NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

GLENDORA CITY COUNCIL

 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Glendora City Council will hold a public hearing in the City Council Chambers of City Hall, 116 E. Foothill Boulevard, Glendora, California, on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. to receive and consider public input on needs and resources relative to the One-Year Action Plan for Fiscal Year 2021-2022.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that in the event an Executive Order issued by Governor Newsom
and/or the City’s declaration of a local emergency related to COVID-19 are still in effect on the dates scheduled to conduct the noticed meetings, it may be necessary to conduct a virtual City Council
meeting utilizing the Zoom Video Communications platform.  To participate, open
Zoom on your device and enter meeting ID# cityofglendora.org/zoom.

 PUBLIC HEARING MEETING LOCATION AND DATE

The City of Glendora is requesting public input on its Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program at 7:00 P.M., at its April 13, 2021 City Council meeting. The draft Annual Action Plan will be available on April 14, 2021 for a 30-day public review, ending May 24, 2021.  A second public hearing will be held on May 25, 2021 to approve submittal of the Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

In compliance with the American with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in the meeting, please contact the City of Glendora’s City Clerk’s Office at (626) 914-8210. Notification 48 hours prior to the scheduled City Council meetings will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to the meeting.

BACKGROUND

Consolidated Plan: Every five years, the CDBG program requires that the City adopt a "Consolidated Plan," which establishes the goals and objectives of the City’s CDBG program. During the development of this 2018-2023 Consolidated Plan, which forms the basis for establishing objectives and outcomes in the Strategic Plan and five (5) subsequent Annual Action Plans, the following priority needs and objectives were established:

1. Infrastructure and Public Facilities: Improve and expand infrastructure and public facilities that benefit low- and moderate-income neighborhoods and residents.
2. Economic and Human Development: Provide for the economic development needs of low- and moderate- income persons and neighborhood target areas.
3. Fair Housing: Promote fair and equal housing choice for all persons.
4. Administration and Planning: Provide for administration and planning activities to carry out actions that address identified needs in the Consolidated Plan.

These established Priority Needs form the basis for allocating investments geographically within the City during the next five-year period and are a result of various community outreach efforts and consultation meetings developed under the Citizen Participation process. 

Only eligible activities that receive a High priority level in the FY 2018-2023 Consolidated Plan will be funded during the five year period.

Annual Action Plan: The Annual Action Plan is part of the Five-Year Consolidated Plan and serves as the City’s application for funding from HUD.  The City of Glendora will receive an allocation of $310,175 of CDBG funds for FY 2021-2022, as stated in the notice from HUD dated February 25, 2021. 

In addition to the annual allocation, unspent funds are available from FY 2019-2020 in the amount of $189,323.  These unspent funds will be allocated to projects in FY 2021-2022.  Combined with the anticipated allocation, a total of $499,498 will be available in FY 2021-2022.  Should there be any amendments to the dollar amount of funding available, staff will revise the budget either increasing or decreasing funding appropriated to the infrastructure improvements.

            CDBG 2021-2022 Allocation:                        $310,175

            Unspent Funds 2019-2020:                             $189,323

                                                Total:                          $499,498

The CDBG funding may be allocated to the following types of eligible projects:

1. Acquisition: by purchase, long-term lease, and donation of real property for an eligible public purpose.
2. Disposition: of real property acquired under the CDBG Program.
3. Construction and Rehabilitation: of certain publicly owned facilities, such as (a) senior citizen centers; (b) parks and playgrounds; (c) community centers; (d) fire protection facilities and equipment; (e) sidewalks and street improvements; (f) water and sewer systems.
4. Rehabilitation of publicly and privately owned housing: for low-and moderate-income households.
5. Public Services: which are new or expanding, and directed toward meeting employment, crime prevention, childcare, drug abuse prevention, homeless assistance, or other community service needs.
6. Removal of Architectural Barriers: that restricts the mobility and accessibility of elderly or handicapped persons to publicly owned and privately-owned buildings, facilities, and improvements.
7. Special Economic Development Activities: that provide grants, loan guarantees and other forms of necessary or appropriate support to private “for profit” businesses to provide increasing employment opportunities and other public benefit.

While funding amounts are somewhat flexible, there are statutory limitations that restrict the amount of funding for Planning and Administration costs to not more than 20 percent of the annual grant allocation and limit public services to 15 percent of the annual grant allocation.

Based on the limited amount of resources available to the City, statutory restrictions, and the Priority Needs established, staff recommendations for the FY 2020-2021 CDBG One-Year Annual Action Plan are as follows:

ACTIVITY                                                                                        AMOUNT

General CDBG Administration                                                          $47,035

Fair Housing                                                                                       $15,000

Administration and Fair Housing Sub-Total                                      $62,035

Street Improvement Project (Nine Streets south of Juanita Ave,       $437,463

  west of Glendora Ave.: Newburgh, Laxford, Carter, Santa Fe,

  Vermont, Pennsylvania, Washington, Bender and Westridge.

Infrastructure Sub-Total                                                                     $437,463

Total CDBG Budget for Fiscal Year 2021-2022                           $499,498

PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT PERIOD

All interested persons are invited to the Public Hearing to comment on the City’s CDBG program and Action Plan.  In addition, written comments may be submitted to the City prior to the public hearing and during the 30-day public comment period.

Comments from the public hearing and those submitted to staff during the comment period will be addressed in the final version of the Plans submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Comments and questions regarding the Plans can be addressed to:

Valerie Velasquez, Economic Development and Housing Manager

City of Glendora

116 E. Foothill Boulevard

Glendora, CA 91741

(626) 914-8292

All interested parties are invited to attend said hearing and express their views on this matter.  Should you be unable to attend the public hearing, your comments must be made in writing and delivered to the City Clerk prior to the scheduled hearing date.  Related documents are on file for public inspection at the Office of the City Clerk and the Community Development Department, 116 E. Foothill Boulevard Glendora, California, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, exclusive of holidays.  City staff can be contacted at (626) 914-8292.

Further information on the Action Plan may be obtained or viewed at the following locations commencing on April 14, 2021:

If you challenge this action(s) in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing.

Kathleen R. Sessman, City Clerk

Published San Gabriel Valley Examiner: April 1, 2021