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City of Temecula
Citizen Participation Plan
July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2017
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Temecula is required to adopt a Citizen Participation Plan that sets forth the City’s
procedure for ensuring and encouraging citizens to participate in the development of the City’s
Consolidated Plan for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). The City of Temecula’s CDBG funding has
historically been administered by the County of Riverside on behalf of the City of Temecula.
Since the City of Temecula will become an entitlement community effective July 1, 2012, the City
of Temecula (rather than the County of Riverside) will be able to administer and allocate the City’s
CDBG funding to the Temecula community directly from HUD.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires the City to have and
follow a Citizen Participation Plan (CCP) as a condition of receiving funds. In order to ensure
maximum participation in the consolidated planning process among all populations and needs
groups, and in order to ensure that their issues and concerns are adequately addressed, the City
of Temecula will follow the standards set forth in its adopted Citizen Participation Plan. This
Citizen Participation is a plan to involve the community as the City develops the required HUD
Plans for CDBG funding including the multi-year Consolidated Plan, the annual Action Plan, and
the yearly review of the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) to
ensure the citizens are involved in the use of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
or other HUD grants including, if such funding becomes available to the City of Temecula, the
Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME) and the Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG)
Program. The yearly participation process will be developed and monitored by the City of
Temecula Community Development Department.
PURPOSE OF CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN
The City of Temecula recognizes the importance of public participation in both defining and
understanding current housing and community development needs, and prioritizing resources to
address those needs. The City’s Citizen Participation Plan is designed to provide citizens of all
ages, genders, economic levels, races, ethnicities, and special needs equal access to become
involved each year. This document serves as the City’s Citizen Participation Plan for 2012 and all
subsequent program years through June 30, 2017. This Citizen Participation Plan was drafted in
accordance with Sections 91.100 and 91.105 of HUD’s Consolidated Plan regulations.
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GLOSSARY OF RELEVANT TERMS
Action Plan: The yearly plan of action for the Consolidated Plan that identifies the specific
activities and projects to be undertaken with CDBG during that funding/program year by the City.
Analysis of Impediments (AI): The Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI)
involves a comprehensive review and assessment of how the city’s laws, regulations, policies and
procedures affect the location, availability, and accessibility of housing, and how conditions, both
public and private, affect fair housing choice. The City of Temecula is required to conduct an
update to its Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice in conjunction with the updates to its
Consolidated Plan. This analysis will identify the proposed fair housing actions to be taken during
the lifespan (5 years) of the Consolidated Plan.
CAPER: The Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report, as required by HUD
regulations, reports the City’s completion of projects and activities as outlined within the Action
and Consolidated Plans and the expenditure of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) at
the end of the program year.
CDBG: The Community Development Block Grant Program, as established under Title 1 of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, Public Law 93-383, and the funding received
under such program, assists communities to address housing and community development
needs, primarily for low and moderate income residents.
Consolidated Plan: A three to five multi-year plan of the City’s housing and community
development needs, resources, priorities, and proposed activities to be undertaken for the CDBG
program.
Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG): ESG is a HUD grant for the rehabilitation or conversion of
buildings into homeless shelters. It also funds certain related social services, operating expenses,
homeless prevention activities, and administrative costs. ESG supplements State, local, and
private efforts to improve the quality and number of emergency homeless shelters. By funding
emergency shelter and related social services, ESG provides a foundation for homeless people to
begin moving to independent living.
HOME: The HOME Investment Partnerships Program, as established by the Cranston-Gonzalez
National Affordable Act of 1990, is designed to provide communities with funding from the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development for the creation of affordable housing
opportunities through partnerships with other organizations.
Low and Moderate Income Areas (LMA): The Low and Moderate Income Areas are typically
areas where 51% of the residents are low or moderate income. However, since the City of
Temecula is considered an Exception Community, Low and Moderate Income Areas are defined
block group areas with the highest 25% (upper quartile) of the low and moderate income
residents. This means, based upon Temecula’s currently defined block group areas, Low and
Moderate Income Areas are areas where 35% of the residents are low or moderate income
persons.
