters, protecting nesting birds; • Two (2) Cultural Resources related to whether any accidental discovery of unidentified archaeological remains or human remains during development or ground-moving activities in the project boundary. 1341
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Planning Commission Meeting, March 23, 2026
visalia.gov
• Staff presented the entitlements to the Planning Commission on March 23, 2026. • The General Plan Amendment, Prezone and Change of Zone, and Annexation were each recommended for approval to the City Council in a 4-0 vote.
• The Conditional Use Permit was approved in a 4-0 approval. • The applicant representative addressed the Commission, and no other comment from the public was received.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends City Council adopt:
• Resolution No. 2026-21 – TCOE produced IS/MND,
• Resolution No. 2026-20 – Annexation No. 2025-03, and, • Resolution No. 2026-19 – General Plan Amendment No. 2025-05.
Staff recommends City Council Introduce:
• Ordinance No. 2026-06 – Prezone and Change of Zone No. 2025-06.
BASIS FOR FINDINGS
Staff’s recommendation is based on the conclusion that the request is consistent with the General Plan Land Use Element and the Parks, Schools, Community Facilities, and Utilities Element, and the Zoning Ordinance. 1343
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Visalia City Council
Staff Report
Visalia City Council
707 W. Acequia
Visalia, CA 93291
File #: 25-0724 Agenda Date: 4/6/2026 Agenda #: 2.
Agenda Item Wording:
Public Hearing to review draft 2026 Annual Action Plan and 2025 Annual Action Plan Amendment - Conduct the first public hearing to review and comment on the proposed use of U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership Program for the Program Year (PY) 2026 Annual Action Plan and PY 2025 CDBG Annual Action Plan Amendment.
Agenda Date: 04/06/2026
Prepared by: Margie Perez, Housing Specialist, [email protected], (559) 713-4460; Nichol Ritchie, Finance Manager, [email protected], (559) 713-4379; Renee Nagel, Finance Director, [email protected], (559) 713-4375
Department Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council provide comments and conduct a public hearing on the following:
- PY 2026 CDBG Annual Action Plan;
- PY 2026 HOME Annual Action Plan; and
- PY 2025 CDBG Annual Action Plan Amendment.
Summary:
Staff is seeking direction from the City Council and public comment on the priorities and activity allocations proposed for the 2nd year of the current 5-year Consolidated Plan (ConPlan) in the PY 2026 (Fiscal Year 2026-2027) Annual Action Plan and PY 2025 (Fiscal Year 2025-2026) Annual Action Plan Amendment. The proposed programs for the draft PY 2026 Annual Action Plan and PY 2025 Annual Action Plan Amendment were formulated based upon applications received in response to a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) released by the City to seek applications for the available funding. At this time, Council can change the draft PY 2026 Annual Action Plan and PY 2025 Annual Action Plan Amendment; however, significant changes would require an amendment to the current 5- year ConPlan.
Staff will incorporate any requested changes and return to Council with the final 2026 Annual Action Plan on April 20, 2026, to hold a public hearing for adoption. The final plan will include any comments provided by Council today, those received at meetings with the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) on April 1, 2026, and all public comments received during the 30-day Public Review Period beginning March 20, 2026, through April 20, 2026. The adopted 2026 Annual Action Plan is due to HUD by May 15, 2026.
Background Discussion:
The City of Visalia is an entitlement community (EC) for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and a participating jurisdiction (PJ) for the HOME Investment Partnerships Program.
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Development (HUD). This provides the City with annual direct grant funding primarily for the benefit of low-income persons and households. As required by HUD, the City develops a 5-year Strategic Plan based on a Community Needs Assessment which is reviewed and approved by Council during the development of the Consolidated Plan (ConPlan). As also required by HUD, the City develops an Annual Action Plan each year for the purpose of implementing the activities included in the ConPlan.
The Program Year (PY) 2026 Annual Action Plan is the second year of the current 5-year ConPlan, and the plan objectives have been produced based upon those established in the City’s 5-year Strategic Plan.
Staff is seeking direction from the City Council on the priorities and activity allocations proposed for the second year of the current 5-year Consolidated Plan (ConPlan) in the PY 2026 (Fiscal Year 2026- 2027) Annual Action Plan. The proposed programs for the draft PY 2026 Annual Action Plan were formulated based upon applications received in response to a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) released by the City to seek applications for the available funding. At this time, Council can change the draft PY 2026 Annual Action Plan; however, significant changes would require an amendment to the current 5-year ConPlan.
Once public comment and Council direction have been received, staff will incorporate any changes directed by Council and return with the final PY 2026 Annual Action Plan and PY 2025 Annual Action Plan on April 20, 2026, to hold a public hearing for adoption. The final plan and amendment will include any comments provided by Council today, those received during the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) on April 1, 2026, and all public comments received during the 30-day public comment period beginning on March 20, 2026, through April 20, 2026. The adopted PY 2026 Annual Action Plan must be submitted to HUD by May 15, 2026.
PY 2026 proposed Annual Action Plan: The proposed PY 2026 Annual Action Plan consists of an estimated $1,200,000 in CDBG projected resources, and $525,000 in HOME projected resources.
The PY 2026 proposed CDBG and HOME resources, activities, and funding allocations are explained in further detail below.
Projected PY 2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Resources and Expenses:
The PY 2026 CDBG resources consists of $1,150,000 in estimated annual grant allocation, and $50,000 in estimated program income, for an estimated total of $1,200,000 in PY 2026 CDBG resources as identified in Table 1: 2026 CDBG Projected Resources. *CDBG program income is generated from repayments of CDBG funded first-time homebuyer and owner-occupied rehabilitation loans.
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5-year ConPlan goals and priorities approved by Council on April 21, 2025.
The City released a NOFA from January 5th, 2026, through February 5th, 2026, to solicit applications for the administration of the City’s PY 2026 CDBG public services, single-family home repair program, and senior/disabled mobile home repair program. The NOFA was published in the Visalia Times Delta on 1/2/26 and 1/7/26. The NOFA was posted on the City’s purchasing website, on the Central Valley Purchasing System “BidNet”, and on the Kings/Tulare Homeless Alliance listserv on 1/6/26 and 1/23/26, which has over 630 recipients.
CDBG NOFA Committee Recommended 2026 Annual Action Plan Activities:
The proposed PY 2026 Annual Action Plan activities and their respective funding are summarized in Attachment B. Staff requests that Council comment, discuss, and direct any requested changes to the proposed project and program allocations.
CDBG Admin & Planning:
The 2026 CDBG administration and planning budget is $240,000, which is 20% of the 2026 grant allocation and program income. The administration budget will pay for staff and operations to oversee the CDBG program.
CDBG Public Services:
CDBG federal regulations restrict public services to 15%. This means that $180,000 is available from the 2026 grant allocation and prior year program income. The City received $395,217 in request. All requests were reviewed and ranked by an evaluation committee. The Committee funding recommendations are based upon the priorities set by the current ConPlan and intended to provide funding where it will be most impactful. The NOFA also imposed the limitation of program administration (staffing, operating, etc.) to 25% of total program budgets. The PY 2026 Proposed CDBG Public Services are listed below and included in Table 2: PY 2026 CDBG Proposed Public Services.
As a result of the release of the PY 2026 CDBG NOFA, the City received the following public service applications:
· Kings/Tulare Homeless Alliance (KTHA): Requested $20,000 and the NOFA committee recommends $20,000.
o KTHA is the designated Continuum of Care (CoC) for our region. The CoC is recommended by HUD as a comprehensive approach and to promote communitywide cooperation to end homelessness. As the designated CoC, KTHA oversees the Point in Time (PIT) Count. KTHA oversees the administration of HUD funded Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) and Rapid Rehousing (RRH) programs, as well as the Visalia City Council Page 3 of 8 Printed on 3/30/2026
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Supportive Housing (PSH) and Rapid Rehousing (RRH) programs, as well as the Coordinated Entry System (CES) which begins the process of housing placement.
KTHA also operates the Visalia weekly Local Initiatives Navigation Center (LINC) at the Visalia Rescue Mission to promote services including mental health assessments/enrollments, document readiness, mainstream benefit enrollment, social security advocacy, substance abuse program enrollments, veteran services, clothing assistance, and food assistance.
· Family Services of Tulare County (FSTC): Requested $50,000 and the NOFA committee recommends $50,000.
o FSTC administers a HUD CoC Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) rental voucher program that requires a 25% match to secure funding. These CDBG funds will be used as a required match to secure PSH rental vouchers for chronically homeless individuals residing in Visalia. FSTC also provides ongoing case management and support services to chronically homeless persons already housed in Visalia who are currently receiving a PSH voucher. If PSH match is not secured, these currently housed chronically homeless individuals could return to living on the streets in Visalia. · Community Services, Employment &Training (CSET): Requested $25,000 and the NOFA committee recommends $30,000.
o CSET will provide fair housing education outreach and workshops to Visalia residents.
Fair housing education services are a requirement to remain compliant with our Housing Element and 5-year ConPlan. CSET requested $25,000; however, they exhausted their FY 2025/26 allocation by January 2026. As a result, the NOFA committee recommends providing an additional $5,000 to allow fair housing education services and outreach through the end of the next fiscal year and remaining compliant with our Housing Element and ConPlan.
· Salt + Light (S+L): Requested $300,217 and the NOFA committee recommends $80,000. o S+L will provide direct homeless services which will include street outreach, case management, housing search and housing placement assistance, documentation assistance, landlord coordination, transportation assistance, completion of the VISPDAT assessment, Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) data entry, and participate in the Coordinated Entry System. Direct client assistance includes rental application fees, security deposits, client moving costs, and basic palliative care items including hygiene kits.
Due to the limited funding, staff worked with S+L to reduce the scope which eliminated food services.
CDBG Affordable Housing Projects:
· The PY 2026 CDBG Proposed Affordable Housing Projects are listed below and included in Table 3: PY 2026 CDBG Projected Affordable Housing Projects. The City received $395,000 in requests and is recommending to fund $395,000 based on available funding.
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· Self-Help Enterprises (SHE) - Single-Family Home Repair Program: Requested $100,000 and the NOFA committee recommends $100,000.
o SHE applied to administer a Single-Family Home Repair Program (SFHRP) to provide at least 3 low-income senior and/or disabled owner-occupied homeowners with necessary repairs including roof repair/replacement, accessibility improvements, floor repair/replacement, and energy efficient improvements.
o The SFHRP will provide up to $25,000 in assistance per household to allow for additional home repairs including roof repairs. The most sought-after repairs are roof repairs ranging from $20,000 to $25,000 per home.
· Self-Help Enterprises (SHE) - Senior Mobile Home Repair Program: Requested $100,000 and the NOFA committee recommends $100,000.
o SHE applied to administer a Senior Mobile Home Repair Program (SMHRP) to provide at least 3 low-income senior and/or disabled owner-occupied mobile homeowners with necessary repairs including roof repair/replacement, accessibility improvements, floor repair/replacement, and energy efficient improvements.
o The SMHRP will provide up to $25,000 in assistance per mobile home, to allow for additional mobile home repairs including roof repairs. The most sought-after senior repairs are roof repairs ranging from $20,000 to $25,000 per mobile home. · Code-Enforcement: Requested $195,000 and the NOFA committee recommends $195,000. o The NOFA committee recommends $195,000 to provide code enforcement inspections in CDBG eligible low-moderate income target areas to address substandard housing.
This funding pays the full cost of one staff position which is responsible for code enforcement in CDBG Target Areas. Code Enforcement activities were identified as an objective during the development of the 5-year Consolidated Plan. HUD requires consistent CDBG drawdowns to prevent becoming an at-risk grantee. Code Enforcement allows for consistent monthly CDBG drawdowns to remain in compliance with CDBG regulations. Code enforcement also generates approximately $35,000 in CDBG program income that is returned to the program.
CDBG Facility Improvement Projects:
The PY 2026 CDBG proposed facility improvement projects are listed below and included in Table 4:
PY 2026 CDBG Projected Facility Improvement Projects.
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· Parks Improvements - Lincoln Oval Park (CP0752): At $140,000 for park improvements at Lincoln Oval Park to complete the installation of a wrought iron fence around the park and provide LED lighting. On April 21, 2025, Council approved CDBG funds for park improvements in the current 5-year ConPlan. The Lincoln Oval project CP0752 currently has budget $50,000 in CDBG funds approved by Council on April 15, 2024 in the PY 2024 Action Plan, bringing the updated budget to $190,000 in CDBG funds due to actual project costs. · ADA Compliance Project - ADA Tree Wells (CP0618): At $245,000 for ADA Compliance Projects, which includes design and construction for tree well rehabilitation in the downtown area per the request of the Disability Advocacy Committee (DAC), prior to its transition into the Citizens Advisory Committee. The current condition of the tree wells creates barriers to accessibility in the downtown area and this project is a high priority for Visalia’s disabled citizens. The ADA Tree Wells project CP0618 will have a budget of $900,000 in the PY 2025 Action Plan Amendment, bringing the updated budget to $1,145,000 in CDBG funds. *Any increase or decrease of PY 2026 CDBG annual allocation or program income will be an adjustment to the ADA tree wells compliance project CP0618.
Projected PY 2026 HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) Resources and Expenses:
The PY 2026 HOME projected resources include $425,000 in HOME estimated annual grant allocation, $100,000* in estimated program income, for an estimated total of $525,000 as identified in Table 5: PY 2025 HOME Projected Resources. *HOME program income is normally generated from repayment of HOME funded first-time homebuyer or owner-occupied rehabilitation loans.
The PY 2026 Proposed HOME funding is listed below and included in Table 6: PY 2026 HOME Proposed Funding.
· HOME Administration: $50,000 for PY 2026 HOME Admin and Planning. This amount is within the 10% allowed for administration of the HOME program by HUD.
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· HOME CHDO - Crescent Meadows Senior Affordable Housing Project (CP0792): $475,00 toward construction of Crescent Meadows an 80-unit senior affordable housing project within the City of Visalia for low-income seniors aged 62 years as approved by Council in the 5-year ConPlan. As a HOME Participation Jurisdiction, the City is required to provide at least 15% of the annual HOME funds awarded to a Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) to develop affordable housing. Self-Help Enterprises (SHE) is currently the only CHDO for the City of Visalia. The HOME CHDO 15% has been combined with additional HOME funds to provide for a HOME CHDO senior affordable housing project as specified in the current 5-year ConPlan. The HOME CHDO - Crescent Meadows project CP0752 currently has budget $226,944 in HOME funds approved by Council on April 21, 2025, in the PY 2025 Annual Action Plan, bringing the updated budget to $701,944 in HOME funds. The City’s total HOME commitment is $1 million from FY 25/26, FY 26/27, and FY 27/28 of HOME funds to the Crescent Meadows Project, which was approved by Council on 7/21/2025. **Any increase or decrease of PY 2026 HOME annual allocation, program income, and/or prior year resources will be an adjustment to Crescent Meadows the HOME senior affordable housing project CP0792.
Proposed FY 2025/26 Annual Action Plan Amendment (see Attachment “C”):
The Program Year (PY) 2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Annual Action Plan Amendment includes reappropriating $900,000 of unspent emergency shelter development funds (CP0793) to the ADA tree well compliance project (CP0618), as shown below in Table 7: Proposed PY 2025 CDBG Annual Action Plan Amendment. The purpose of the PY 2025 CDBG Annual Action Amendment is to allow additional time to plan for the development of an emergency shelter.
Public Hearing for Adoption: Staff will return to Council with the final drafts of the PY 2026 Annual Action Plan, and PY 2025 Action Plan Amendment on April 20, 2026, to hold a public hearing for adoption. This will include the comments provided by Council today, those received at the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting on April 1, 2026, and all public comments received during the 30 -day public review period commencing March 20, 2026, through April 20, 2026, including those received tonight, and at the April 20th public hearing. The adopted PY 2026 Annual Action Plan must be submitted to HUD no later than May 15, 2026.
Fiscal Impact including annual maintenance and operating costs: All expenditures proposed in this item will be funded with CDBG and HOME grant funds and no General Fund money is requested or included. The final budgets for CDBG and HOME, as approved in the 2026 Annual Action Plan and 2025 Annual Action Plan Amendment will be appropriated at the April 20, 2026, City Council meeting.
Prior Council Action: • April 15,
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2024 - Adoption of the 2024 Annual Action Plan • April 21, 2025 - Adoption of the 5-year (2025/26 - 2029/30) Consolidated Plan and 2025 Annual Action Plan. • July 21, 2025 - Authorized
recertification of Self-Help Enterprises as a Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO); and commitment of $1 million in HOME funds for the development of Crescent Meadow a senior affordable housing project.
Alternatives: None Recommended
Recommended Motion (and Alternative Motions if expected):
No motion is required.
Environmental Assessment Status: N/A
CEQA Review: N/A
Deadline for Action: 04/06/2026
Attachments:
• Attachment A: Draft 2026 Annual Action Plan
• Attachment B: Draft 2026 AAP Table
• Attachment C: Draft 2025 Action Plan Amendment
• Attachment D: Draft 2026 AAP PowerPoint
Strategic Goal: Indicates which City Strategic Goal(s) this item supports. Check all that apply. ☐
Economic
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Excellence
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2 Table of Contents
Executive Summary ................................................................................................................... 3 AP-05 Executive Summary - 24 CFR 91.200(c), 91.220(b)..................................................... 3 PR-05 Lead & Responsible Agencies – 91.200(b).................................................................. 7 AP-10 Consultation – 91.100, 91.200(b), 91.215(l)................................................................. 8 AP-12 Participation – 91.105, 91.200(c) ................................................................................15 Expected Resources.................................................................................................................17 AP-15 Expected Resources – 91.220(c)(1,2).........................................................................17 Annual Goals and Objectives ....................................................................................................20 Projects .................................................................................................................................22 AP-35 Projects – 91.220(d) ...................................................................................................22 AP-38 Project Summary ........................................................................................................23 AP-50 Geographic Distribution – 91.220(f) ............................................................................27 Affordable Housing ...................................................................................................................28 AP-55 Affordable Housing – 91.220(g) ..................................................................................28 AP-60 Public Housing – 91.220(h).........................................................................................29 AP-65 Homeless and Other Special Needs Activities – 91.220(i) ..........................................31 AP-75 Barriers to Affordable Housing – 91.220(j)..................................................................34 AP-85 Other Actions – 91.220(k)...........................................................................................36 Program Specific Requirements................................................................................................41 1354
3 Executive Summary
AP-05 Executive Summary - 24 CFR 91.200(c), 91.220(b)
1. Introduction
The City of Visalia (City) is an entitlement jurisdiction for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and a participating jurisdiction for HOME Investment Partnerships Act Program (HOME). As a required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the City develops a Consolidated Plan (ConPlan) every five years to guide the use of federal CDBG and HOME funding. The five-year ConPlan is the guiding document for allocating these resources which support projects and programs that benefit low- and moderateincome people by increasing housing and economic opportunities, strengthening low-income neighborhoods, and addressing public service and infrastructure needs. The Annual Action Plan (AAP) is also required by HUD each year of the five-year cycle and will summarize the programs and projects that will be funded by the annual grants to achieve the goals and objectives of the ConPlan. Annual accomplishments are reported on progress toward ConPlan goals in the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER).
2. Summarize the objectives and outcomes identified in the Plan The City's strategy for community enhancement utilizing CDBG and HOME funds centers on several key goals, specifically including:
• Public services
• Property maintenance
• Neighborhood preservation
• Emergency shelter
• Improve community and public facilities
• Affordable housing
• Administration
The City of Visalia has developed specific strategies to achieve these goals, which are outlined in the following sections.
• Address special service needs
• Preserve homeownership
• Combat blighting conditions
• Combat homelessness
• Enhance community development
• Increase affordable housing
• Program administration
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4 3. Evaluation of past performance
HUD requires an evaluation of the City’s progress toward goals for the CDBG and HOME funds each year of the five-year ConPlan period. Over the past five-year ConPlan period, 2020 through 2025, the City of Visalia was very productive in successfully completing several large projects at every stage of housing from supporting people experiencing homelessness to firsttime homebuyers. These projects were made possible in partnership with various organizations including CSET, TC Hope, RH Community Builders, and Self-Help Enterprises. The following projects were completed in the past five-year ConPlan period, 2020 through 2025 with the use of City of Visalia CDBG or HOME funds.
• Bridge Housing: Eden House opened in 2020 and is 22-bed bridge transitional housing project for people experiencing homelessness. The City of Visalia provided $400K in CDBG funds for development and operating funding in CDBG public service funding. • Navigation Center: The Visalia Navigation Center (VNC) opened on November 19, 2024, and is a 20,000 sq. ft. low-barrier navigation center for people experiencing homelessness enriched with robust services to transition into permanent housing. The City of Visalia provided $3.2 million in CDBG funds for the development of the VNC. • Motel Conversion: Majestic Gardens opened in March 2025 and is 42-unit motel conversion to permanent supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness.
The City of Visalia provided $1.8 million in HOME-ARP funds towards the development of Majestic Gardens.
