NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE FY 2022 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR THE CDBG, HOME, ESG, AND HOPWA PROGRAMS
Notice is hereby given by the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA that it will hold a virtual public hearing on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at 1:00 p.m., prevailing time. The location of the virtual public hearing will be posted at https://pittsburghpa.gov/omb/omb-public-notices. Please check the City’s website at https://pittsburghpa.gov/omb/cd for more information. If special arrangements need to be made to accommodate residents in order for them to participate in the virtual public hearing, please email community.development@pittsburghpa.gov or via phone at (412) 255-2211 or the TDD number is (412) 255-2222, by Friday, July 1, 2022.
The City of Pittsburgh has prepared its draft FY 2022 Annual Action Plan. The City intends to submit its FY 2022 Annual Action Plan in the amount of $13,733,662 for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds; $2,533,403 in HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) funds; $1,198,946 in Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds; and $1,275,737 in Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) funds. The FY 2022 Annual Action Plan will be submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on or before Friday, July 22, 2022.
In order to obtain the views of citizens, public agencies and other interested parties, the City of Pittsburgh will place its draft FY 2022 Annual Action Plan online from June 10, 2022 through July 11, 2022, at the City of Pittsburgh’s website (http://pittsburghpa.gov/omb/community-development-documents).
The City of Pittsburgh’s proposed activities for funding under the FY 2022 Annual Action Plan, are on display or maybe viewed on the City of Pittsburgh’s website (http://pittsburghpa.gov/council/capital-budgets). The entire FY 2022 Capital Budget for the City of Pittsburgh is also listed.
Information will be available for review for a period of 30 days. Written or verbal public comments on the draft FY 2022 Annual Action Plan will be received until 4:00 P.M. on Monday, July 11, 2022. To provide comments, please email community.development@pittsburghpa.gov or via phone at (412) 255-2211.
If the City would undertake an activity that would result in the displacement of families or individuals, then the City would utilize its policy for minimizing such displacement. Furthermore, the City is responsible for replacing all low- and moderate-income housing units that may be demolished or converted as a result of the use of CDBG Funds.
All interested persons, groups, and organizations are encouraged to attend this virtual public hearing and will be given the opportunity to present oral or written testimony concerning the proposed plan and use of FY 2022 Federal funds. To provide comments, please email community.development@pittsburghpa.gov or via phone at (412) 255-2211. Written comments may be addressed to the City of Pittsburgh’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Community Development Division, attention Mr. Whitney Finnstrom, Senior Manager, 414 Grant Street, Room 501, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.
Mr. Whitney Finnstrom, Senior Manager
Community Development Division, OMB
CITY OF PITTSBURGH, PA
CDBG, HOME, ESG, AND HOPWA PROGRAMS
FY 2021 CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE
AND EVALUATION REPORT (CAPER)
Notice is hereby given that the City of Pittsburgh intends to submit the FY 2021 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on or before June 29, 2022.
In accordance with Title I of the National Affordable Housing Act of 1990, as amended, the City of Pittsburgh has prepared its Fiscal Year 2021 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for its Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Programs. This report describes the level of housing assistance and other community development activities through grants from various Federal funding programs during Fiscal Year 2021 (April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022).
Copies of the FY 2021 CAPER for the City of Pittsburgh are available for public inspection at the City of Pittsburgh website at http://pittsburghpa.gov/omb/community-development-documents, beginning Friday, June 10, 2022 through Friday, June 24, 2022.
All interested persons are encouraged to review the FY 2021 CAPER.
Written comments should be addressed to the City of Pittsburgh’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Community Development Division, attention Mr. Whitney Finnstrom, Senior Manager, Community Development Division, City County Building, Room 501, 414 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. Oral comments may also be made by contacting Mr. Finnstrom at (412) 255-2211, his fax number is (412) 393-0151, his email is community.development@pittsburghpa.gov, and the TDD number is (412) 255-2222.
Written comments on the CAPER will be considered up to and including June 24, 2022.
Mr. Whitney Finnstrom,
Senior Manager
Community Development
Division, OMB
DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN SERVICES AREA
AGENCY ON AGING
PUBLIC HEARING, JUNE 16, 2022
PITTSBURGH – The Advisory Council of the Allegheny County Department of Human Services, Area Agency on Aging (AAA) will hold a public hearing on Friday, June 16, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. The purpose of the hearing is to solicit public comment on the 2022-2023 Budget Prospectus.
Due to the health and safety risks associated with public gatherings during this time, the public hearing will be conducted as a video and teleconference. The teleconference meeting will feature closed captioning as well as live American Sign
Language Interpretation. To receive the video conference link or call-in number and conference ID for this event, contact Matt Beall by email at Matthew.Beall@alleghenycounty.us or telephone at 412-865-7179.
If you wish to give testimony at the public hearing, you may pre-register for an assigned 3-minute slot by contacting Matt Beall. All those who do not register to provide testimony will be permitted to submit written, email, or telephonic testimony both prior to and following the hearing. Please direct all testimony of these varieties to Matt Beall at the email address and phone number provided above. If you prefer to send comments via physical mail, use the following address: Allegheny County
Department of Human Services, Area Agency on Aging, 2100 Wharton Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203.
The hearing is also an opportunity for older adults, caregivers, and other interested individuals to ask questions and offer comments on aging services in general. All oral or written comments will be recorded in the official proceedings of the hearing.
The week of the public hearing, the budget prospectus will be posted on the DHS website
www.alleghenycounty.us/dhs/plansbudgets.aspx. To request a copy, contact Matt Beall by email or telephone.
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