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Finding #SA2025-005 Timely Completion of Environmental Reviews Assistance Listing Number: 14.218 Assistance Listing Title: Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants Name of Federal Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development Pass Through Entity: San Joaquin County Community Development Department Federal Award Identification Number: A-93-916 Criteria: Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Chapter 24 Section 58.22 states, “Neither a recipient nor any participant in the development process, including public or private nonprofit or for-profit entities or any of their contractors, may commit HUD assistance on an activity or project until HUD or the state has approved the recipient’s Request for Release of Funds (RROF) and the related environmental certification from the responsible entity.” Condition: The City did not obtain the environmental review certification for the Navigation Center until November 16, 2025 which is after work began on the project. Effect: The City is not in compliance with the requirements of CFR Chapter 24, Section 58.22. Cause: City staff stated that there was a prior environmental assessment completed for the Navigation Center, however it was for a different location in the City. Subsequent to that environmental assessment, the City moved where the Navigation Center would be located to a different location. Due to this the new site required a new environmental assessment that was not completed until November 2025 after the work had started on the project. Recommendation: The City should ensure that all environmental assessments are completed prior to the start of any projects to ensure they are in compliance with the requirements of 24 CFR, Section 58.22. View of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Please see Corrective Action Plan separately prepared by the City