PUBLIC HEARING
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
Second Substantial Amendment to the FY 2020-2021 Annual Action Plan and
First Substantial Amendment to the FY 2021-22 Annual Action Plan

The City of Salinas (City) is an Entitlement City in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program, and HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME). The City received a CDBG Entitlement allocation in the amount of $2,023,911 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-2021 and $2,128,725 for FY 2021-2022. Through its Annual Action Plan (AAP) process for FY 2020-2021, the City committed $728,633 of CDBG funds towards the renovation activities of the Sherwood Recreation Center Phase IV and $70,000 towards the Activity Delivery of this project. Through its AAP process for FY 2021-2022, the City committed $577,980 of CDBG funds towards Chinatown Improvements and $30,000 towards the Activity Delivery of this project. The City’s intends to reallocate CDBG funds from the two above referenced projects to a new Hebbron Family Center project through this Substantial Amendment.

CDBG funds will be used to cover soft cost activities of the Hebbron Family Center project, a new recreational facility to be located at 683, 683-B, 683-C, 683-D, 667, and 669 Fremont Street in Salinas, CA 93905. The proposed project will include the demolition of an existing structure and new construction of a 7,500 square foot recreation facility. The Hebbron Family Center project will be allocated $1,306,613 in CDBG funds for the soft cost activities and $100,000 in CDBG funds for Activity Delivery. In total, the project will receive $1,406,613 in CDBG Funds from a combination of FY 2020-2021 and FY 2021-2022.

The City’s Community Development Department received a funding request for CDBG funds from its Library and Community Services and Public Works Departments in early April and has deemed the project eligible to receive CDBG funding. The project is located within the City’s Alisal Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area (ANRSA) and will meet HUD Matrix Code 03F for Parks, Recreational Facilities. Additionally, the project will satisfy the National Objective of benefiting a Low Mod Area (LMA) where 51% or more of the of the residents of the ANRSA are low and moderate-income persons.

The City of Salinas’s Housing and Land Use Committee will hold a public hearing regarding the proposed Amendment on:

Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at approximately 3:30 p.m. or as soon after
City Council Rotunda, 200 Lincoln Ave Salinas, CA 93901

The City of Salinas’s City Council will hold a public hearing regarding the proposed Amendment on:

Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at approximately 4:00 p.m. or as soon after 
City Council Rotunda, 200 Lincoln Ave Salinas, CA 93901. 

The proposed Substantial Amendment will be available for a minimum 30 day-calendar public comment period starting April 23, 2022, and ending on May 24, 2022. For more details on this Substantial Amendment, please see the below attached notices.