CONSOLIDATED PLAN & STRATEGY 5-YEAR ... - City of Lakeland

Committee, Agency for Persons with Disabilities and a community survey was issued.
Public meetings and hearings were held to obtain input from citizens and community
leaders in preparing the Consolidated Plan for 2010 to 2015. A list of the
organizations contacted is included in Appendix B.
The Neighborhood Services Division Staff also regularly attends and participates with
groups such as Lakeland and Polk Vision groups, Homeless Coalition of Polk County
and Mid Town Community Redevelopment Agency to improve methods of delivery
and initiate systematic improvements in certain service sectors.
*Note: HOPWA grantees must consult broadly to develop a metropolitan-wide
strategy and other jurisdictions must assist in the preparation of the HOPWA
submission.
Citizen Participation (91.200 (b))
1. Provide a summary of the citizen participation process.
2. Provide a summary of citizen comments or views on the plan.
3. Provide a summary of efforts made to broaden public participation in the
development of the consolidated plan, including outreach to minorities and non-
English speaking persons, as well as persons with disabilities.
4. Provide a written explanation of comments not accepted and the reasons why
these comments were not accepted.
*Please note that Citizen Comments and Responses may be included as additional files within the CPMP
Tool.
3-5 Year Strategic Plan Citizen Participation response:
The City of Lakeland is required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) pursuant to 24 CFR 91.105 to have a detailed Citizen
Participation Plan that contains the City’s policies and procedures for public
involvement in the Consolidated Plan process and use of Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) funds. The citizen
participation plan is an important part of the five year Consolidated Plan and may be
amended over the life of that plan.
The process of developing and implementing the Consolidated Plan is broken into
several different phases: development, amendments, and performance reporting.
The citizen participation process is integrated into each of these phases.
The City shall strive to keep all interested parties informed about the opportunities
for involvement in each phase of the Consolidated Plan process, including
opportunities to comment on all proposed Consolidated Plan submissions to HUD,
any substantial amendments and the Consolidated Annual Performance and
Evaluation Report (CAPER).
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