Section 6012 - Citizen Participation(a) All persons who will be displaced, neighborhood groups and any relocation committee shall be given an opportunity and should be encouraged fully and meaningfully to participate in reviewing the relocation plan and monitoring the relocation assistance program.(b) When a substantial number of persons will be displaced from their dwellings the public entity shall encourage the residents and community organizations in the displacement area to form a relocation committee. The committee shall include, when applicable, residential owner occupants, residential tenants, business people, and members of existing organizations within the area. In lieu of initiating a new process of citizen participation, public entities which have conducted or are conducting a citizen participation process as part of an existing development program may substitute such process if it satisfies the requirements of this section. If a substantial number of persons will not be displaced from their dwellings, the public entity shall at least consult with and obtain the advice of residents and community organizations and make the relocation plan available to such persons and organizations prior to submitting it to the legislative body for approval. (See section 6038.)
(c) At a minimum the displacing entity shall guarantee the following:(1) Timely and full access to all documents relevant to the relocation program. A public entity may reasonably restrict access to material where its confidentiality is protected by law or its disclosure is prohibited by law. The displacing entity shall ensure that the information in documents the provision of which would result in disclosure of the identity of eligible persons is provided in a manner designed to avoid such disclosure. This obligation to avoid improper disclosure shall not affect the right of the person to which the information relates (or any other person authorized in writing by such person) to inspect such documents.
(2) The provision of technical assistance necessary to interpret elements of the relocation plan and other pertinent materials.(3) The right to submit written or oral comments and objections, including the right to submit written comments on the relocation plan and to have these comments attached to the plan when it is forwarded to the local legislative body or the head of the state agency for approval.(4) Prompt, written response to any written objections or criticisms.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 25, § 6012