• Affordable Housing: The Lofts at Fort Visalia opened in December 2023. The Lofts is a 3-story 80-unit multi-family mixed-used affordable complex, with 1-and 2-bedroom units for households 60% of the area median income or lower. The City of Visalia provided $2.6 million in HOME funds for the development of the Lofts. • First-Time Homebuyer: Land disposition & development of five lots on NW 5th Avenue sold to the City’s HOME-CHDO Self-Help Enterprises for the construction of 5 singlefamily homes that were sold to low-income first-time homebuyers at 80% of the area median income or lower. The City of Visalia provided $1 million in HOME funds for the development of the 5 single-family homes and $320K in HOME funds for downpayment assistance for the homebuyers of the 5 single-family homes. • Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation: An Emergency Repair and Accessibility Program and a Senior Mobile Home Repair Program were administered with CDBG funds to assist low-income owner occupants with essential home repairs including ADA improvements. • ADA Improvements: Completed essential ADA infrastructure improvements with the use of CDBG funds, including the ADA Transit Pathway and ADA Pedestrian Signals projects per the request of the Disability Advocacy Committee. 1356
5 4. Summary of Citizen Participation Process and consultation process The Program Year (PY) 2026 Annual Action Plan goals were established based on high priority needs as identified in the five-year 2025-2029 ConPlan. The City used several community outreach methods including public meetings, two surveys, and stakeholder consultations. Efforts to reach populations underrepresented in the planning process of the ConPlan included discussions regarding the survey with various housing, social service, faith-based, and other organizations that provide services to the disabled, special needs, low income, and homeless population community. Many of the organizations that assisted in the effort to distribute the surveys posted them on their websites and sent notifications to their partners and clientele. The surveys were provided in English and Spanish.
Several stakeholders were also consulted during public workshops, over the phone, and inperson at their offices. Such stakeholders included, but were not limited to, Housing providers, Health service providers, social service providers, Organizations representing protected classes, Fair housing, Broadband internet providers, Emergency management organizations, the Citizens Advisory Committee, and additional local and regional stakeholders.
The PY 2026 Annual Action Plan 30-day public comment period took place from March 20, 2026, through April 20, 2026. A Public notice was published in the Visalia Times Delta on March 17th, March 20th, and April 1st, 2026. The draft 2026 Annual Action Plan was available for review on the City's website at www.visalia.city. Public notices were also sent to the Kings Tulare Homeless Alliance listserv and the City's social media channels. The City also held the following community and city council meetings:
• Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) on April 1, 2026, at 5:30pm • City Council (Draft Review) on April 6, 2026, at 7:00pm • City Council Public Hearing (Adoption) on April 20, 2026, at 7:00pm
5. Summary of public comments
This could be a brief narrative summary or reference an attached document from the Citizen Participation section of the Con Plan.
Summary of comments will be added following the 30-day public comment period.
6. Summary of comments or views not accepted and the reasons for not accepting them
All comments will be accepted and taken into consideration.
7. Summary
The City of Visalia conducted several public meetings and hearings to gather input and review the five-year 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan. In addition, the City held stakeholder meetings with multiple community and regional organizations and agencies providing services to low income 1357
6 and homeless populations. The City has reviewed several plans to gather information for the development of this Plan that included the City of Visalia Housing Element for 2023-2031, which was being drafted concurrently with the Consolidated Plan. A summary of the full citizen participation of the 2026 Annual Action Plan will be included as Attachment B. 1358
7 PR-05 Lead & Responsible Agencies – 91.200(b)
1. Agency/entity responsible for preparing/administering the Consolidated Plan Describe the agency/entity responsible for preparing the Consolidated Plan and those responsible for administration of each grant program and funding source.
Agency Role Name Department/Agency
Lead Agency VISALIA
CDBG Administrator VISALIA Finance Department-Housing Division HOPWA Administrator N/A N/A
HOME Administrator VISALIA Finance Department- Housing Division HOPWA-C Administrator N/A N/A
Table 1 – Responsible Agencies
Narrative (optional)
The City of Visalia (City) is the Lead Agency for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) entitlement programs at the City of Visalia. The City’s Finance Department, Housing Division administers the funds it receives under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Programs.
Consolidated Plan Public Contact Information
Margie Perez, Housing Specialist
City of Visalia
Finance Department - Housing Division
707 W. Acequia Ave., Visalia, CA 93291
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (559) 713-4460
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8 AP-10 Consultation – 91.100, 91.200(b), 91.215(l)
1. Introduction
The City has fostered a community engagement process and gathered public input on community improvements that could be addressed by utilizing federal entitlement funds. During the preparation of the five-year ConPlan, the City facilitated a community outreach and engagement effort to further strengthen the dialogue between public and assisted housing providers and private and governmental health, mental health and service agencies that receive federal funding. Participants in the community outreach process provided feedback on what they viewed as the most pressing housing, special needs/public services, and community development needs in the City.
Specifically related to public and assisted housing providers, private and governmental health, mental health and service agencies, City staff has met with the County Homeless Task Group, a City Emergency Shelter Task Group, and the Continuum of Care (Homeless Alliance) members.
Organizations represented in City priorities include county and local government, faith-based organizations, concerned citizens, housing providers, service providers, including mental health, education, employment, and others.
Provide a concise summary of the jurisdiction’s activities to enhance coordination between public and assisted housing providers and private and governmental health, mental health, and service agencies (91.215(l)) City staff met with public officials, City departments, the Housing Authority of Tulare County (HATC), residents, and agencies to develop strategies for how best to invest grant funding to address discuss priority community needs. Staff met with the Citizens Advisory Committee, which acts as a liaison between the public and the City Council concerning community needs. Also, City Staff met with the Disability Advocacy Committee members, to be advised on the needs of disabled persons in the community. A focus group was held with the City’s Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO), Self-Help Enterprises, which has, in the past and present, worked collaboratively with the City of Visalia to increase the City’s supply of affordable housing.
Describe coordination with the Continuum of Care and efforts to address the needs of homeless persons (particularly chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans, and unaccompanied youth) and persons at risk of homelessness.
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9 City staff participates in regular monthly meetings of the Alliance to better understand the changing needs and challenges facing homeless populations; to coordinate strategies that ensure effective regional coordination in helping homeless individuals and families reach maximum self-sufficiency.
The City of Visalia supports the Alliance by providing grant funding for the yearly Point In Time Homeless Census and counts, the Project Homeless Connect events, as well as continued administration of the HUD Homeless Management Information System (HMIS).
Describe consultation with the Continuum(s) of Care that serves the jurisdiction's area in determining how to allocate ESG funds, develop performance standards for and evaluate outcomes of projects and activities assisted by ESG funds, and develop funding, policies and procedures for the operation and administration of HMIS.
Not applicable. The City does not receive ESG funding.
2. Describe Agencies, groups, organizations, and others who participated in the process and describe the jurisdiction’s consultations with housing, social service agencies and other entities
Representatives of the following agencies, groups, and organizations contributed to the narratives and data included in the Consolidated Plan and Action Plan preparation are listed in Table 2 on the following page.
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10 Table 2 – Agencies, groups, organizations who participated. 1 Agency/Group/Organization Kings/Tulare Homeless Alliance Agency/Group/Organization Type Housing
Services-Persons with Disabilities
Services-homeless
Regional organization
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
Public Housing Needs
Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless
Homeless Needs - Families with children
Homelessness Needs - Veterans
Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth
Homelessness Strategy
Market Analysis
Anti-poverty Strategy
Briefly describe how the
Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What
are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation
or areas for improved coordination?
Consultation provided information; Continued partnership/collaboration through CoC meetings. Survey feedback presented the ConPlan High priority needs, 2023 Action Plan through the listserv members who represent all the types of organizations listed above including service providers, and community stakeholders. The Continuum of Care, and Homeless Task Group meetings and feedback relate to the need for homeless housing. CDBG funding would assist KTHA to further meet the needs of the chronically homeless community. 2 Agency/Group/Organization Housing Authority of Tulare County Agency/Group/Organization Type PHA
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
Public Housing Needs
Non-Homeless Special Needs
Briefly describe how the
Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What
are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation
or areas for improved coordination?
HATC provided input through the survey, recommending that the city make more funding available for the acquisition and rehabilitation of more affordable housing.
HATC was also consulted in preparation of the Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan.
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11 3 Agency/Group/Organization Self-Help Enterprises
Agency/Group/Organization Type Housing
Services - Housing
Services-Education
Regional organization
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
Homeless Needs - Families with children
Lead-based Paint Strategy
Briefly describe how the
Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What
are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation
or areas for improved coordination?
Representative(s) contributed narrative and data to answer questions relevant to the Consolidated Plan, which helped in prioritizing the City's housing and community needs.
4 Agency/Group/Organization Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency Agency/Group/Organization Type Services-Children
Services-Elderly Persons
Services-Persons with Disabilities
Services-Persons with HIV/AIDS
Services-homeless
Services-Health
Health Agency
Child Welfare Agency
Regional organization
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
Non-Homeless Special Needs
Briefly describe how the
Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What
are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation
or areas for improved coordination?
Representative(s) contributed narrative and data to answer questions relevant to the Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan.
5 Agency/Group/Organization CSET
Agency/Group/Organization Type Services - Housing
Regional organization
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12 What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
Homeless Needs - Families with children
Homelessness Needs - Veterans
Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth
Non-Homeless Special Needs
Briefly describe how the
Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What
are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation
or areas for improved coordination?
Representative(s) contributed narrative and data to answer questions relevant to the Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan.
6 Agency/Group/Organization Family Services of Tulare County Agency/Group/Organization Type Services - Housing
Services-Children
Services-Elderly Persons
Services-Persons with Disabilities
Services-Persons with HIV/AIDS
Services-Victims of Domestic Violence
Services-homeless
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless
Homeless Needs - Families with children
Homelessness Needs - Veterans
Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth
Homelessness Strategy
Briefly describe how the
Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What
are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation
or areas for improved coordination?
Representative(s) contributed narrative and data to answer questions relevant to the Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan.
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13 7 Agency/Group/Organization Kings View Corporation
Agency/Group/Organization Type Services - Housing
Services-Elderly Persons
Services-Persons with Disabilities
Services-Persons with HIV/AIDS
Services-Victims of Domestic Violence
Services-homeless
What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Homeless Needs - Chronically homeless
Homeless Needs - Families with children
Homelessness Needs - Veterans
Homelessness Needs - Unaccompanied youth
Homelessness Strategy
Non-Homeless Special Needs
Briefly describe how the
Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What
are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation
or areas for improved coordination?
Representative(s) contributed narrative and data to answer questions relevant to the Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan.
8 Agency/Group/Organization Citizens Advisory Committee Agency/Group/Organization Type Other government - Local What section of the Plan was addressed by
Consultation?
Housing Need Assessment
Non-Homeless Special Needs
Anti-poverty Strategy
Briefly describe how the
Agency/Group/Organization was consulted. What
are the anticipated outcomes of the consultation
or areas for improved coordination?
Representative(s) contributed narrative and data to answer questions relevant to the Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan. A community meeting was also conducted on April 1, 2026, to review the draft PY 2023 Annual Action Plan.
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14 The City reached out to several different agencies, groups, and organizations and invited them to participate in the preparation of the five-year Consolidated Plan goals. They were contacted via email and provided with a stakeholder flyer that included information on the community forum and public hearings. The City asked these groups to forward this information to their colleagues and mailing lists. They were also encouraged to complete the community needs survey and to share the survey link with community stakeholders. The City also published public notices in the Visalia Times Delta, the City website, and the City's social media outlets.
The types of additional agencies were businesses, educational services, groups and organizations, employment service providers, fair housing services, health service and domestic violence service providers, service providers for children and elderly persons, other advisory, veterans and concerned citizens, as well as faith-based organizations. The following additional providers were sent notice and information via-email encouraging feedback on preparing the Action Plan activities form:
• Businesses: Downtown Visalians, Hispanic/Visalia Chamber of Commerce, Tulare County Economic Development, & Retail Associates.
Other local/regional/state/federal planning efforts considered when preparing the Plan.
Name of Plan Lead
Organization How do the goals of your Strategic Plan overlap with the goals of each plan? Continuum of Care Kings Tulare
Homeless Alliance
As the designated bi-county Continuum of Care, the Alliance is responsible for planning process for the bi-county region which includes the City of Visalia. The Alliance mission is to coordinate and leverage resources that empower community partners to address homelessness.
City of Visalia Fair
Housing Rental
Assessment
City of Visalia and
Fair Housing
Council of Central
California
The Fair Housing Council Fair Housing Rental Assessment is based upon systemic paired testing of the rental housing market to form the basis of plans to counteract discriminatory practices in the rental housing market with the City.
City of Visalia
General Plan
Housing Element
City of Visalia
The Housing Element assesses the need for housing for all levels of income and establishes policies to meet those needs. The Strategic Plan goals support the implementation of the Housing Element by working to construct and rehabilitate new and existing affordable housing units.
Tulare County
Multi-Jurisdictional
Local Hazard Mi
County of Tulare Development, as related to the Consolidated Plan, that occurs shall be primarily in the areas where environmental hazards can be properly mitigated.
Table 3 – Other local / regional / federal planning efforts Narrative (optional)
None.
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15 AP-12 Participation – 91.105, 91.200(c)
1. Summary of citizen participation process/Efforts made to broaden citizen participation summarize citizen participation process and how it impacted goal setting.
Outreach for the City of Visalia’s five-year 2020-2029 Consolidated Plan objectives were conducted in several methods: community outreach and housing needs surveys, public meetings, stakeholder interviews, and public hearings. Significant outreach efforts were made to the public, faith-based organizations, educational institutions, housing services, and health and social service organizations (including organizations providing services to homeless persons and families, persons with HIV/AIDS, victims of domestic violence, senior citizens, and extremely low to low-income populations).
The PY 2026 Annual Action Plan goals were established based on highest priority needs identified during the 2020-2029 Community Needs Assessment. Based upon the input received by the community and council, high priorities were identified as public services, homeless services, fair housing, mobile home repairs, code enforcement, ADA improvements, and affordable multi-family housing.
The 2026 Action Plan 30-day public comment period seeking community input was held from March 20, 2026, through April 20, 2026. The draft PY 2026 Action Plan was available for review on the City's website at www.visalia.city. The City took several steps to seek community input on the draft PY 2026 Action Plan, by publishing an English and Spanish public notice in the Visalia Times Delta on March 17
th
, March 20th, and April 1
st
, the City's website, the City's social media outlets, and the Kings Tulare Homeless Alliance listserv. The following community and city council meetings were held to review the draft Action Plan and obtain public comment.
• Citizens Advisory Committee Meeting on April 1, 2026, at 5:30pm • City Council Public Hearing Review on April 6, 2026, at 7:00pm • City Council Public Hearing Adoption on April 20, 2026, at 7:00pm 1367
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Sort
Orde
r
Mode of
Outreach
Target of
Outreach
Summary of
response/attendance
Summary of
Comments
received
Summary of
comments not
accepted
and reasons
URL (If
applicable)
1 Newspap
er Ad
Nontargeted/broad
community
English/Spanish public notice published
in the Visalia Times Delta on 3/17, 3/20,
& 4/1/26.
See
Attachment B
N/A
2 Internet
Outreach
Nontargeted/broad
community
English/Spanish public notice and draft
2026 AAP were available on the City's
website from 3/20/26 - 4/20/26.
See
Attachment B
N/A www.visalia.city
3 Internet
Outreach
Nontargeted/broad
community
City social media posts on City's
Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
pages.
See
Attachment B
N/A
4 Listserv
Notice
Nontargeted/broad
community
The Kings Tulare Homeless Alliance
and Visalia Chamber of Commerce
listserv notices.
See
Attachment B
N/A
5 Public
Notices
Nontargeted/broad
community
Public notices posted at the following
city sites: City Hall, Community
Development Department,
Administrative Office, and Visalia
Transit from 3/20/26 - 4/20/26.
See
Attachment B
N/A
6 Public
Meeting
Nontargeted/broad
community
Citizens Advisory Committee
community meeting to review draft and
obtain public comment held on 4/1/26.
See
Attachment B
N/A
7 Public
Hearing
Nontargeted/broad
community
City council meeting to review draft
2026 Action Plan and obtain public
comment held on 4/6/26.
See
Attachment B
N/A
8 Public
Hearing
Nontargeted/broad
community
Public hearing to approve the 2026
Action Plan and authorize submission
of the plan to HUD held on 4/20/26.
See
Attachment B
N/A
Table 4 – Citizen Participation Outreach
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17 Expected Resources
AP-15 Expected Resources – 91.220(c)(1,2)
Introduction
The Program Year (PY) 2026, CDBG estimated budget consists of $1,150,000 in estimated entitlement funds, and $50,000 in estimated program income for a projected total of $1,200,000 in CDBG funds. The PY 2026 HOME estimated budget consists of $425,000 in HOME entitlement funds, and $100,000 in estimated program income for a projected total of $525,000 in HOME funds.
The City currently does not have an Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) or Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) grant. The Expected Amount Available Remainder of ConPlan average annual allocation multiplied by remaining years to equal total remainder of ConPlan. Each program year the Expected Amount Available Remainder of ConPlan is subtracted by the average grant annual allocation. This is the 2nd year of the current five-year ConPlan; therefore, the expected amount available remainder of the ConPlan is $3,600,000 for CDBG and $1,500,000 HOME.
Anticipated Resources
Program
Source
of
Funds
Uses of
Funds
Expected Amount Available Year 2 Expected
Amount
Available
Remainder of
ConPlan
$ Narrative Description
Annual
Allocation:
$
Program
Income:
$
Prior Year
Resources:
$
Total:
$
CDBG Public
Federal
CDBG Admin,
Public
Services,
Affordable
Housing, and
Public
Improvements
$1,150,000 $50,000 $0 $1,200,000 $3,600,000 PY 2026 CDBG estimated resources
include $1,150,000 in
entitlement funds,
$50,000 in program
income for an
estimated total of
$1,200,000 in CDBG
funds.
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Source
of
Funds
Uses of
Funds
Expected Amount Available Year 2 Expected
Amount
Available
Remainder of
ConPlan
$ Narrative Description
Annual
Allocation:
$
Program
Income:
$
Prior Year
Resources:
$
Total:
$
HOME Public
Federal
HOME Admin
and
New Rental
Construction -
Senior
Affordable
Housing
$425,000 $100,000 $0 $525,000 $1,500,000 PY 2026 HOME
estimated resources
include $425,000 in
entitlement funds, and
$100,000 in program
income for a total of
$525,000 in estimated
HOME funds.
Table 5 - Expected Resources – Priority Table
Explain how federal funds will leverage those additional resources (private, state, and local funds), including a description of how matching requirements will be satisfied.
The City leverages both federal and local housing funds by supporting non-profit organizations that develop affordable housing. The City, or its partners, provides matching funds for housing related services to several programs, which includes the following:
• SHE-CHDO Multi-family rental developments. For example, the HOME-CHDO Crescent Meadows project is the development of an 80-unit multi-family affordable senior housing complex that is budgeted above $25 million. HOME funds will be leveraged with the various other funding sources, such as the National Housing Trust funds and Homekey+ funds.
Below is a list of potential financial resources considering a part of the City’s overall financial plan to address priority needs and specific objectives identified in the Consolidated Plan. • Housing Authority of Tulare County (HATC): A public housing authority within the City and the County. • Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program (LIHTC): The LIHTC program provides federal and state tax credits for developers and investors who agree to set aside all or an established percentage of their rental units for low-income households for no less than 30 years.
• Multi-Family Housing Program (MHP): If California’s Housing and Community Development Department awards Multi-Family 1370
19 Housing Program loans to assist rental housing developments affordable to low-income households in the City, the City will assist the developers with identifying local funding.
• Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA): The City will also be receiving PLHA funding on an annual basis, which will assist with matching requirements.
• Homekey+ Funds: The HOME-CHDO Crescent Meadows senior affordable housing project was awarded $11,970,000 in Homekey+ funds for the development of Crescent Meadows HOME-CHDO assisted project.
If appropriate, describe publically owned land or property located within the jurisdiction that may be used to address the needs identified in the plan.
The City of Visalia does not currently own any land considered viable for the needs and uses identified in the plan. However, there is no shortage or available land for these purposes, as discussed below.
