City of Rochester 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan
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Public notices & public comment opportunities
Revised notice of upcoming public hearings and solicitation of input and to inform other 2024- 25 Annual action plan.
PLEASE NOTE: This notice supersedes the notice issued on March 4, 2024, to the extent that it revises the dates of the public display and comment period and public hearings that had been scheduled for April and May per the original notice. New dates are included below.
The City of Rochester encourages members of the public to provide input about the development of the 2024-25 Annual Action Plan for the program year beginning July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, which identifies activities that will be undertaken to address the priority needs and goals identified in the 2020-24 Five-Year Consolidated Plan. In particular, the City is interested in receiving input from low and moderate-income individuals, as they are meant to be the primary beneficiaries of HUD's formula grant programs. The City is providing the opportunity to provide feedback in writing as well as at a series of public hearings.
First public hearing
An in-person public hearing was held on March 18, 2024, from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at City Hall in City Council Chambers. City staff reviewed housing and community development priority needs and goals as identified in the overarching 5-year Consolidated Plan, the amount of assistance the City expects to receive, the range of activities that may be undertaken, the development of proposed projects, and measures of past program performance.
The slides reviewed at the 3/18/2024 hearing are available for download here
Second public meeting
An in-person public hearing was held May 22, 2024, from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at City Hall in City Council Chambers. City staff will review the draft 2024-25 Annual Action Plan, including the proposed budgets for specific programs, as well as anticipated community impact. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and provide official comments in response to the draft Annual Action Plan.
The slides reviewed at the hearing will be posted here for download within 7 days of the event.
The slides reviewed at the 5/22/2024 hearing are available for download
Third public meeting
The final public hearing, which will be overseen by City Council, will take place at 6:00 pm on Thursday, June 13, 2024, prior to formal action by the City Council on June 18, 2024.
Written comments can be submitted via:
Digital survey + hearing pre-registration form found at: 2024-25 AAP Survey + Pre-Registration
US Mail: HUD Program Management, City Hall Room 224-B, 30 Church Street, Rochester, NY 14614
Upcoming Fiscal Year Public Notice and Annual Action Plan documents can be downloaded here:
Proposed Substantial Amendment to the 2017-18 and 2022-23 Annual Action Plans
3rd Public Notice - 30-Day Public Comment Period- Added Substantial Amendments to Older Plans 5/13/2024
2nd Public Notice 2024-25 Annual Action Plan- Revised Schedule 4/16/2024
Press Release- Public Notice- Solicitation of Public Input - 2024-25 Annual Action Plan
Background on HUD funding
As a jurisdiction that receives funding directly from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the City of Rochester is required to develop a Consolidated Plan to inform its use of annual HUD funds, which include the following four programs:
Many of the activities that these HUD programs can fund are recommended activities in the City’s Comprehensive Plan, Rochester 2034 (adopted November 2019). Therefore, the City’s Consolidated Plan is a key implementation tool for Rochester 2034.
Five- year consolidated planning documents
The Consolidated Planning process required by HUD involves preparation of several overarching documents that are intended to inform and guide the City’s use of HUD dollars as well as lay out the City’s process for engaging the public to inform decision-making over the course of a five-year HUD program cycle. You can download the final 2020-2024 Consolidated Planning documents by clicking the links below:
Annual action plans
The Annual Action Plan is a short-term programming document that identifies how the City will spend its HUD dollars each program year to address the overarching priority needs and goals identified in the Consolidated Plan. Links to the Final Annual Action Plans prepared under the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan are listed below:
Every spring, the City prepares a new Annual Action Plan that must be finalized, approved, and submitted to HUD before the beginning of the new HUD program year (July 1-June 30). Information about upcoming public meetings, draft documents, opportunities to provide comments, or other information related to Annual Action Plan preparation is listed below.
Links to the Environmental Review Record for the 2023-24 Annual Action Plan are below:
Performance evaluation reports (CAPER)
The Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) is an annual report produced after the end of each HUD program year that tracks progress on how funds allocated in the prior year’s Annual Action Plan were spent and what impact they had. Links to Final CAPERs prepared under the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan are listed below:
Every year, the City prepares a new CAPER after the end of the prior HUD program year (July 1-June 30). Information about draft documents and opportunities to provide comments related to CAPER preparation is listed below.
Past consolidated planning documents
Information on Rochester's Consolidated Plans as well as the Annual Action Plans and CAPERs prepared under them can be found here. On this page you can find information about the City's CARES Act grant funding which was included in the 2019-20 Annual Action Plan.
Low-moderate income census documents
Most HUD funded activities are intended to benefit low-moderate income people or low-moderate income census tracts.