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The LMA benefit category is the most commonly used national objective for activities that benefit
a low and moderate income block group area. Attached as Appendix A is a map that shows the
boundaries of the City of Temecula eligible Low and Moderate Income Block Group areas.
Activities that benefit the residents within the Low and Moderate Income Area are the type of
activities that may qualify for the purposes of meeting a national objective. Examples of area
benefit activities may include the following:
•Acquisition of land to be used as a neighborhood park;
•Construction of a health clinic;
•Improvements to public infrastructure like the installation of gutters and sidewalks; and
•Development of a community center or community gymnasium.
Low and Moderate Limited Clientele Benefit (LMC): LMC activities provide benefits to a group
of low or moderate income persons regardless of where they live; as opposed to LMA activities
benefitting all the residents of a particular low and moderate area. In contrast to the Low and
Moderate Area (LMA) benefit category, it is not the concentration of low to moderate persons living
within the service area of the activity that determines whether the activity will qualify or not, but
rather the actual number of Low and Moderate Income (LMI) persons that benefit from the activity.
LMC activities benefit a limited clientele of whom at least 51% are low or moderate incomes.
Activities in this category provide benefits to specific groups of low and moderate income persons
rather than everyone in an area. It may benefit particular persons without regard to their
residence, or it may be an activity that provides a benefit to only particular persons within a
specific area. Examples of activities that qualify under the limited clientele category include:
•Acquisition of a building to be converted into a shelter for the homeless;
•Rehabilitation of a center for training severely disabled persons to enable them to live
independently;
•Clearance of a structure from the future site of a neighborhood center that will exclusively
serve the elderly; and
•Public services activities (i.e., the provision of health services); and
•Construction of a community recreational park or gymnasium serving the low to moderate
Income residents.
Groups that automatically qualify under LMC criteria are generally presumed by HUD to be
principally low to moderate income persons as follows:
•Abused children;
•Elderly persons (age 62 and older);
•Battered spouses;
•Homeless persons;
•Severely disabled adults;
•Illiterate adults;
•Persons living with AIDS; and
•Migrant farm workers.
Severely Disabled Adults: As defined by the Bureau of Census, persons are classified as
having a severe disability if they: (a) used a wheelchair or had used another special aid for
6 months or longer; (b) were unable to perform one or more functional activities or needed
assistance with an activity of daily living or instrumental activity of daily living; (c) were prevented
from working at a job or doing housework; or (d) had a condition including autism, cerebral palsy,
Alzheimer's disease, senility, or mental retardation. Finally persons who are under 65 years of
age and who are covered by Medicare or receive Social Security are considered to have a
disability (and a severe disability). Functional activities include seeing, hearing, having one's
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speech understood, lifting and carrying, walking up a flight of stairs, and walking. Activities of daily
living include getting around inside the house, getting in and out of bed or a chair, bathing,
dressing, eating, and toileting. Instrumental activities of daily living include going outside the
home, keeping track of money or bills, preparing meals, doing light housework, and using the
telephone.
CONSOLIDATED PLAN OF PROGRAMS
The Consolidated Plan is a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
requirement for a city to receive federal housing and community development funding (CDBG
funding). The Consolidated Plan report examines the housing and community development needs
of a city, sets priorities for HUD grant monies to which a city is entitled, identifies the city’s
performance in meeting its goals, and establishes a strategic plan for meeting current and future
needs. The City of Temecula is in the process of preparing its first multi-year Consolidated Plan
as an “Entitlement Community” covering the program years July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2017.
The City of Temecula multi-year Consolidated Plan covers the geographic area within the City
limits of Temecula. The City is entitled to receive CDBG funding from HUD during its five program
years beginning July 1, 2012 and ending June 30, 2017. Each program year coincides with the
City’s fiscal year of July 1st to June 30th.
