DATE:
October 22, 2024
26
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
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NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING:
2025-29 CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 ANNUAL PLAN STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS, HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS AND EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT (DISTRICTS: ALL)
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OVERVIEW
As a recipient of United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) entitlement grant funding under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) programs, the County of San Diego (County) develops a five-year Consolidated Plan. The primary purpose of the Consolidated Plan is to:
1. Identify priority housing and community development needs in the County's jurisdiction through market analysis, community input, and stakeholder consultation, and;
2. Strategically establish five-year goals that address priority community needs and potential federal, state, local, or private funding sources that could be leveraged with HUD entitlement funding.
Today's hearing serves as an opportunity for the San Diego County Board of Supervisors (Board) to receive public comment on the draft 2025-29 Consolidated Plan Strategy, included as Attachment A. The 2025-29 Consolidated Plan Strategy proposes overarching 2025-29 Consolidated Plan goals, which sets priorities and numeric targets that guide the use of HUD entitlement funding, based on feedback gathered through in-person and virtual community input sessions, an online questionnaire, stakeholder consultations, and an analysis of community data indicators. Ultimately, the 2025-29 Consolidated Plan goals will help address needs related to housing, homelessness, and community development, and guide investments in the jurisdiction's low- and moderate-income communities.
Following today's hearing, the full 2025-29 Consolidated Plan will b...
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