City of Tacoma
Notice of Public Hearing
June 30, 2022
On Tuesday, July 12, 2022, the City Council will conduct a public hearing on a substantial amendment to the Tacoma-Lakewood HOME Consortium’s 2021-2022 Annual Action Plan, which outlines the uses of Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships Program, and Emergency Solutions Grant funds. The hearing will be held during the City Council meeting and will begin upon completion of the regular agenda items, no earlier than 5:15 p.m. For additional details, please see the attached information.
Pursuant to Proclamation of Emergency Rule No. 6, the meeting will be conducted in person and may include a hybride format that includes a remote option. To attend in person, the meeting will be held in Council Chambers, on the first floor of the Tacoma Municipal Building, located at 747 Market Street. The meeting can be attended remotely by dialing 253-215-8782 or through Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/84834233126, and entering the meeting ID 848 3423 3126, and passcode 349099 when prompted. The meeting will be broadcast on TV Tacoma and live streamed.
Resolution No. 40991, which set the public hearing date, can be viewed in its entirety on the City’s website at www.cityoftacoma.org/councilmeetings by clicking on the link for June 28, 2022, or by requesting a copy from the City Clerk’s Office.
For more information, please contact Erika Bartlett at (253) 591-5645 or ebartlett@cityoftacoma.org.
/s/Doris Sorum, City Clerk
The City of Tacoma does not discriminate on the basis of disability in any of its programs, activities, or services. To request this information in an alternative format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 253-591-5505, at least 24 hours prior to the meeting time. TTY or speech-to-speech users please dial 711 to connect to Washington Relay Services.
A. Subject of Hearing:
Substantial Amendment to the Tacoma-Lakewood HOME Consortium 2021-2022 Annual Action Plan (AAP)
B. Background:
The Tacoma-Lakewood Consortium (the Consortium) is proposing to substantially amend its program year 2021-2022 Annual Action Plan to program $5,110,825 in supplemental HOME Investment Partnership funds received through the American Rescue Plan (HOME ARP).
Activities funded by the HOME ARP program are required to serve individuals and households experiencing homeless or who are at the greatest risk of housing instability.
The Consortium proposes to allocate HOME ARP funds to the following activities:
* Supportive services: $555,000 (Tacoma)
* Development of affordable rental housing: $3,468,081
* Tenant Based Rental Assistance: $587,744 (Lakewood)
* Administration and planning: $500,000
A draft of the Tacoma-Lakewood HOME ARP Allocation Plan, which will be incorporated as a substantial amendment to the Consortium’s 2021-2022 AAP, is available for review at www.cityoftacoma.org/conplan.
Public comments regarding the proposed amendment will be heard during a public hearing to occur at approximately 5:15 p.m., on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, as part of a regularly scheduled Tacoma City Council meeting.
Pursuant to Proclamation of Emergency Rule No. 6, the meeting will be conducted in person and may include a hybrid format that includes a remote option. To attend in person, the meeting will be held in the Council Chambers, on the first floor of the Tacoma Municipal Building, located at 747 Market Street. The meeting can also be attended remotely by dialing 253-215-8782 or through Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/84834233126, and entering the meeting ID 848 3423 3126, and passcode 349099 when prompted. The meeting will be broadcast on TV Tacoma and live streamed.
To access the hearing in an alternative format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 253-591-5505, before 5:00 p.m., on the Monday preceding the City Council meeting. TTY or speech to speech users please dial 711 to connect to Washington Relay Services.
Written comment will be accepted during a fifteen-day public comment period commencing on July 8, 2022 and concluding at 5 p.m. on July 25, 2022. Electronic comments may be submitted by email to cedhousingdivision@cityoftacoma.org. Written comments may be submitted to: Erika Bartlett, Contract Program Auditor, Community & Economic Development Department, 747 Market Street, Room 900, Tacoma, WA 98402.
For more detailed information on the proposed amendment, contact Erika Bartlett at 253-591-5645 or ebartlett@cityoftacoma.org.
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July 1, 2022
