Item 23 - Public Hearing - FY 2025-29 5 Year Plan, Annual Action Plan for CDBG, HOME, and ESG Programs

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Orange County 4 25-29 Regional AFH • March 6, 2025, from 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at Costa Mesa City Hall, Community Room, 77 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Virtual community meetings: • March 7, 2025, at 6:00 p.m., via Microsoft Teams • March 13, 2025, at 1:00 p.m., via Microsoft Teams Outreach to advertise the community meetings included the following efforts: • City of Anaheim notified the 250 members of their Homeless Collaborative and community stakeholders. • City of Aliso Viejo posted a copy of the notice to their City website and shared on social media and city newsletters. • City of Buena Park posted the public notice on the City website and City Hall bulletin board. • City of Fountain Valley posted the public notice on the City website • City of Fullerton published the public notice in the Fullerton Observer newspaper, placed the notice on the City of Fullerton website, and placed copies of the notice at various public facilities and libraries as well as over 25 affordable housing sites. • City of Irvine sent copies of the notice to subrecipient partners and other interested parties. • City of Laguna Niguel posted the public notice on the City website and social media channels. • City of Mission Viejo posted the public notice on the City website. • City of San Clemente posted the public notice on the City website. • City of Santa Ana published the public notice for the public meetings in six languages (English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean, Chinese, and Arabic) including the following publications: Orange County Register, La Opinion, Nguoi Viet Daily News, Korea Times, World Journal, and Beirut Times. • City of Rancho Santa Margarita posted the public notice on bulletin boards outside City Hall, OCFA Station 45, and Trabuco Canyon Water District. • County of Orange sent information regarding the virtual community meetings to community centers in the unincorporated areas of the County. A total of fifteen individuals participated in these meetings to share their knowledge on fair housing issues and contributing factors in Orange County. These included representatives from the following organizations: Equus Workforce Solutions, Project Hope Alliance, Alianza Translatinx, Human Options, Illumination Foundation, The Eli Home, The Cambodian Family, Orange County Families Forward, City of Fountain Valley, and City of Buena Park. Information gathered through these meetings is incorporated throug hout this report. EXHIBIT 6