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___________________________________ Citizen Participation Plan City of San Leandro Page 4 of 11  Published advertisements in at least one newspaper of general circulation serving the San Leandro residents  Posted notices at buildings which provide access to the public, as listed in Section 4.0  Publication on the City’s website  Distributing the notice to any person or organization on a contact list maintained by staff. All interested parties may request listing on the contact list The City may hold additional community meetings at neighborhood locations before preparing the Five-Year Consolidated Plan. Notice of community meetings will be given in a manner designed to maximize public participation, such as display ads in The San Leandro Times, fliers in newspapers, postings in neighborhoods, e-mail notices, social media posts, announcements to subsidized housing residents and public services participants, and multilingual advertisements on the local television cable channel and the local radio station. In the event of an unforeseen and unpreventable event that renders in-person public noticing, outreach and/or gatherings impossible or inadvisable, such as but not limited to a disaster or pandemic, public noticing and outreach will follow all reasonable abovementioned electronic noticing. To the extent possible, this will include publication in a local newspaper, email distribution lists, and publication on the City’s website. 4.0 PUBLIC ACCESS TO INFORMATION As required by law, the City of San Leandro will provide the public reasonable and timely access to information and records relating to the Consolidated Plan, the Annual Action Plans, and Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report.  Copies of the documents will be available at: o Housing Services Division, Community Development Department, City Hall, 835 East 14th Street, 1st Floor, San Leandro, CA 94577 o San Leandro City website, https://www.sanleandro.org/284/Housing-Services- Division  Upon request, documents will be made available in a format accessible to persons with disabilities. 5.0 PUBLIC MEETINGS AND HEARINGS When preparing the City’s Consolidated Plan and or component Annual Action Plans, the City will conduct at least two public hearings each year in order to obtain public comment and to provide the public with the City funding allocation determinations. Both public meetings and hearings will be held after a notice has been published in a local newspaper, at least 10 calendar days prior to the date of the scheduled meeting. An agenda for the meeting shall be posted 72-hours prior to the meeting. Specifically, public hearings will be held in the evening at City Hall due to its central location, convenient access, and physical accessibility. Hearings may be held during a scheduled City Council, Board, or Commission meeting.