Discussion
The Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) is part of a statewide mandate to address housing issues that are related to future growth in a region. State housing element law assigns the responsibility for preparing the RHNA for the Tulare County region to the Tulare County Association of Governments (TCAG). TCAG, and other California councils of governments (COGs), undertake the RHNA process prior to each housing element cycle. The current RHNA is for the 6th-cylce Housing Element and covers a 9.75- year projection period from December 21, 2023, to December 31, 2031. The City of Visalia has conducted an analysis and concludes that Visalia has adequate sites to accommodate its RHNA allocation for Extremely Low, Very Low, and Low-Income categories. 1371
20 Annual Goals and Objectives
AP-20 Annual Goals and Objectives
Goals Summary Information
Sort
Order Goal Name Start Year
End
Year Category Geographic Area
Needs
Addressed Funding Goal Outcome Indicator
1 Address
Special
Service Needs
2025 2029 Special
Services
Citywide Public
Services
CDBG:
$180,000
Public service activities for Extremely
Low-Income Housing Benefit: 550
Households Assisted;
Public service activities other than
Low/Moderate Income Housing Benefit:
13 Persons Assisted.
2 Preserve
Homeownership
2025 2029 Household
Maintenance
Citywide Property
Maintenance
CDBG:
$200,000
Homeowner Housing Rehabilitated: 6
Household Housing Units
3 Combat
Blighting
Conditions
2025 2029 Household
Maintenance
LMI Census
Tracts
Neighborhood
Preservation
CDBG:
$195,000
Housing Code Enforcement/ Foreclosed
Property Care: 200 Household Housing
Units
4 Enhance
Community
Development
2025 2029 Community
Development
Citywide &
LMI Census
Tracts
Improve
Community
and Public
Facilities
CDBG:
$385,000
Public Facility or Infrastructure Activities
other than Low-Moderate Income
Housing Benefit: 7,139 Persons
Assisted
5 Increase
Affordable
Housing
2025 2029 Affordable
Housing
Citywide Affordable
Housing
HOME:
$475,000
Rental Units Constructed: 11 LowIncome Household
6 Program
Administration
2025 2029 Administration Citywide Administration CDBG:
$240,000
HOME:
$50,000
Other: 1
Table 6 – Goals Summary
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# Goal Name Goal Description
1 Address Special Service Needs
Provide essential public services which include homeless services, homeless prevention, housing flex funds, and fair housing education services.
2 Preserve Homeownership Single-family and mobile home rehabilitation programs for low-andmoderate-income owner occupants who are elderly and/or disabled. 3 Combat Blighting Conditions
Code enforcement inspection services within deteriorated or deteriorating low-moderate income eligible areas to arrest the decline of the area to provide neighborhood preservation. 4 Enhance Community
Development
Improve public infrastructure accessibility for seniors and mobility impaired. Improve park amenities in LMI census tracts.
5 Provide Affordable Housing HOME CHDO project to increase senior affordable housing in the City.
6 Program Administration Administration and planning to administer CDBG and HOME funds.
Table 7 – Goal Descriptions
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City of Visalia PY 2023-24 Annual Action Plan 22 | P a g e Projects
AP-35 Projects – 91.220(d)
Introduction
Program Year 2026 CDBG and HOME Projects were established based on the high priority needs identified in the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan Needs Assessment and Strategic Plan.
The Consolidated Plan goals below address the high priority needs and serve as the foundation for strategic actions the City will undertake. These goals are based on the ConPlan’s Needs Assessment and Housing Market Analysis sections as well as community outreach conducted:
• Address special service needs
• Preserve homeownership
• Combat blighting conditions
• Enhance community development
• Increase affordable housing
• Program administration
Projects
# Project Name
1 HOME Administration
2 HOME-CHDO Senior Housing Project
3 CDBG Administration
4 Public Services
5 Homeownership Rehabilitation Programs
6 Code Enforcement Services
7 Park Improvements
8 ADA Improvements
Table 8- Project Information
Describe the reasons for allocation priorities and any obstacles to addressing underserved needs.
The projects will address the priority needs described in the Consolidated Plan by providing direct homeless services, homeless prevention services, fair housing services, code enforcement inspections to maintain neighborhood stabilization, housing rehabilitation programs, affordable housing options for the LMI population, and ADA compliance projects. An obstacle in addressing underserved needs include needs outweighing funding resources.
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Project Summary Information
1 Project Name HOME Administration
Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Program and planning administration
Needs Addressed Community Development
Funding HOME: $50,000
Description 2026 HOME Administration and Planning.
Target Date 6/30/2027
Estimate the number and
type of families that will
benefit from the proposed
activities
N/A
Location Description Citywide
Planned Activities 2026 HOME Administration and Planning. 2 Project Name HOME CHDO Senior Housing Project
Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Increase affordable housing
Needs Addressed Affordable Housing
Funding HOME: $475,000
Description Construction of Crescent Meadows, a senior 80-unit multi-family senior rental complex, of which 11 units
will be HOME assisted.
Target Date 6/30/2029
Estimate the number and
type of families that will
benefit from the proposed
activities
11 low-income senior households are expected to
benefit from the proposed activity.
Location Description 2233 N. Highland St., Visalia, CA 93291 Planned Activities The City will provide funding to our HOME-CHDO SelfEnterprises, to build 11 of the 80 new low-income senior rental units.
3 Project Name CDBG Administration
Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Program and planning administration.
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Funding CDBG: $240,000
Description 2026 CDBG Administration and Planning.
Target Date 6/30/2027
Estimate the number and
type of families that will
benefit from the proposed
activities
N/A
Location Description Citywide
Planned Activities 2026 CDBG Administration and Planning 4 Project Name Public Services
Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Address special service needs
Needs Addressed Public Services
Funding CDBG: $180,000
Description Continuum of Care Point in Time count, LINC services, Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) voucher match,
homeless services, housing flex funds, and fair
housing services.
Target Date 6/30/2027
Estimate the number and
type of families that will
benefit from the proposed
activities
435 extremely low-income households experiencing
homelessness.
Location Description Citywide
Planned Activities Point in Time count, LINC services, PSH match, homeless services, housing flex funds, and fair
housing education.
5 Project Name Homeownership Rehabilitation Programs
Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Preserve Homeownership
Needs Addressed Property Maintenance
Funding CDBG: $200,000
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25 Description Single-Family Home Repair Program and Senior Mobile Home Repair Program for senior and/or
disabled low-income homeowner occupants.
Target Date 6/30/2027
Estimate the number and
type of families that will
benefit from the proposed
activities
6 low-income senior and/or disabled low-income
homeowner occupants.
Location Description Citywide
Planned Activities Single-Family Home Repair Program and Senior Mobile Home Repair Program.
6 Project Name Code Enforcement Services
Target Area LMI Census Tracts
Goals Supported Combat Blighting Conditions
Needs Addressed Neighborhood Preservation
Funding CDBG: $195,000
Description Code Enforcement services in deteriorating or deteriorated low-moderate-income areas to arrest the
decline of the area.
Target Date 6/30/2027
Estimate the number and
type of families that will
benefit from the proposed
activities
200 LMI households are expected to benefit from the
proposed activity.
Location Description LMI target areas.
Planned Activities Code Enforcement services in deteriorating or deteriorated low-moderate-income areas to arrest the
decline of the area.
7 Project Name Park Improvements
Target Area LMI Tracts
Goals Supported Enhance Community Development
Needs Addressed Improve Community and Public Facilities Funding CDBG: $140,000
Description Lincoln Oval Park improvements including adding a wrought iron fence and lighting.
Target Date 6/30/28
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type of families that will
benefit from the proposed
activities
1,735 low-moderate income individuals.
Location Description Lincoln Oval Park located at N. Court St. & NW 2nd Ave.
Planned Activities Add wrought iron fence and lighting to Lincoln Oval Park.
10 Project Name ADA Compliance Projects
Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Enhance Community Development
Needs Addressed Improve Community and Public Facilities Funding CDBG: $245,000
Description ADA compliance projects and public infrastructure improvements, including ADA tree well and sidewalk
improvements.
Target Date 6/30/2029
Estimate the number and
type of families that will
benefit from the proposed
activities
5,404 LMI ambulatory disabled persons are expected
to benefit from the proposed activities.
Location Description Citywide
Planned Activities ADA sidewalk and tree well improvements. 1378
27 AP-50 Geographic Distribution – 91.220(f)
Description of the geographic areas of the entitlement (including areas of lowincome and minority concentration) where assistance will be directed.
The majority of the CDBG activities funded in PY 2026 are offered citywide to low- and moderate-income households. However, for certain CDBG programs, such public infrastructure improvements, and code enforcement are directed to neighborhoods that qualify for CDBG funds on an "area benefit" basis. An area benefit activity is one that is available to benefit all the residents of an area which is:
• Primarily residential and
• Where 51% or more of the population is low- and moderate-income Except for the HOME-CHDO senior multi-family rental housing units to be constructed at Crescent Meadows, which is located at 2233 N. Highland Street, all other programs are to be administered citywide, or within the CDBG Target area.
Geographic Distribution
Target Area Percentage of Funds
Citywide 85
LMI Tracts 15
Table 7 - Geographic Distribution
Rationale for the priorities for allocating investments geographically.
Entitlement funds will be distributed citywide as eligible. However, CDBG funds will be utilized in CDBG Target areas for Code Enforcement, and park improvements. A presumed Benefit project, such as an ADA improvement project or low-and-moderate-income residential areas in need of access, would be applicable. CDBG funding directed toward public services is a citywide public service benefit. Public Facilities are based upon CDBG requirements, such as the area benefit noted above, limited clientele, or income qualifications. Affordable housing will be pursued citywide, which encompasses CDBG Target Areas. Other programs may benefit within the CDBG Target areas as well, however, are allowed citywide, based upon income eligibility.
Discussion
The Low-and Moderate-Income Concentration Census Tract Map is being utilized for the 2026 Annual Action Plan and is based on the Low-and Moderate-Income Summary Data (LMISD) provided on HUD Exchange website.
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AP-55 Affordable Housing – 91.220(g)
Introduction
The Annual Action Plan must specify goals for the number of homeless, non-homeless, and special needs households to be provided affordable housing within the program year. The Annual Action Plan must also indicate the number of affordable housing units that will be provided by program type, including rental assistance, production of new units, rehabilitation of existing units, or acquisition of existing units. For the purpose of this section, the term “affordable housing” is defined in the HOME regulations at 24 CFR 92.252 for rental housing and 24 CFR 92.254 for homeownership.
In partnership with Self-Help Enterprises, the City’s HOME Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) plans to develop 11 HOME assisted units at Crescent Meadows, an 80- unit senior affordable rental housing complex for low-income senior households 62 years and older. In addition, the City in partnership with Self-Help Enterprises with conduct at least 3 single-family home repairs and at least 3 mobile home repairs for low-income senior and/or disabled owner occupants with the use of CDBG funds. The tables below represent HOME and CDBG funded affordable housing activities.
One Year Goals for the Number of Households to be
Supported
Homeless 0
Non-Homeless 0
Special-Needs 17
Total 17
Table 8 - One Year Goals for Affordable Housing by Support Requirement One Year Goals for the Number of Households Supported
Through
Rental Assistance 0
The Production of New Units 11
Rehab of Existing Units 6
Acquisition of Existing Units 0
Total 17
Table 9 - One Year Goals for Affordable Housing by Support Type Discussion
The 2026 HOME funded activities include the development of 11 HOME assisted units at Crescent Meadows senior affordable housing project. The 2026 CDBG affordable housing activities include 3 single-family and 3 mobile home repairs to senior and/or disabled lowincome owner occupants. 1380
29 AP-60 Public Housing – 91.220(h)
Introduction
HATC works closely with the City, Continuum of Care “Alliance” and the Homeless Resource Task Group. Actions planned by the PHA this year are referenced below. HATC owns/manages 179 Public housing units in Visalia and manages another 764 affordable housing units through the City of Visalia. HATC has a master lease with Family Services of Tulare County (FSTC) to house families that participate in the rapid rehousing and domestic violence programs that FSTC administers within the City of Visalia. Through a partnership with Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency (TCHHSA) Mental Health, HATC manages Clark Court, Transitional Living Center, and East Tulare Cottages which house and provide supportive services for individuals that participate in TCHHSA Mental Health programs.
Actions planned during the next year to address the needs to public housing.
HATC will continue to own and manage 179 public housing units in the City. HATC also owns and manages an additional 764 affordable housing units. There is currently no plan to purchase additional public-housing units, nor do they plan on removing any units from their inventory.
Their current projection is for an investment of $375,500 in Capital Fund improvements during FY 2026. HATC expenditure covers maintenance and rehabilitation in public-housing units within the City. HATC's Capital Fund expenditures will cover a large range of projects, including roofing replacement, landscaping improvements, carpet replacement along with air conditioning and heating unit improvements.
HATC is currently developing the Demaree Apartments that will serve households at 80% of the area median income (AMI) and lower. The Demaree Apartments is a new construction, family, mixed-income project. There will be 222 total units, 220 of which will be restricted between 30% and 80% of the AMI. There will be 90 one-bedroom units, 75 two-bedroom units, and 57 threebedroom units. Two of the three-bedroom units will serve as unrestricted manager’s units.
The HATC participates in a Moving to Work (MTW) Program, which offers housing for 5 years at a flat rate, based on unit bedroom size instead of being income-based. The MTW program is designed to give rental assistance to families who are working to achieve self-sufficiency from governmental assistance while they are in the process of achieving that goal. Applicants are encouraged to seek higher paying employment and/or further their education. An increase in family income does not increase the monthly rent. Families can continue the MTW program for a maximum of 5 years, or until their income reaches 120% of the AMI, at which time assistance will be terminated or they will be given 6 months to move out. Many of the MTW participants transferred to MTW from HATC’s conventional low rent and Section 8 programs. Others were referred to the MTW program by HATC’s partner agencies, such as Tulare County Health and Human Services and CSET.
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30 Actions to encourage public housing residents to become more involved in management and participate in homeownership.
HATC created a Resident Council composed of 5 residents from HUD funded programs (Multifamily Housing, LIHTC, HOME, Section 8, and public housing). The Resident Council works with HATC staff on evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of existing rental assistance programs. This structure was put into place to give public housing residents the opportunity to provide input on program modifications. HATC is proactive in the inclusion of public-housing residents in the policy making process. As required, two public housing tenants sit on the HATC Commission board. Between the Resident Council and tenant representation on the Board an equitable and transparent policy-making process has been put into place.
A vital driving factor that continues to influence HATC programs is the goal of tenant selfsufficiency. HATC views homeownership as a long-term goal for most participants. HATC staff works with tenants to effectively provide them with the necessary resources to achieve homeownership. HATC’s annual re-examination notice provides participants with an extensive referral list that aids homeownership. Effective collaboration between their agency and other public and nonprofit agencies is imperative to help promote homeownership among all HATC’s tenants. Lastly, HATC created “RentTrack Payment, an online payment system which allows residents to utilize their rental payments made on time to raise or build individual credit scores.
RentTrack has increased credit scores by an average of 132 points over a 2-year period.
If the PHA is designated as troubled, describe the manner in which financial assistance will be provided or other assistance.
HATC is not designated as troubled.
Discussion
See discussion above.
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31 AP-65 Homeless and Other Special Needs Activities – 91.220(i) Introduction
This section describes the City’s one-year goals and the specific action steps it will undertake in the program year to carry out the homeless strategy outlined in the ConPlan’s SP-60 Homelessness Strategy. This section will also describe the jurisdiction’s goals and specify the activities it will undertake to serve the housing and supportive service needs of non-homeless populations who require supportive housing.
Describe the jurisdiction’s one-year goals and actions for reducing and ending homelessness including:
Reaching out to homeless persons (especially unsheltered persons) and assessing their individual needs.
The City’s one-year goals for reducing and ending homelessness include allocating CDBG public service funds to provide homeless services and homeless prevention services to assist in reducing and ending homelessness.
The City partners with the Kings/Tulare Homeless Alliance (Alliance) who serves as the local Continuum of Care (CoC). The Alliance conducts a weekly Local Initiatives Navigation Center (LINC) at the Visalia Rescue Mission to provide various resources for those experiencing homelessness. LINC brings together various service providers to help individuals apply for affordable housing, employment, and mainstream services. Services include ID vouchers, cell phones, housing assessments, enrollments to mainstream benefits, employment assistance, health/mental health services, legal assistance, and free meals.
The City’s annual goal also includes allocating PLHA, RDA Successor Housing, and Encampment Resolution Funding to support the recently developed Visalia Navigation Center, a public facility with on-site wrap around supportive services, intensive case management, and rapid rehousing to quickly place individuals into permanent housing.
The City will continue targeted outreach efforts towards unsheltered homeless persons through collaborative efforts with the Alliance Housing Navigators, Family Services, Kings View PATH Team, and Tulare County Mental Health Crisis Team. These organizations canvass the City to conduct outreach to people experiencing homelessness and connect them to services. Client information is included in the local Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) to allow outreach staff to be informed of client status on the housing priority list and other community referrals.
The City will also continue to support the Alliance’s outreach efforts to persons experiencing homelessness through the annual PIT count completed in January. The PIT count provides a snapshot of the adults, children in households and unaccompanied youth who meet HUD’s definition of homelessness. Information gathered through the PIT is used to understand the causes and trends of homelessness over time, as well as to determine the unmet shelter and service needs of the homeless.
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32 Addressing the emergency shelter and transitional housing needs of homeless persons.
The Visalia Warming Center provides seasonal emergency overnight shelter. Annually, the City provides funding through State Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) funds to the Visalia Warming Center. The Visalia Warming Center serves on average of 100 individuals overnight on a daily basis. The Warming Center also serves as an entry point into the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), and permanent housing placement.
The Visalia Navigation Center was developed in 2024 and provides 100-beds of transitional housing and essential supportive services to people experiencing homelessness. The Visalia Navigation Center is the first of its kind in Tulare County and provides overnight shelter, daily meals, showers, case management, resources, mental health services, substance abuse services, job training/placement, and permanent housing placement. The City provided over $3 million in CDBG funds for the development of the Visalia Navigation Center.
Eden House was developed in 2020 and serves as a 22-bed bridge transitional housing project that provides on-site case management and supportive services for individuals that need additional on-site services as they transition from homelessness to permanent housing. The City provided $400K in CDBG for the development of Eden House.
Helping homeless persons (especially chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth) make the transition to permanent housing and independent living, including shortening the period of time that individuals and families experience homelessness, facilitating access for homeless individuals and families to affordable housing units, and preventing individuals and families who were recently homeless from becoming homeless again.
The City partnered with CSET, Self-Help Enterprises, and TC Hope on the development of the Visalia Navigation Center. The Visalia Navigation Center helps chronically homeless individuals and families, veterans and their families, unaccompanied youth, and families with children make the transition to permanent housing, facilitating access for homeless individuals and families to affordable housing units, and preventing individuals and families who were recently homeless from becoming homeless again. The Visalia Navigation Center staff walks along client to secure permanent housing and provides 2-years of case management after housing placement to ensure clients long-term housing stability and prevent returns to homelessness.
The Visalia Navigation Center is administered by CSET, which leverages a variety of rapid rehousing funding sources to quickly and permanently house individuals and families and prevent recidivism. Rapid rehousing services include security deposits, rental application fees, landlord mitigation, credit repair, and/or rental subsidies.
Visalia supports and collaborates with local service providers, through the Alliance, to assist homeless individuals and families. Funding priorities include supporting existing high performing housing first rapid rehousing and permanent supporting housing projects. 1384
33 Priorities include:
• Family Services matching funds for case management (public services) to support the Tulare Housing First project. This project provides case management services to 14 chronically homeless individuals who receive permanent supportive housing. • Kings View Behavioral Health provides public services for Visalia’s homeless. • ECO program, which is a partnership that includes the Tulare County Workforce Investment Board, Caltrans, and ABLE Industries.
• Special needs project and programs that serve these vulnerable subpopulations include:
CSET Permanent Supportive Housing and Rapid Rehousing, Family Services Permanent Supportive Housing and Transitional Housing, Turning Point and Tulare County HHSA provide PSH projects for chronically homeless individuals and families and/or families with children. The Veterans’ Administration, in conjunction with the Housing Authority of Tulare County, operates the VASH project and Westcare operates the SSVF project that serves eligible veterans and their families. Uplift Families operates a Transitional Housing project for transitioning age youth.
Helping low-income individuals and families avoid becoming homeless, especially extremely low-income individuals and families and those who are:
being discharged from publicly funded institutions and systems of care (such as health care facilities, mental health facilities, foster care and other youth facilities, and corrections programs and institutions); or, receiving assistance from public or private agencies that address housing, health, social services, employment, education, or youth needs.
The Visalia Navigation Center offers private medical rooms dedicated for homeless individuals being discharged from systems of care such as health care facilities and mental health facilities to prevent them from becoming homeless and works to quickly provide permanent housing placement. In partnership with RH Community Builders, our Homekey sites within 1-mile of the College of Sequoias, Sequoia Village and Majestic Gardens, provide permanent supportive housing units for aged out foster youth exiting foster care and other youth facilities to prevent these individuals from entering into homelessness. In the previous five-year Consolidated Plan, 132 permanent supportive housing units were developed in the City of Visalia which include 40- units at the Lofts at Fort Visalia, 50-units at Sequoia Village, and 42-units at Majestic Gardens that provide permanent supportive housing units for extremely low-income individuals and families including those being discharged from publicly funded institutions and systems of care.
Discussion
The City provides housing flex funds under CDBG public services to pay security deposits and rental applications fees as well as emergency rental and utility assistance to assist those experiencing homelessness and provide homeless prevention services. The City also leverages state funding sources to provide additional rapid rehousing services, credit repair, and rental subsidies to provide additional resources for people experiencing homelessness and at-risk of homelessness in the City of Visalia.
