Executive Summary
PR-15 Citizen Participation
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PR-15 Citizen Participation1. Summary of citizen participation process/Efforts made to broaden citizen participation Summarize citizen participation process and how it impacted goal-setting Citizen participation is a critical component of the CDBG and HOME programs with regard to determining community needs, goals, and priorities. All citizen participation activities were implemented in compliance with the City’s approved Citizen Participation (CP) Plan, including advanced notice of public hearings, three public hearings, and implementation of a community needs assessment survey. Efforts made to broaden citizen participation included setting public hearings at times and locations that were convenient to the public, posting all process information on the City of Anniston’s publicly accessible website, and sharing all information with local jurisdictions, service providers and the housing authority for public posting in their facilities or on their websites. Notices of the availability of all documents in hard copy form were also posted for residents who do not have internet access or preferred to view a hard copy. Input and feedback obtained as a result of the listed CP activities were heavily weighed in combination with community data, feedback from service providers, and other input to establish the goals and priorities listed within this plan. The following information is applicable to both CDBG and HOME as a result of the consolidation of the two programs’ citizen participation processes. Citizen Participation Outreach
Table – Citizen Participation Outreach Needs AssessmentNA-05 OverviewNeeds Assessment Overview In accordance with the CP Plan, a Community Needs Assessment Survey was administered by the City’s Community Development Department as an additional means of obtaining citizen input regarding community needs and priorities. The 21 question survey was posted online, however residents were offered the opportunity to complete the survey in hard copy if requested (no such requests were made). An advertisement was placed in the Anniston Star notifying the public of the survey opportunity, and any resident of Calhoun County was encouraged to complete it to ensure participation from jurisdictions included under both the CDBG and HOME programs. Information concerning the survey was also shared with the representatives of each jurisdiction of the HOME Consortium who were encouraged to post the information on their public websites and share it with their residents. As a third means of outreach, the survey information was also shared with the attendees of the first public hearing and the agency consultation meeting. The total number of survey respondents was 43. Unfortunately, this number does not provide a representative sampling of the population as a whole, but it does provide insight regarding the areas and needs that residents rank highest. Overall, 95% of respondents live in Calhoun County (2 respondents did not), with 60.5% (26) living in Anniston, and over half living in two zip codes - 36207 (35%) and 35901 (21%). Homeowners represented 72% of respondents, while renters made up 26% and one person indicated they lived with someone else. A full summary of survey results are included as an attachment to the Consolidated Plan.
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