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economic development activities and other possible categories. They may also include • recommendations on the selection of particular target neighborhoods. Prior to the initial public hearing each year, the CDBG task force, the planning commission and the social development commission shall have met together to discuss any mutual priorities and to coordinate recommendations to the council, if appropriate. (2) After receiving all comments, the council shall establish the goals and policies for the grant year, including such percentage allocations of funds to categories and to particular target neighborhoods as it deems appropriate. (3) After receiving the council's decision about goals and policies, the CDBG task force shall hold such meetings as it deems appropriate and shall develop recommendations for housing and physical development programs and expenditures, within the funding guidelines established by the council. (4) After receiving council's decision about goals and policies, the social development comniission shall hold such meetings as it deems appropriated and shall develop recommendations for human services programs and expenditures, within the guidelines established by the council. (5) If council has selected a target neighborhood for a particular grant year, and appointed a neighborhood task force, the task force shall hold such meetings as it deems • appropriate and shall develop recommendations for programs, projects and expenditures within the neighborhood, within the funding guidelines established by the council. (6) All recommendations for housing and physical development programs from the CDBG and neighborhood task forces shall be reviewed by the city planning commission to ensure that proposed projects are consistent with the city's comprehensive plan, community development objectives and overall physical development needs of the city. The planning commission shall promptly conduct such review and forward the recommendations to the council with appropriate comments. (7) All recommendations for human services programs and expenditures from the social development commission and neighborhood task forces shall be reviewed by the CDBG task force to ensure that proposed projects are consistent with the city's comprehensive plan, community development objectives and overall social needs of the city. The CDBG task force shall promptly conduct such review and forward the recommendations to the council with appropriate comments. (8) After receiving the recommendations of all the task forces and commissions, the city council shall conduct a final public hearing, jointly with all such bodies or their designated representatives, to receive public comment by citizens affected by all proposed CDBG and HOME activities and other interested parties. The published notice for such public hearing shall include a statement of the city's community development objectives to afford citizens an 0 -3-