The City of Salinas recently issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a Regional Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH). The RFP deadline ended on August 7, 2017.  The City of Salinas (Lead Agency) along with the County of Monterey - Urban County, City of Monterey, City of Seaside and Housing Authority of the County of Monterey known as the Regional Collaborating Agencies are in the process of reviewing the RFP AFH proposals.  Below are the RFP AFH proposals that were submitted.  The Regional Collaborating Agencies anticipate that a contractor will be selected in September 2017. 

The City of Salinas has prepared a draft FY 2016-17 (July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017) Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for submittal to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The CAPER discusses the City’s use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds. The CAPER is a one-year plan which describes the eligible projects, programs and activities that were undertaken with CDBG, HOME and ESG funds during FY 2016-17 and their relationship to priority housing, homeless and community development needs of the City of Salinas. The CAPER assesses the City’s activities and accomplishments in relation to the 2015-19 Consolidated Plan (Con Plan) and the FY 2016-17 Annual Action Plan (AAP).  The purpose of the CAPER is to show how the City has carried out its HUD-funded activities in accordance with the applicable regulations and the priorities identified in the Con Plan.

The City has prepared an amended draft Citizen Participation Plan (CPP) in order to streamline the overall public hearing process.  This CPP sets forth policies and procedures to provide for and encourage participation by the residents of Salinas in the development of the City’s Consolidated Plan (Con Plan) for HUD and subsequent Annual Action Plans (AAP), as well as the preparation of the Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH).

The draft CAPER and draft CPP will be available for a 30 day-calendar public comment period starting August 19, 2017 and ending on September 19, 2017.  The public is invited to provide oral or written comments. A summary of public comments received and the City’s responses will become part of the public record. Comments will be accepted as of the date of this notice to close on September 19, 2017.

Any oral or written comments must be directed to:

Anastacia Wyatt, Planning Manager

65 W. Alisal Street, 2nd floor

Salinas, CA 93901

Phone: 831-758-7334

Fax: 831-775-4258

Email: anastacia.wyatt [at] ci.salinas.ca.us