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Consolidated Plan CITY OF PLEASANTON 15 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 09/30/2021) PR‐15 Citizen Participation ‐ 91.105, 91.115, 91.200(c) and 91.300(c) 1. Summary of citizen participation process/Efforts made to broaden citizen participation Summarize citizen participation process and how it impacted goal‐setting All aspects of programs administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) are conducted with freedom of access for all interested persons. Citizens are encouraged to be involved in the development of programs offered by HUD including recommending program policies and funding, the Five-Year Consolidated Plan, Annual Action Plans, Substantial Amendments to the Consolidated/Action Plans, Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Reports, and the Citizen Participation Plan. Community participation is a very important part of the Consolidated Plan development process. Many organizations, including social service agencies, homelessness service providers, and healthcare providers, were contacted during the development period for the Consolidated Plan. As described earlier, the City maintains an active database of interested parties and stakeholders and uses it to send out notification of grant funding opportunities at the beginning of every application cycle (early December) which is also the beginning of the annual Action Plan (and Consolidated Plan) process. The list currently includes approximately 250 nonprofit agencies, individuals, and other interested parties. In addition, ads are placed in local newspapers (including the Pleasanton Weekly which is distributed to every household in Pleasanton) and on the City’s website. Interested parties have multiple opportunities to participate and provide input on the process starting with annual grant workshops in early December through the annual CAPER hearing held annually in August. Pre-draft public hearings on the Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan took place on January 9, 2025 and February 5, 2025 at the Housing and Community Development Advisory Committee meeting. A public hearing was held on July 9, 2025 to take comments on the draft HOME Consortium Consolidated Plan. This meeting was held at the Alameda County Community and Housing Development (HCD) office in Hayward. Public Notices were placed in the following newspapers: Alameda Times Star, Oakland Tribune, Hayward Daily Review, Fremont Argus and the Tri-Valley Herald. The notice included provisions for how the disabled can access the meeting along with a detailed description of what is included in the Consolidated Plan. HCD staff presented the staff report regarding the Consolidated Plan. Committee members were provided the opportunity to ask questions of staff. The purpose of the meeting was to present an overview of the Consolidated Plan, and review and solicit input on the housing and community development needs in the HOME Consortium. The public was also provided with an opportunity to make comments or ask questions, but there were no members of the public who attended the virtual meeting so there were no public comments received as well. On June 27, 2025, the City published a public hearing notice in The Valley Times advising the public of another public hearing on July 15, 2025, regarding the Five-Year Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan, to solicit public comments on the these HUD plans. The HUD-required 30-day public review period to solicit public comments on the Draft FY 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and FY 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan, coordinated by Alameda County HOME Consortium, began on June 20, 2025 and will end on July 21, 2025. The draft Consolidated Plan was distributed to all cities and main library branches in Alameda County, Page 179 of 694