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CITY OF PARIS
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN
Relative to Community Development Block Grant Program
I. Introduction
A. Purpose: The purpose of this Citizen Participation Plan is to set
forth policies and procedures that will be implemented by the City
to assure compliance with requirements for Citizen Participation
in the planning and implementation of Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) Projects funded by the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1974.
B. Policy: The City shall:
1. Provide citizens with adequate information as to the purpose,
requirements, eligible activities and available funds of the
CDBG Program prior to preapplication.
2. Hold at least two public hearings to obtain citizen views and
input to the program development prior to preapplication.
. 3. Provide citizens with adeqi.iate opportunity to participate in
the development of CDBG applications and their subsequent
implementation.
II. Plan
A. The City shall rely upon two modes of communication in its Citizen
Participation process. First, the City shall utilize the Public
Hearing as a method to disseminate information, to obtain views
of citizens on community needs and to receive proposals. Secondly,
the City shall utilize-the Planning Commission to critically
analyze proposals and offer alternatives during the planning process.
1. The Public Hearing shall be used according to the following
schedule for the specified purposes.
a. January 30, 1978 at 7:00 P.M. shall be set as the time and
date for the first Public Hearing before the City Council.
Purpose of the Public Hearing will be to receive public
opinion and suggested programs. Legal Notice of Public
. Hearing will be given by publication in the Paris News,
Sunday, January 15, 1978.
EXHIBIT A
b. February 6, 1978 at 7:00 P.M. shall be set as the time and
date for the second Public Hearing. The hearing will be
before the Planning Commission and the purpose will be to
receive additional public opinion and suggested program
recommendations from the public and Administra~ive Staff and
to make selections of ~esired CDBG programs. Notice of Public
Hearing to be given by publication in the Paris News, Sunday,
January 22, 1978.
c. F~bruary 13, 1978 at 7:00 P.M. shall be set as the time and
date of final Public Hearing before the City Council prior
to preapplication. Purpose shall be to receive recommendations
from the Planning Commission, to resolve differences arising
from previous hearings and to make neces~~ry program adjust-
ments. Notice of Public Hearing will be given by publication
in the Paris News, Sunday, January 22, 1978.
d. Prior to submission of the full application, a Pub1ic Hearing
will be held on the proposed applic~tion before adoptaon of
authorizing resolution.
2. As provided, the Planning Commission shall review program sug-
gestions, recommend priorities, analyze program feasability and
report its findings to the City Council. These reports shall be
made as follows:
~ a. At the final Public Hearing prior to preapplication submittal.
3. The City shall provide the Planning Commission with sufficient
technical assistance to allow informed judgements of the tech-
nical merits of each project. This technical assistance shall
come from qualified specialists who are either on the City's
Staff or who are paid consultants to the City.
6. The City shall advertise, by fee, any and all Public Hearings in the
local news media and shall provide news releases to the media in an
effort to supplement paid advertising with reported news stories
covering the Citizen Participation activities.
III. Authorit ,
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In accordance with requirements of 24 CFR pa~'~~5~~. ~
Participation Plan is adopted by resolutian recorded i~n the minutes of
the regular City Council meeting held on the 9th day of January, 1978.