Montclair seeks public input on community development, housing needs
MONTCLAIR - City officials are asking for the public's help in identifying the needs of the community.
In cooperation with the County of San Bernardino Department of Community Development and Housing, officials tonight will host a Consolidated Plan Needs Identification forum to receive information concerning the community development and housing needs of low- and moderate-income residents.
The plan will discuss strategies and resources used to address those needs for a five-year period, said Debbie Kamrani, deputy director of the San Bernardino County Department of Community Development and Housing.
The public forum will ask residents to identify housing, public facilities, infrastructure, employee and public services needs in Montclair.
For residents and service providers who can't make the meeting, the county asks that they fill out a survey due by Dec. 18.
Because Montclair's population is under 50,000, the county is required to gather the city's information into a five-year plan and submit it to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, for federal grants, said Steve Lustro, Montclair's community development director.
HUD funds housing and emergency shelter grants as well as community development block grants.
"This will help the county develop their policy to determine what direction they will go in requesting money from HUD," Lustro said.
The five-year plan, covering mid-2010 through mid-2015, needs to be submitted to HUD by May 15. The current plan ends June 30, Kamrani said.
Lustro said tonight's meeting is not to be confused with the city's Housing Element update.
State law requires local government to adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan for its physical development. The housing element is one of the seven parts of a local general plan.
"These meetings are separate from one another," Lustro said. "Monday's meeting has to do with federal funds the city will receive through the county and the Housing Element is a state requirement." The public is invited to attend a community and housing development needs forum at 7 o'clock tonight at the Civic Center, south conference room, west of the library, 9955 Fremont Ave., Montclair.
Information: (909) 625-9477 or (909) 388-0907.
In cooperation with the County of San Bernardino Department of Community Development and Housing, officials tonight will host a Consolidated Plan Needs Identification forum to receive information concerning the community development and housing needs of low- and moderate-income residents.
The plan will discuss strategies and resources used to address those needs for a five-year period, said Debbie Kamrani, deputy director of the San Bernardino County Department of Community Development and Housing.
The public forum will ask residents to identify housing, public facilities, infrastructure, employee and public services needs in Montclair.
For residents and service providers who can't make the meeting, the county asks that they fill out a survey due by Dec. 18.
Because Montclair's population is under 50,000, the county is required to gather the city's information into a five-year plan and submit it to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, for federal grants, said Steve Lustro, Montclair's community development director.
HUD funds housing and emergency shelter grants as well as community development block grants.
"This will help the county develop their policy to determine what direction they will go in requesting money from HUD," Lustro said.
The five-year plan, covering mid-2010 through mid-2015, needs to be submitted to HUD by May 15. The current plan ends June 30, Kamrani said.
Lustro said tonight's meeting is not to be confused with the city's Housing Element update.
State law requires local government to adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan for its physical development. The housing element is one of the seven parts of a local general plan.
"These meetings are separate from one another," Lustro said. "Monday's meeting has to do with federal funds the city will receive through the county and the Housing Element is a state requirement." The public is invited to attend a community and housing development needs forum at 7 o'clock tonight at the Civic Center, south conference room, west of the library, 9955 Fremont Ave., Montclair.
Information: (909) 625-9477 or (909) 388-0907.
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