Public Notice - Public Hearing HOME ARP 11-8-2022 (Posted 10-27-2022)

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

The City of Miami Department of Housing & Community Development will hold a Public Hearing (PH) on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, 5 pm, at Miami City Hall, Commission Chambers, 3500 Pan American Drive, to discuss the proposed activities identified in the City’s draft HOME-ARP Allocation Plan. The purpose of the hearing is to give the public an opportunity to 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 public hearing will also 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

Development of affordable rental housing

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

$10,812,362.95

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 Thursday, October 27, 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 Thurs., October 27 through Thurs., November 10, 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#18980)