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___________________________________ Citizen Participation Plan City of San Leandro Page 7 of 11 Action Plan, along with the dates for publication of public notices, public hearings, comment start and end period, and when the proposed and final plans are expected to be available to the public. 2. Technical Assistance: City staff will provide technical assistance to individuals and organizational representatives of very low-, low- and moderate- income people who are interested in submitting a proposal to obtain funding for an activity. The assistance would include providing guidance, informational sources, and training. The City will not write proposals for an applicant. 3. Public Presentation: In years where the Annual Action Plan represents the start of a new funding cycle, proposed CDBG objectives and/or activities listed in the Five Year Consolidated Plan shall be presented at a public meeting led by the Community Development Department, at either an independently scheduled public meeting or a scheduled meeting of a Board or Commission such as the Human Services Commission. The Human Services Department shall issue a Request for Proposals for both the CDBG public service activities and the City's Community Assistance Program Grants. City staff and the Commission will evaluate the proposals and provide funding recommendations to the City Council regarding agencies with whom the City could contract for public services to meet the objectives in the Consolidated Plan. 4. Notice of Public Comment Period: A summary of the proposed Consolidated Plan shall be displayed to solicit comments over at least a 30-day period. The publication should clearly state the start and end date of the comment period. The publication shall include a list of locations, as listed in the Section 4.0, where copies of the Plan will be available for public review. The public notice shall include a brief summary of the Plan’s contents and activities that will be undertaken in the first year’s Annual Action Plan. Copies of the Plan will be made available upon request. Copies will also be made available in a format accessible to persons with disabilities, upon request. 5. Notice of Public Hearing: The notice of public hearing will include information about the date, time, and location of the public hearing and should follow steps in Section 3.0 of this Plan. The public hearing notice shall be sent to a contact list of interested parties and attendees of the community meetings retained and updated by staff. 6. Public Hearing: The public hearing will be held as described in Section 5.0 of the CPP. All comments submitted by the public, either in writing or orally at public hearings and during the comment period, shall be documented and taken into consideration. A summary of the comments or views accepted and those not accepted, and reasons for not accepting them, shall be attached to the final Consolidated Plan. Upon adoption, staff will submit the final Consolidated Plan with any Substantial Amendments to HUD through IDIS and, if requested, the City’s HUD representative. 7. Submission: The final plan will then be submitted to HUD by May 15 or another date consistent with an appropriate HUD Executive Order. If requested by the HOME Consortium, a copy will also be submitted to the County of Alameda. Copies of the final Plan will be made available on the City website.