Public Hearing: FY 25-26 CDBG Annual Action Plan (AAP)

Published on February 20, 2025

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Glendora City Council

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Glendora City Council will hold a public hearing in the City Council Chamber of City Hall, 116 E. Foothill Boulevard, Glendora, California, on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. to receive and consider proposed funding recommendations for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds which are received from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Any persons interested in this matter is invited to attend and provide comments.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Glendora City Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. to consider adoption of the draft FY 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan (AAP). The draft FY 2025-2026 AAP will be available for 30-day public comment from March 21, 2025 until the beginning of the City Council meeting public hearing held on April 22, 2025. Any persons interested in this matter is invited to attend and provide comments.

PUBLIC HEARING MEETING LOCATION

The public hearings above will be held in the City Council chambers at 116 E. Foothill Boulevard, Glendora, California. 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 March 11, 2025 City Council meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to the meeting.

BACKGROUND

Every five years, HUD requires that the City adopt a "Consolidated Plan," which establishes the goals and objectives of the City’s CDBG program. Each year, the City is required to develop and adopt an AAP which outlines the specific uses proposed for the use of CDBG funds.  During the development of this 2023-2028 Consolidated Plan, 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. Public Services: Provide supportive services for the City’s low- and moderate-income residents and persons with special needs.
4. Fair Housing: Promote fair and equal housing choice for all persons.
5. Administration and Planning: Provide for administration and planning activities to carry out actions that address identified needs in the Consolidated Plan year.

AVAILABLE FUNDING

The Federal Budget has not been approved at this time; however, the City must meet certain statutory deadlines in submitting its Annual Acton Plan and allowing for citizen participation so they it may proceed with the process based on guidance from HUD. Based on that guidance, the City of Glendora estimates that it will receive approximately $314,125 in CDBG funds for FY 2025-2026.  In addition to the annual allocation, the City also has $106,826 in Program Income which may used for FY 2025-2026 activities.  Combined with the anticipated allocation, a total of $420,951 is expected to be available in FY 2025-2026. 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% of the annual grant allocation and limit public services to 15% of the annual grant allocation.

NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY

The City has undertaken a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) process to provide opportunity for local non-profits and City Departments to apply to use the FY 2025-2026 CDBG funding for programs benefitting the low- and moderate-income residents of the City.  A notice was published on December 5 and December 12, 2024 to notify the public of the NOFA and opportunity to apply for CDBG funds.  Two applications were received and two were chosen for funding.

RECOMMENDED FUNDING ALLOCATIONS FOR FY 2025-2026

Based on the limited amount of resources available to the City, statutory restrictions, and the Priority Needs established, staff recommendations for the FY 2025-2026 AAP are as follows:

ACTIVITY                                                                                       AMOUNT
General CDBG Administration                                $42,825
Fair Housing                                                                $20,000
Sub-Total                                                                              $62,825

FY 2025/2026 Street Improvement Project          $358,126
Sub-Total                                                                              $358,126

Total of CDBG Funding Recommendations       GRAND TOTAL             $420,951

PUBLIC COMMENT

All interested persons are invited to provide comments regarding the draft FY 2025-2026 AAP during the 30-day public comment period of March 21, 2025 to April 22, 2025.  Comments may be sent via U.S. Mail or via email to the address below:

Jeff Kugel, Community Development Director
City of Glendora
116 E. Foothill Boulevard
Glendora, CA 91741
jkugel@cityofglendora.gov | (626) 914-8215

All interested parties are invited to attend the public hearing on March 11, 2025 to comment on the proposed CDBG funding for FY 2025-2026, and/or attend the public hearing on April 22, 2025 to comment on the adoption of the draft FY 2025-2026 AAP.  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 public hearing. 

The draft FY 2025-2026 AAP will be available on the City’s website www.cityofglendora.gov and at the following locations commencing on March 21, 2025 through the beginning of the City Council meeting on April 22, 2025.  If you require a hard copy of the draft AAP, please contact Shantelle Coria, Management Aide at (626) 852-5252.

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, MMC
City Clerk/Communications Director

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