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Citizens Participation Plan Page 2 5. The City will consider any comments or views of citizens received in writing, or orally at the public hearings, in preparing the final consolidated plan. A summary of these comments or views, and a summary of any comments or views not accepted and the reasons therefore, shall be attached to the final consolidated plan. 6. After the public hearing and discussion, City Council will adopt a Resolution approving the Consolidated Plan. While the citizens of the City of San Marcos will provide input and direction for the development of the Consolidated/Action Plan, City Council will have the ultimate responsibility to determine how and where the Community Development funds will be spent. 7. The Citizen Participation Plan will be evaluated every five years by City Council and will be resubmitted as part of the Consolidated Plan. 8. The City will provide technical assistance to groups representing persons of low- and moderate-income that request such assistance in developing proposals for funding assistance under any of the programs covered by the consolidated plan. 9. The City will provide a timely, substantive written response to every written citizen complaintJelated to the City's CDBG Program within fifteen (15) working days. ACTION PLAN As part of 24 CFR Part 91, the City of San Marcos is required to develop an annual Action Plan that details the projects to be undertaken with CDBG funds for the upcoming year. The following steps must be taken with the development of the annual Action Plan: 1. Staff will conduct at least one stakeholder meeting before the application deadline. The meeting will be held at a time and location convenient to potential and actual beneficiaries and with accommodations for persons with disabilities. . When possible in the case of public hearings where a significant number of non-English speaking residents can be reasonably expected to participate, materials to be handed out will be translated into Spanish, citizen comments written in Spanish will be translated, and Spanish translators will be present. . Individuals who require auxiliary aids or special assistance at a meeting should make a request at least 48 hours in advance to the City of San Marcos at 393-8148 (voice) or 393-8229 (TDD), or the hearing impaired may call Relay Texas at 7-1-1. 2. Funding applications will be made available to the public~ Staff will review the applications received by the application deadline for compliance and eligibility. If deficiencies in the application are found, the applicant will be notified in writing and provided ten days in which to correct the deficiencies. 3. All eligible applications will be submitted to the City Council for their review and consideration in determing which projects will be awarded funding. 4. Council will hold a public hearing to accept comments on the Action Plan Allocation for the current program year. Notice of the public hearing will be published in the local newspaper a minimum of 14 days in advance. The hearing will be held at a time and location convenient to potential and actual beneficiaries and with accommodations for persons with disabilities. . Individuals who require auxiliary aids or special assistance at public hearings should make a request at least 48 hours in advance to the City of San Marcos at 393-8148 (voice) or 393-8229 (TD D), or the hearing impaired may call Relay Texas at 7-1-1 . 2005-2009 Citizen Participation Plan Revised 7/05