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I CITY OF SAN MARCOS CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN -COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM- I The Community Development Citizen Advisory Board (CAB) is the sounding board for the City of San Marcos citizen input with respect to the CDBG pro- gram. The CAB is composed of citizens who have expressed an interest in building the direction of the city's growth. The committee is demographically balanced with representatives from all parts of the city. The committee will be duly represented by the elderly, handicapped, persons of low and moderate income, members of minority groups and residents of comprehensive neighborhood revitalization areas which are proposed or ongoing. As a result the City of San Marcos CAB will serve as the vehicle for community-wide citizen participa- tion. Citizen participation at the neighborhood level will be secured via public hearings to be held in at least four designated public places during the development of a CD Application. All meetings of the CAB are to be openly publicized via the newspaper and radio. Included in all notices will be an invitation to all interested citizens as well as community organizations to attend and express their opinions on the CDBG Program. All CAB notices will be provided both in English and Spanish at all times. In addition, a bilingual staff person fluent in English and Spanish will be present at all CD meetings to translate any and all material if necessary. Scope of Participation Members of the CAB are charged with seeking the opinions and concerns of city-wide groups or neighborhood groups. Through the interaction of these diverse I opinions a Single concensus is to be forged. The CAB will study and research the 1