NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG),
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS (HOME),
EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANTS (ESG) AND
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS (HOPWA) PROGRAMS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 by the City and County of Honolulu for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG), and Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) programs. The hearing will provide interested persons an opportunity to submit statements and supporting testimony on the community development and housing needs to be considered in the development of the City’s Annual Action Plan and to provide comments on the City’s draft annual performance report, a review of the City’s accomplishments for the most recently completed fiscal year. The annual performance report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, will be submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on September 30, 2015.

Copies of the draft annual performance report, known as the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for Program Year 2014, will be available on September 11, 2015 for public review at the Municipal Reference Center, 558 South King Street, by calling 768-3765 or email at: csdaccess@honolulu.gov and on the City’s website at
http://www.honolulu.gov/cdbg.

Testimony covering the Annual Action Plan and the City’s annual performance report will be taken separately. Persons desiring to submit statements or testimony may register at the hearing site. Speakers will be limited to five (5) minutes in their oral presentation in order to provide everyone with a reasonable opportunity to speak. All speakers must submit five (5) written copies of their testimony. Persons unable to attend the public hearing may file their statements and testimonies regarding the City’s annual performance report by September 28, 2015.

Correspondence can be mailed or sent via email to bfscdbgmail@honolulu.gov and should be addressed to Department of Budget and Fiscal Services, Federal Grants Unit, 530 South King Street, Room 208, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813.

The Public Hearing will be held on:

September 22, 2015 (Tuesday) at 9:00 a.m.
Hearings Room, Mission Memorial Building
550 South King Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
(Handicapped Accessible Site)

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 the close of business (4:30 p.m.) on September 14, 2015 by calling 768-3935 or via email at bfscdbgmail@honolulu.gov.

All interested persons are invited to attend.

Nelson H. Koyanagi, Jr., Director
Department of Budget and Fiscal Services
By order of KIRK CALDWELL, MAYOR
City and County of Honolulu
(SA794648 9/11/15)~