NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a consultation meeting will be held by the City and County of Honolulu (City) for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG), and Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) Programs. The meeting will provide interested persons with the opportunity to participate in the development of the housing and community needs for the City’s Consolidated Plan (CP) for program years 2011-2015. The CP is meant to be a collaborative process whereby a community establishes a unified vision for community development actions. The City’s CP will be submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) establishing the priority areas and projects that may be funded through the CDBG, HOME, ESG and HOPWA Programs in program years 2011-2015. A copy of the City’s current Consolidated Plan for program years 2006-2010 is available for viewing on the City’s website at http://www.honolulu.gov/budget/consol_plan_+2006_2010.pdf.

The consultation meeting will be held as follows:

November 21, 2008 (Friday), 9:00 a.m.
City and County of Honolulu
Department of Design and Construction
Fasi Municipal Building
650 South King Street
9th Floor Conference Room
Honolulu, Hawaii
(A Handicapped Accessible Site)
Identification and check-in will be required at the security desk.

The services of interpreters for non-English speaking persons or signers for the hearing-impaired will be made available upon request. Requests for these or other special services must be made to the Department of Budget and Fiscal Services, no later than close of business (4:30 p.m.), November 14, 2008 by calling 768-3933 (V/TDD) or email at bfscdbgmail@honolulu.gov.

All interested persons are invited to attend. Persons unable to attend may send comments via email to bfscdbgmail@honolulu.gov or mailed to: Holly Kawano, Federal Grants Coordinator, City and County of Honolulu, Department of Budget and Fiscal Services, 530 South King Street, Room 208, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813.