Public Notice - HOME-ARP 01-08-2023 (Posted 12-27-2022)

City of Miami – Department of Housing & Community Development

City of Miami to issue draft and hold Public Hearing on Substantial Amendment to Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Action Plan for the Allocation of HOME American Rescue Plan Funding (HOME-ARP)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The City of Miami Department of Housing & Community Development will issue the second draft of the City’s HOME-ARP Allocation Plan on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, 9 am, for public review and comment. The draft HOME-ARP Allocation Plan will go before the City of Miami Commission during their regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, January 12, 2023, 9 am, at Miami City Hall, Commission Chambers, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, FL 33133. At the public hearing, the public can provide comments on the proposed Substantial Amendment to the FY 2021 Action Plan for the allocation of the HOME-ARP funding, with proposed recommendations described below. The City of Miami expects to receive $12,720,427 in HOME American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) funds appropriated under Section 3205 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The City Commission meeting will be broadcast live on the City’s website (www.miamigov.com/tv) and Channel 77 (Comcast only for residents living in the city). The proposed activities and funding recommendations to be undertaken, and described in the draft HOME-ARP Allocation Plan, are as follows:

HOME AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ALLOCATION PLAN

Activity Title

Activity address

Funding Recommendation

Acquisition and Development of Non-Congregate Shelters

To be determined.

$ 8,000,000.00

Development of affordable rental housing

Sites to be identified pursuant to evaluation of bids via RFP (to be issued)

$ 2,812,362.95

Administration (15% cap)

Dept. of Housing & Community Development

$ 1,908,064.05

HOME-ARP ALLOCATION PLAN GRAND TOTAL:                $12,720,427.00

 

The draft HOME-ARP Allocation Plan and Substantial Amendment to the Action Plan 2021 will be available for review online starting Wednesday, December 28, 2022, 9 am, at www.miamigov.com/HOME-ARP and at the Department of Housing & Community Development, 14 NE 1 Ave., Second Floor, Miami, FL 33132. Comments may also be submitted in writing from Wednesday, December 28, 2022  through Thurs., January 12, 2023, to the attention of George Mensah, Director, City of Miami Department of Housing & Community Development, 14 NE 1 Ave., Second Floor, Miami, FL 33132, or via email to communitydevelopment@miamigov.com
The public is invited to attend the public hearing and comment. The meeting site is accessible to the disabled. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons needing special accommodations to participate in this proceeding may contact the Dept. of Housing & Community Development at 305-416-2080 (voice) no later than three (3) business days prior to the proceeding. TTY users may call via 711 (Florida Relay Service) no later than three (3) business days prior to the proceeding. For more on the HOME-ARP program, visit www.hudexchange.info/programs/home-arp                                                     (AD#21861)