HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 95-100 I RESOLUTION NO. 95-100
2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING AN AMENDED CITIZEN
3 PARTICIPATION PLAN.
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WHEREAS, in January of 1995, the U.S. Department of
5 Housing and Urban Development published the Final Rule related
to the Consolidated Submission for community Planning and
6 Development programs (Consolidated Plan); and
7 WHEREAS, the Final Rule requires adoption of a Citizen
Participation Plan and contains specific requirements for its
8 contents; and
9 WHEREAS, citizens were notified of the proposed amendment
to the Citizen Participation Plan through an advertisement
10 published in the local newspaper; and
11 WHEREAS, a staff report has been prepared recommending
adoption of the amended Citizen Participation Pl'an; and
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WHEREAS, a public hearing to obtain the views of citizens
13 on the amended Citizen Participation Plan, was held by the
City Council on November 6, 1995.
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council of the
15 City of Tustin resolves as follows:
16 Section 1: The City Council of the City of Tustin does
hereby adopt the amended Citizen Participation Plan.
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Section 2: The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
18 of this Resolution and shall file a copy of said application
with the minutes of this City Council meeting.
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PASSED and ADOPTED by the City Council of Tustin this 6th
20 day of November, 1995.
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23 (~(C--Mayor
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Pa'~fa Stoke
26 City Clerk
27 STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
28 CITY OF TUSTIN )
CITY OF TUSTIN
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN
FOR THE
CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR COMMUNITY
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE
The purpose of the Citizen Participation Plan (CP Plan) is to
detail an effective process which provides citizens with an
opportunity to participate in an advisory role in the planning,
implementation, and assessment of the City of Tustin's Consolidated
Plan (Plan) for Community Planning and Development Programs, such
as the Housing and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME,
Housing Opportunities for Persons with Aids (HOPWA) and Emergency
Shelter Grant (ESG) programs. However, at this time, the CDBG
program is the only one in which the City participates.
The CP Plan sets forth the City of Tustin's policies and procedures
for citizen notification pertaining to all aspects of the
development, amendment and reporting related to the Consolidated
Plan.
The City of Tustin also pledges to follow its Citizen Participation
Plan. The CP Plan will be a working tool for City personnel, as
well as citizens.
All questions related .to the CP Plan' may be addressed to The
Community Development Department of the City of Tustin during
normal office hours by phone at (714) 573-3106 or by writing to 300
Centennial Way, Tustin, CA 92680. Copies of this CP Plan are
available upon request.
OBJECTIVES OF THE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN
The objectives of the Citizen Participation Plan are:
1. To encourage citizens, particularly residents with low- and
moderate-incomes living in areas eligible for the use of
program funds and including minorities, non-English speaking
persons and persons with mobility, visual or hearing
impairments, to participate in the development of the
Consolidated Plan.
2. To assure that citizens are furnished appropriate information
about the Consolidated Plan and its various component
programs.
Citizen Participation Plan
The following Citizen Participation Plan has been prepared in
accordance with §91.105 of the Final Rule for Consolidated
Submission for Community Planning and Development Programs, dated
January 5, 1995.
(a) Applicability and adoption of the Citizen Participation Plan.
(1) The City of Tustin is required to adopt a Citizen
Participation Plan that sets forth policies and procedures for
citizen participation in the preparation of a Consolidated
Plan for use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
funds.
(2) Encouragement of citizen participation.
(i) The Citizen Participation Plan provides for and
encourages citizens to participate in the development of
the Consolidated Plan, any substantial amendments to the
Consolidated-Plan, and the annual performance report.
(ii) The requirements are designed especially to
encourage participation by low- and moderate-income
persons, particularly those living in slum and blighted
areas and in areas where CDBG funds are proposed to be
used, and by residents of predominantly low- and
moderate-income neighborhoods, as identified by the City
of Tustin. The City also is expected to take whatever
actions are appropriate to encourage the participation of
all its citizens, including minorities and non-English
speaking persons, as well as persons with disabilities.
(iii) The City of Tustin encourages, in conjunction with
consultation with public housing authorities (the Orange
County Housing Authority), the participation of residents
of public and assisted housing developments in the
process of developing and implementing the Consolidated
Plan, along with other low-income residents of targeted
revitalization areas in which the developments are
located. The City shall make an effort to provide
information to the housing agency about Consolidated Plan
activities so that the housing agency can make this
information available at the annual public hearing
required under the Comprehensive Grant program.