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34 AP-75 Barriers to Affordable Housing – 91.220(j)
Introduction:
Visalia’s 2025/26-2029/30 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice identified the following impediments to affordable housing:
• Lack of affordable housing
• Residents vulnerable to displacement
• Lack of housing opportunities for special needs populations (residents living with disabilities, seniors, large households, and residents experiencing homelessness) Actions it planned to remove or ameliorate the negative effects of public policies that serve as barriers to affordable housing such as land use controls, tax policies affecting land, zoning ordinances, building codes, fees and charges, growth limitations, and policies affecting the return on residential investment.
The City has taken actions in recent years to support residential development through changes in zoning, further streamlining permitting processes, and reducing impact fees. Visalia has made changes to residential zone districts following the City’s Housing Element update. The City increased the highest allowed multi-family density permitted by right to 15 to 35 units per acre, provided that the development does not exceed 80 units. The City implemented an Affordable Housing Infill Incentive Program, which reduces Transportation Impact Fees for qualifying projects that meet the infill criteria outlined in the City’s Development Fee Schedule. In the downtown area, waivers for parking requirements have been given based on past use of the building spaces. There are multiple policies and programs in the 2023 Housing Element Update that address promoting incentives for affordable housing that include priority permit processing and modified zoning provisions. New programs in the Housing Element update propose removing conditional use requirements for housing in certain commercial zone designations.
These Housing Element Programs are organized into nine Goal categories, as follows:
1. New Construction - To provide a broad range of housing types and densities to meet the needs of all Visalia residents.
2. Mixed Use, Infill, and Downtown Development - To promote mixed use, infill, and Downtown development in Visalia.
3. Encourage Affordable Housing - To encourage construction and maintenance of affordable housing in Visalia.
4. Foreclosures - To prevent foreclosures, protect affected families, and stabilize neighborhoods impacted by foreclosures.
5. Special Needs/Homeless- To provide a range of housing types and services to meet the needs of households with special needs within the city.
6. Housing Rehabilitation Program - To create and maintain healthy neighborhoods by improving the condition of the existing housing stock and providing for a variety of housing types, sizes, price ranges, and densities compatible with the existing character and integrity of residential neighborhoods.
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35 7. Equal Opportunity Housing and Discrimination Prevention - To provide decent housing and a quality of living environment for all Visalia residents regardless of age, religion, race, creed, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, national origin, disability, economic level, and other arbitrary factors.
8. Energy Conservation - To encourage energy efficiency in all new and existing housing.
9. Implementation Monitoring - To ensure that Housing Element programs are implemented on a timely basis and the progress of each program is monitored and evaluated annually.
Discussion:
See above.
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36 AP-85 Other Actions – 91.220(k)
Introduction:
The following section provides HUD with other activities, projects, and actions the City is undertaking to reduce homelessness and housing affordability. Examples include the completion of the AI and identifying the barriers and impediments to affordable housing, supporting homeless programs, public and private solutions for affordable, annual administration of CDBG and HOME funds and attendance of city meetings and CoC meetings.
Actions planned to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs.
The City’s 2025/26-2029/30 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice includes the following identified actions which will begin to be undertaken in FY 2026-27 to meet underserved needs:
• Conduct landlord education and outreach on source of income discrimination and voucher programs with the goal of increasing landlord participation in the voucher program. (HE Program 3.6)
• Expand and prioritize affordable housing development in high and highest resource areas and near public transit. (HE Program 7.2)
• Prioritize capital improvement projects, including renovation of parks and amenities, in low-resource areas (central and northeastern parts of Visalia). • Budget for and implement plans and strategies for communities, prioritizing neighborhoods designated for low-income and mixed-income housing opportunities in the sites inventory. (HE Program 7.2)
• Promote the development of ADUs, prioritizing the high and highest resource areas of the city. (HE Program 3.15)
• Implement small-scale placemaking projects/events in central and northeastern parts of Visalia. (HE Program 7.3)
• Work with local nonprofit organizations, including Self-Help Enterprises and Habitat for Humanity of Tulare County, to expand and spread awareness on home and accessibility rehabilitation programs. (HE Program 7.3)
• Collaborate with TCAG to prepare a study on transit needs for residents and identify actions to address those needs, focusing on connecting residents to job centers. Work with TCAG to expand transit services that connect Visalia to other cities in the County. (HE Program 7.3)
• Coordinate with the Public Works Department to review the City’s Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) to ensure public facilities/infrastructure are supportive of the needs of underserved areas.
• Implement strategies to decrease pollution burden in northern and central parts of Visalia. Strategies should include improving air, reducing lead risk from housing, as well as addressing proper remediation plans for cleanup sites and hazardous waste sites. • Facilitate the development of housing for persons with disabilities (including 1388
37 developmental disabilities) through incentives for affordable housing development with services, resources, and assistance. (HE Program 5.9)
• Partner with qualified housing developers to identify affordable housing development opportunities with emphasis on promoting housing choices that serve the needs of special needs populations, including seniors, homeless, female-headed households, large families, low-income, and/or persons with disabilities in RCAA’s. (HE Program 5.9) • Work with the local nonprofit organizations to implement an outreach program informing residents of the housing and services available for persons with disabilities. The City shall make information available on the City website. (HE Program 5.9) • Prioritize public health, education, economic, and safety programs in lower-resource areas as defined by TCAC in coordination with area public health entities (e.g., Kaweah Health), Visalia Transit, the City’s Community Development Department, local school districts, workforce development groups, and the City’s Police Department. (HE Program
7.3)
• Monitor and support the development of housing for farmworkers through coordination non-profit organizations. (HE Program 5.9)
• Identify addresses and compile a mailing list with email addresses to focus outreach to neighborhoods in lower resource areas of the city to prioritize services in these areas. (HE Program 7.3)
• Encourage the development of both large rental units (for large family needs) and small units. In consultation with developers, identify and provide incentives for developers to include three and four-bedroom apartments in affordable, multi-family, and/or mixed-use projects to expand rental opportunities for large households, and incentives for developers to construct or rehabilitate housing for single-use occupancy or micro-units. • Support the development of missing middle housing by identifying and eliminating development constraints and amending the Zoning Code to be consistent with SB 9. • Develop and publicize financial and regulatory incentive opportunities to developers. • Provide informational seminars to area residential real estate agents and brokers on fair housing laws and regulations
• Provide informational workshops for residents to provide education and awareness to tenants, of fair housing federal and State fair housing laws and support prospective and existing tenants who are experiencing discrimination
• Provide trainings for property owners/managers on the requirements of federal and State fair housing laws to prevent discrimination (HE Program 7.1) • Hold annual workshops for local lenders to promote affordable housing programs. • Identify lenders/realtors that have not been certified through the CalHome Reuse Program; conduct outreach to this group to promote certification. • Continue and if feasible expand funding for information and referral services that direct families and individuals with financial resources for housing rental or purchase, locating suitable housing, and obtaining housing with special needs facilities such as accessible units. (HE Program 7.1)
• Post brochures on the City website for resident access. • Partner and contract with fair housing service providers for outreach, education, testing, 1389
38 and enforcement. Facilitate bi-annual workshops (at minimum). • Expand awareness of predatory lending practices, fair housing requirements, regulations, and services by distributing educational materials to property owners, realtors, apartment managers, and tenants. (HE Program 7.1) • Increase participation in homeownership education and assistance programs for historically underrepresented residents in the homeownership market by identifying sources of funding to support homeownership assistance programs and establish nonprofit partnerships to for outreach campaigns to spread awareness of available assistance programs. (HE Program 4.1)
• Annually, review the City’s outreach methods, using feedback from resident surveys and focused discussions with community organizations to inform online, mail, and in-person outreach.
• Increase participation of historically underrepresented residents in all City housing programs and community planning activities.
• Collaborate with stakeholders from all sectors and geographic areas to engage in the public participation process. (HE Program 1.4)
• Host fair housing workshops annually (at minimum) in partnership with fair housing advocates to educate citizens about fair housing rights. • Annually (at minimum) track income and demographic data of affordable housing participants to evaluate additional strategies to increase affordable housing knowledge. • Develop a strategy to reduce community opposition to affordable housing development in Visalia. The strategy should include partnerships with local community organizations to identify and implement methods for spreading awareness on the need for affordable housing and the positive impact it has on individuals, families, and the community. (HE Program 1.4)
• Expand existing online resources by developing a web-based Housing Development Toolkit that outlines a step-by-step process for residential development, including identifying steps in the entitlement and building permit process, information on development incentives, and funding programs and resources for affordable housing development. (HE Program 3.2)
• In response to current constraints identified by stakeholders related to multi-family development on large lots, the City shall amend the zoning code to establish objective design standards and increase the maximum unit threshold for by-right processing from 80 units to 200 units. Transitional and supportive housing is allowed by-right in multifamily residential. (HE Program 1.3) • Monitor complaints regarding unfair/predatory lending and assess lending patterns by working with non-profit agencies that specialize in fair housing to provide data. 1390
39 Actions planned to foster and maintain affordable housing.
The City’s single-family and senior mobile home repair programs being undertaken with CDBG funds are focused on maintaining affordable housing and keeping seniors and disabled individuals in their homes, avoiding displacement that would result in increased housing costs.
The City will also undertake several multi-family housing projects using HOME funding, one of which will be targeted at seniors, contributing to the increased availability of affordable housing options in the jurisdiction.
Actions planned to reduce lead-based paint hazards.
Currently the City’s housing rehabilitation or home improvement programs and down payment assistance programs require lead-based paint inspections and/or abatement. Applicants of these programs are provided brochures informing of the health risks of lead-based paint as part of the application process. In addition, City building inspectors and Code Enforcement staff are alerted to signs of this hazard as they perform their substandard housing inspections. The City requires its Subrecipients, Developer partners and rehabilitation contractors of federally funded programs to utilize safe practices and obtain certification through a HUD certified lead testing agency.
Actions planned to reduce the number of poverty-level families.
The City’s emergency shelter development project is intended to provide needed supports for homeless populations, with a goal of improving their situation and ultimately fostering financial independence.
The City works with its non-profit partners to reduce the number of poverty-level families. The City will also continue to provide its non-profit partners with funding to acquire, rehabilitate, and sell and rent homes or multi-family units to income-qualifying households at or below 80% AMI.
Additionally, the City has made a commitment to improve the communication and service delivery capabilities of agencies and organizations that provide programs to assist the homeless. Specifically, Staff participates in the monthly Continuum of Care (Alliance) meeting, and various homeless task groups to identify funding and opportunities to provide Visalia’s homeless population with housing and service opportunities.
The City will also continue to partner with organizations to provide services and address the full range of needs of LMI families. Although there are coordinated programs and services to reduce poverty, it is recognized that many unmet needs will remain. The City will continue to work with its partners to identify and work toward meeting those needs by strategically focusing its resources and efforts.
Actions planned to develop institutional structure.
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40 City operations. City Council members are the leaders and policymakers elected to represent the community and concentrate on policy that addresses the citizens’ needs and wishes. The City Manager is appointed by the City Council to carry out policy and ensure that the entire community is served. The legislative body is the City Council and City Councilmembers are the community’s decision makers. Visalia voters elect a 5-member Council to serve as the City's legislative and governing body. The members represent the City and their respective Districts, serve four-year terms and they select one member to serve as mayor and one to serve as vicemayor. A general municipal election is held every two years in November, alternating between two and three positions each cycle.
The Finance Department, Housing Division, oversees and administers activities of the CDBG, HOME, and other state and federal funded programs. Housing staff works with various City departments to develop programs and activities that improve low-and moderate-income neighborhoods throughout the City. The administration of program activities includes housing, public services, public facilities, park and infrastructure improvements, and affordable housing.
Actions planned to enhance coordination between public and private housing and social service agencies.
The City will continue to work with its partners to identify funding opportunities for providing affordable housing and public services. The City will continue its partnerships with non-profit organizations in the community. Additionally, the City will continue to work with the Alliance for the ongoing partnering with housing, service, and faith-based organizations to discover and address gaps in service.
The City continues to participate in monthly Continuum of Care and quarterly Tulare County Homeless Task Force community meetings to enhance coordination between housing providers, government agencies, mental health, and other key stakeholders in the City. The purpose of these ongoing meetings is to establish a network of agencies to enhance the delivery of services to the homeless, disabled individuals and families, and others seeking services.
City staff meets with public officials, City departments, HATC, residents, and agencies to develop strategies for how best to invest grant funding to address discuss priority community needs. Staff also meets with the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC), which acts as a liaison between the public and the City Council concerning community needs. The Disability Advocacy Committee (DAC) has now become a part of the CAC. Therefore, City Staff has also met with the members of the DAC through meetings held with the CAC, to be advised on the needs of disabled persons in the community.
Discussion:
See above.
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41 Program Specific Requirements
AP-90 Program Specific Requirements – 91.220(l)(1,2,4)
Introduction:
In the event final CDBG and HOME program entitlement and program income is higher or lower than expected herein, the City of Visalia may add, subtract, or transfer amounts among identified projects, as noted without publishing a substantial amendment, if the amount is below 75% change, as per the approved Citizens Participation Plan. Any difference in CDBG funding will be reflected in the public infrastructure/ADA project line item and, if needed, public services to maintain compliance with the 15% cap and Administration; any difference in HOME funding will be reflected in HOME CHDO project, and if needed Administration. The three-year period (2026, 2027 & 2028) will be used to determine that a minimum overall benefit of 70% of CDBG funds is used to benefit persons of low and moderate income.
Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG)
Reference 24 CFR 91.220(l)(1)
Projects planned with all CDBG funds expected to be available during the year are identified in the Projects Table. The following identifies program income that is available for use that is included in projects to be carried out.
1. The total amount of program income that will have been received before the start of the next program year and that has not yet been reprogrammed $0
2. The amount of proceeds from section 108 loan guarantees that will be used during the year to address the priority needs and specific objectives identified in the grantee's strategic plan. $0
3. The amount of surplus funds from urban renewal settlements $0
4. The amount of any grant funds returned to the line of credit for which the planned use has not been included in a prior statement or plan 0
5. The amount of income from float-funded activities 0
Total Program Income: $0
Other CDBG Requirements
1. The amount of urgent need activities 0%
2. The estimated percentage of CDBG funds that will be used for activities that benefit persons of low and moderate income.
100%
3. Overall Benefit: A consecutive period of one, two or three years may be used to determine that a minimum overall benefit of 70% of CDBG funds is used to benefit persons of low and moderate income. Specify the years covered that include this Annual Action Plan.
3-year period
2026, 2027,
and 2028
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42 HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME)
Reference 24 CFR 91.220(l)(2)
1. A description of other forms of investment being used beyond those identified in Section 92.205 is as follows:
No other form of investment shall be used beyond those identified in Section 92.205. 2.
2. A description of the guidelines that will be used for resale or recapture of HOME funds when used for homebuyer activities as required in 92.254, is as follows:
No HOME funds will be used for homebuyer activities in Program Year 2026.
3. A description of the guidelines for resale or recapture that ensures the affordability of units acquired with HOME funds. See 24 CFR 92.254(a)(4) are as follows:
Not applicable.
4. Plans for using HOME funds to refinance existing debt secured by multifamily housing that is rehabilitated with HOME funds along with a description of the refinancing guidelines required that will be used under 24 CFR 92.206(b), are as follows:
Not applicable.
5. If applicable to a planned HOME TBRA activity, a description of the preference for persons with special needs or disabilities. (See 24 CFR 92.209(c)(2)(i) and CFR
91.220(1)(2)(VII)).
A HOME TBRA program is not planned in the Program Year 2026 Annual Action Plan.
6. If applicable to a planned HOME TBRA activity, a description of how the preference for a specific category of individuals with disabilities.
Not applicable
7. If applicable, a description of any preference or limitation for rental housing projects.
Note: Preferences cannot be administered in a manner that limits the opportunities of persons on any basis by the laws listed under 24 CFR 5.105(a).
Not applicable.
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English Public Notice
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Spanish Public Notice
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City Website Post
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KTHA Listserv Post
To be added.
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Social Media Posts
Facebook
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Twitter
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Citizen Participation Process
The City of Visalia held a 30-day public comment period seeking community input on the draft Program Year (PY) 2026 Annual Action Plan, from March 20, 2026, through April 20, 2026.
The City took several steps to seek community input on the draft PY 2026 Annual Action Plan.
An English and Spanish public notice was published in the Visalia Times Delta on March 17, March 20, and April 1, 2026. The draft PY 2026 Annual Action Plan was available for public review on the city’s website at www.visalia.city. A public notice of the draft PY 2026 Annual Action Plan was included in the City social media outlets, the City’s News Page, and the City Hall Newsletter. Public notices were also posted at the following City locations City Hall at 707 West Acequia Avenue, Community Development Department at 315 East Acequia Avenue, Administrative Office at 220 North Santa Fe Street, and Visalia Transit at 425 East Oak Avenue.
Public notices were included in the Kings Tulare Homeless Alliance listserv to over 400 stakeholders and the Visalia Chamber of Commerce listserv.
The following public meetings were conducted during the 30-day public comment period:
• City Council Public Hearing - April 6, 2026, at 7:00pm • Citizens Advisory Committee - April 1, 2026, at 5:30pm • City Council Public Hearing - April 20, 2026, at 7:00pm Public Comments Received
The following comments were received during the community meetings and city council public hearings:
• Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) Community Meeting - April 1, 2026 o Comments to be added.
• City Council Public Hearing - April 6, 2026
o Comments to be added.
• City Council Public Hearing – April 20, 2026
o Comments to be added.
The following public comments were received throughout the 30-day public comment period:
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Resources: CDBG HOME
2026 Annual Grant Allocation $ 1,150,000 $ 425,000
2026 Estimated Program Income 50,000 100,000
Total FY 2026/27 CDBG and HOME Resources $ 1,200,000 $ 525,000 Grant Administration $ 240,000 $ 50,000
Total Administration $ 240,000 $ 50,000
Public Services (15% Cap):
Kings Tulare Homeless Alliance - Continuum of Care/Point-In-Time $ 20,000 $ - Family Services - Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Match 50,000 - CSET - Fair Housing Education 30,000 -
Salt + Light - Street Outreach & Housing Flex Funds 80,000 - Total Public Services $ 180,000 $ -
Self-Help Enterprises - Single-Family Home Repair Program $ 100,000 $ - Self-Help Enterprises - Senior Mobile Home Repair Program 100,000 - Code Enforcement Services - In Low-Moderate Income Target Areas 195,000 - HOMECHDO - Crescent Meadows Senior Housing Project CP0792* - 475,000 Total Affordable Housing $ 395,000 $ 475,000
Lincoln Oval Park Fence & Lighting Improvements CP0752 $ 140,000 $ - ADA Compliance Projects - ADA Tree Wells Project CP0618* 245,000 - Total Public Facility Improvements $ 385,000 $ -
Total FY 2026/27 CDBG and HOME Expenditures $ 1,200,000 $ 525,000 *Any increase or decrease of FY 2026/27 HOME annual allocation, program income, and/or prior year resources will be directed to HOME-CHDO Crescent Meadows Senior Housing Project CP0792. **Any increase or decrease of FY 2026/27 CDBG annual allocation and/or program income will be directed to the ADA Tree Wells compliance project CP0618.
Public Facility Improvements:
City of Visalia Proposed FY 2026/27 CDBG and HOME Annual Action Plan Expenditures:
Administration and Planning:
Affordable Housing:
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City of Visalia 2025 Annual Action Plan Amendment
City of Visalia, CA
Draft FY 2025/26 Annual Action Plan Amendment
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Table of Contents
Purpose of the Amendment .......................................................................................................................3 Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................................3 AP-05 Executive Summary - 24 CFR 91.200(c), 91.220(b)......................................................................3 PR-05 Lead & Responsible Agencies 24 CFR 91.200(b) .......................................................................11 AP-10 Consultation - 91.100, 91.200(b), 91.215(l) .................................................................................12 AP-12 Citizen Participation......................................................................................................................19 AP-15 Expected Resources – 91.220(c)(1,2)...........................................................................................26 AP-20 Annual Goals and Objectives .......................................................................................................29 AP-35 Projects – 91.220(d) .....................................................................................................................32 AP-38 Project Summary ..........................................................................................................................33 AP-50 Geographic Distribution – 91.220(f) .............................................................................................37 AP-55 Affordable Housing – 91.220(g)....................................................................................................38 AP-60 Public Housing – 91.220(h)..........................................................................................................40 AP-65 Homeless and Other Special Needs Activities – 91.220(i)...........................................................42 AP-75 Barriers to affordable housing – 91.220(j)....................................................................................45 AP-85 Other Actions – 91.220(k) ............................................................................................................47 AP-90 Program Specific Requirements – 91.220(l)(1,2,4) .....................................................................52 Appendices..............................................................................................................................................54 1407
City of Visalia 2025 Annual Action Plan Amendment
Purpose of the Amendment
The purpose of the Program Year (PY) 2025 CDBG Annual Action Amendment is to reappropriate $900,000 in CDBG funds from the development of an emergency shelter to ADA Tree Wells compliance project to allow additional time to plan for the development of an emergency shelter.
