+-----------+--------------------------------+-----+------------------+
| **Guide   |                                |     |                  |
| for       |                                |     |                  |
| Com       |                                |     |                  |
| pleteness |                                |     |                  |
| Review of |                                |     |                  |
| State     |                                |     |                  |
| Citizen   |                                |     |                  |
| Part      |                                |     |                  |
| icipation |                                |     |                  |
| Plan**    |                                |     |                  |
+-----------+--------------------------------+-----+------------------+
| **Name of |                                |     |                  |
| Program   |                                |     |                  |
| Parti     |                                |     |                  |
| cipant:** |                                |     |                  |
|           |                                |     |                  |
|           |                                |     |                  |
+-----------+--------------------------------+-----+------------------+
| **Staff   |                                |     |                  |
| Con       |                                |     |                  |
| sulted:** |                                |     |                  |
|           |                                |     |                  |
|           |                                |     |                  |
+-----------+--------------------------------+-----+------------------+
| **Date    |                                |     |                  |
| Plan Was  |                                |     |                  |
| Adopted   |                                |     |                  |
| or Last   |                                |     |                  |
| A         |                                |     |                  |
| mended:** |                                |     |                  |
|           |                                |     |                  |
|           |                                |     |                  |
+-----------+--------------------------------+-----+------------------+
| **Name(s) |                                | **D |                  |
| of        |                                | ate |                  |
| Revie     |                                | :** |                  |
| wer(s):** |                                |     |                  |
+-----------+--------------------------------+-----+------------------+

**NOTE:** All questions that address requirements contain the citation
for the source of the requirement (statute, regulation, NOFA, or grant
agreement). If the requirement is not met, HUD must make a finding of
noncompliance. All other questions (questions that do not contain the
citation for the requirement) do not address requirements, but are
included to assist the reviewer in understanding the participant\'s
program more fully and/or to identify issues that, if not properly
addressed, could result in deficient performance. Negative conclusions
to these questions may result in a \"concern\" being raised, but not a
\"**finding**.\"

**[Instructions]{.underline}:** This Exhibit is designed to review the
State's compliance with the Citizen Participation Plan requirements
under the Consolidated Plan regulations at 24 CFR Part 91, Subpart B.
The Exhibit is divided into nine sections: General Aspects of the
Citizen Participation Plan; Development of the Citizen Participation
Plan and Any Amendments; Development of the Consolidated Plan;
Consolidated Plan Amendments; Performance Reports; Citizen Participation
Requirements for Local Governments; Availability to the Public; Access
to Records; and Complaints.

**[Questions:]{.underline}**

a\. [General Aspects of the Citizen Participation Plan]{.underline}

1\.

+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| Does the State have a Citizen Participation Plan?          |         |
|                                                            |         |
| \[24 CFR 91.115(a)(1)\]                                    |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                         |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
|                                                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+

2\.

+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| Was the Plan adopted by the State?                         |         |
|                                                            |         |
| \[24 CFR 91.115(a)(1)\]                                    |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                         |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
|                                                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+

B. [Development of the citizen participation plan and any
amendments]{.underline}

3\.

+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| Does the Citizen Participation Plan provide citizens and   |         |
| local governments with an opportunity to comment on the    |         |
| original Citizen Participation Plan and on substantial     |         |
| amendments to it?                                          |         |
|                                                            |         |
| > \[24 CFR 91.115(a)(3)\]                                  |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                         |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
|                                                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+

4\.

+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| Are specific actions described in the Citizen              |         |
| Participation Plan to encourage participation by           |         |
| minorities, non-English speaking persons, and persons with |         |
| disabilities?                                              |         |
|                                                            |         |
| \[24 CFR 91.115(a)(2)\]                                    |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                         |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
|                                                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+

5\.

+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| Does the Citizen Participation Plan encourage the          |         |
| participation of local and regional institutions and other |         |
| organizations (including businesses, developers, and       |         |
| community and faith-based organizations) that are involved |         |
| with or affected by programs and activities covered by the |         |
| Consolidated Plan in the process of developing and         |         |
| implementing the Consolidated Plan?                        |         |
|                                                            |         |
| \[24 CFR 91.115(a)(2)\]                                    |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                         |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
|                                                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+

6\.

