Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Annual Action Plan topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Advisory committee outlines timeline and outreach plan for 2026 annual action plan
Summary
The Citizens Advisory Committee reviewed the schedule and public‑engagement approach for the city’s 2026 Annual Action Plan, including a consultant RFP, a public input window through February, a 30‑day public comment period in April, and a planned submission to HUD’s IDIS by May 15 — all contingent on federal allocations.
The Citizens Advisory Committee met Nov. 4 and reviewed the steps and schedule staff will use to develop the city’s 2026 Annual Action Plan, a document required under HUD’s consolidated‑planning process that guides CDBG and related funding decisions.
Janie Christenson, speaking for staff, said the city is requesting proposals for a consultant to assist in preparing the annual action plan and intends to gather public input from October through February. Staff will bring recommendations about public‑service funding to the committee on Feb. 3; the agenda is due Feb. 12 so the City Council can consider recommendations in March. Christenson said the draft will be posted for a 30‑day public comment period in April, followed by a public hearing, and the plan is slated for submission to HUD via the IDIS federal form no later than May 15 — all dates contingent on the federal allocation the city ultimately receives.
“Right now we are requesting proposals for a consultant to assist us in the development of our annual action plan for 2026,” Christenson said. She emphasized the timeline is “pending funding from the federal government” and that draft numbers posted in April will be estimates until the final allocation is announced.
Staff also described how the city will solicit public input. Because the existing consolidated‑plan survey had grown unwieldy, staff will create a short Google Forms survey focused on the plan’s ten priority categories, distribute it at community events using QR codes and tablet setups, deploy a vision‑board exercise at outreach sites, and contact stakeholder agencies and frontline nonprofit staff to gather feedback from lower‑income residents. Christenson said the city coordinates portions of the annual action plan submission with Clark County on HOME program elements.
Grants Director Leslie Nicks described the city’s continuing relationship with Nevada Grants Lab, which the city uses under a subaward agreement to help local nonprofits and, when appropriate, to vet contractors for competitive funding opportunities. Nicks said the city typically supports regional partners as primary applicants for many competitive grants but is working to become a more eligible and competitive applicant where practical.
Committee members asked staff to share the survey draft so members could suggest questions and urged that subgrantees be encouraged to share surveys with their clients to ensure outreach reaches low‑income residents. Staff said they will circulate the working survey link after converting it from Microsoft to a public Google Form and will track outreach results for the committee’s review.
The committee took no final action on funding at the meeting; the next substantive step is staff’s Feb. 3 presentation of funding recommendations to the Citizens Advisory Committee.