Executive Summary
AP-05 Executive Summary - 24 CFR 91.200(c), 91.220(b)
1. Introduction
The City of Visalia (“the City”) is an entitlement jurisdiction for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and a participating jurisdiction for the HOME Investment Partnerships Act Program (HOME). As a requirement by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the City develops a Consolidated Plan (Con Plan) every five years to guide the use of federal CDBG and HOME funding. The five-year Con Plan is the guiding document for allocating these resources which support projects and programs that benefit low- and moderate-income people by increasing housing and economic opportunities, strengthening low-income neighborhoods, and addressing public service and infrastructure needs. The Annual Action Plan is also required by HUD each year of the five-year cycle and will summarize the programs and projects that will be funded by the annual grants to achieve the goals and objectives of the Con Plan. Annual accomplishments are reported on progress toward Con Plan goals in the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER).
2. Summarize the objectives and outcomes identified in the Plan The City conducted several public meetings, focus groups, and public hearings to gather input from citizens, local organizations, and key community stakeholders for use in combination with relevant housing and economic data in drafting the City’s FY 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan. The City has reviewed several plans and supplemental data to gather information for the development of this Plan, including the City’s 2023 Adopted Housing Element, CAPERs, Annual Action Plans, housing needs analyses, homeless statistics, etc. Please see PR-10 for additional plans reviewed.
The City implemented a comprehensive community engagement strategy to inform the development of its FY 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan. This strategy included a series of public meetings, focus groups, and public hearings designed to gather valuable input from citizens, local organizations, and key community stakeholders. To ensure a well-rounded approach, the City combined this community feedback with relevant housing and economic data. Concurrently, the City conducted an extensive review of existing plans and supplemental data sources. Additional documents and data reviewed included the City's 2023 Adopted Housing Element, Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Reports (CAPERs), Annual Action Plans, housing needs analyses, and homeless statistics. This review process provided important context and data to support the Con Plan's development. For a complete list of additional plans consulted, please refer to section PR-10 of this document. By integrating community perspectives with comprehensive data analysis, the City has strived to create a Con Plan that accurately reflects the needs and priorities of its residents while aligning with broader housing and community development goals.
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Summary of Needs Assessment Results and Goals
The City's strategy for community enhancement utilizing CDBG and HOME funds centers on several key goals, specifically including:
• Public services
• Property maintenance
• Neighborhood preservation
• Emergency shelter
• Improve community and public facilities
• Affordable housing
• Administration
The City of Visalia has developed specific strategies to achieve these goals, which are outlined in the following sections.
• Address special service needs
• Preserve homeownership
• Combat blighting conditions
• Combat homelessness
• Enhance community development
• Increase affordable housing
• Program administration
3. Evaluation of past performance
HUD requires an evaluation of the City’s progress of using the CDBG and HOME funds each year of the five-year Con Plan period. Over the past five-year Con Plan period, 2020 to 2024, the City has met or exceeded most of its goal outcomes, and the City will meet all remaining goal outcomes by the end of the fiscal year. Table 1 below lists goals and outcome indicators from the previous Con Plan, along with progress made to date:
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Table 1: Progress Toward FY 2020/21 – FY 2024/25 Consolidated Plan Goals Goal Description Need Funding
Outcome
Indicators Progress
Increase
Affordable
Housing
Improve housing opportunities for
0-80% AMI households through:
• New construction
• Particularly larger rental units
and accessible housing units
• senior housing
• homeowner mortgage
assistance
• transitional housing
• rental assistance programs
Affordable
Housing
HOME -
$3,737,560
• 7 households with
mortgage
assistance
• 11 new rental units
• 11 rental acquired/
rehabbed
• 5 new construction
– single family
• 5 households with
mortgage assistance
completed
• 11 new rental units
completed
• 50 rental units
acquired/rehabbed
completed
• 5 new construction – single
family completed
Create Suitable
Living
Environment
Code Enforcement
Provide for a suitable living
environment for all residents and
income levels by:
• Housing rehabilitation (SMHRP)
• Emergency repair and
accessibility program
Property
Maintenance
CDBG -
$1,025,000
HOME -
$125,000
• 1,000 Code cases
addressed
• 8 Emergency repair
and accessibility
program projects
• 10 mobile homes
rehabilitated
• 4 tenant-based
rental subsidy
recipients
• 788 Code cases
addressed completed.
Remaining goal will be met
in FY 24/25
• 12 Emergency repair and
accessibility program
projects completed
• 9 mobile homes
rehabilitated completed.
Remaining goal will be met
in FY 24/25
• 7 tenant-based rental
subsidy recipients
completed
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Address
Community/
Special Need
Services
Enhance programs for:
• special needs populations
• youth
• domestic abuse
• mental health services
• CoC and fair housing
• supportive services, including
case management and street
outreach
Shelter and
counseling for
homeless
CDBG -
$391,000
• 75 new case
management for
mental health
individuals
• 15 people assisted
with housing
vouchers
• 100 people assisted
- behavioral health
services
• 5 Fair housing
activities
• 74 new case management
for mental health
individuals completed.
• 14 people assisted with
housing vouchers
completed.
• 74 people assisted -
behavioral health services
completed. Final 26 will be
completed in FY 24/25.
• 1 Fair housing activities
completed.
Address
Homeless
Needs
• provide emergency shelter for
homeless
• provide mental health services,
mental health services
• services for youth in the schools
• substance abuse treatment,
domestic violence support
• support services for elderly
(meals, transportation)
• rent/utility payments
• Tenant Based Rental Assistance
(TBRA)
• expanded voucher program
Public
Services
CDBG -
$242,875
• 2,000 people
assisted through
Continuum of Care
• 70 households
assisted with case
management /street
outreach
• 2,007 people assisted
through Continuum of Care
completed
• 74 households assisted
with case management
/street outreach completed
Enhance
community
development
• improve public infrastructure in
the City’s LMI residential areas
street and ADA sidewalk
improvements, including
acquisition of right-of-way
• improve community facilities
particularly accessibility
• improve park and recreation
Improve
community
and public
facilities
CDBG -
$3,888,145
• 5 ADA compliance
projects
• 1 Public
infrastructure
improved
• 1 public facility
improved
• 1 public park
• 2 ADA compliance projects
completed
• 1 public infrastructure
facility developed
• 1 public park improved
underway will completed in
FY 24/25
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facilities
• safety improvements
improved
Administration
and planning
• provide planning and
administration services for City’s
CDBG and HOME
Program
administration
and planning
CDBG -
$1,355,505
HOME -
$421,770
• Program
administration
Completed
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4. Summary of citizen participation and organization consultation processes Beginning in July 2024, the City implemented a comprehensive community engagement strategy to ensure broad and meaningful participation in the planning process. This strategy included:
• Surveying residents, local businesses, and community organizations; • Leading two focus groups for organization consultations; • Hosting a public hearing during the City’s monthly City Council meeting (September 3, 2024);
• Presenting at a monthly Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting (September 4, 2024);
• Facilitating a virtual public meeting (September 9, 2024); • Presenting the draft Con Plan at a Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting (April 2, 2025);
• Hosting a public hearing following the publication of the draft Con Plan during the City Council meeting (April 7, 2025); and
• Hosted a public hearing for adoption of the draft Con Plan during the City Council meeting (April 21, 2025).
Citizen and organization online questionnaires
To initiate its citizen participation process, the City created a 36-question Citizen Questionnaire (English and Spanish) and a 29-question Organization Questionnaire in Microsoft Forms designed to elicit feedback about community needs for housing, supportive service, economic and workforce development, planning and community development, and homelessness.
Both questionnaires were open for responses from July 12, 2024, to August 2, 2024, however the Organization Questionnaire was relaunched twice (August 12-16, 2024, and September 25- October 4, 2024) at the request of several organizations and in an effort to collect additional feedback. Additionally, the Citizen Questionnaire also relaunched between September 6-13, 2024, also to elicit additional resident feedback. Overall, the Organization Questionnaire Survey had 23 respondents, whereas the Citizen Questionnaire had 122 individual respondents. No responses were received for the Spanish Citizen Questionnaire.
The City’s Housing Division created two additional surveys to poll attendees at two events – the 2023 Farmworker Women’s Conference on housing and community development needs and the CAC meeting on September 4, 2024. These surveys asked about supportive service, housing, economic development, infrastructure, and community facility needs.
Focus groups
To prepare for the execution of the stakeholder focus groups, agencies were invited to register via Microsoft Forms to attend any of the two virtual focus groups being offered to provide their input. Focus groups were scheduled across a one-week timeframe for the following dates and times:
• Focus Group 1: Wednesday, September 25, 2024, 9:00 A.M. PST – 11:00 A.M. PST • Focus Group 2: Wednesday, October 2, 2024, 9:00 A.M. PST – 11:00 A.M. PST A total of 46 agencies were invited to participate in the virtual focus group sessions; 14 individuals representing 11 agencies participated in at least one focus group. Agencies invited included, but were not limited to: housing providers, health service providers, social service providers, 1413
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organizations representing protected classes, fair housing, education agencies, and real estate organization. During the focus groups, a variety of open-ended questions were asked to address the following topics while increasing dialogue among the groups:
• Populations most in need of assistance
• Greatest unmet needs and gaps in services among qualifying populations • Potential project ideas that may be eligible under the CDBG and HOME programs Public hearing, CAC, and public meeting
The City hosted and presented at three public engagement events to gather community input. A public hearing was held on September 3, 2024, a CAC meeting was held on September 4, 2024, and a virtual public meeting was held on September 9, 2024. The hearing and meetings were designed to solicit input regarding pressing community and housing needs throughout the City.
Events include a public hearing (September 3, 2024), and CAC meeting (September 4, 2024), and a virtual public meeting (September 9, 2024). Designed to solicit feedback from both the general public and City Council members, these meetings were advertised across several platforms (i.e. email blast to 77 community organization points of contact, publication in a local newspaper, flyers, the City’s website and social media channels) to ensure broad participation.
This comprehensive approach aimed to identify and prioritize the most pressing community and housing needs in Visalia, ensuring that the City's planning efforts were well-informed by diverse perspectives from residents and officials alike.
Following the publication of the draft Con Plan, the City met again with the CAC on April 2, 2025, and held two public hearings on April 7, 2025, and April 21, 2025.
The PY 2025 Annual Action Plan Amendment 30-day public comment period took place from March 20, 2026, through April 20, 2026. A Public notice was published in the Visalia Times Delta on March 17th, March 20th, and April 1st, 2026. The draft 2025 Annual Action Plan Amendment was available for review on the City's website at www.visalia.city. Public notices were also sent to the Kings Tulare Homeless Alliance listserv and the City's social media channels. The City also held the following community and city council meetings:
• Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) on April 1, 2026, at 5:30pm • City Council (Draft Review) on April 6, 2026, at 7:00pm • City Council Public Hearing (Adoption) on April 20, 2026, at 7:00pm
5. Summary of public comments
A summary of all comments received and staff’s response to those comments can be found in Appendix B: Response to Comments.
6. Summary of comments or views not accepted and the reasons for not accepting them Not applicable – feedback received during and upon completion of both public comment and public hearing processes were considered and analyzed as part of the Con Plan development process. The City has reviewed and accepted all comments.
7. Summary
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homeless populations. The City has reviewed several plans to gather information for the development of this Plan that included the City of Visalia Housing Element for 2020-2023, which was being drafted concurrently with the Consolidated Plan. A summary of the full citizen participation of the PY 2025 Annual Action Plan and PY 2025 Action Plan Amendment will be included as Attachment B.
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PR-05 Lead & Responsible Agencies 24 CFR 91.200(b)
Describe agency/entity responsible for preparing the Consolidated Plan and those responsible for administration of each grant program and funding source.
The following are the agencies/entities responsible for preparing the Consolidated Plan and those responsible for administration of each grant program and funding source.
Table 2: Agencies
Agency Role Name Department/Agency
Lead Agency City of Visalia Finance Department - Housing Division CDBG Administrator City of Visalia Finance Department - Housing Division HOPWA Administrator N/A N/A
HOME Administrator City of Visalia Finance Department - Housing Division HOPWA-C Administrator N/A N/A
Narrative
The City of Visalia (City) is the Lead Agency for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) entitlement programs at the City of Visalia. The City’s Finance Department, Housing Division administers the funds it receives under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Programs.
Consolidated Plan Public Contact Information
Margie Perez, Housing Specialist
City of Visalia Finance Department-Housing Division
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (559) 713-4460
707 West Acequia Avenue
Visalia, CA 93291
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AP-10 Consultation - 91.100, 91.200(b), 91.215(l)
Introduction
The City undertook a comprehensive community and stakeholder engagement process to gather feedback on community needs, priorities, and project ideas for funding through CDBG and HOME funds. This process included input from residents, agencies, organizations, public officials, and other stakeholders. The feedback was inclusive of various areas such as housing, supportive services, economic and community development, and infrastructure/facilities.
The City followed its Citizen Participation Plan (CPP), and the CPP is available to review on the City of Visalia website at www.visalia.city.
Provide a concise summary of the jurisdiction’s activities to enhance coordination between public and assisted housing providers and private and governmental health, mental health and service agencies (91.215(I)).
During the preparation of the Con Plan, a comprehensive range of agencies and organizations were engaged, as detailed in Table 3. These entities provide a variety of services, including health and human services, mental health services for children and families, drug treatment, homeless services, support for victims of domestic violence, transitional living services, housing, education, disability services, employment services, and services for the elderly. Additionally, local and regional government agencies were also included.
Engagement with these entities occurred through various methods, such as surveys and focus groups. The Citizen and Organization Questionnaires collected extensive feedback on City needs, service gaps, and the effectiveness and sufficiency of facilities and services. The Organization Questionnaire was complemented by focus groups, where agencies and organizations shared more detailed observations on City needs and project ideas based on their experiences with the populations they serve. Additionally, City staff met with the CAC, which serves as a liaison between the public and the City Council, to present an overview of the Con Plan, gather detailed feedback on community needs, and present the draft Con Plan.
Describe coordination with the Continuum of Care and efforts to address the needs of homeless persons (particularly chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans, and unaccompanied youth) and persons at risk of homelessness.
The Kings/Tulare Homeless Alliance (KTHA) is the San Joaquin Valley continuum of care which includes homeless service providers, advocacy groups, government agencies, and homeless individuals. KTHA promotes quality of life for homeless individuals by improving access to housing and to supportive services like health, education, and employment. City staff regularly meets with KTHA to understand the needs and challenges facing homeless populations and to coordinate strategies that ensure effective regional collaboration in helping homeless individuals and families achieve maximum self-sufficiency. The City supports KTHA by providing grant funding for the annual Point-In-Time (PIT) Homeless Census and counts, the Project Homeless Connect events, and the ongoing administration of the HUD Homeless Management Information System (HMIS).
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Describe consultation with the Continuum(s) of Care that serves the jurisdiction's area in determining how to allocate ESG funds, develop performance standards and evaluate outcomes, and develop funding, policies and procedures for the administration of HMIS.
The City does not currently receive Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds.
Describe agencies, groups, organizations and others who participated in the process and describe the jurisdictions consultations with housing, social service agencies and other entities
Table 3: Agencies, groups, and organizations who participated No Agency / Group /
Organization Name
Agency /
Group /
Organization
Type
Section of Plan
addressed by
consultation
How was the Agency /
Group / Organization
consulted and what are
the anticipated outcomes
of the consultation or
areas for improved
coordination?
1 Self-Help Enterprises
Housing;
Services –
housing
• Housing need
assessment
• Market analysis
• Economic
development
• Anti-poverty
strategy
Contributed views on
community needs via the
Community Organization
Survey.
2 Lindsay Healthy Start
Family Resource
Center
Services –
children;
Services –
homeless;
Services –
health
• Housing need
assessment
• Homeless needs –
chronically
homeless
• Homeless needs -
families with
children
• Homelessness
strategy
• Market analysis
• Economic
development
• Anti-poverty
strategy
Contributed views on
community needs via the
Community Organization
Survey.
3 Proteus, Inc.
Services –
health; Services
– employment
• Housing need
assessment
• Non-homeless
special needs
• HOPWA strategy
• Market analysis
• Economic
development
• Anti-poverty
strategy
Contributed views on
community needs via the
Community Organization
Survey.
4 RH Community
Builders LP Housing
• Housing need
assessment
• Market analysis
Contributed views on
community needs via the
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• Economic
development
Community Organization
Survey.
5 Visalia Rescue
Mission
Services –
homeless
• Housing need
assessment
• Housing need
assessment
• Homeless needs –
chronically
homeless
• Homeless needs -
families with
children
• Homelessness
needs – veterans
• Homelessness
needs –
unaccompanied
youth
• Homelessness
strategy
• Market analysis
• Economic
development
• Anti-poverty
strategy
Contributed views on
community needs via the
Community Organization
Survey.
6 Central CA Legal
Services
Regional
organization;
Other – Legal
aid services
• Housing need
assessment
• Market analysis
• Economic
development
Contributed views on
community needs via the
Community Organization
Survey. Discussed needs of
the populations the
organization serves via
participation in a focus
group.
7 Tulare County
Library-Visalia Branch
Other
government –
County
• Housing need
assessment
• Market analysis
• Economic
development
Contributed views on
community needs via the
Community Organization
Survey.
8 Tulare County HHSA
Health Agency;
Services –
housing;
Services –
employment
• Housing need
assessment
• Non-homeless
special needs
• HOPWA strategy
• Market analysis
• Economic
development
• Anti-poverty
strategy
Contributed views on
community needs via the
Community Organization
Survey. Discussed detailed
needs of the populations the
organization serves via
participation in an agency
focus group.
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9 Kingsview Services –
health
• Housing need
assessment
• Non-homeless
special needs
• HOPWA strategy
• Market analysis
• Economic
development
• Anti-poverty
strategy
Contributed views on
community needs via the
Community Organization
Survey. Discussed detailed
needs of the populations the
organization serves via
participation in an agency
focus group.
10 Tulare County Office
of Education Foster
and Homeless Youth
Services
Other
government –
County;
Services –
education;
Services –
children
• Housing need
assessment
• Non-homeless
special needs
• Market analysis
• Economic
development
• Anti-poverty
strategy
Contributed views on
community needs via the
Community Organization
Survey. Discussed detailed
needs of the populations the
organization serves via
participation in an agency
focus group.
11 The Source LGBT+
Center
Services –
health; Services
– education
• Housing need
assessment
• HOPWA strategy
• Market analysis
• Economic
development
Contributed views on
community needs via the
Community Organization
Survey.
12 Visalia Senior
Housing
Housing
Services-elderly
persons
• Housing need
assessment
• Non-homeless
special needs
• Market analysis
• Economic
development
• Anti-poverty
strategy
Contributed views on
community needs via the
Community Organization
Survey.
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14 Kings/Tulare
Homeless Alliance
Services –
homeless;
Regional
organization
• Housing need
assessment
• Homeless needs –
chronically
homeless
• Homeless needs -
families with
children
• Homelessness
needs – veterans
• Homelessness
needs –
unaccompanied
youth
• Homelessness
strategy
• Market analysis
• Economic
development
Contributed views on
community needs via the
Community Organization
Survey.
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• Anti-poverty
strategy
15 Community Services
Employment Training
Services –
education;
Services –
housing;
Services –
employment;
Services –
children
• Housing need
assessment
• Non-homeless
special needs
• Market analysis
• Anti-poverty
strategy
Contributed views on
community needs via the
Community Organization
Survey.
16 Housing Authority of
the County of Tulare Housing; PHA
• Housing need
assessment
• Public housing
needs
• Non-homeless
special needs
• Market analysis
Contributed views on
community needs via the
Community Organization
Survey. Discussed detailed
needs of the populations the
organization serves via
participation in an agency
focus group.
17 Champions Recovery
Alternative Programs,
Inc.
Services –
health
• Housing need
assessment
• Non-homeless
special needs
• Market analysis
Contributed views on
community needs via the
Community Organization
Survey.
18 TC Hope Services –
homeless
• Housing need
assessment
• Homeless needs –
chronically
homeless
• Homeless needs -
families with
children
• Homelessness
needs – veterans
• Homelessness
needs –
unaccompanied
youth
• Homelessness
strategy
• Market analysis
• Anti-poverty
strategy
Contributed views on
community needs via the
Community Organization
Survey.
19 St. Paul’s Church
Other –
Religious
institution
• Housing need
assessment
• Market analysis
Discussed detailed needs of
the populations the
organization serves via
participation in an agency
focus group.
20 Anthem Blue Cross Services –
health
• Housing need
assessment
Discussed detailed needs of
the populations the
organization serves via
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• Non-homeless
special needs
• HOPWA strategy
• Market analysis
participation in an agency
focus group.
21 Aspiranet Services –
children
• Housing need
assessment
• Market analysis
Discussed detailed needs of
the populations the
organization serves via
participation in an agency
focus group.