+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| Does the Citizen Participation Plan provide for and        |         |
| encourage citizens, especially low- and moderate-income    |         |
| persons, particularly those living in slum and blighted    |         |
| areas and in areas where CDBG funds are proposed to be     |         |
| used, and residents of predominantly low- and              |         |
| moderate-income neighborhoods, to participate in the       |         |
| development of the Consolidated Plan?                      |         |
|                                                            |         |
| > \[24 CFR 91.115(a)(2)\]                                  |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                         |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
|                                                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+

b\. [Development of the consolidated plan]{.underline}

7\.

+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| Does the Citizen Participation Plan require that, before   |         |
| the State adopts a Consolidated Plan, the State will make  |         |
| available to citizens, public agencies, and other          |         |
| interested parties, information that includes:             |         |
|                                                            |         |
| a)  the amount of assistance the State expects to receive; |         |
|     and                                                    |         |
|                                                            |         |
| b)  the range of activities that may be undertaken,        |         |
|     including the estimated amount that will benefit       |         |
|     persons of low- and moderate-income, the plans to      |         |
|     minimize displacement of persons and to assist any     |         |
|     persons displaced, and                                 |         |
|                                                            |         |
| c\) when and how the State will make this information      |         |
| available?                                                 |         |
|                                                            |         |
| \[24 CFR 91.115(b)(1)\]                                    |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                         |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
|                                                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+

8\.

+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| a\. Does the Citizen Participation Plan require the State  |         |
| to publish the proposed Consolidated Plan in a manner that |         |
| affords citizens, units of general local governments,      |         |
| public agencies, and other interested parties a reasonable |         |
| opportunity to examine its contents and to submit          |         |
| comments?                                                  |         |
|                                                            |         |
| > \[24 CFR 91.115(b)(2)\]                                  |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                         |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
|                                                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+

+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| b\. Does the Citizen Participation Plan set forth:         |         |
|                                                            |         |
| > i\) how the State will publish the proposed Consolidated |         |
| > Plan; and                                                |         |
| >                                                          |         |
| > ii\) give reasonable opportunity to examine the contents |         |
| > of the proposed Consolidated Plan?                       |         |
|                                                            |         |
| \[24 CFR 91.115(b)(2)\]                                    |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                         |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
|                                                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+

9\.

+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+
| If the Citizen Participation Plan says the State will    |           |
| publish a summary of the proposed Consolidated Plan,     |           |
| does the Citizen Participation Plan require the summary  |           |
| to:                                                      |           |
|                                                          |           |
| 1)  describe the contents and purpose of the             |           |
|     Consolidated Plan; and                               |           |
|                                                          |           |
| 2)  include a list of the locations where copies of the  |           |
|     entire proposed Consolidated Plan may be examined?   |           |
|                                                          |           |
|     \[24 CFR 91.115(b)(2)\]                              |           |
+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+
| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                       |           |
+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+
|                                                          |           |
+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+

10\.

+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| Does the Citizen Participation Plan state that the State   |         |
| will provide a reasonable number of free copies of the     |         |
| proposed Consolidated Plan to citizens and groups that     |         |
| request it?                                                |         |
|                                                            |         |
| \[24 CFR 91.115(b)(2)\]                                    |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                         |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
|                                                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+

11\.

+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| Does the Citizen Participation Plan provide for at least   |         |
| one public hearing on housing and community development    |         |
| needs before the proposed Consolidated Plan is published   |         |
| for comment?                                               |         |
|                                                            |         |
| \[24 CFR 91.115(b)(3)\]                                    |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                         |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
|                                                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+

12\.

+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| Does the Citizen Participation Plan state how and when     |         |
| "adequate advance notice" of the Consolidated Plan public  |         |
| hearing will be given to citizens? (Publishing small print |         |
| notices in the newspaper a few days before the hearing     |         |
| does not constitute adequate notice. HUD does not specify  |         |
| the length of notice required, but would consider two      |         |
| weeks adequate.)                                           |         |
|                                                            |         |
| \[24 CFR 91.115(b)(3)(i)\]                                 |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                         |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
|                                                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+

13\.

