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11.B.b The City's General Plan acts as the primary guide for housing and community development practices. The General Plan was ratified by voters in May 2004, amended in October 2009; and, an 11-member 2011 General Plan Committee, appointed by the mayor and council, is working to update the plan in calendar year 2019. Currently, the approved General Plan in effect includes the following elements: o Land Use, Growth and Cost of Development, Circulation, Open Space, Environmental Planning, Water Resources, Economic Development and Community Quality. Goals and strategies that address the varied needs of Prescott's low- and moderate-income households are found throughout the General Plan. Many of these goals and strategies are incorporated into the CDBG Consolidated and Annual Action Plans. Prescott has "Entitlement Status" by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 0 which occurred in August, 2003. The City of Prescott initiated activity associated with the development o of its first Consolidated Plan and Action Plan in autumn, 2004. Both plans were adopted by City 0 Council in May, 2005 and approved by HUD in July, 2005. o To 2 The 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan identifies 22 priority goals and strategies: • Homeless and special needs populations (3) -p • Affordable housing (11) • Minority and low-income neighborhoods (3) °' • Barriers to affordable housing (2) .,7 • Fair housing (1) • Lead-based paint mitigation (1) • Public infrastructure (1) a M All of the goals are considered to have "equal weight" in relation to the needs of the community. An annual review of the goals occurs as part of the planning process for the Action Plan. The process includes the evaluation of proposed projects in relation to the goals and the readiness of a project for o funding. d The application process for provider requests for both construction and public service activities was E presented at the annual CDBG workshop held on January 22, 2019 and a follow up workshop on E January 29, 2019. There were 21 persons in attendance primarily representing non-profit agencies. 2 The workshops encouraged applicants to address new activities, consider collaborative projects and provided an overview of the CDBG 2019 program, application and timelines. Nine funding requests were received from seven agencies for PY 2019. The major objectives of activities undertaken during the Program Year 2019, Fiscal Year 2020 will be: c • Provide outreach services and workforce development services to LMI youth, disabled, and aging adults. E • Support efforts to help homeless or near-homeless Prescott residents secure adequate temporary and permanent housing and receive necessary supportive services. • Improve accessibility to community services directed to youth, elderly and special needs populations. CDBG-PY 2019 Annual Action Plan CITYor PRESCOTT Evar .; 5 Packet Pg. 143