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___________________________________ Citizen Participation Plan City of San Leandro Page 8 of 11 8. Expedited Public Noticing and Comment: In the event of an unforeseen and unpreventable event that requires timely action, the City, upon HUD direction, may reduce the public notice and comment period. 6.3 Substantial Amendments to the Five-Year Consolidated Plan and the Annual Action Plans 6.3.1 GENERAL INFORMATION: Throughout the term of the Five-Year Consolidated Plan and the Annual Action Planning periods, these documents may be amended to add or delete action items or objectives. These documents must be amended through the Citizen Participation process if any changes meet the definition of “Substantial Change”. Substantial Change for the Consolidated Plan is defined as:  The deletion or addition of an objective, program or project, or any changes to the Priority Needs Summary Table. Substantial Change for the Annual Action Plan is defined as:  Addition of a new project or an activity not described in the Annual Action Plan  Elimination of an existing activity described in the Annual Action Plan  Change in the funding amount for a project or activity by 50% or more  Change in the purpose or scope of a project or an activity to the extent that it would be considered a new project or an activity  Change in the location of the project or activity  A change in more than 50% of the original beneficiaries These Substantial Amendments are subject to the citizen participation process in accordance with this CPP. The Substantial Amendment(s) must be available to the public for comment, through a process described below. 6.3.2 THE PROCESS 1. Public Comment Period and Public Notice: Presentation of the Substantial Amendment(s) made to either the Five-Year Consolidated Plan or the Annual Action Plans require advance notice to the public. A summary of the Substantial Amendment(s) will be published as described in Section 3.0 within at least a period of 30 days before the Substantial Amendment is implemented. The publication should clearly state the start and end date for the comment period. The publication shall also include a list of locations, as stated in Section 4.0, where a list of the Substantial 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. The notice will include the date, time and location of the public meeting when the Substantial Amendments will be approved.