2025-2026 Annual Action Plan and 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan Public Hearing

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the City of Santa Barbara will hold a needs assessment Public Hearing in preparation for development of its 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan (AAP) and its 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan (CONPLAN). During the hearing, the City will also review its performance of program year 2023-2024 as part of the development of the City’s Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER). The public and interested stakeholders are invited to attend.

The hearing will be held before the City’s Community Development and Human Services Committee (CDHSC) Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 6 p.m. The City of Santa Barbara strongly encourages and welcomes public participation during this time. Please see the front page of the CDHSC meeting agenda packet for instructions on how to participate. Meeting agendas can be located on the City of Santa Barbara’s Boards and Commissions page, or through the City’s Human Services/CDBG program website at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/HumanServices.

In order for the City to receive annual Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), an Annual Action Plan (AAP) must be submitted. The AAP specifies the activities that will be undertaken to meet the City’s 5-year Consolidated Plan goals to address housing and community development needs using CDBG and HOME funds. The purpose of the hearing is to obtain public input on housing and community development needs.

The draft AAP and CONPLAN will be prepared in early 2025, will be available for public review and comment, and submitted to HUD, which administers the CDBG and HOME programs, by no later than May 15, 2025, unless HUD issues an extension to submission requirements.

For more information, contact the Community Development Department, Housing and Human Services Division, at (805) 897-2624 or e-mail to: LDewes@SantaBarbaraCA.gov.