NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council appoints the day of Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at the hour of 6:30 p.m. in the LeRoy J. Jackson Council Chamber located at 3031 Torrance Blvd Torrance, CA 90503, for a public hearing regarding the ANNUAL ACTION PLAN COVERING FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2026-27, APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE SUBMISSION OF ACTION PLAN, APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO PROJECTS, AND AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE DOCUMENTS.
The City of Torrance (City) is a federal entitlement grant recipient of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). As a condition of receiving these grants, the City must abide by HUD regulations, including the requirement to submit a Consolidated Plan every five years as well as an Annual Action Plan every year. The Consolidated Plan describes the jurisdiction’s community development priorities and multi-year goals based on an assessment of housing and community development needs, an analysis of housing and economic market conditions, and available resources. The Consolidated Plan is carried out through Annual Action Plans, which provide a concise summary of the actions, activities, and the specific federal and non-federal resources that will be used each year to address the priority needs and specific goals identified by the Consolidated Plan. The City already has an approved Consolidated Plan for the period July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2028; therefore, only the Action Plan is required for FY 2026-27. The Annual Action Plan is submitted annually and prepared according to HUD regulations. A copy of HUD's final rule (issued January 5, 1995, Federal Register) is available upon request.
HOME funds can be used to: Provide incentives to develop and support affordable rental housing and homeownership affordability through the acquisition (including assistance to homebuyers), new construction, reconstruction, or rehabilitation of non-luxury housing with suitable amenities, including real property acquisition, site improvements, conversion, demolition, and other expenses, including financing costs, relocation expenses of any displaced persons, families, businesses, or organizations; Provide tenant-based rental assistance, including security deposits; Provide payment of reasonable administrative and planning costs; Provide for the payment of operating expenses of community housing development organizations. The City has been notified by HUD that Torrance will be receiving $414,227.76 in HOME funds for FY 2026-27. Of the HOME funds received, funds can only be used for housing activities benefiting low- or moderate-income persons. Of the HOME funds received, no more than 10% can be used for administrative and program delivery activities. 15% is set aside for Community Housing Development Organizations, as constituted under the regulations. The balance of funds can only be used for housing activities.
CDBG funded activities must meet one of the following objectives: provide benefits to low or moderate-income persons, eliminate slum or blighted conditions, or address an urgent community development need that poses a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community. CDBG funds may be used for the following activities: Acquisition of real property; Relocation and demolition; Rehabilitation of residential and non-residential structures; Construction of public facilities and improvements, such as water and sewer facilities, streets, neighborhood centers, and the conversion of school buildings for eligible purposes; Public services, within certain limits; Activities relating to energy conservation and renewable energy resources; Provision of assistance to profit-motivated businesses to carry out economic development and job creation/retention activities. The City has been notified by HUD that Torrance will be receiving $960,936 in CDBG funds for FY 2026-27. Of the CDBG funds received, no more than 20% can be used for administrative and program delivery activities and 15% for public service activities.
Public hearings are held to provide the community with an opportunity to comment on, and respond to, recommendations and issues. Citizens’ wishing to comment on the FY 2026-27 Annual Action Plan, may do so in writing. Written comments must be addressed to:
City of Torrance
Community Development Department
3031 Torrance Blvd.
Torrance, CA 90503
Attention: Julia Smith, Senior Business Manager
It is anticipated that the Torrance City Council will take final action on the FY 2026-27 Annual Action Plan at the City Council meeting to be held on May 19, 2026.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting or submit a comment, please contact the Community Development at (310) 618-5990. If you need a special hearing device to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 310 618-2870. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. [28CFR35.102-35. 104 ADA Title II]. If you need translation services or services related to limited English proficiency to participate in the meeting, please contact 310-618-5899. Additionally, the California Relay Service (CRS) provides free telephone communication assistance to those who are Deaf, hard of hearing, or with speech limitations. To use this service, dial 711.
The City of Torrance plans to minimize displacement of persons as a result of HOME funded activities by concentrating the expenditure of these funds on activities that:
1. Involve housing rehabilitation moderate in nature, or
2. Include administrative and planning costs not accepting displacement.
However, understanding that certain projects undertaken with HOME and CDBG funds could result in displacement, the City of Torrance has developed a plan to assist persons actually displaced by HOME and/or CDBG activities. This plan requires that the City provide replacement housing and relocation assistance and benefits in conformance with Section 104(d) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, and the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended. A copy of the plan is available for public inspection.
In addition, pursuant to Section 508 of the Act, the City of Torrance has developed and is following a detailed Citizen Participation Plan. A copy of the plan is available for public inspection.
In addition to Standard Form 424, the Annual Action Plan includes the appropriate Certifications.
NOTICE OF DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY: Notice is hereby given that copies of the FY 2026-27 Annual Action Plan will be available for review and comment from April 16, 2026 through May 18, 2026, in various locations including, but not limited to the City of Torrance’s Community Development Department and City Clerk’s Office. The plan is also available for viewing online at https://www.torranceca.gov/Government/Departments-Offices/Departments-Offices/Community-Development/CDBG-HOME-Community-Project-Funding.
Interested parties wishing to obtain a copy, in either written or alternate format, should contact Julia Smith, Business Manager, at (310) 618-5899.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that if you challenge the aforementioned action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City at, or prior to the public hearing.
PARTICIPATE BEFORE THE MEETING by submitting a public comment on the OneMeeting Public Portal at https://torranceca.primegov.com/public/portal?fromiframe=true. All comments submitted before 5:30 p.m. on Monday, May 18, 2026, will be published for public review prior to the meeting. Comments received after 5:30 p.m., but prior to the adjournment of the meeting will be added to the record.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY VIEW THE MEETING via CitiCABLE Channel 3 (Spectrum) and Channel 31 (Frontier), streaming online at www.TorranceCA.Gov, Facebook @ City of Torrance CA Government, and YouTube Channel TorranceCitiCABLE.
For further information, contact the Special Programs/Homelessness Division of the Community Development Department at (310) 618-5899.
Published: May 8, 2026 REBECCA POIRIER, CITY CLERK