The City’s Consolidated Plan is also required to have a strategy for citizen participation in the
consolidated planning process. The citizen participation strategy is outlined in this document, the
Citizen Participation Plan, which details the City’s plan for soliciting and receiving citizen input
during preparation of the Consolidated Plan. A public hearing to discuss and adopt this
document, the City of Temecula’s proposed Citizen Participation Plan, will be held on
November 1, 2011 at 7 p.m. at the City of Temecula Council Chambers, 41000 Main Street,
Temecula, California, 92590.
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
The City of Temecula consolidated planning processes will offer many opportunities for citizen
participation. Participation will be solicited and encouraged through community outreach
meetings, City Council public hearings and public Finance Committee meetings. The City will
particularly encourage participation of persons with special needs and/or persons who are often
underrepresented in public process (i.e. low income, non-English speaking persons, minorities,
persons with disabilities, and persons who are homeless).
A minimum of two public hearings, and two or three community meetings, will be held before
submittal of the draft Consolidated Plan (or the Annual Plan) to HUD. It is anticipated that one or
two optional Finance Committee meetings open to the public may also be held annually. The first
public hearing is held in September, October or November each year. Citizen Input will also
include two or three community meetings in October, November or December, and conclude with
a final public hearing in April, May or June to adopt the Consolidated Plan and/or annual Action
Plan. The public hearings will take place at the City of Temecula Civic Center, Council
Chambers, 41000 Main Street, Temecula, California, 92590, a location which is accessible to
persons with physical disabilities. The community outreach meetings will also take place at the
City of Temecula Civic Center at one of the available meeting rooms.
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Citizen Participation Opportunities - Relevant Public Hearings and Meetings:
All sites selected for public meetings and public hearings are accessible to the physically
disabled. The City will provide a Spanish translator upon request to accommodate non-English
speaking persons at public hearings or community meetings. Persons needing special
accommodations or a translator should make their request one week before the meeting so the
City can assure the special needs are met. These requests should be made to the Community
Development Department at 951-694-6400.
Multiple processes will be used to inform citizens, local government officials, advocates, housing
and community development officials, and others about the City Council public hearings and
community meetings.
Citizens will be given at least 15 days’ advance notice of the City Council public hearings and
community meetings through postings on the City website (www.cityoftemecula.org), postings at
public places including the City of Temecula Public Library and City of Temecula Civic Center,
email notifications (interested parties’ email addresses will be added to Appendix B as they are
obtained), personal contact with agencies and advocates, and publications in a local newspaper
of general circulation (The Press Enterprise or The Californian). The City will also distribute public
notices to residents through property landlords or directly to residents living within existing,
designated low income areas and neighborhoods throughout the City to inform residents about
the public hearings as an effort to increase public participation. The City will also send
notifications to all interested parties and individuals listed on Appendix B.
•Community Meetings: Two or three community meetings will be held annually during the
months of October, November and/or December conducted by City staff to gather public input
about the housing and community development needs of citizens and their neighborhoods and to
provide technical assistance on CDBG applications. The community meetings will provide an
opportunity for citizens and interested parties to obtain information about the City’s housing and
community development programs and eligibility requirements. One of the community meetings
during these months will be dedicated to potential stakeholders that may be eligible for funding of
service programs and City staff will be available at the meetings to provide technical assistance
for developing funding proposals for the programs covered by the Consolidated Plan.
At least one community meeting will be held in early evenings to accommodate work schedules
and at least one community meeting will be held during daylight to accommodate those
uncomfortable driving at night. The location for these meetings will be at the City of Temecula
Civic Center (at one of its available meeting rooms) which is within a low and moderate income
area (LMA) of the City.
Type of Meeting Date
Location Address
Community
Meetings
October, November and/or
December
City of Temecula
Civic Center
(Available Meeting
Room)
41000 Main St.
Temecula, CA
•City Council Public Hearings: The City Council will fulfill its required role by holding public
hearings and carrying out the procedures established in this Citizen Participation Plan. The City
Council makes the final determination about the priority of various community needs that will
guide the Council each year when allocating CBDG funds in the annual Action Plan.
