Res 2020-114/adopting the Community Development Block

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2020-2024 CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN FOR FEDERAL GRANTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS GENERAL PROVISIONS A. Applicability Citizens shall be involved in the prioritizing and planning of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) activities. The City of San Marcos (City) created this Citizen Participation Plan to meet the requirement that the City adopt and follow a Citizen Participation Plan (CPP) found in federal regulations 24 CFR 91.105 for CDBG-Entitlement, 81 FR 39687 for CDBG-DR Disaster Recovery and 84 FR 45838 for CDBG-MIT Mitigation, pending regulations pertaining to CDBG-CV Coronavirus, and any subsequent notices. This CPP pertains to the creation and amendment of planning and implementation documents ("the documents") related to any grant received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by the City of San Marcos, including the following: Five Year Consolidated Plan, CDBG-Entitlement Action Plan, CDBG-MIT Mitigation Action Plan, CDBG-DR Disaster Recovery Action Plan, CDBG-CV Coronavirus Action Plans or amendments to existing plans, Citizen Participation Plan, and the Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER). B. Participation The purpose of this CPP is to establish a means by which residents of the city of San Marcos, public agencies, and other interested parties can actively participate in the creation, implementation, and assessment of planning and implementation documents related to HUD grants. The City encourages citizens, public agencies, and other interested parties to participate in the creation or amendment of any of the documents. This CPP is designed especially to encourage participation by low- and moderate -income persons, particularly those living in slum and blighted areas and in areas where CDBG funds are proposed to be used, and by residents of predominantly low- and moderate -income neighborhoods. The City will take whatever actions are appropriate to encourage the participation of all its citizens, including minorities and non-English speaking persons, as well as persons with disabilities. C. Displacement The City of San Marcos will conduct all of its Community Development activities to minimize the displacement of persons. In the unlikely event that any person is displaced by Community Development activities, the City of San Marcos will provide reasonable relocation assistance as allowed by law. D. Information Available 1. Activities and Eligibility In an effort to permit public examination and to enhance public accountability, the City of San Marcos will make the following information available to citizens, public agencies and other interested parties upon request: Page 3 of 12