2010-2014 Consolidated Plan - City of Champaign

Summary of Citizen ParticipationDate Location Type of Meeting/Purpose9/10/09 Council Chambers - NSAB 1 st Public hearing for Con Plan/ FY 2010/11 Annual Action Plan10/9/08 Council Chambers – NSAB NSAB Meeting10/15/09 Council Chambers – NSAB NSAB Meeting11/19/09 Council Chambers – NSAB NSAB Meeting12/09/09 Human Kinetics – NSAB NSAB Mobile Board Meeting – Bristol Park Neighborhood2/11/10 Council Chambers – NSAB NSAB Meeting3/11/10 Council Chambers – NSAB 2 nd Public Hearing for Con Plan/ FY 2010/11 Annual Action Plan3/17/10 Champaign Police Department Partners meeting: Neighborhood Stabilization Program3/20/10 NSD, Champaign Public Libraries 30-day public comment period begins4/6/10 Council Chambers – City Council 3 rd Public Hearing for Con Plan/ FY 2010/11 Annual Action Plan4/7/10 City Building Community Reinvestment Group/local lenders4/19/10 NSD, Champaign Public Libraries 30-day public comment period ends4/20/10 Council Chambers Council Study Session – Con Clan/ FY 2010/11 Annual Action Plan4/27/10 Council Chambers Council Study Session – CommUnity Matters Program FY 2010/115/4/10 Council Chambers Council – Approve Con Plan, FY 2010/11 Annual Action PlanThe City continues to make every effort to include low-income persons, minorities and non-Englishspeaking persons, and persons with disabilities in the development of the plan. The City continues towork closely with several non-profits that provide advocacy and referral services to special needspopulations, to ensure that housing programs and neighborhood events are designed to encourageparticipation from all interested individuals. Housing information flyers can be translated to otherlanguages as needed. The City continues to reach out to the minority community through the use ofmedia that targets the minority population, including the WBCP radio station.A copy of the minutes from the public hearings, as well as any written comments received during thepublic input process are included in Appendix A to this document.COORDINATION AMONG AGENCIES/INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTUREThe City will continue to coordinate efforts with the other agencies that were involved in this documentpreparation process throughout the five-year duration of the plan. Staff members from the City ofChampaign participate in committees that discuss issues related to non-profit agency funding, thehomeless continuum of care, financial literacy, low/moderate income mortgage lending, basic needs(including health care) of the low-income population, and public housing. During the City’s lastConsolidated Plan process, staff noted many groups found that the opportunity to network and discussthe coordination of services was very helpful. Prior to the previous Consolidated Plan (2005-2009), noframework had been established to allow agencies that served the same clientele to collaborate or sharecritical information. This created gaps in the delivery of services to some populations and overlap orduplication in programming for others. Several of the focus groups expressed an interest in continuing tomeet on a regular basis, including the affordable housing non-profits and the agencies involved inproviding housing for the elderly. As examples, a Senior Task Force now meets monthly on issues facingvarious senior service providers and affordable housing agencies have since joined the CommunityReinvestment Group.The City of Champaign Neighborhood Services staff work closely with adjacent units of local governmentand other quasi-governmental agencies including the City of Urbana, Village of Rantoul, ChampaignCounty, Unit 4 School District, Champaign Park District, the Housing Authority of Champaign County, andthe local public health district. Staff regularly attend or monitor meetings of these entities’ boards andcommissions. The City, Park District, and Unit 4 School District are working together to offeropportunities to low-income youth and teens in the Garden Hills neighborhood. This joint endeavor hasstrengthened the City’s ties to the agency and will allow for continuing cooperation on future projects.2 Managing the Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan Processes