DATE:
October 19, 2021
13
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
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NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING:
COMMUNITY INPUT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 ANNUAL PLAN DEVELOPMENT FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS, HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS AND EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT; AUTHORIZATION FOR A HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION AND PROCUREMENT OF SERVICES (DISTRICTS: ALL)
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OVERVIEW
The County of San Diego (County), as a recipient of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) entitlement program funding, is required to develop a five-year Consolidated Plan for long term planning purposes and is also required to develop an Annual Plan in the spring of each year to identify specific projects to be funded during the upcoming fiscal year. Administered by the Health and Human Services Agency, Housing and Community Development Services (HCDS), funds from four federal entitlement programs including the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) support a wide variety of housing and community development activities in the region.
During the development of the Annual Plan, the County opens a public comment period and holds a public meeting within its jurisdiction to obtain resident input as part of the Needs Assessment Stage. As an entitlement grantee, HCDS must hold two public hearings per year to receive citizens' views and respond to proposals and questions in two different stages of the program year, which HUD statutorily requires. Today's hearing serves as the first hearing of the program year. It provides an opportunity for the San Diego County Board of Supervisors (Board) to receive public comment, guiding the draft Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23 Annual Plan development.
In addition, today's action requests the Board's approval for the issuance of a compet...
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