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___________________________________ <br />Citizen Participation Plan <br />City of San Leandro <br />Page 5 of 14 <br />5.0 PUBLIC HEARINGS <br />Public hearings are required in order to obtain the public’s views and to provide the public with <br />the City’s responses to public questions and proposals. <br />Public hearings will be held after a notice has been published in a local newspaper, at least 10 <br />days prior to the date of the scheduled meeting. An agenda for the meeting shall be posted at <br />City Hall 72-hours prior to the meeting. Public hearings are usually held during City Council <br />meetings on every other Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. at the Council Chambers at City <br />Hall. Although the City does not provide transportation to meetings, the City could assist in <br />finding transportation programs that could provide rides for low income persons, seniors, or <br />disabled persons. Every effort will be made to hear the testimony of all who wish to comment <br />at a public hearing; however, in the event that there is not enough time to hear everyone's <br />testimony, the public is encouraged to submit their comments in writing. <br />Special accommodations will be made for people with disabilities if a request is submitted <br />within five working days before the hearing. The request shall be submitted to the City Clerk's <br />Office. <br />The City will make every effort to provide translators for people who do not speak English, if <br />requests are made within five working days prior to the hearing to the City Clerk’s office. <br />If national or local health authorities recommend social distancing and limit public gatherings for public <br />health reasons, then a virtual hearing method will be used in lieu of in-person hearing. If virtual hearings <br />are used, then real-time responses and accommodation for persons with disabilities and/or with limited <br />English proficiency will be made available to the greatest extent possible. <br />In response to national or local public health or other similar emergency and federal stimulus funds have <br />been awarded in response to that crisis, then the City of San Leandro may provide a reduced public <br />notice and comment period to consider Substantial Amendments to the Consolidated Plan and/or Annual <br />Action Plan(s) in order to expedite allocation and expenditure of those funds. <br />6.0 PLAN DEVELOPMENT <br />6.1 The Five-Year Consolidated Plan (“Consolidated Plan”) <br />6.1.1 GENERAL INFORMATION: The Five-Year Consolidated Plan is a comprehensive <br />document, providing a detailed description of the housing and community development <br />needs in San Leandro, prioritizes them and then develops a strategy with goals and <br />activities for addressing the needs. <br />6.1.2 THE PROCESS: <br />1.In 2004, and every five years thereafter, the San Leandro Housing Services Division will <br />prepare a calendar containing a schedule for the preparation of the Consolidated Plan. <br />The schedule shall contain tentative dates for the preparation of the Plan along with the <br />dates for community meetings, public notices, public hearings, comment period start <br />74