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The first public hearing will be held during the months of September, October or November each
year prior to drafting and releasing the Consolidated Plan and/or Annual Action Plan. A final
public hearing will be held after the release of the Draft Consolidated Plan and/or yearly Action
Plan during the months of April, May or June. The Citizen Participation Plan provides for at least
two public hearings; however, additional public hearings may be necessary if the City is needs to,
for example, address a substantial amendment or obtain additional citizens’ views, respond to
proposals and questions, address housing or community development needs, development of
proposed activities and/or review the program performance. A minimum of two public hearings is
required.
Type of Meeting Date Location Address
Public Hearing September, October and/or
November
City of Temecula
Civic Center
(Council Chambers)
41000 Main St.
Temecula, CA
Public Hearing April, May and/or June City of Temecula
Civic Center
(Council Chambers)
41000 Main St.
Temecula, CA
The public will have the opportunity of reviewing the draft Consolidated Plan and/or Annual Action
Plan (and providing input to City Staff) within a 30-day comment period during March and/or April
each year. City staff will incorporate public comments submitted to City staff during the 30-day
comment period and then present the draft Consolidated Plan (and/or Action Plan) for approval to
the City Council at a public hearing in the months of April, May or June. Public comments and
citizen participation are encouraged during all public hearings each year.
•City Finance Committee: It is anticipated (but optional to the City) that the Finance Committee
may meet one to three times a year regarding CDBG. The public will be noticed and such
meetings would provide additional opportunities for the public to participate. The City Finance
Committee consists of two appointed City Council Members (the two appointed Council Members
are selected by City Council vote each calendar year or as may be determined at any other City
Council meeting). The Finance Committee meets as needed and performs in an advisory manner
to City staff and to the City Council concerning City Finance issues which may also include CDBG
funding as a topic item on a City Finance Committee Agenda. Therefore, it is anticipated the
Finance Committee would perform in an advisory manner to City staff and to the City Council
concerning planning, implementing and assessing CDBG programs/activities through the
following:
• Consideration of citizen input concerning neighborhood/community needs;
• Project recommendations for the City Council’s approval; and
• Review of project/program progress.
This meeting is intended more as an internal City meeting concerning CDBG however offers the
public a supplemental opportunity to participate and the public is invited to attend. The
anticipated timing of these City Finance Committee meetings that would have a CDBG topic item
on the Agenda is expected to occur within 45 days before City Council CDBG public hearings
and/or in January or February during City staff review of all CDBG service applications for funding
requests that were submitted to the City. In the event Staff proposes a Substantial Amendment to
the any of the CDBG plans, then a Finance Committee meeting may be scheduled to provide a
status to the Finance Subcommittee before proposing a Substantial Amendment at a City Council
Public Hearing. The public will be notified of any Finance Committee meetings in a manner that
exceeds the City’s standard noticing requirements for standing Committees (3-days’ advance
public notice) when CDBG is a topic item on the agenda. If CDBG is an item on the agenda for a
Finance Committee meeting, then a minimum of 10 days’ advance notice (rather than the City’s
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standard 3 days’ advance notice for standing Committee meetings) shall be required and the
Public Notice shall specify that CDBG will be a discussion item. Ten days’ public notice shall be
through publication in at least one local newspaper (The Press Enterprise or The Californian) and
through notices posted at public areas including City Civic Center and the City of Temecula Public
Library, and on the City’s website at www.cityoftemecula.org.
Citizen Participation Opportunities - Relevant Plans:
The City will make every effort to involve the community, especially lower income persons or
special needs, during the preparation of all relevant HUD plans including the Citizen Participation
Plan, the Consolidated Plan and/or Annual Action Plan and the CAPER. The City will also seek
input from other groups that might not be eligible for funding but may have tenants or employees,
or are aware of charitable organizations interested in participating. Appendix B provides a list of
groups that will be invited to participate in the public process. The City will maintain the list and
verify the contact information periodically and, at a minimum, annually. The list will continue to
evolve and be administratively modified each year, without a substantial amendment, as
stakeholders or potential participants are identified or dissolved. Organizations or groups and
persons interested in registering to be on the list may contact the City of Temecula Community
Development Department at 951-694-6400 to make the request to be added to the CDBG contact
list.
