Combined Comment Chart

Combined Comment Chart: 1 CDBG-Plus Working Group – Consolidated Plan Suggestions ConPlan Suggestion to Suggestion to Suggestion to Cross-reference Component DEFINE REDEFINE ELIMINATE To other plans I. Citizen Participation and Communities update as needed. Consultation 1.1 Consultation with other This is critical. Jurisdictions The requirement to notify adjacent Eliminate requirement to consult public and private agencies need to do a better job of governments regarding the non- with surrounding jurisdictions on consulting with agencies in housing needs should be changed Community Development (non-drafting their ConPlans. to require this only when there are housing) Plan. problems and solutions which cross city limits lines. The wording in The requirement to send the paragraph (4) is all that is needed. state and county a copy of the Not all PHA’s have a non-housing community Comprehensive Grant program; the development plan should be regulation now allows the eliminated. In practice, all they jurisdiction to ignore the PHA unless do is go in a file or the dumpster. it has a Comprehensive Grant This is a waste of postage and program. paper. 1.2 Citizen Participation Public participation is Public participation in the ConPlan Plan absolutely critical and should is currently not meaningful. It must not be shortened or be made meaningful. Innovative streamlined. Jurisdictions approaches must be used and must to do a ...