+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| In order to permit informed comment, does the Citizen      |         |
| Participation Plan require notice of the public hearing to |         |
| include sufficient information published about the subject |         |
| of the hearing?                                            |         |
|                                                            |         |
| \[24 CFR 91.115(b)(3)(i)\]                                 |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                         |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
|                                                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+

14\.

+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| Does the Citizen Participation Plan:                       |         |
|                                                            |         |
| a)  provide that the public hearing be held at a time and  |         |
|     location convenient to potential and actual            |         |
|     beneficiaries;                                         |         |
|                                                            |         |
| b)  provide that the hearing will include accommodation    |         |
|     for persons with disabilities, and                     |         |
|                                                            |         |
| c\) specify how the hearing will meet these requirements?  |         |
|                                                            |         |
| \[24 CFR 91.115(b)(3)(ii)\]                                |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                         |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
|                                                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+

15\.

+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| Does the Citizen Participation Plan identify how the needs |         |
| of non-English speaking residents will be met in the case  |         |
| of a public hearing where a significant number of          |         |
| non-English speaking residents can be reasonably expected  |         |
| to participate?                                            |         |
|                                                            |         |
| \[24 CFR 91.115(b)(3)(iii)\]                               |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                         |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
|                                                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+

16\.

+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| Does the Citizen Participation Plan provide a period of    |         |
| not less than 30 days to receive comments from citizens    |         |
| and units of general local government on the Consolidated  |         |
| Plan?                                                      |         |
|                                                            |         |
| \[24 CFR 91.115(b)(4)\]                                    |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                         |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
|                                                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+

17\.

+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| Does the Citizen Participation Plan require the State to   |         |
| consider any comments or views of citizens and units of    |         |
| general local government received in writing, or orally at |         |
| the public hearings, in preparing the final Consolidated   |         |
| Plan?                                                      |         |
|                                                            |         |
| \[24 CFR 91.115(b)(5)\]                                    |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                         |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
|                                                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+

d\. [consolidated plan Amendments]{.underline}

18\.

+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| a\. Does the Citizen Participation Plan specify the        |         |
| criteria the State will use for determining what changes   |         |
| in the State\'s planned or actual activities constitute a  |         |
| substantial amendment to the Consolidated Plan?            |         |
|                                                            |         |
| \[24 CFR 91.115(c)(1)\]                                    |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                         |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
|                                                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+

+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+
| b\. For [the CDBG program only]{.underline}, does the    |           |
| Citizen Participation Plan include, among the criteria   |           |
| for a substantial amendment to the Consolidated Plan,    |           |
| changes in the method of distribution of such funds?     |           |
|                                                          |           |
| \[24 CFR 91.115(c)(1)\]                                  |           |
+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+
| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                       |           |
+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+
|                                                          |           |
+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+

19\.

+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| Does the Citizen Participation Plan:                       |         |
|                                                            |         |
| a)  provide citizens and units of general local government |         |
|     with reasonable notice and an opportunity to comment   |         |
|     on substantial amendments to the Consolidated Plan,    |         |
|                                                            |         |
| b)  state how reasonable notice and an opportunity to      |         |
|     comment will be given, and                             |         |
|                                                            |         |
| c)  provide a period, not less than 30 days, to receive    |         |
|     comments on the substantial amendment before           |         |
|     amendments are implemented?                            |         |
|                                                            |         |
|     \[24 CFR 91.115(c)(2)\]                                |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                         |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
|                                                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+

20\.

+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| Does the Citizen Participation Plan require the State to   |         |
| consider any comments or views of citizens and units of    |         |
| general local government received in writing, or orally at |         |
| public hearings, if any, in preparing substantial          |         |
| amendments to the Consolidated Plan?                       |         |
|                                                            |         |
| \[24 CFR 91.115(c)(3)\]                                    |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                         |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
|                                                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+

21\.

+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| Does the Citizen Participation Plan provide for and        |         |
| encourage citizens, especially low- and moderate-income    |         |
| persons, particularly those living in slum and blighted    |         |
| areas and in areas where CDBG funds are proposed to be     |         |
| used, and residents of predominantly low- and              |         |
| moderate-income neighborhoods, to participate in the       |         |
| development of any substantial amendments to the           |         |
| Consolidated Plan?                                         |         |
|                                                            |         |
| \[24 CFR 91.115(a)(2)\]                                    |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                         |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
|                                                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+

e\. [Performance reports]{.underline}

22\.

