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• (b) The task force shall be composed of twelve (12) members appointed by the city council. The members shall include: (1) Six (6) persons, preferably of low or moderate income, one from each of the six (6) city council designated target neighborhoods; (2) One (1) member of the city planning commission; (3) One (1) member of the social development commission (4) One (1) member of the city school board; (5) One (1) representative of the Charlottesville Federation of Neighborhood Associations; (6) Two (2) additional citizens. The six persons of lew of moderate :..,., fne from the CDBG target neighborhoods shall be appointed for three-year terms. The neighborhood association representative and the additional citizens shall be appointed for two-year terms. The ex officio members shall be appointed for terms concurrent with their terms on the bodies they represent. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired terms. No member may serve more than two (2) complete terms, which may be preceded by completion of another's unexpired term. Section 2-418. Neighborhood task forces. In any grant year in which city council has determined that a portion of available grant • funds will be used for concentrating physical development in a particular "target" neighborhood, the council may appoint a neighborhood task force, consisting of representatives of the CDBG task force, the city planning commission and residents, business people and property owners from the target neighborhood. The term of each neighborhood task force shall be one (1) year, unless otherwise specified by the council, and each neighborhood task force shall operate under such guidelines and perform such advisory functions as the council may direct at the time of appointment. Target neighborhood task forces shall assist in preparing detailed plans and programs for CDBG expenditures within their respective neighborhoods. Section 2-419. Annual process. The following steps shall comprise the annual process for planning and programming the expenditure of community development block grant funds. (1) The city council shall conduct an initial public hearing to solicit the views of citizens and of the CDBG task force, the planning commission and the social development commission on city wide community development and housing needs, and on the general goals and policies for the ensuing grant year. The notice of the initial public hearing shall include an estimate of the amount of funds available for CDBG and HOME activities and the range of activities that may be undertaken. The comments of the task force and commissions may be presented in writing or in person and may include recommendations on the proportion of available funds which should be allocated to human services programs, housing needs, capital improvements, 0 -2-