The Citizen’s Committee on Community Development, Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD), Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD), and Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH) invite you to attend a public hearing on the federally funded Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), Home Investment Partnership (HOME) and Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) programs for fiscal year 2018-2019.

The purpose of the hearing is to receive comments on the Draft 2018-2019 Action Plan, which includes preliminary funding recommendations for the four federal programs.

Draft 2018-2019 Action Plan, for Public Review and Comment

2018-2019 Preliminary Funding Recommendations, for Public Review

About the Draft 2018-2019 Action Plan

The Draft 2018-2019 Action Plan outlines community development and housing strategies and priorities that will be addressed and includes preliminary funding recommendations for projects that will be supported with the four federal funding sources during the upcoming fiscal year.

The estimated amounts of funding the City and County of San Francisco will receive from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) are as follows:

• CDBG - $16,400,000
• ESG - $1,400,000
• HOME - $4,100,000

The City and County of San Francisco will receive an estimated $7,100,000 in HOPWA funding for San Francisco and San Mateo Counties. Please note that at the time of this notice, the 2018-2019 funding amounts for the four federal programs have not yet been issued by HUD.

Funding Objectives

CDBG, ESG, HOME and HOPWA funds will be used to support the following three objectives, which are described in San Francisco’s 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan:

• Families and individuals are stably housed
• Communities have healthy physical, social, and business infrastructure
• Families and individuals are resilient and economically self-sufficient

Public Review and Comment

The Draft 2018-2019 Action Plan is available for public review and comment from March 16, 2018 through April 16, 2018.

Draft 2018-2019 Action Plan, for Public Review and Comment

2018-2019 Preliminary Funding Recommendations, for Public Review

These documents are also available in print format at the following locations:

• MOHCD, 1 South Van Ness Avenue, 5th Floor
• OEWD, City Hall, Room 448, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place and 1 South Van Ness Avenue, 5th Floor
• Main Branch of the SF Public Library, 100 Larkin Street, 5th Floor, Government Information Center

Members of the public who wish to provide feedback on the draft document may do so by submitting written comments to:

MOHCD, Action Plan Staff
1 South Van Ness Avenue, 5th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94103

Your comments will be forwarded to the appropriate agency. The public is also invited to provide testimony on the Draft 2018-2019 Action Plan at the public hearing. For more information, please call (415) 701-5500.

Notes about Accessibility

The public hearing is accessible to persons with disabilities.

Transportation

For information on MUNI routes, please call 415-673-6864. For information regarding MUNI Accessible Services, call 415-923-6142.

Onsite Accommodations

If you require languate translation services or reasonable onsite accommodations, contact the MOHCD ADA Coordinator, Eugene T. Flannery, at 415-701-5598, eugene.flannery@sfgov.org or TTY/TDD 415-701-5503 at least 72 hours prior to the meeting.

Reasonable accommodations include:

• sign language interpreters
• Assistive Listening Devices
• print materials in alternate formats
• severe allergies, environmental illness or multiple chemical sensitivities

Please bear in mind that some attendees at public meetings may be sensitive to chemically-based or scented products. Please help us accommodate these attendees.