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Citizen Participation Plan. <br />■ Language translation services will be provided at meetings, such as public hearings, <br />where a significant number of non - English speaking residents may reasonably be <br />expected to participate. <br />Substantial Amendments - The City will provide affected residents with reasonable advance <br />notice of, and opportunity to comment on, proposed activities not previously included in a <br />Section 108 Loan application and activities which are proposed to be deleted or <br />substantially changed in terms of purpose, scope, location, or beneficiaries. For the purpose <br />of the Section 108 Guarantee Loan program, the City has determined that following <br />situation(s) will constitute(s) a substantial change thus triggering the requirement for a <br />public hearing and 30 -day public comment period: <br />• Changes in the use of Section 108 Loan funds from one proposed eligible type of activity <br />to another that was not identified in the Section 108 Loan application to HUD. <br />• More than 30% of the Section 108 Loan Fund awarded to the City is reallocated to one <br />or more eligible activities. <br />Complaints and Grievances - The City will respond to citizens' complaints and grievances. <br />Procedures for addressing complaints will be the same as outlined previously in the Citizen <br />Participation Plan. <br />The City will encourage citizen participation, particularly by low- and moderate- income <br />persons who reside in slum or blighted areas, and other areas in which guaranteed loan <br />funds are proposed to be used. <br />19E -14 <br />