NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held on Thursday, September 24, 2009 by the City and County of Honolulu 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 hearing will provide interested persons with the 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, 2009, will be submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on September 30, 2009. Copies of the draft annual performance report, known as the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for Program Year 2008, will be available on September 11, 2009 for public review at the Municipal Reference Library, City Hall Annex, 558 South King Street, Honolulu and can be viewed by accessing the City’s website at http://www.honolulu.gov/budget/cdbg.htm.

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 Action Plan and the City’s annual performance report by September 26, 2009.

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

The Public Hearing will be held on:

September 24, 2009 (Thursday) at 9:00 a.m.
Purchasing Conference Room, Honolulu Hale
530 South King Street, Room 115
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
(A 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 18, 2009 by calling 768-3933 (V/TDD) or via email at bfscdbgmail@honolulu.gov.

All interested persons are invited to attend.