(3) Citizen comment on the Citizen Participation Plan and
amendments. The City of Tustin will provide citizens with a
reasonable opportunity to comment on the original Citizen
Participation Plan and on substantial amendments to the
Citizen Participation Plan, and will make the Citizen
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Participation Plan public. The Citizen Participation Plan
will be in a format accessible to persons with disabilities,
upon request. Prior to its adoption, notice of the
availability of the Citizen Participation Plan will be
published in the local newspaper and posted at various
locations in City Hall. After a 30-day period, during which
comments on the Citizen Participation Plan will be accepted by
the Community Development Department, the Citizen
Participation Plan will be adopted.
(b) Development of the Consolidated Plan. The Citizen
Participation Plan includes thefollowing minimum requirements for
the development of the Consolidated Plan.
(1) Before the City of Tustin adopts a Consolidated Plan, the
City will make available to citizens, public agencies, and
other interested parties information that includes the amount
of assistance the City expects to receive (including grant
funds and program income) and the range of activities that may
be undertaken, including the estimated amount that will
benefit persons of low- and moderate-income. The City of
Tustin will make this information available at a public
meeting or hearing, noticed local newspapers and posted at
various City Hall locations.' This meeting/hearing will be
held prior to "publication" of the Plan for comment.
Prior to the undertaking of any project resulting in the
displacemen~ of person, the City will set forth plans to
minimize that displacement, and to assist any persons
displaced, specifying the types and levels of assistance the
jurisdiction will make available (or require others to make
available) to persons displaced. The City of Tustin will make
this information available in direct mailings or by meeting
with impacted residents.
(2) The City of Tustin will publish the proposed Consolidated
Plan in a manner that affords citizens, public agencies, and
other interested parties a reasonable opportunity to examine
its contents and to .submit comments. The requirement for
publishing will be met by publishing a summary of the proposed
Consolidated Plan in one or more newspapers of general
circulation, and by making copies of the proposed Consolidated
Plan available at the Tustin Library and a City Hall location,
including a notice board. The summary will describe the
contents and purpose of the Consolidated Plan, and will
include a list of the locations where copies of the entire
proposed Consolidated Plan may be examined. In addition, the
City of Tustin will provide a reasonable number of free copies
of the plan to citizens and groups that request it.
(3) The City of Tustin will provide for at least one public
hearing during the development of the Consolidated Plan after
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publication of the draft version. See paragraph (e) of this
section for public hearing requirements, generally.
(4) The City will provide a period, not less than 30 days., to
receive comments from citizens on the Consolidated Plan.
(5) The City of Tustin will consider any comments or views of
citizens received in writing, or orally at the puDlic
hearings, and in preparing the final Consolidated Plan. A
summary of these comments or views, and a summary of any
comments or views not accepted and the reasons therefore,
shall be attached to the final Consolidated Plan.
(c) Amendments.
(1) Criteria for amendment to the Consolidated Plan. The
City of Tustin will use the following criteria, found in
§91.505 of the Final Rule of consolidated submission, for
determining what changes in planned or actual activities
constitute a substantial amendment to the Consolidated Plan:
· A decision to make a change in its allocation priorities
or a change in the method of distribution of funds;
· A decision to carry out an activity, using funds from any
program covered by the Consolidated Plan (including
program income), not previously described in the Action
Plan; or
· A decision to change the purpose, scope, or location of
beneficiaries of an activity.
(2) The City of Tustin will provide citizens with .reasonable
notice andI an opportunity to comment on substantial
amendments. Such amendments will be noticed in a local
newspaper of general circulation and notices will posted in
public places, including the Tustin library and various City
Hall locations. Written comments will be accepted during
regular City business hours and by mail. A period, nottess
than 30 days, to receive comments on the substantial amendment
before the amendment is implemented will be provided. If
determined appropriate or necessary by the City of Tustin, a
public hearing will also be held.
(3) The City of Tustin shall consider any comments or views
of citizens received in writing, or orally at public hearings,
if any, in preparing the substantial amendment of the
Consolidated Plan. A summary of these comments or views, and
a summary of any comments or views not accepted and the
reasons therefor, shall be attached Ito the substantial
amendment of the Consolidated Plan.