•Citizen Participation Plan:
The draft Citizen Participation Plan will be released for public review and comment for 15 days in
October or November and posted on the City’s website at http://www.cityoftemecula.org. A public
hearing to present, discuss and adopt the Citizen Participation Plan will be held in November. This
Citizen Participation Plan will be in effect through June 30, 2017. In the event there are
substantial amendments to the Citizen Participation Plan during the five-year consolidated plan
period, a public comment period of at least 15 days will be provided.
Key housing and community development organizations in the City listed on Appendix B will be
notified of the 15-day comment period for this Citizen Participation Plan and, if necessary, any
substantially amended Citizen Participation Plan in the future.
This Citizen Participation Plan will be made available in a format accessible to persons with
disabilities upon request.
•Consolidated Plan / Action Plan: Prior to the adoption of a Consolidated Plan (and/or Annual
Action Plan), the City will make available to the public and all interested parties the draft
Consolidated Plan and/or Annual Action Plan for a comment period of no less than 30 days. The
public comment period will commence in March, April or May each year. City Staff will then
include public comments into the Consolidated Plan (and/or Annual Action Plan) prior to the public
hearing on the draft Consolidated Plan (and/or Annual Action Plan) by City Council.
The draft Consolidated Plan (and/or Annual Action Plan) will contain the amount of assistance the
City expects to receive through the CDBG and the activities that are planned each year during the
five-year consolidated planning period. The draft Consolidated Plan will also include the City’s
policies related to displacement of low and moderate income individuals, reducing poverty,
removal of lead-based paint hazards, preventing and mitigating homelessness and removing
barriers to fair housing choice. The City does not anticipate any displacement of individuals under
the Consolidated Plan and the City’s “anti-displacement plan,” as part of the Consolidated Plan,
will describe how the City will minimize displacement of persons or, in the unanticipated event of
displacement, how the City will assist any persons who are actually displaced as a result of the
use of these funds, specifying the type and levels of assistance and amount of compensation. An
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Appendix to the draft Consolidated Plan will also include the Analysis of Impediments to Fair
Housing Choice (AI) which involves a comprehensive review and assessment of how the city’s
laws, regulations, policies and procedures affect the location, availability, and accessibility of
housing, and how conditions, both public and private, affect fair housing choice.
The entire proposed Consolidated Plan will be available at the City Hall and the City Library
during the public comment period. The proposed Consolidated Plan will also be available for
viewing on the City’s website, http://www.cityoftemecula.org. Hard copies of the Consolidated
Plan will be available to the public upon request. Annual Action Plans will likewise be made
available.
Citizens or groups that have attended any of the community meetings or public hearings will be
added to Appendix B and notified when the draft Consolidated Plan (and/or Annual Action Plan) is
available for comment. Any person or organization may be added to Appendix B (or deleted)
upon request to the Community Development Department at 951-694-6400.
The City will openly consider any comments of individuals or groups received in writing during the
process of drafting the Consolidated Plan and/or annual Action Plan including at public hearings
or meetings. A summary of the written and public hearing comments will be included in the final
Consolidated Plan and/or Annual Action Plan, along with the City’s response to the comments.
Please note however that copies of the complaints, along with the City’s response will be sent to
HUD if they occur outside of the Consolidated Planning and/or Annual Action Planning process
and, as such, may not appear in the Consolidated Plan.
The City will provide a written response to all written citizen comments and complaints related to
the Consolidated Plan, amendments, and the CAPER within 30 days of receiving the comments
and complaints.
•Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER): Before the City
submits a Consolidated Plan Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) to HUD, the
City will make available to interested parties the proposed CAPER for a comment period of no
less than 15 days. Citizens will be notified of the CAPER’s availability through publications in at
least one local newspaper of general circulation within the City (The Press Enterprise or The
Californian). Any comments or views of citizens received in writing, or orally at public hearings in
preparing the performance report will be considered when preparing the CAPER. A summary of
these comments shall be attached to the performance report.
The CAPER will be available for review at the City during the full public comment period. Hard
copies of the Draft CAPER will be located at the City of Temecula public library, City Clerk’s
Office, Community Development Department, and on the City’s website at
http://www.cityoftemecula.org.
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Citizen Participation Opportunities – Summary of Annual Schedule of Public Hearings and
Meetings:
The schedule for public participation and public review and adoption of all relevant plans including
the Consolidated Plan and/or Annual Action Plan and Consolidated Annual Performance and
Evaluation Report is a follows:
•City Council Public Hearing (September–November): Public Hearing on the Consolidated
Annual Performance and Evaluation Report CAPER (and/or Citizen Participation Plan if it is a
Consolidated Plan year) by the City Council; with a 15-day public review period for public review
and comments. This hearing is intended to present the public with an overview of the CDBG
funding priorities prior to drafting/adopting the Annual Action Plan. This will include an overview of
allowed activities under the CDBG programs, as well as an overview of the previous year’s Action
Plan activities and projects for the City.
•Community Meetings (October–December): Two or three community outreach meetings to
gather input from the public on the overall proposed activities and programs to be completed as
part of that year’s Action Plan.
•Finance Committee Meetings (January–April; August–November): It is anticipated (but not
required) that the Finance Committee may review existing and potential programs and projects
funded with Community Development Block Grant funds prior to drafting and/or adopting the
Consolidated Plan and/or Annual Action Plan. These meetings would be publically noticed and
open to the public for input and participation. The timing of these meetings is expected to occur
within 45 days before any City Council public hearings regarding CDBG and/or in January or
February to review all CDBG service applications for funding requests that were submitted to the
City.
•City Council Public Hearing (March-June): Public Hearing on the Consolidated Plan and/or
annual Action Plan by the City Council; with a 30-day public review period for public review and
comments. The public hearing provides an opportunity for public input before the City Council
adopts the proposed Consolidated Plan and/or annual Action Plan.
•HUD Submittal (May-June): Submittal of the Consolidated and/or Annual Action Plan to
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Each year, the annual schedule and locations for community hearings and meetings for public
input will be posted on the City’s website at www.cityoftemecula.org by September 15th.
PUBLIC ACCESS TO RECORDS
The City shall provide opportunities for residents, public agencies, and other interested parties,
including those most affected, with reasonable and timely access to information and records
relating to the jurisdiction's consolidated plan, as well as the proposed, actual, and past use of
funds covered by this Citizen Participation Plan. Standard documents will be available for public
review at the City of Temecula, Community Development Department, 41000 Main St., Temecula,
CA 92592. These materials will also be available in a form accessible to persons with disabilities,
upon request. Comments, questions, or suggested amendments should be directed to the
Community Development Department at (951) 694-6400. Standard program documents that shall
be made accessible for public review and comment throughout the preparation process include:
the proposed and final Consolidated Plan, Annual Action Plan, Consolidated Annual Performance
Report (CAPER), Substantial Amendments, and this Citizen Participation Plan. The City will
maintain and provide access to documentation and records for a period of five (5) years.
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CONSULTATION WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND CITY AGENCIES
When preparing the Consolidated Plan, the City will actively consult with public and private
agencies that provide housing, health, and social services in order to ensure that the interests and
needs of all groups are being adequately addressed. The City will also make the Consolidated
Plan available to surrounding units of local government including local housing authorities. This
consultation will occur through the community meetings, consultation or interviews conducted with
such organizations including those that provide services to special needs populations and
incorporation of data and reports produced by such organizations into the Consolidated Plan. The
City will develop a list of these organizations and agencies and add them to Appendix B.