+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| Does the Citizen Participation Plan:                       |         |
|                                                            |         |
| a)  provide citizens with reasonable notice and an         |         |
|     opportunity to comment on performance reports,         |         |
|                                                            |         |
| b)  state how reasonable notice and an opportunity to      |         |
|     comment will be given, and                             |         |
|                                                            |         |
| c)  provide a period, not less than 15 days, to receive    |         |
|     comments on the performance report before its          |         |
|     submission to HUD?                                     |         |
|                                                            |         |
|     \[24 CFR 91.115(d)(1)\]                                |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                         |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
|                                                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+

23\.

+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| Does the Citizen Participation Plan require the State to   |         |
| consider any comments or views of citizens received in     |         |
| writing, or orally at public hearings in preparing the     |         |
| performance report?                                        |         |
|                                                            |         |
| \[24 CFR 91.115(d)(2)\]                                    |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                         |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
|                                                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+

24\.

+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| Does the Citizen Participation Plan provide for and        |         |
| encourage citizens, especially low- and moderate-income    |         |
| persons, particularly those living in slum and blighted    |         |
| areas and in areas where CDBG funds are proposed to be     |         |
| used, and residents of predominantly low- and              |         |
| moderate-income neighborhoods, to participate in the       |         |
| development of the Consolidated Annual Performance and     |         |
| Evaluation Report?                                         |         |
|                                                            |         |
| \[24 CFR 91.115(a)(2)\]                                    |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                         |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
|                                                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+

F. [Citizen participation requirements for local
governments]{.underline}

25\.

+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+
| For [the CDBG program only]{.underline}, does the        |           |
| Citizen Participation Plan describe the citizen          |           |
| participation requirements for units of general local    |           |
| government receiving CDBG funds from the State in 24 CFR |           |
| 570.486, and explain how the requirements will be met?   |           |
|                                                          |           |
| \[24 CFR 91.115(e)\]                                     |           |
+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+
| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                       |           |
+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+
|                                                          |           |
+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+

G. [Availability to the public]{.underline}

26\.

+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| Does the Citizen Participation Plan:                       |         |
|                                                            |         |
| a\) provide that the Consolidated Plan as adopted,         |         |
| substantial amendments, and the performance report, will   |         |
| be available to the public, including the availability of  |         |
| materials in a form accessible to persons with             |         |
| disabilities, upon request; and                            |         |
|                                                            |         |
| b\) state how these documents will be available to the     |         |
| public?                                                    |         |
|                                                            |         |
| \[24 CFR 91.115(f)\]                                       |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                         |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
|                                                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+

H. [Access to records]{.underline}

27\.

+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| Does the Citizen Participation Plan require the State to   |         |
| provide citizens, public agencies, and other interested    |         |
| parties with reasonable and timely access to information   |         |
| and records relating to the State\'s Consolidated Plan and |         |
| the State\'s use of assistance under the programs covered  |         |
| in the Consolidated Plan during the preceding five years?  |         |
|                                                            |         |
| \[24 CFR 91.115(g)\]                                       |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                         |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
|                                                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+

I. [Complaints]{.underline}

28\.

+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| Does the Citizen Participation Plan describe the State\'s  |         |
| appropriate and practicable procedures to handle           |         |
| complaints from citizens related to the Consolidated Plan, |         |
| amendments, and performance reports which, at minimum,     |         |
| require a timely, substantive written response to every    |         |
| citizen complaint within an established period of time?    |         |
|                                                            |         |
| \[24 CFR 91.115(h)\]                                       |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                         |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+
|                                                            |         |
+------------------------------------------------------------+---------+

29\.

+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+
| For [the CDBG program only]{.underline}, is the          |           |
| specified time period for providing a substantive        |           |
| written response to a citizen complaint "within 15       |           |
| working days, where practicable?"                        |           |
|                                                          |           |
| \[24 CFR 91.115(h)\]                                     |           |
+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+
| **Describe Basis for Conclusion:**                       |           |
+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+
|                                                          |           |
+----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+