22 Kings/Tulare Area
Agency on Aging
Services –
elderly persons
• Housing need
assessment
• Non-homeless
special needs
• Market analysis
• Anti-poverty
strategy
Discussed detailed needs of
the populations the
organization serves via
participation in an agency
focus group.
23 College of the
Sequoias/Giant
Marketplace
Services –
education
• Housing need
assessment
• Non-homeless
special needs
• Market analysis
• Economic
development
Discussed detailed needs of
the populations the
organization serves via
participation in an agency
focus group.
24 City of Visalia
Planning
Other
government –
Local
• Housing need
assessment
• Market analysis
• Economic
development
• Lead-based paint
strategy
Discussed detailed needs of
the populations the
organization serves via
participation in an agency
focus group.
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27 Anonymous (3)* ---
• Housing need
assessment
• Market analysis
• Economic
development
Contributed views on
community needs via the
Community Organization
Survey.
Identify any agency types not consulted and provide rationale for not consulting.
The City reached out to a wide range of agencies and organizations through various methods, including email to large list servs (ex. KTHA’s email newsletter) and information sharing between entities. This approach was promoted by the City to ensure that as many local entities as possible were provided with an opportunity to contribute to Con Plan priorities. No agency types were excluded from this outreach effort.
Other local/regional/state/federal planning efforts considered when preparing the Plan
Table 4: Other local/regional/federal planning efforts
Name of Plan Lead
Organization
How do the goals of your Strategic Plan
overlap with the goals of each plan?
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City of Visalia General Plan
Housing Element, 2023-2031 City of Visalia
The Housing Element assesses the need for
housing for all levels of income and establishes
policies to meet those needs.
The Strategic Plan goals support the
implementation of the Housing Element by
working to construct and rehabilitate new
and existing affordable housing units.
City of Visalia Consolidated
Plan and Action Plans/CAPERs,
2020/21-2024/25
City of Visalia
The City of Visalia’s previous 5-year
Consolidated Plan and Annual Action
Plans/CAPERs provided context for the City’s
previous needs and goals, as well as the
progress the City has made toward those goals.
City of Visalia Analysis of
Impediments to Fair Housing
Choice (AI), 2025/26-2029/30
City of Visalia
The City of Visalia’s recently prepared AI
contributed current insight on community
conditions and fair housing needs that could be
incorporated in and complemented by the
2025/26-2029/30 Consolidated Plan.
Pathway Home: Responding to
Homelessness in Tulare County
Kings Tulare
Homeless Alliance
This 2019 CoC strategic plan lays out goals for
addressing homelessness based on countyspecific conditions, needs, and strategies, as well as a roadmap.
Kings Tulare Homeless Alliance
2023 Point-In-Time Count
Survey
Kings Tulare
Homeless Alliance
The Point-In-Time Count Survey provides
recent data and patterns regarding the
homeless populations within the counties of
Kings and Tulare.
Continuum of Care Housing
Inventory Count Report
Kings Tulare
Homeless Alliance
This report provides a count of available beds
for homeless populations in the area and
provides context for assessing the City’s need
for additional beds.
Describe cooperation and coordination with other public entities, including the State and any adjacent units of general local government, in the implementation of the Consolidated Plan (91.215(l))
The City of Visalia collaborated with various City departments and public entities to develop the Consolidated Plan. This collaboration ensures a comprehensive approach to addressing community needs and leveraging resources effectively. Regularly the City engages with neighboring local government agencies through participation within the KTHA Continuum of Care (CoC) to address regional issues that cross city boundaries within the region. This includes coordination on housing strategies, economic development projects, and infrastructure improvements. By fostering strong partnerships with adjacent jurisdictions, the City ensures a cohesive and unified approach to regional housing and economic challenges while enhancing its ability to implement the Con Plan effectively, ensuring that the needs of the community are met in a coordinated and efficient manner.
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AP-12 Citizen Participation
1. Summary of citizen participation process/Efforts made to broaden citizen participation
Summarize citizen participation process and how it impacted goal setting.
The City of Visalia conducted community outreach through various channels, including the City’s website, social media, questionnaires for citizens and organizations that focused on housing and community needs, public meetings, and a public hearing. Several organizations listed in Table 5 assisted in promoting these engagement opportunities to their contacts.
Community and Housing Surveys
The City created a total of four questionnaires designed to gather input on community needs from citizens, community organizations and local agencies. The Citizen Questionnaire targeted Visalia residents, asking about housing, supportive services, economic and workforce development, planning and community development, and homelessness. An Organization Questionnaire covering similar topics was also created to gather input from community agencies and organizations. Additionally, a Spanish version of the Citizen Questionnaire was prepared.
The questionnaires were open for responses from July 12, 2024 - August 2, 2024, and were reopened from September 6-13, 2024, in anticipation of a virtual public meeting. A total of 122 individuals responded to the Citizen Questionnaire, while no responses were logged for the Spanish version.
The City’s Housing Division also created two additional surveys for specific events: the 2023 Farmworker Women’s Conference (a Spanish speaking event), and the Citizen CAC community meeting on September 4, 2024. These surveys focused on housing and community development needs, supportive services, economic development, infrastructure, and community facility needs.
Public Meetings and Hearing
The City held several public meetings and hearings to gather public input in the development and during the 30-day public comment period of the draft 2025-2029 ConPlan and 2025 Action Plan.
These meetings garnered input from both the public and City Council members. All meetings were publicized to the community through English and Spanish public noticing in the local newspaper, various organizational listservs, and on the City’s website and social media channels.
During the development of the 2025-2029 ConPlan and 2025 Action Plan the following public meetings and hearings were held to gather input on the highest community needs. • Public Hearing - City Council Meeting on September 3, 2024, at 7:00pm • Community Meeting - Citizens Advisory Committee on September 4, 2024, at 5:30pm • Community Meeting – Virtual Public Meeting on September 9, 2024, at 1:00pm During the 30-day public period the following public meetings and hearings were held. • Community Meeting - Citizens Advisory Committee on April 2, 2025, at 5:30pm • Public Hearing - City Council Meeting (Draft Review) on April 7, 2025, at 7:00pm • Public Hearing - City Council Meeting (Adoption) on April 21, 2025, at 7:00pm 1424
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Consolidated Plan Public Comment Period
The draft program year 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and 2025 Annual Action Plan 30-day public period was held from March 21, 2025, through April 21, 2025. A summary of all comments received and staff’s response to those comments can be found in Appendix B: Response to Comments.
Program Year 2025 Annual Action Plan Amendment
The PY 2025 Annual Action Plan Amendment 30-day public comment period took place from March 20, 2026, through April 20, 2026. A Public notice was published in the Visalia Times Delta on March 17th, March 20th, and April 1st, 2026. The draft 2025 Annual Action Plan Amendment was available for review on the City's website at www.visalia.city. Public notices were also sent to the Kings Tulare Homeless Alliance listserv and the City's social media channels. The City also held the following community and city council meetings:
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Table 5: – Citizen Participation Outreach
Mode of
Outreach
Target of
Outreach
Summary of
Response/Attendance
Summary
of
Comments
Received
Summary of
Comments Not
Accepted
and
Reasons
URL (If
applicable)
Public Meeting
Non-English
Speaking –
Specify other
language: Spanish
On November 16, 2023, the City’s
Housing Division survey 107
individuals attending the 2023
Farmworker Women’s Conference held
at the Visalia Convention Center on
housing and community development.
See
Appendix B N/A N/A
Internet
Outreach
Nontargeted/broad
community
Community Needs Assessment public
notices and surveys shared on City
social media outlets reaching 22K on
Facebook, 19K on Instagram, and 6K on
Twitter. Community Needs Survey and
information also shared on the City
website and Inside City Halll newsletter.
No
comments
received.
N/A N/A
Other
Nontargeted/broad
community
Citizen Needs Assessment public
notices and surveys on various email
distribution listservs i.e. the Kings/Tulare
Homeless Alliance to 645 individuals,
the Homeless Task Force to over 200
individuals, and the Community Care
Coalition to over 200 individuals.
No
comments
received.
N/A N/A
Other
Nontargeted/broad
community
Citizen Needs Assessment public
notices shared at various locations City
Hall West, City Hall East, City Hall
North, Visalia Transit, Visalia Senior
Center, Visalia Library, and Visalia
Parks & Recreation locations.
No
comments
received.
N/A N/A
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Other
Nontargeted/broad
community
Citizen community needs survey
launched from 7/12/24 – 8/2/24, and
9/6/24 – 9/13/24, and received 122
individual respondents.
See
Appendix B N/A N/A
Other
Nontargeted/broad
community
Organization community needs survey
launched from 7/12/24 – 8/2/24, 8/12-
8/16/24, and 9/25/24-10/4/24, and
received 23 individual respondents.
See
Appendix B N/A N/A
Newspaper
Ad
Nontargeted/broad
community
Community needs assessment public
notice posted in the Visalia Delta-Times
newspaper on 8/27/24.
No
comments
received.
N/A N/A
Public Hearing
Non-targeted/broad
community
On September 3, 2024, a City Council
public hearing was held on the
development of the ConPlan.
See
Appendix B N/A N/A
Public
Meeting
Nontargeted/broad
community
Other: Citizens
Advisory
Committee
On September 4, 2024, a Community
meeting was held on the development
of the ConPlan, and community needs
assessment. 25 individuals attended.
See
Appendix B N/A N/A
Public
Meeting
Non-targeted/broad
community
On September 9, 2024, a virtual
community meeting on the
development of the ConPlan and
community needs assessment. 10
individuals attended.
See
Appendix B N/A N/A
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Public
Meeting
Nontargeted/broad
community
Other:
Organizations
On September 25, 2024, a focus group
was held on the development of the
ConPlan, and community needs
assessment. 10 individuals attended
from various organizations.
See
Appendix B N/A N/A
Public
Meeting
Nontargeted/broad
community
Other:
Organizations
On October 2, 2024, a focus group was
held on the development of the
ConPlan, and community needs
assessment. 12 individuals attended
from various organizations.
See
Appendix B N/A N/A
Public
Meeting
Nontargeted/broad
community
On December 3, 2024, a City Council
work session was held to discuss the
development of the 5-year ConPlan.
See
Appendix B N/A N/A
Newspaper
Ad
Nontargeted/broad
community
30-day public comment period public
notice was published in the Visalia
Times Delta on 3/21/25 and 4/1/25.
No
comments
received.
N/A N/A
Internet
Outreach
Nontargeted/broad
community
Draft 2025-2029 ConPlan and 2025
Action Plan were available on the
City's website from 3/21/24 - 4/21/25.
No
comments
received.
N/A www.visalia.city
Internet
Outreach
Non-targeted/broad
community
City social media posts on City's
website news page, Facebook,
Instagram, and Twitter pages.
No
comments
received.
N/A N/A
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Listserv
Notice
Nontargeted/broad
community
The Kings Tulare Homeless Alliance
listserv notices.
No
comments
received.
N/A N/A
Public Notices
Nontargeted/broad
community
Public notices posted at the following
city sites: City Hall, Community
Development, Administrative Office,
Recreation, Senior Center, and Visalia
Transit from 3/21/25 - 4/21/25.
No
comments
received.
N/A N/A
Public
Meeting
Nontargeted/broad
community
Citizens Advisory Committee
community meeting to review draft and
obtain public comment held on 4/2/25.
See
Appendix B N/A N/A
Public
Hearing
Nontargeted/broad
community
Public Hearing to review draft 2025-
2029 ConPlan 2025 Action Plan and
obtain public comment held on 4/7/25.
See
Appendix B N/A N/A
Public
Hearing
Nontargeted/broad
community
Public Hearing to approve the 2025-
2029 ConPlan and 2025 Action Plan
and authorize submission of the plan to
HUD held on 4/21/25.
See
Appendix B N/A N/A
Program Year 2025 Annual Action Plan Amendment
Mode of
Outreach
Target of
Outreach
Summary of
Response/Attendance
Summary
of
Comments
Received
Summary of
Comments Not
Accepted
and
Reasons
URL (If
applicable)
Newspaper
Ad
Nontargeted/broad
community
30-day public comment period public
notice was published in the Visalia
Times Delta on 3/17, 3/20, and 4/1/26.
See
Appendix B N/A N/A
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Internet
Outreach
Nontargeted/broad
community
Draft 2025 Action Plan Amendment
available on the City's website from
3/20/26 - 4/20/26.
See
Appendix B N/A www.visalia.city
Internet
Outreach
Non-targeted/broad
community
City social media posts on City's
website news page, Facebook,
Instagram, and Twitter pages.
See
Appendix B N/A N/A
Listserv
Notice
Nontargeted/broad
community
The Kings Tulare Homeless Alliance
listserv notices.
See
Appendix B N/A N/A
Public Notices
Nontargeted/broad
community
Public notices posted at the following
city sites: City Hall, Community
Development, Administrative Office,
Recreation, Senior Center, and Visalia
Transit from 3/20/26 - 4/21/26.
See
Appendix B N/A N/A
Public
Meeting
Nontargeted/broad
community
Citizens Advisory Committee
community meeting to review draft and
obtain public comment held on 4/1/226.
See
Appendix B N/A N/A
Public
Hearing
Nontargeted/broad
community
Public Hearing to review draft 2025
Action Plan Amendment and obtain
public comment held on 4/6/26.
See
Appendix B N/A N/A
Public
Hearing
Nontargeted/broad
community
Public Hearing to approve the 2025
Action Plan Amendment and authorize
submission of the plan to HUD held on
4/20/26.
See
Appendix B N/A N/A
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AP-15 Expected Resources – 91.220(c)(1,2)
Introduction
The City as an entitlement jurisdiction receives Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) funds annually from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). These programs are designed to assist low and moderate income (LMI) households by investing in the City’s local communities/neighborhoods. This Annual Action Plan (AAP) covers the first year of the City’s 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and outlines plans for implementing the 5-year goals identified in the Strategic Plan for the 5-year period from July 1, 2025-June 30, 2030.
The Program Year (PY) 2025 CDBG budget consists of $1,139,838 in entitlement funds, $50,000 in estimated program income, and $450,000 in prior year funds for a total of $1,639,838. The PY 2025 HOME budget consists of $426,943.86 in entitlement funds, $100,000 in estimated program income, and $40,000 in prior resources for a total of $566,943.86. The “Expected Amount Available Remainder of ConPlan” is the first year 2025 grant allocation multiplied by 4 years to equal total remainder of ConPlan in program year 2025. Each program year the “Expected Amount Available Remainder of ConPlan” is reduced by the current grant allocation.
The City currently does not have an Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) or Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) grant.
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Anticipated Resources
Table 6: Expected Resources
Program
Source
of
Funds
Uses of Funds
Expected Amount Available Year 1 Expected
Amount
Available
Remainder
of ConPlan
$
Narrative
Description
Annual
Allocation:
$
Program
Income:
$
Prior Year
Resources:
$
Total:
$
CDBG Federal
• Administration
• Public Services
(15%)
• Single-family and
mobile home
repair programs
• Code
enforcement
• Emergency
shelter
development
$1,139,838 $50,000 $450,000 $1,639,838 $5,000,000
In 2025, the
CDBG funds are
$1,139,838 in
entitlement
funds, and
$500,000 in
estimated
program income
and other funds.
HOME Federal
• Administration
• CHDO Rancho
Colegio project
• CHDO senior
housing project
• CHDO affordable
rental housing
project
$426,943.86 $100,000 $40,000 $566,943.86 $2,400,000
In 2025, the
HOME funds are
$426,943.86 in
entitlement and
$140,000 in
estimated
program
income, and
other funds.
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Explain how federal funds will leverage those additional resources (private, state and local funds), including a description of how matching requirements will be satisfied
The City leverages both federal and local housing funds by supporting non-profit organizations that develop affordable housing. The City, or its partners, provides matching funds for housing related services to several programs, which includes the following:
• SHE-CHDO Scattered Multi-Family Site Acquisition/Development. For example, the City’s HOME CHDO Rancho Colegio Project is the development of an 80-unit multi-family affordable housing complex that is budgeted at an estimated $35 million. HOME funds will be leveraged with the various other funding sources, such as, Multifamily Housing Program (MHP), Joe Serna Farmworker Housing Grant (FWHG), and the Infill Infrastructure Grant (IIG).
• Voucher Program – Match to receive HUD CoC grants to provide permanent supportive housing vouchers.
• Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) – Rental subsidies to support affordable housing units.
Below is a list of potential financial resources considered to be a part of the City’s overall financial plan to address priority needs and specific objectives identified in the Consolidated Plan. The number and availability of these programs to assist cities is limited, and funding for new projects is unpredictable. The following programs are local, state, and federal programs. None of these are managed locally by the City through funds accessed directly from HUD. • Housing Authority of Tulare County (HATC) is a public housing authority with jurisdiction within the City and the County. It administers federal and state funds for its public housing projects and government-assisted housing units, such as Section 8 and Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) vouchers.
• Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program (LIHTC) provides federal and state tax credits for private developers and investors who agree to set aside all or an established percentage of their rental units for low-income households for no less than 30 years under administration by the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (CTCAC). Tax credits are awarded on a competitive basis at varying times. Compliance is monitored according to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rules and regulations.
The City will also be receiving Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) funding which will assist with matching requirements.
• PLHA provides funding to local governments in California to help increase the affordable housing stock. Funding will help increase the supply of housing for households at or below 60% of area median income; increasing assistance to affordable owner-occupied workforce housing; assisting persons experiencing or at risk of homelessness; and promoting projects to meet Visalia’s unmet share of the regional housing needs allocation.
If appropriate, describe publicly owned land or property located within the jurisdiction that may be used to address the needs identified in the plan.
There is no publicly owned land or properties located within the jurisdiction that may be used to address the needs identified in the plan.
Discussion
See above discussion.
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AP-20 Annual Goals and Objectives
Goals Summary Information
Table 6: Goals Summary
Sort
Order
Goal Name Start
Year
End
Year
Category Geographic
Area
Needs
Addressed
Funding Goal Outcome Indicator
1 Address Special
Service Needs
2025 2029 Special
Services
Citywide Public
Services
CDBG:
$180,000
Public service activities for Extremely
Low-Income Housing Benefit: 465
Households Assisted;
Public service activities other than
Low/Moderate Income Housing Benefit:
20 Persons Assisted.
2 Preserve
Homeownership
2025 2029 Household
Maintenance
Citywide Property
Maintenance
CDBG:
$200,000
Homeowner Housing Rehabilitated: 6
Household Housing Units
3 Combat
Blighting
Conditions
2025 2029 Household
Maintenance
LMI Census
Tracts
Neighborhood
Preservation
CDBG:
$170,000
Housing Code Enforcement/ Foreclosed
Property Care: 200 Household Housing
Units
4 Combat
Homelessness
2025 2029 Homeless
Needs
Citywide Emergency
Shelter
CDBG:
$900,000
Overnight/Emergency
Shelter/Transitional Housing Beds
Added: 100 Beds
4 Enhance
Community
Development
2025 2029 Community
Development
Citywide Improve
Community
and Public
Facilities
CDBG:
900,000
Public Facility or Infrastructure
Activities other than Low-Moderate
Income Housing Benefit: 5,404
Persons Assisted
5 Increase
Affordable
Housing
2025 2029 Affordable
Housing
Citywide Affordable
Housing
HOME:
$516,943.86
Rental Units Constructed: 22 LowIncome Household
6 Program
Administration
2025 2029 Administration Citywide Administration CDBG:
$237,960
HOME:
$50,000
Other: 1
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Goal Descriptions
Table 8: Goal Descriptions
# Goal Name Goal Description
1 Address Special Service Needs Provide essential public services which include homeless services, homeless prevention, housing flex funds, job training, youth services, and fair housing services. 2 Preserve Homeownership Single-family and mobile home rehabilitation programs for low-and-moderate-income owner occupants who are elderly and/or disabled.
3 Combat Blighting Conditions Code enforcement inspection services within deteriorated or deteriorating low-moderate income eligible areas to arrest the decline of the area to provide neighborhood preservation. 4 Combat Homelessness Development of a low-barrier emergency shelter. 4 Enhance Community
Development Improve public infrastructure accessibility for seniors and mobility impaired. 5 Provide Affordable Housing HOME CHDO projects to increase affordable housing in the City. Projects include the development of affordable, farmworker, and senior housing.
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AP-35 Projects – 91.220(d)
Introduction
Program Year 2025 CDBG and HOME Projects were established based on the high priority needs identified in the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan Needs Assessment and Strategic Plan.
The Consolidated Plan goals below address the high priority needs and serve as the foundation for strategic actions the City will undertake. These goals are based on the ConPlan’s Needs Assessment and Housing Market Analysis sections as well as community outreach conducted:
• Address special service needs
• Preserve homeownership
• Combat blighting conditions
• Combat homelessness
• Enhance Community Development
• Increase affordable housing
• Program administration
Projects
Table 9: Project Information
# Project Name
1 HOME Administration
2 HOME-CHDO Project - Rancho Colegio
3 HOME-CHDO Project - Senior Housing Project
4 CDBG Administration
5 CDBG Public Services
6 Single-Family Home Repair Program
7 Senior Mobile-Home Repair Program
8 Code Enforcement
9 Emergency Shelter ADA Improvements
Describe the reasons for allocation priorities and any obstacles to addressing underserved needs
The projects will address the priority needs described in the Consolidated Plan by providing direct homeless services, homeless prevention services, fair housing services, code enforcement inspections to maintain neighborhood stabilization, housing rehabilitation programs, and affordable housing options for the LMI population. The need to Enhance Community Development is planned for project funding in future years. An obstacle in addressing underserved needs is the needs outweighing funding resources. Nevertheless, the City worked resourcefully in combining multiple funding sources to maximize the allocation of resources to address underserved community needs.