COMPLAINTS
Residents or other interested parties may submit complaints to the City in relation to
administration of the CDBG programs or plans. Complaints may be made via telephone by calling
(951) 694-6400 or in writing to: Community Development Department/CDBG, City of Temecula,
41000 Main St., Temecula, CA 92589. The complaining party should state the nature of the
complaint, what prior efforts have been made to resolve the problem and any other pertinent
information which would help staff determine a solution. All complaints will receive careful
consideration and a timely, substantive response will be provided within fifteen (15) days where
practicable but no less than thirty (30) working days.
SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENTS
Occasionally, public comments warrant an amendment to the Consolidated Plan. The criteria for
whether to amend are referred to by HUD as “Substantial Amendment Criteria.”
A change in the Annual Action Plan will be considered substantial whenever costs increase by
$50,000 or 25% of the project’s budget, whichever is greater. It would constitute a substantial
change if a proposal is made to amend the description of an existing activity in such a way that
the newly described purpose, scope, location, or beneficiaries differ significantly from the original
activity’s purpose, scope, location, or beneficiaries,
The addition or deletion of an activity would also constitute a substantial change except in the
following cases: (1) if the additional activity were on the back up priority list approved by the City
Council; (2) if the activity were being deleted due to delays and would be included in the following
year’s Annual Action Plan; (3) if there are nonperformance or eligibility issues requiring activity
termination; (4) if project deletion or funding reductions are due to facility closure or bankruptcy;
(5) if the agency becomes disqualified or ineligible to receive funding or is unable to produce
sufficient eligible billings in accordance with the provisions of the agreement; or (6) if an applicant
requests that their activity be terminated.
Reallocation of funds allocated to an activity in the Action Plan to other activities of equal or lesser
priority need level as a result of a federal government recession or changes of appropriated funds
that the City makes an administrative decision not to fund one or more activities are not
considered to be Substantial Amendments. If such federal government funding cuts or changes
were to happen, the City would be required to follow its plan of action as outlined in the
Consolidated Plan and/or the annual Action Plan.
Modifications to appendixes in the plans are not considered to be a Substantial Amendment.
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Citizen participation in the Event of a Substantial Amendment: In the event of a substantial
amendment to the Consolidated Plan, the City will conduct at least one public hearing. This
hearing will be held after a comment period of no less than 30 days, where the proposed,
substantially amended Consolidated Plan will be made available to interested parties. Citizens will
be informed of the public hearing through newspaper notification prior to the hearing, and the
notice will appear in at least one newspaper.
The substantially amended sections of the Consolidated Plan will be available for review at the
City during the full public comment period. In addition, the substantially amended sections of the
Consolidated Plan will be made available on the City’s website, http://www.cityoftemecula.org, for
the full duration of the public comment period.
Consideration of Public Comments on Substantially Amended Plan: In the event of
substantial amendments to the Consolidated Plan, the City will openly consider any comments on
the substantially amended Consolidated Plan from individuals or groups. Comments must be
received in writing, including emails, or verbally during public hearings. A summary of the written
and public hearing comments on the substantial amendments will be included in the Final
Consolidated Plan. Also included in the Final Consolidated Plan will be a summary of all
comments not accepted and their reasons for dismissal.
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Appendix A
City of Temecula
Map of Low to Moderate Income Areas
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Appendix B
CDBG Notification List of
Persons or Organizations
Any person or organization may be added to this list (or deleted) upon request.
Please contact Dana Weaver, Associate Planner
Dana.Weaver@CityofTemecula.org or 951-694-6400
Nonprofit Organizations, Public/Private Organizations
or Interested Persons
RIVERSIDE AREA RAPE CRISIS CENTER
1845 Chicago Avenue, Suite A, Riverside, CA 92507
ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF TEMECULA VALLEY
28720 Via Montezuma, Temecula, CA 92593
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF SOUTHWEST COUNTY, John Whann
P.O. Box 892349, Temecula, CA 92589-2349
JohnW@bgcswc.org
CASA COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES FOR RIVERSIDE COUNTY, INC.
