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6.5 Citizen Participation Plan and Amendments to the Citizen Participation Plan 6.5.1 GENERAL INFORMATION: The CPP adoption and the amendment process for the CPP are the same. HUD regulations require that the City provide reasonable opportunity to the public to comment and present their views on the original CPP and substantial amendments to it. These amendments may be made through the Citizen Participation process, meeting the definition of "Substantial Change". Substantial Change for the Citizen Participation Plan is defined as: A change in the participation process stated in the original CPP for the Consolidated and Annual Plans, amendments to them and the participation process for the CAPER. 6.5.2 THE PROCESS 1. Public Notice: Presentation of the CPP or substantial amendment(s) made to the CPP requires advance notice to the public. This notice shall be published at least 30 days prior to the scheduled date for the presentation of the Plan or the amendment(s) to the Council at a public hearing. The notice shall be published in, at least, one newspaper of general circulation, containing the. date, time and location of the public hearing. The notice shall contain information about the purpose of the CPP or any substantial amendment. The publication shall also include a list of locations, as stated in Section 4.0, where the CPP and /or a list of the amendments will be available to the public for comment. Free copies will be made available to the public upon request. Copies will also be made available in a format accessible to persons with disabilities, upon request. 2. Public Hearing: A public hearing to consider the amendments will be held at a City Council meeting on a date announced in the notice published in the newspaper. See Section 5.0 on public hearing requirements. Copies of the CPP or the amended CPP will be made available to the public at locations listed in Section 4.0. 7.0 COMPLAINT PROCEDURES Citizens are encouraged to provide their input to the City. A substantive written response will be sent by the City within 15 working days of receipt of the comment. Citizens making the complaints will be encouraged to propose alternative solutions. If there has been any infraction of contract responsibilities, the citizens will be informed of this, and the City will be advised to take measures to enforce the contract and rectify the situation. 8.0 ANTI-DISPLACEMENT POLICY In the event that any residential displacement and relocation must take place in order to carry out a project or activity, the City will ensure that an anti-displacement and relocation plan in developed in connection with that project, as applicable per Federal regulations. The relocation plan will be available to the public at the locations described in Section 4.0. The Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan activities shall minimize the extent to which very low, low and moderate income people will be displaced as a result of any proposed project. Citizen Participation Plan City of San Leandro Page 10 of 11