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AP-38 Project Summary
Project Summary Information
1 Project Name 2025 HOME Administration
Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Program and planning administration
Needs Addressed Program administration
Funding HOME: $50,000
Description 2025 HOME Administration and Planning.
Target Date 6/30/2026
Estimate the number and type
of families that will benefit
from the proposed activities
N/A
Location Description Citywide
Planned Activities 2025 HOME Administration and Planning. 2 Project Name HOME CHDO Project – Rancho Colegio
Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Increase affordable housing
Needs Addressed Affordable Housing
Funding HOME: $290,000
Description Construction of an 80-unit multi-family rental complex, of which 11 units will be HOME funded.
Target Date 6/30/2027
Estimate the number and type
of families that will benefit
from the proposed activities
11 extremely low-to-low-income households are expected to benefit from the proposed activity.
Location Description 3520 N. Court St., Visalia, CA 93291 Planned Activities The City will provide funding for Self-Enterprises, Inc. (SHE), to build 11 of the 80 new low-income multi-family rental units. 3 Project Name HOME CHDO Project – Senior Housing
Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Increase affordable housing
Needs Addressed Affordable housing
Funding $226,943.86
Description Construction of an 80-unit senior housing rental complex, of which 11-units will be HOME funded.
Target Date 6/30/28
Estimate the number and type
of families that will benefit
from the proposed activities
11 extremely low-to-low-income senior households are expected to benefit from the proposed activity.
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Location Description 2439 N. Dinuba Blvd. Visalia, CA 93291 Planned Activities The City will provide funding for Self-Enterprises, Inc. (SHE), to develop 11 of the 80 new senior housing rental units.
4 Project Name 2025 CDBG Administration
Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Program and planning administration.
Needs Addressed Program administration
Funding CDBG: $237,960
Description 2025 CDBG Administration and Planning.
Target Date 6/30/2026
Estimate the number and type
of families that will benefit
from the proposed activities
N/A
Location Description Citywide
Planned Activities 2025 CDBG Administration and Planning. 5 Project Name CDBG Public Services
Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Address Special Service Needs
Needs Addressed Public Services
Funding CDBG: $180,000
Description Continuum of Care Point in Time survey and LINC services; Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) voucher match; housing flex funds, and fair housing services.
Target Date 6/30/2026
Estimate the number and type
of families that will benefit
from the proposed activities
485 extremely low-income households, including people
experiencing homelessness.
Location Description Citywide
Planned Activities Point in Time survey and LINC services; PSH match; housing flex funds, youth services, job training, and fair housing. 6 Project Name Single-Family Home Repair Program
Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Preserve homeownership
Needs Addressed Neighborhood Preservation
Funding CDBG: $100,000
Description Single-family home repair program including roof repairs, ADA improvements for LMI senior and/or disabled owner occupants.
Target Date 6/30/2026
Estimate the number and type
of families that will benefit
from the proposed activities
4 low-moderate income seniors and/or disabled persons.
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Location Description City wide. Sites to be determined.
Planned Activities Single-family minor home repairs including emergency and ADA improvements.
7 Project Name Senior Mobile Home Repair Program
Target Area Citywide
Goals Supported Preserve homeownership
Needs Addressed Neighborhood Preservation
Funding CDBG: $100,000
Description Senior Mobile Home Repair Program to owner occupied lowincome seniors and/or disabled persons.
Target Date 6/30/2026
Estimate the number and type
of families that will benefit
from the proposed activities
4 low-moderate income seniors and/or disabled persons.
Location Description Citywide. Sites are to be determined.
Planned Activities Senior Mobile Home Repair Program to owner occupied lowincome seniors and/or disabled persons. 8 Project Name Code Enforcement
Target Area LMI Tracts
Goals Supported Create a suitable living environment
Needs Addressed Neighborhood Preservation
Funding CDBG: $170,000
Description 2025 Code Enforcement services in deteriorating or deteriorated low-moderate-income areas to arrest the decline of the area.
Target Date 6/30/2026
Estimate the number and type
of families that will benefit
from the proposed activities
200 LMI households are expected to benefit from the proposed activity.
Location Description LMI target areas.
Planned Activities Code Enforcement services in deteriorating or deteriorated lowmoderate-income areas to arrest the decline of the area. 9 Project Name Emergency Shelter Development ADA Compliance Projects Target Area LMI Tracts City Wide
Goals Supported Combat homelessness Enhance Community Development Needs Addressed Combat homelessness Improve Community and Public Facilities Funding CDBG: $900,000
Description Acquisition, development and/or rehabilitation of a low-barrier emergency shelter. ADA compliance projects and public
infrastructure improvements, including ADA tree well and sidewalk improvements.
Target Date 6/30/28 6/30/29
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Estimate the number and type
of families that will benefit
from the proposed activities
100 extremely low-income individuals experiencing
homelessness. 5,404 LMI ambulatory disabled persons are expected to benefit from the proposed activities.
Location Description To be determined. Citywide
Planned Activities Development of a low-barrier emergency shelter. ADA sidewalk and tree well improvements.
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AP-50 Geographic Distribution – 91.220(f)
Description of the geographic areas of the jurisdiction (including areas of lowincome and minority concentration) where assistance will be directed A majority of the CDBG activities funded in 2025 are offered citywide to low- and moderate-income households. However, certain CDBG programs, such as public infrastructure improvements and code enforcement are directed to neighborhoods that qualify for CDBG funds on an "area benefit" basis. An area benefit activity is one that is available to benefit all the residents of an area which is:
• Primarily residential and
• Where 51% or more of the population is low- and moderate-income In program year 2025, Code enforcement activities will be directed at LMI Census Tracts; other projects will be targeted at LMI populations citywide.
Geographic Distribution
Table 11: Geographic Distribution
Target Area Percentage of Funds
Citywide 90%
LMI Tracts 10%
Rationale for the priorities in allocating investments geographically.
Generally, CDBG and HOME funds will be distributed citywide as eligible to benefit LMI populations. However, CDBG funds will be utilized in CDBG Target areas for Code Enforcement and Park Improvements. A presumed Benefit project, such as an ADA walkway within a park or low mod residential areas in need of access, would be applicable. CDBG funding directed toward public services is a citywide public service benefit. Public Facilities are based upon CDBG requirements, such as the area benefit noted above, limited clientele or income qualifications; Affordable housing will be citywide, which encompasses CDBG Target Areas. Other programs may benefit within the CDBG Target areas as well, even though allowed citywide.
Discussion
The Low-and Moderate-Income Concentration Census Tract Map is being utilized for the 2025 Action Plan and is based on the Low-and Moderate-Income Summary Data (LMISD) provided on the HUD Exchange website.
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AP-55 Affordable Housing – 91.220(g)
Introduction
The Annual Action Plan must specify goals for the number of homeless, non-homeless, and special needs households to be provided affordable housing within the program year. The Annual Action Plan must also indicate the number of affordable housing units that will be provided by program type, including rental assistance, production of new units, rehabilitation of existing units, or acquisition of existing units. For the purpose of this section, the term “affordable housing” is defined in the HOME regulations at 24 CFR 92.252 for rental housing and 24 CFR 92.254 for homeownership.
In partnership with Self-Help Enterprises, the City’s HOME Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) plans to develop 11 HOME assisted units at Rancho Colegio, an 80-unit affordable rental housing complex for households 50% of the area median income or lower, which includes 20-units for farm working households. In addition, the city plans to develop an additional 11 HOME assisted units at a senior affordable rental housing project for seniors 62 and older at 60% of the area median income or lower. The tables below represent HOME funded activities.
Table 12: One Year Goals for the Number of Households to be Supported Homeless 0
Non-Homeless 22
Special-Needs 0
Total 22
Table 13: One Year Goals for the Number of Households Supported By Support Type
Rental Assistance 0
The Production of New Units 22
Rehab of Existing Units 0
Acquisition of Existing Units 0
Total 22
Discussion
The 2025 HOME funded activities include the development of 22 HOME assisted units with 11 units at Rancho Colegio and 11 senior housing units. The 2025 CDBG affordable housing activities include 3 single-family and 3 mobile home repairs to senior and/or disabled low-income owner occupants.
Findings in the MA-15 show that there is not an adequate amount of housing affordable to LMI households, especially for extremely low- and very low-income households. According to the HUD data reports, there is not sufficient housing units for the various income categories. After analysis, the only income category that truly does have enough housing is the 50-80% AMI. This explains the City’s focus on funding for the 0-30% (extremely low) and 30-50% (low) income housing categories.
The following data (CHAS 2017-2021) shows:
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1,265 rental units available that are affordable to these households in the City • 30-50% AMI: There are 4,720 households living in this income category yet there are only 2,630 units available
• 50-80% AMI: there are 7,335 households in this income category and there are 9,460 units
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AP-60 Public Housing – 91.220(h)
Introduction
The Housing Authority of Tulare County (HATC) works closely with the City, the Continuum of Care “Alliance”, and the Tulare County Homeless Taskforce. Actions planned by HATC this year are referenced below.
Actions planned during the next year to address the needs of public housing residents
HATC is currently developing the Demaree Apartments that will serve households at 80% of the area median income (AMI) and lower. The Demaree Apartments is a new construction, family, mixed-income project. There will be 222 total units, 220 of which will be restricted between 30% and 80% of the AMI. There will be 90 one-bedroom units, 75 two-bedroom units, and 57 threebedroom units. Two of the three-bedroom units will serve as unrestricted manager’s units. The Demaree Apartments are expected to be completed by June 2026.
The HATC participates in a Moving to Work (MTW) Program, which offers housing for 5-years at a flat rate, based on unit bedroom size instead of being income-based. The MTW program is designed to give rental assistance to families who are working to achieve self-sufficiency from all types of governmental assistance while they are in the process of achieving that goal. Successful applicants are encouraged to seek higher paying employment and/or further their education. An increase in family income does not increase the monthly rent. Families can continue the MTW program for a maximum of 5 years, or until their income reaches 120% of the AMI, at which time assistance will be terminated or they will be given 6-months to move out. Many of the MTW participants transferred to MTW from HATC’s conventional low rent and Section 8 programs.
Others were referred to the MTW program by HATC’s partner agencies, such as Tulare County Health and Human Services and CSET.
Actions to encourage public housing residents to become more involved in management and participate in homeownership
HATC created a Resident Council composed of 5 residents from HUD funded programs (Multifamily Housing, LIHTC, HOME, Section 8, and public housing). The Resident Council works with HATC staff on evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of existing rental assistance programs. This structure was put into place to give public housing residents the opportunity to provide input on program modifications. HATC is proactive in the inclusion of public-housing residents in the policy making process. As required, two public housing tenants sit on the HATC Commission board. Between the Resident Council and tenant representation on the Board an equitable and transparent policy-making process has been put into place.
A vital driving factor that continues to influence HATC programs is the goal of tenant selfsufficiency. HATC views homeownership as a long-term goal for most participants. HATC staff works with tenants to effectively provide them with the necessary resources to achieve homeownership. HATC’s annual re-examination notice provides participants with an extensive referral list that aids homeownership. Effective collaboration between their agency and other public and nonprofit agencies is imperative to help promote homeownership among all HATC’s tenants. Lastly, HATC created “RentTrack Payment, an online payment system which allows residents to utilize their rental payments made on time to raise or build individual credit scores.
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If the PHA is designated as troubled, describe the manner in which financial or other assistance will be provided
Not Applicable
Discussion
See discussion above
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AP-65 Homeless and Other Special Needs Activities – 91.220(i) Introduction
This section describes the City’s one-year goals and the specific action steps it will undertake in the program year to carry out the homeless strategy outlined in the ConPlan’s SP-60 Homelessness Strategy. This section will also describe the jurisdiction’s one-year goals and specify the activities it will undertake to serve the emergency, transitional, and permanent housing as well as supportive service needs of homeless and special needs populations.
Describe the jurisdictions one-year goals and actions for reducing and ending homelessness including:
Reaching out to homeless persons (especially unsheltered persons) and assessing their individual needs:
The City’s one-year goals for reducing and ending homelessness include allocating CDBG funds for the development of a low-barrier emergency shelter to provide immediate shelter and an entry point to permanent housing for those experiencing homelessness.
The City’s annual goal also includes allocating PLHA, RDA Successor Housing, and Encampment Resolution Funding to support the recently developed Visalia Navigation Center, a 100-bed public facility with on-site wrap around supportive services, intensive case management, and rapid rehousing to quickly place individuals into permanent housing.
Through partnership with the development organization, Self-Help Enterprises, the city’s goal is to continue to provide 42 permanent supportive housing units at the Lofts at Fort Visalia and develop an additional 160 multifamily affordable housing units including senior housing for those experiencing and at-risk of homelessness. Through partnership with the development organization RH Community Builders, the City’s annual goal also includes providing 92 permanent supportive housing units through the city’s two Homekey sites Majestic Gardens and Sequoia Village.
The Kings/Tulare Homeless Alliance serving as the local Continuum of Care (CoC) conducts a weekly Local Initiatives Navigation Center (LINC) at the Visalia Rescue Mission to provide various resources and access to service providers for those experiencing homelessness to assess their individual needs. LINC brings together social service providers, faith-based organizations, and government agencies to help families locate affordable housing, employment and mental health and substance abuse treatment along with other needed services. Services include ID vouchers, free cell phones, housing assessments, enrollments to mainstream benefits, employment assistance, health/mental health services, legal assistance, and free meals.
Addressing the emergency shelter and transitional housing needs of homeless persons
The Visalia Warming Center provides seasonal emergency overnight shelter. Annually, the City provides funding through State PLHA funds to the Visalia Warming Center. The Visalia Warming Center serves on average of 100 individuals overnight on a daily basis. The Warming Center also serves as an entry point into the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), and permanent housing placement.
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The Visalia Navigation Center developed in 2024, provides 100-beds of transitional housing and essential supportive services to people experiencing homelessness. The Visalia Navigation Center is the first of its kind in Tulare County and provides overnight shelter, daily meals, showers, case management, resources, mental health services, substance abuse services, job training/placement, and permanent housing placement.
Eden House was developed in 2020 and serves as a 22-bed bridge transitional housing project that provides on-site case management and supportive services for individuals that need additional on-site services as they transition from homelessness to permanent housing.
Helping homeless persons (especially chronically homeless individuals and families, families with children, veterans and their families, and unaccompanied youth) make the transition to permanent housing and independent living, including shortening the period of time that individuals and families experience homelessness, facilitating access for homeless individuals and families to affordable housing units, and preventing individuals and families who were recently homeless from becoming homeless again
The City will begin work on the development of an emergency shelter project to be funded with CDBG dollars in FY 2025-26. This project will provide at least 100 beds and will serve as a lowbarrier emergency shelter for chronically homeless individuals and families, veterans, and unaccompanied youth. The Emergency Shelter will follow a Housing First model, therefore, eliminating barriers to entry including sobriety or program participation.
The Visalia Navigation Center also services chronically homeless individuals and families, veterans and their families, unaccompanied youth, and families with children. The Visalia Navigation Center has individual private family rooms for families with children to safely transition from homelessness to permanent housing. The Visalia Navigation Center is administered by CSET, which leverages a variety of rapid rehousing funding sources to quickly and permanently house individuals and families and prevent recidivism. Rapid rehousing services include security deposits, rental application fees, landlord mitigation, credit repair, and/or rental subsidies.
Helping low-income individuals and families avoid becoming homeless, especially extremely low-income individuals and families and those who are: being discharged from publicly funded institutions and systems of care (such as health care facilities, mental health facilities, foster care and other youth facilities, and corrections programs and institutions); or, receiving assistance from public or private agencies that address housing, health, social services, employment, education, or youth needs
The Visalia Navigation Center offers private medical rooms dedicated for homeless individuals being discharged from systems of care such as health care facilities and mental health facilities to prevent them from becoming homeless and works to quickly provide permanent housing placement. In partnership with RH Community Builders, our Homekey sites within 1-mile of the College of Sequoias, Sequoia Village and Majestic Gardens, provide permanent supportive housing units for aged out foster youth exiting foster care and other youth facilities to prevent these individuals from entering into homelessness. In the previous 5-Year Consolidated Plan, 132 permanent supportive housing units were developed in the City of Visalia which include 40-units at the Lofts at Fort Visalia, 50-units at Sequoia Village, and 42-units at Majestic Gardens that provide permanent supportive housing units for extremely low-income individuals and families including those being discharged from publicly funded institutions and systems of care. 1448
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Discussion
The City provides housing flex funds under CDBG public services to pay security deposits and rental applications fees as well as emergency rental and utility assistance to assist those experiencing homelessness and provide homeless prevention services. The City also leverages state funding sources to provide additional rapid rehousing services, credit repair, and rental subsidies to provide additional resources for people experiencing homelessness and at-risk of homelessness in the City of Visalia.
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AP-75 Barriers to affordable housing – 91.220(j)
Introduction
Visalia’s 2025/26-2029/30 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice identified the following impediments to affordable housing:
• Lack of affordable housing
• Residents vulnerable to displacement
• Lack of housing opportunities for special needs populations (residents living with disabilities, seniors, large households, and residents experiencing homelessness) Actions it planned to remove or ameliorate the negative effects of public policies that serve as barriers to affordable housing such as land use controls, tax policies affecting land, zoning ordinances, building codes, fees and charges, growth limitations, and policies affecting the return on residential investment The City has taken actions in recent years to support residential development through changes in zoning, further streamlining permitting processes, and reducing impact fees. Visalia has made changes to residential zone districts following the City’s Housing Element update. The City increased the highest allowed multi-family density permitted by right to 15 to 35 units per acre, provided that the development does not exceed 80 units. The City implemented an Affordable Housing Infill Incentive Program, which reduces Transportation Impact Fees for qualifying projects that meet the infill criteria outlined in the City’s Development Fee Schedule. In the downtown area, waivers for parking requirements have been given based on past use of the building spaces.
There are multiple policies and programs in the 2023 Housing Element Update that address promoting incentives for affordable housing that include priority permit processing and modified zoning provisions. New programs in the Housing Element update propose removing conditional use requirements for housing in certain commercial zone designations. These Housing Element Programs are organized into nine Goal categories, as follows:
1. New Construction - To provide a broad range of housing types and densities to meet the needs of all Visalia residents.
2. Mixed Use, Infill, and Downtown Development - To promote mixed use, infill, and Downtown development in Visalia.
3. Encourage Affordable Housing - To encourage construction and maintenance of affordable housing in Visalia.
4. Foreclosures - To prevent foreclosures, protect affected families, and stabilize neighborhoods impacted by foreclosures.
5. Special Needs/Homeless- To provide a range of housing types and services to meet the needs of households with special needs within the city.
6. Housing Rehabilitation Program - To maintain healthy neighborhoods by improving the condition of the existing housing stock and providing for a variety of housing types, sizes, price ranges, and densities compatible with the existing residential neighborhoods.
7. Equal Opportunity Housing and Discrimination Prevention - To provide decent housing and a quality of living environment for all Visalia residents regardless of age, religion, race, creed, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, national origin, disability, economic level, and other arbitrary factors.
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9. Implementation Monitoring - To ensure that Housing Element programs are implemented on a timely basis and the progress of each program is monitored and evaluated annually.
Discussion:
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AP-85 Other Actions – 91.220(k)
Introduction:
The following section provides HUD with other activities, projects, and actions the City is undertaking to reduce homelessness and improve housing affordability. Examples include the completion of the AI and identifying the barriers and impediments to affordable housing, supporting homeless programs, public and private solutions for affordable, annual administration of CDBG and HOME funds and attendance of city meetings and CoC meetings.
Actions planned to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs The City’s 2025/26-2029/30 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice includes the following identified actions which will begin to be undertaken in FY2025-26 to meet underserved needs:
• Conduct landlord education and outreach on source of income discrimination and voucher programs with the goal of increasing landlord participation in the voucher program. (HE Program 3.6)
• Expand and prioritize affordable housing development in high and highest resource areas and near public transit. (HE Program 7.2)
• Budget for and implement plans and strategies for communities, prioritizing neighborhoods designated for low-income and mixed-income housing opportunities in the sites inventory. (HE Program 7.2)
• Promote the development of ADUs, prioritizing the high and highest resource areas of the city. (HE Program 3.15)
• Implement small-scale placemaking projects/events in central and northeastern parts of Visalia. (HE Program 7.3)
• Work with local nonprofit organizations, including Self-Help Enterprises and Habitat for Humanity of Tulare County, to expand and spread awareness on home and accessibility rehabilitation programs. (HE Program 7.3)
• Collaborate with TCAG to prepare a study on transit needs for Visalia residents and identify actions to address those needs, focusing on connecting residents to job centers.