P.O. Box 3008, Indio, CA 92202-3008
SAFE ALTERNATIVES FOR EVERYONE, INC.
28910 Pujol Street, Temecula, CA 92590-2829
SENIOR CITIZEN SERVICE CENTER
41538 Eastman Dr. # C, Murrieta, CA 92562
VINEYARD OF THE NEW WINE
P.O. Box 218, Temecula, CA 92593
TEMECULA MURRIETA RESCUE MISSION
31300 Rancho Community Way, Temecula, CA 92592
TEMECULA VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
31350 Rancho Vista Road, Temecula CA 92592
TEMECULA VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
26790 Ynez Ct # A, Temecula CA 92591-5607
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA
P.O. Box 1388 Temecula CA 92593-1388
TEMECULA MURRIETA PANTRY
28922 Pujol Street, Temecula, CA 92590
FAIR HOUSING COUNCIL OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY
3933 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501
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SINGLE MOTHERS UNITED IN REWARDING FELLOWSHIP (SMURF), Paul Kauffman
31805 Temecula Parkway Ste 389, Temecula, CA 92592
Paul@smurfmom.com
TEMECULA MURRIETA PANTRY
28922 Pujol Street, Temecula, CA 92590
GRID ALTERNATIVES
1257 Columbia Ave Ste D5, Riverside, CA 92507
ZAK SCHWANK
zakschwank@gmail.com
MARY TOWELL
MaryTowell@yahoo.com
MVM NETWORK INC., Nick Benavides
Nick@mvmnetwork.org
MVM NETWORK INC., Eric Moore
Eric@mvmnetwork.org
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB, Tornell McColley
TornellM@bgcswc.org
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB, D. Joy Gould
joyg@bgcswc.org
COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY EDUCATION, Julie Zimmerman
MicheleSmithsccg@verizon.net
WELLS FARGO, Mark Stringer
Mark.Stringer@wellsfargo.com
PAUL JACOBS
temeculaPaul@aol.com
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Appendix B
Affordable Rental Housing
Rancho Creek Apts. 28464 Felix Valdez, Temecula, CA 92590
Rancho West Apts. 42200 Main Street, Temecula, CA 92590
Mission Village Apts. 28485 Pujol Street, Temecula, CA 92590
Riverbank Senior Apts. 28500 Pujol Street, Temecula, CA 92590
Dalton Historical Building (Dalton II) 41925 Fifth Street, Temecula, CA 92590
Palomar Heritage Building (Dalton III) 41955 Fifth Street, Temecula, CA 92590
Temecula Reflections 31111 Black Maple Dr., Temecula, CA 92592
Summerhouse 44155 Margarita Rd., Temecula, CA 92592
Warehouse at Creekside 42081 Third Street, Temecula, CA 92590
Oaktree Apts. 42176 Lyndie Lane, Temecula, CA 92591
Rancho California Apts. 29210 Stonewood Rd. , Temecula, CA 92591
Creekside Apts. 28955 Pujol Street, Temecula, CA 92590
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Appendix B
Affordable Housing Developers
Coachella Valley Housing Coalition
45-701 Monroe Street, Suite G
Indio, CA 92201
(760) 347-3157
Habitat for Humanity
27475 Ynez Road, Suite 390
Temecula, CA 92592
951-296-3362
Jamboree Housing
17701 Cowan Ave., Suite 200
Irvine, CA 92614
(949) 263-8676
The Olson Company
30200 Old Ranch Pkwy, #250
Seal Beach, CA 90740
(562) 596-4770
BRIDGE Housing
2202 30th Street
San Diego, CA 92104-5427
(619) 231-6300
Affirmed Housing
13520 Evening Creek Drive North, Suite 160
San Diego, CA 92128
(858) 679-2828