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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-12-23 60-AC RESOLVEICU- 60 AC ,IC - Introduced by Coumeilor Soucy. Decm:ber 23, 1974 CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE) ¢SU(UP..........Aaepsiea or City_of.B commwdsy Develor sant__ __ Citizen Participation Plan Or wa 6tia ca..mu cow aaNam,wr: RMLV&D. WE the City Council of the City of Badger desires to Comply with the citizen participation requirements of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of IW4i and WI@IddAS the City Council of the City of Bangor desires to provide citizens with adequate information concerning the amount of funds available for proposed community development aod housing activities, the range of activ— ities that may be undertaken, sod other important program requirements; end WHET 3 the City Council of the City of Bangor desires to obtain the views of citizens on Canmunni.ty Development and Housing needs by holding public hearings; and WIF'AS the City Council of the City of Bangor desires to provide the citizens of Bangor with an adequate opportunity to participate in the development of applications for funds under Title I of the Housing and Cmmrmrity, Development Act of 1974; sed WHEREAS the City Council of the City of Bangor desires to permit citizens likely to be affected by camnunity development od housing activities, including lox end moderate inane persona, to articulate needs, express pre- ferences about proposed activities, sadist in the selection of prioritize, and otherwise participate in the development of the application and have indi— vidual And other complaints answered in a timely and responsive mamer; HOW, TMRSFOFS, BS IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY CDCNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAtAAR THAT TFC POLSOWING PLAN, ENTITtED "CITY OF BANGOR CBMRMITY DSV — MT CITIM PARTICIPATION PIAN" BECOME THE COYEDNITY DEVEIOPHENT CITIM PARTICIPATION PLAN FOR THE CITY OF BANfgR: "CITY OF BANOOR fUMA1 W OEVEIAPMENT CITI29i PARTICIPATION PLAN" 1. The City of Bangor through the &o rijamtprtof_(;onvoR `eve op— an sha11 prior to the development of applications to itis D sent of Housing and Urban Development for community development funds coder Title I of the Hous4g and Community Development Act of 1974, end prior t0 the development of community developmont program amendments to include a y reallocation of funds and designation of new activities or locations, provide infornation concerning the amount of foods available to the City of Bangor for proposed oaiwaxa ty development and housing activities, the range of activities that may be undertaken, and other important program requirements, to the local news radia, to citizen, eivic, and social service groups and agencies, and to any resident of the City of Bangor requesting such information, in a timely aryl responsive manner. 2. Prior to the development of applications for cacmaundity development finds under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, there shall be held a minimum of two public hearings to present to the residents of Bangor adequate informatim concerning the amount of funds available for proposed community development and housing activities, the range of activities that may be undertaken, and other important program requirements and which will enable groups and individuals with interest in the program to express their opinions regarding community development needs, and to support, object to or comment on proposed cavmunity development activities. The notice of such public hearings shall be published at least ona week, for not less than two a ive weeks immediately prior to the data of the hearing, in a newspaperofgeneral circulation in the City of Bangor. Such notice shall contain information concerning the mount of funds available to the City of Bangor for proposed community development; and housing activities, the range of activities that may be undertaken, end other important program requirements. The local news media shall also be given written notice of the date of the public hearings along with similar infonnatim to that included in the published notice. 3. Fifteen persons representative of across action of the comnouty, including those of low and moderate income, shall be appointed by the City Council to serve as the Community Development Advisory Committee. The Community Development Advisory Committee shall advise and make recommend- ations to the Coordinator of Community Development relating to the development of applications for funds under Title I of the Housing and Community Develop- ment Act of 1974 and relating to application amendments which involva the reallocation of funds and designation of new activities or locations. The Coordinator of Community Development shall provide to the Community Develop - rant Advisory Committee adequate information concerning the amount of funds available for proposed community development and heasing wtivities, the range of activities that may be undertaken, and other important program requirements and shall also beards technical and staff assistance to the Committee babbling them to understand program requirements, to make recom- mendations and to otherwise participate in the development of applications and amendments. Meetings of the committee with the Coordinator of Community Development shall be held at the discretion of the Camnittee in coordination with the Coordinator. -'The advice and recammndatiors of the Community Devel- opment Advisory Committee relating to proposed community development programs and activities shall be identified and incorporated into the Coordinator's recommendations to the City Manager and City Council. -3- 4. A Project Area Committee shall be established by the Coordinator of Community Development in community development project areas where substantial displacement and relocation of families, individuals, or businesses is anticipated. The Project Area Committee shall serve similar functions and receive similar considerations to those of the Commnity Development Advisory Committee, provided) however, that the Project Area Committeets advice and recommendations to the Coordinator of Community Development shall relate only to proposed activities in the project ar The Project Area Committee shall consist of fifteen persons representing a cross section of the project area, elected by the residents and owners of property in the project area at a public meeting to be held by the Coordinator of Community Development. All Project Area Committee members shall be residents of the project area, except that the owners of businesses located in the project area may be members of the Committee if they reside outside the project area, but wlthln the City of Bangor. The Project Area Committee leadership shall consist of a Chairman, vice -Chairman, Secretary, and such other officers as the Project Area Committee itself may choose to establish. The Project Area Committee All be given the opportunity to articulate needs, express preferences about proposal activities, assist in the selection of priorities and otherwise participate in the development of applications for community development funds and amendments to community development programs as they relate to the project area through meetings held at the discretion of the Commdttes in coordination with the Coordinator of Community Development. 5. Individual and other complaints relating to the Community Development program or its activities should be directed to the Coordinator of Community Development or the Community Development Advisory Committee at City Hall, Hangor, Maine and shall be answered in a timely and responsive 6. No part of this PIAN shall be construed to restrict the responsibility and authority of the City Council of the City of Bangor for the development of the application for nommanity development funds under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 and the exec- ution of its coammunity development program. Dece�ex 23, 1974 60 M 5i5 RESOLVE Adoption of City of Bangor canounity Oa ¢190