Work with TCAG to expand transit services that connect Visalia to other cities in the County. (HE Program 7.3)
• Coordinate with the Public Works Department to review the City’s Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) to ensure public facilities and infrastructure are supportive of the needs of underserved communities.
• Implement plans and strategies to decrease pollution burden in northern and central parts of Visalia. Strategies should include improving air, reducing lead risk from housing, as well as addressing proper remediation plans for cleanup sites and hazardous waste sites.
• Facilitate the development of housing for persons with disabilities (including developmental disabilities) through incentives for affordable housing development with services, resources, and assistance. (HE Program 5.9)
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special needs populations, including seniors, homeless, female-headed households, large families, low-income, and/or persons with disabilities in RCAA’s. (HE Program 5.9) • Work with the local nonprofit organizations to implement an outreach program informing residents of the housing and services available for persons with disabilities. The City shall make information available on the City website. (HE Program 5.9) • Prioritize public health, education, economic, and safety programs in lower-resource areas as defined by TCAC in coordination with area public health entities (e.g., Kaweah Health), Visalia Transit, the City’s Community Development Department, local school districts, workforce development groups, and the City’s Police Department. (HE Program
7.3)
• Monitor and support the development of housing for farmworkers through coordination non-profit organizations. (HE Program 5.9)
• Identify addresses and compile a mailing list with email addresses to focus outreach to neighborhoods in lower resource areas of the city to prioritize services in these areas. (HE Program 7.3)
• Encourage the development of both large rental units (for large family needs) and small units. In consultation with developers, identify and provide incentives for developers to include three and four-bedroom apartments in affordable, multi-family, and/or mixed-use projects to expand rental opportunities for large households, and incentives for developers to construct or rehabilitate housing for single-use occupancy or micro-units. • Support the development of missing middle housing by identifying and eliminating development constraints and amending the Zoning Code to be consistent with SB 9. • Develop and publicize financial and regulatory incentive opportunities to developers. • Identify lenders/realtors that have not been certified through the CalHome Reuse Program; conduct outreach to this group to promote certification. • Partner and contract with fair housing service providers for outreach, education, testing, and enforcement. Facilitate bi-annual workshops (at minimum). • Expand awareness of predatory lending practices, fair housing requirements, regulations, and services by distributing educational materials to property owners, realtors, apartment managers, and tenants. (HE Program 7.1) • Increase participation in homeownership education and assistance programs for historically underrepresented residents in the homeownership market by identifying • Provide informational seminars to area residential real estate agents and brokers on fair housing laws and regulations
• Provide informational workshops for residents to provide education and awareness to tenants, of fair housing federal and State fair housing laws and support prospective and existing tenants who are experiencing discrimination
• Provide trainings for property owners/managers on the requirements of federal and State fair housing laws to prevent discrimination (HE Program 7.1) • Hold (at minimum) annual program workshops for local lenders to promote affordable housing programs.
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sources of funding to support homeownership assistance programs and establish nonprofit partnerships to for outreach campaigns to spread awareness of available assistance programs. (HE Program 4.1)
• Annually (at minimum) track income and demographic data of affordable housing participants to evaluate additional strategies to increase affordable housing knowledge. • Develop an outreach strategy to reduce community opposition to affordable housing development in Visalia. The strategy should include partnerships with local community organizations to identify and implement methods for spreading awareness on the need for affordable housing and the positive impact it has on individuals, families, and the community. (HE Program 1.4)
• Reevaluate contract with CCFHC; conduct a desk audit/review of program operations and service delivery (focus on feedback and City-observed experiences with lack of/delay in response to callers/individuals making inquiries). • Expand existing online resources by developing a web-based Housing Development Toolkit that outlines a step-by-step process for residential development, including identifying steps in the entitlement and building permit process, detailed information on development incentives, and funding programs and resources for affordable housing development. (HE Program 3.2)
• In response to current constraints identified by stakeholders related to multi-family development on large lots, the City shall amend the zoning code to establish objective design standards and increase the maximum unit threshold for by-right processing from 80 units to 200 units. Transitional and supportive housing is allowed by-right in multifamily residential. (HE Program 1.3) • Monitor complaints regarding unfair/predatory lending and assess lending patterns by working with non-profit agencies that specialize in fair housing to provide data. Require the Central CA Fair Housing Council (CCFHC) to provide quarterly reports to the City on complaints received.
• Require CCFHC to provide reports to the City biannually (at minimum) of support provided to local nonprofits in applying for FHIP.
• Require CCFHC to regularly report to the City on outcomes/outputs. • Promote landlord mitigation program that provides financial benefits to landlords of housing units to mitigate damages caused by Section 8 tenants. • Conduct (at minimum) annual outreach to local lenders to encourage them to provide financing information to low- and moderate-income residents. • Annually, review the City’s outreach methods, using feedback from resident surveys and focused discussions with community organizations to inform online, mail, and in-person outreach methods.
• Increase participation of historically underrepresented residents in all City housing programs and community planning activities.
• Collaborate with stakeholders from all sectors and geographic areas to engage in the public participation process. (HE Program 1.4)
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Actions planned to foster and maintain affordable housing The single-family and senior mobile home repair programs being undertaken with CDBG funds are focused on maintaining affordable housing and keeping seniors and disabled individuals in their homes, avoiding displacement that would result in increased housing costs. The City will also undertake several multi-family housing projects using HOME funding, one of which will be targeted at seniors, contributing to the increased availability of affordable housing options in the jurisdiction.
Actions planned to reduce lead-based paint hazards
Currently the City’s housing rehabilitation or home improvement programs and down payment assistance programs require lead-based paint inspections and/or abatement. Applicants of these programs are provided brochures informing of the health risks of lead-based paint as part of the application process. In addition, City building inspectors and Code Enforcement staff are alerted to signs of this hazard as they perform their substandard housing inspections. The City requires its Subrecipients, Developer partners and rehabilitation contractors of federally funded programs to utilize safe practices and obtain certification through a HUD certified lead testing agency.
Actions planned to reduce the number of poverty-level families The City’s emergency shelter development project is intended to provide needed supports for homeless populations, with a goal of improving their situation and ultimately fostering financial independence.
The City works with its non-profit partners to reduce the number of poverty-level families. The City will also continue to provide its non-profit partners with funding to acquire, rehabilitate, and sell and rent homes or multi-family units to income-qualifying households at or below 80% AMI.
Additionally, the City has made a commitment to improve the communication and service delivery capabilities of agencies and organizations that provide programs to assist the homeless.
Specifically, Staff participates in the monthly Continuum of Care (Alliance) meeting, and various homeless task groups to identify funding and opportunities to provide Visalia’s homeless population with housing and service opportunities.
The City will also continue to partner with organizations to provide services and address the full range of needs of LMI families. Although there are coordinated programs and services to reduce poverty, it is recognized that many unmet needs will remain. The City will continue to work with its partners to identify and work toward meeting those needs by strategically focusing its resources and efforts.
Actions planned to develop institutional structure
The City is a charter city and is managed under a Council-manager form of government. The City Council provides policy direction to the City Manager who is responsible for administering City operations. City Council members are the leaders and policymakers elected to represent the community and concentrate on policy that addresses the citizens’ needs and wishes. The City Manager is appointed by the City Council to carry out policy and ensure that the entire community is served. The legislative body is the City Council and City Councilmembers are the community’s decision makers. Visalia voters elect a 5-member Council to serve as the City's legislative and governing body. The members represent the City and their respective Districts, serve four-year terms and they select one member to serve as mayor and one to serve as vice- mayor. A general 1455
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municipal election is held every two years in November, alternating between two and three positions each cycle.
The Finance Department, Housing Division, oversees and administers the day-to-day activities of the CDBG, HOME, and other state and federal funded programs. Housing staff works with various City departments to develop programs and activities that improve low-and moderate-income neighborhoods throughout the City. The administration of program activities includes housing, public services, public facilities, park and infrastructure improvements, and affordable housing.
The City has no additional actions planned to develop its institutional structure. The City will continue to work closely with the County of Tulare Housing Authority, as well as adjacent units of government and Tulare County.
Actions planned to enhance coordination between public and private housing and social service agencies
The City will continue to work with its partners to identify funding opportunities for providing affordable housing and public services. The City will continue its partnerships with non-profit organizations in the community. Additionally, the City will continue to work with the Alliance for the ongoing partnering with housing, service, and faith-based organizations to discover and address gaps in service.
Discussion
See above
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AP-90 Program Specific Requirements –
91.220(l)(1,2,4)
Introduction:
In the event that ultimate CDBG or HOME grant allocations do not match the expected totals listed in the AAP, the City may add, subtract or transfer amounts among identified projects, as noted without publishing a substantial amendment, if the amount is below a 75% change, as per the approved Citizens Participation Plan. Any difference in CDBG funding will be reflected in the emergency shelter public infrastructure line item and, if needed, Public services to maintain compliance with the 15% cap and Administration to maintain the 20% cap. Any difference in HOME funding will be reflected in the SHE CHDO senior housing project, and if needed, Administration to maintain the 10% cap. The three-year period (2023, 2024, & 2025) will be used to determine that a minimum overall benefit of 70% of CDBG funds is used to benefit persons of low and moderate income.
Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG),
Reference 24 CFR 91.220(l)(1)
Projects planned with all CDBG funds expected to be available during the year are identified in the Projects Table. The following identifies program income that is available for use that is included in projects to be carried out.
1. The total amount of program income that will have been received before the start of the next program year and that has not yet been reprogrammed $50,000
2. The amount of proceeds from section 108 loan guarantees that will be used during the year to address the priority needs and specific objectives identified in the grantee's strategic plan
$0.00
3. The amount of surplus funds from urban renewal settlements $0.00
4. The amount of any grant funds returned to the line of credit for which the planned use has not been included in a prior statement or plan. $0.00
5. The amount of income from float-funded activities $0.00 Total Program Income $50,000
Other CDBG Requirements
1. The amount of urgent need activities 0%
2. The estimated percentage of CDBG funds that will be used for activities that benefit persons of low- and moderate-income
100%
3. Overall benefit: A consecutive period of 1, 2, or 3 years may be used to determine that a minimum overall benefit of 70% of CDBG funds is used to benefit persons of low-and-moderate income- Specify the years covered that include the action plan 3-year period
2023, 2024,
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HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME), Reference 24 CFR 91.220(l)(2)
1. A description of other forms of investment being used beyond those identified in Section 92.205 is as follows:
No other form of investment shall be used beyond those identified in Section 92.205. 2.
2. A description of the guidelines that will be used for resale or recapture of HOME funds when used for homebuyer activities as required in 92.254, is as follows:
No HOME funds will be used for homebuyer activities in Program Year 2025.
3. A description of the guidelines for resale or recapture that ensures the affordability of units acquired with HOME funds (See 24 CFR 92.254(a)(4)) are as follows:
Not Applicable.
4. Plans for using HOME funds to refinance existing debt secured by multifamily housing that is rehabilitated with HOME funds along with a description of the refinancing guidelines required that will be used under 24 CFR 92.206(b), are as follows:
Not applicable.
5. If applicable to a planned HOME TBRA activity, a description of the preference for persons with special needs or disabilities. (See 24 CFR
92.209(c)(2)(i) and CFR 91.220(l)(2)(vii)).
A HOME TBRA program is not planned in the Program Year 2025 Annual Action Plan.
6. If applicable to a planned HOME TBRA activity, a description of how the preference for a specific category of individuals with disabilities (e.g. persons with HIV/AIDS or chronic mental illness) will narrow the gap in benefits and the preference is needed to narrow the gap in benefits and services received by such persons. (See 24 CFR 92.209(c)(2)(ii) and
91.220(l)(2)(vii)).
A HOME TBRA program is not planned in the Program Year 2025 Annual Action Plan.
7. If applicable, a description of any preference or limitation for rental housing projects. (See 24 CFR 92.253(d)(3) and CFR 91.220(l)(2)(vii)). Note:
Preferences cannot be administered in a manner that limits the opportunities of persons on any basis prohibited by the laws listed under 24 CFR 5.105(a).
Not applicable.
Discussion
See above.
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Appendices
Appendix “A” – 2025 Summary Detail
FY 2025/26 Annual Action Plan Summary Detail
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Appendix “B” – Citizen Participation
30-day Public Comment Period
English Public Notice
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English Public Notice Proof of Publication
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Spanish Public Notice
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City Website Post
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City Newsletter Post
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Calendar Events
April 2, 2025
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Calendar Events
April 7, 2025
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April 21, 2025
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Instagram 3.21.2025
Facebook 3.21.2025
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30-day Citizen Participation
Public Comment Period: March 21, 2025 – April 21, 2025
The City of Visalia held a 30-day public comment period seeking community input on the draft Program Year (PY) 2025 through 2029 Consolidated Plan (ConPlan), including the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI), Citizen Participation Plan (CPP), and PY 2025 Annual Action Plan from March 21, 2025, through April 21, 2025. The City took several steps to seek community input on the draft 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan. An English and Spanish public notice was published in the Visalia Times Delta on March 18, March 21, and April 1, 2025. The draft 2025 – 2029 Consolidated Plan, AI, CPP, and 2025 Annual Action Plan were available for public review on the city’s website at www.visalia.city. Public notices of the draft plans were included in the City social media outlets, the City’s News Page, and the City Hall Newsletter.
Public notices were also posted at the following City locations City Hall at 707 West Acequia Avenue, Community Development Department at 315 East Acequia Avenue, Administrative Office at 220 North Santa Fe Street, the Visalia Transit at 425 East Oak Avenue, the Visalia Branch Library at 200 W. Oak Ave., and two community centers—Anthony Community Center at 345 N. Jacob St., and Visalia Senior Center at 310 N. Locust St. Public notices were also included in the Kings Tulare Homeless Alliance listserv to over 450 community stakeholders.
The following public meetings were conducted during the 30-day public comment period:
• Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) Community Meeting - April 2, 2025, at 5:30pm o Comments received: Attendees were pleased that additional affordable housing and ADA improvements were included in the next 5-year ConPlan. • City Council Public Hearing - April 7, 2025, at 7:00pm o Comments received: City Council noted they were pleased that the Council’s and the Citizen’s community needs were aligned. No public comments were received. • City Council Public Hearing – April 21, 2025, at 7:00pm o Comments received: No public comments were received.
The following public comments were received during the 30-day public comment period:
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Appendix “B-2” – 2025 Annual Action Plan Amendment
Citizen Participation
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English Public Notice
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City Website Post
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Appendix “B” – Citizen Participation
KTHA Listserv Post
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Social Media Posts
Facebook
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Appendix “B-2” – Citizen Participation
Citizen Participation Process
The City of Visalia held a 30-day public comment period seeking community input on the draft Program Year (PY) 2025 Annual Action Plan Amendment, from March 20, 2026, through April 20, 2026. The City took several steps to seek community input on the draft PY 2026 Annual Action Plan. An English and Spanish public notice was published in the Visalia Times Delta on March 17, March 20, and April 1, 2026.
The draft PY 2025 Annual Action Plan Amendment was available for public review on the city’s website at www.visalia.city. A public notice of the draft PY 2025 Annual Action Plan Amendment was included in the City social media outlets, the City’s News Page, and the City Hall Newsletter. Public notices were also posted at the following City locations City Hall at 707 West Acequia Avenue, Community Development Department at 315 East Acequia Avenue, Administrative Office at 220 North Santa Fe Street, and Visalia Transit at 425 East Oak Avenue. Public notices were included in the Kings Tulare Homeless Alliance listserv to over 400 stakeholders and the Visalia Chamber of Commerce listserv.
The following public meetings were conducted during the 30-day public comment period:
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Public Comments Received
The following comments were received during the community meetings and city council public hearings:
• Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) Community Meeting - April 1, 2026 o Comments to be added.
• City Council Public Hearing - April 6, 2026
o Comments to be added.
• City Council Public Hearing – April 20, 2026
o Comments to be added.
The following public comments were received throughout the 30-day public comment period:
• Comments to be added following the 30-day public comment period.
Appendix “C” – City of Visalia Maps
Visalia 2025 Low/Moderate-Income Areas (LMA) Map
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CDBG Low-Mod Census Tracts, via HUD Mapping Tool at https://egis.hud.gov/cpdmaps/. 1500
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& 2025 Annual Action
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U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)
HUD administers programs and grants that provide housing and community development assistance.
Visalia is an entitlement jurisdiction for the following HUD grants:
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME)
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Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Supports community development by providing decent
housing, suitable living environment, and expansion of
economic opportunities.
Activities Must Meet At-Least One:
Benefit low- or moderate-income persons or areas
Eliminate slums or blight
Meet an urgent emergency
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HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME)
Supports increasing affordable housing opportunities.
Eligible Activities:
Homebuyer Assistance
Rehabilitation for Owner-Occupants
Rental Housing Production
Tenant-Based Rental Assistance
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Amendments
Appropriate unspent funds or additional funds received.
Annual Action Plan
Implements ConPlan approved activities
and projects.
Awards contracts to do as approved in
ConPlan.
5-Year ConPlan
Establishes activities and project goals.
Funding Process
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Seeking direction for 2024 Annual Action Plan, & 2019
CDBG-CV Action Plan Amendment IV
Seeking direction for 2026 Annual Action
Plan & 2025 CDBG Action Plan Amendment.
Public Comment Period 3/20/26 – 4/20/26
Due to HUD May 15, 2026
Summary
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4/1/26 – CITIZEN
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
4/6/26 – PUBLIC HEARING
REVIEW & COMMENT
4/20/26 – PUBLIC
HEARING FOR ADOPTION
30-Day Public Comment Period
March 20 – April 20
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Table 1: 2026 CDBG Projected Resources
Resources CDBG
2026 Annual Allocation $1,150,000
2026 Program Income 50,000
Total 2026 CDBG Resources $1,200,000
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Table 2: 2026 CDBG Proposed Funding
Administration $ 240,000
Public Services:
Kings Tulare Homeless Alliance – Point-In-Time Count $ 20,000 Family Services of Tulare County – PSH Match 50,000
CSET – Fair Housing Education 30,000
Salt + Light – Street Outreach & Housing Flex Funds 80,000 Total Public Services $ 180,000
Affordable Housing:
Self-Help Enterprises – Single-Family Home Repair Program $ 100,000 Self-Help Enterprises - Senior Mobile Home Repair Program 100,000 Code Enforcement Services 195,000
Total Affordable Housing $ 395,000
Public Facility Improvements:
Park Improvements – Lincoln Oval Park Fence & Lighting $ 140,000 ADA Compliance - ADA Tree Wells Project* 245,000
Total Public Facility Improvements $ 385,000
Total 2026 CDBG Proposed Funding $ 1,200,000
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Table 3: 2026 HOME Projected Resources
Resources HOME
2026 Annual Grant Allocation $425,000
2026 Program Income 100,000
Total 2026 HOME Resources $525,000
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Table 4: 2026 HOME Proposed Funding
HOME Administration $50,000
HOME-CHDO Crescent Meadows Senior Housing* 475,000
Total 2026 HOME Expenditures $525,000
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Table 5: 2025 CDBG Annual Action Plan Amendment
Activity Approved Adjustments Proposed
Emergency Shelter Development $900,000 ($900,000) $ -
ADA Tree Wells Compliance Project - 900,000 900,000
Total $900,000 $ - $900,000
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Hold
•Hold a Public Hearing
Receive
•Receive public comments on:
•Draft 2026 Annual Action Plan
•Draft 2025 CDBG Annual Action Plan Amendment
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Staff Report
Visalia City Council
707 W. Acequia
Visalia, CA 93291
File #: 25-0740 Agenda Date: 4/6/2026 Agenda #: 1.
Agenda Item Wording:
For the purposes of reporting out, for the record, transactions that occurred as a result of Closed Session Real Property Negotiations:
Buyer: City of Visalia
Seller: Ricardo H. Hinojosa and Dulce M. Lopez, husband and wife, as joint tenants APN: 100-630-001 (previously 126-670-001) (portion)
Purpose: Caldwell Widening Project - Santa Fe to Lovers Lane Brief Description: Caldwell Improvement Project Santa Fe to Lovers Lane Price: $5,500.00
Closing Date: 3/24/2026
Closed Session Council Date: 6/5/2023
Project Manager: Eric Bons
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File #: 25-0702 Agenda Date: 4/6/2026 Agenda #: 1.
Agenda Item Wording:
Upcoming City Council Meetings
Monday, April 20, 2026 @ 7:00 p.m. at 707 W. Acequia
Monday, May 4, 2026 @ 7:00 p.m. at 707 W. Acequia
Note: Meeting dates and times are subject to change, check posted agenda for correct details. In compliance with the American Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in meetings contact 713-4512.
Written materials relating to an item on this agenda submitted to the Council after distribution of the agenda are available for public inspection in the Office of the City Clerk, 220 N. Santa Fe Street, Visalia CA 93292, during normal business hours.
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