08-08-11 (8-9 & 8-10) City Council Meeting including a Budget Workshop of La Porte City Council

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action should be directly related to the impediment being addressed and should offer concrete action steps (or a series of action steps) toward remediating that particular impediment. Provide detailed explanations where no action is recommended. Where an action step is deemed to be not relevant to a particular jurisdiction or where no action need be taken at that time in response to the particular impediment, the Work Group should provide a full explanation for the decision not to propose action. The explanation should include reference to the applicable data that has been reviewed in reaching this determination. Step Four - Public comment Notice and Comment Period. The Work Group should submit the completed FHAST form to the GLO for review. Upon approval from the GLO, the Work Group should publish the form on the local governing body's website. Notice of the form should be published in English and Spanish, as well as any other language(s) widely spoken in that jurisdiction. The GLO will assist with the translation process as necessary. The notice should allow at least 10 days for the submission of public comments on the completed form. The notice should include the address and contact information where public comments can be submitted. Public Meeting and FHAST Form Approval. Not fewer than 10 days (or more than 30 days) after the FHAST form has been published, the local governing body shall hold a public meeting in which the FHAST Work Group will have an opportunity to present their recommended FHAST Form. The governing body will hear from members of the public on any proposed changes to the completed FHAST form. Following the public comment and open meeting process, the local governing body should review, amend as necessary, and adopt the final FHAST form. Upon adoption, the FHAST form becomes that jurisdiction's Fair Housing Action Plan (Action Plan). The Action Plan should then be assigned to the governing body's staff for implementation. Once adopted, the Action Plan should be published online on the local jurisdiction's government website. Step Five - Monitoring and Oversight Once adopted, the Action Plan remains the responsibility of the Work Group. The Work Group should monitor progress on the Action Plan, report findings, and make any recommendations to the local governing body and the GLO. Reconvening. The Work Group should reconvene at least once every year following the local governing body's adoption of the Action Plan. The Work Group's Chair, Secretary, and Data Collection Chair should confer at least every six months to determine if any changes in local circumstances or delays in the implementation of the Action Plan warrant reconvening earlier than the twelve -month deadline. The date, time, location and results of this meeting should be documented.