(d) Performance reports.
(1) The City of Tustin will provide citizens with reasonable
notice and an opportunity to comment on performance reports.
The availability of performance reports will be noticed in a
local newspaper of general circulation and notices will be
posted in public places, including the Tustin library and
various City Hall locations. Written comments will be
accepted during regular City business hours and by mail. A
period, not less than 15 days, will be provided to receive
comments. on the performance report that is to be submitted to
HUD, before its submission. If determined appropriate or
necessary by the City of Tustin, a public hearing will also be
held.
(2) The City of Tustin shall consider any comments or views
of citizens received in writing, or orally at public hearings,
if any, in preparing the performance report. A summary of
these comments or views shall be attached to the Annual
Performance Report provided to HUD by the City.
(e) Public hearings.
(1) The City of Tustin will provide for at least two public
hearings per year to obtain citizens' views and to respond to
proposals and questions, to be conducted at a minimum of two
different stages of the program year. Together, the hearings
will address housing and community development needs,
development of proposed activities, and review of program
performance. To obtain the views of citizens on housing and
conUn~unity development needs, including priority nonhousing
community development needs, at least one of these hearings
will be held before the proposed Consolidated Plan is
published for comment; the second public hearing will be held
after publication, during the 30-day comment period.
(2) Advance notice of each hearing will be published in a
local newspaper of general circulation, a minimum of 10 days
prior to the hearing date. Notices will also be posted in
public places, including the Tustin library and various City
Hall locations. Notices will include sufficient information
published about the subject of the hearing to permit informed
comment. (Publishing small print notices in the newspaper a
few days before the hearing does not constitute adequate
notice.)
(3) The City of Tustin will hold public hearings at times and
locations convenient to potential and actual beneficiaries,
and with accommodation for persons with disabilities.
Generally, public hearings will be held during evening hours
at the Community Center at the City Halll Complex. If, based
on citizen input, the City of Tustin determines that a hearing
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held at another time or location is warranted, the City will
hold such a hearing. The time and location will be determined
and noticed per the method indicated above.
(4) In the case of public hearings where a significant number
of non-English speaking residents can be reasonably expected
to participate, the needs of those residents will be met, with
reasonable advance notice.
(f) Meetings. The ~ity of Tustin will provide citizens with
reasonable and timely access to local meetings.
(g) Availability to the public. The City of Tustin will provide
that the Consolidated Plan, as adopted, substantial amendments to
the Plan, and the Annual Performance Report will be available to
the public, including the availability of materials in a form
accessible to persons with disabilities, upon request. Those
documents will be available to the public at City Hall, during
regular business hours.
(h) Access to records. The City of Tustin will provide citizens,
public agencies, and other interested parties with reasonable and
timely access to information and records relating to the City's
Consolidated Plan and the City's use of Community Development Block
Grant assistance during the preceding five years.
(i) Technical assistance. The City of Tustin will provide for
technical assistance to groups representative of persons of low-
and moderate-income that request such assistance in developing
proposals for funding assistance under any of the programs covered
by the Consolidated Plan, with the level and type of assistance
determined by the City. The assistance need not include the
provision of funds to the groups.
(j) Complaints. If citizen complaints related to the Consolidated
Plan, amendments,.and performance reports are received, the City of
Tustin will provide a timely, substantive written response to every
written citizen complaint, within 15 working days, where
practicable.
(k) Use of Citizen Participation Plan. The' City of Tustin will
follow its CitizenlParticipation Plan.
(1) Jurisdiction responsibility. The requirements for citizen
participation do not restrict the responsibility or authority of
the City of Tustin for the development and execution of its
Consolidated. Plan.
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City of Tustin
RESOLUTION CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF TUSTIN )
RESOLUTION NO. 95-100
Pamela Stoker, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the
City of Tustin, California, does hereby certify that the whole number of
the members of the City Council is 'five; that the above and foregoing
resolution was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council
held on the 6th day of November, 1995, by the following vote:
COUNCILMEMBER AYES: Worley, Doyle, Thomas
COUNCILMEMBER NOES: None
COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED: None
COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT: Potts, Saltarelli
Pamela Stoker, ~i)dy Clerk