04/27/20 City Council Agenda Packet - Work Session

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The Cities will make vital information that pertainstotheConsolidated Plan availableto the resident, publicagencies and other interested parties on an annualbasis. The information to be made available includes the amount of assistance the Cities expect to receive, available unspent prior year’s funds and related program income, the range of activities to be undertaken, including the estimated amount of CDBG and other funds that will be expended on low- and moderate- income persons. The Cities will provide interested parties with a reasonable opportunity to comment on the Plan or on anyamendments to the Plan. The Cities will consider any comments or views of interested partiesreceived in writing or orally, at any of the public hearings, or during the specified public comment review period. Meetings areannounced through posting on City websites and in the Register Guard. All public hearings areadvertised in the Register-Guard Newspaper 14days or more prior to the hearing. For the development of the Consolidated Plan, one public hearing in addition to multiple public meetings to obtain resident views regardingthe proposed priority needs and strategies for the five-year period. Public meetings areheld at timesconvenientto potential and actual beneficiaries in locations that meet Americans withDisabilities Act accessibility standards. With 48 hours’ notice priortoany public meeting, the Cities can provide the following services: an interpreter andaudio equipment for the hearing impaired; a reader to review printed materials with the sight impaired, and a foreign language interpreter for non-Englishspeaking residents. Due to public health concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the final meetings and public hearings had to be held in an online format. Efforts were made to provide call-in options to facilitate access for individuals with limited technology access. 2020Consolidated Plan 5Eugene and Springfield, OR