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Special HCHA meeting November 15, 2019 <br /> Kierkiewicz: ....Mark. And I appreciate the recovery team very much for <br /> organizing this briefing for the housing agency. I have about five questions that I <br /> wanted to just tick through with you. <br /> O'Neil: Sure. <br /> Kierkiewicz: ....First you mentioned a needs assessment and that DR allocations <br /> are going to be based off of what comes out of this assessment so I'm just <br /> curious as to what that looks like... <br /> O'Neil: There's...there's two different...two different points in the process. When <br /> HUD determines how much funding...who will get funds out of a...out of an <br /> appropriation and how much, HUDs policy development and research division <br /> gathers data from FEMA and SBA and calculates the unmet need and then they <br /> will create a formula that funds their thresholds and variety of factors to decide <br /> how much...who gets funded and how much. But then once you do have an <br /> award...award has been announced and a federal register, the grantee does a <br /> needs assessment for...more detailed needs assessment, cause you'll better <br /> information then just FEMA and SBA, you'll add additional flavor to that <br /> description of need and additional data and also the public engagement in <br /> that needs assessment and then your action plan follows, needs to follow on <br /> that needs assessment. Needs assessment informs the action plan. <br /> Kierkiewicz: Okay. That's very helpful. Thank you. Are there any restrictions as to <br /> where the money can be spent? <br /> O'Neil: Where it can be spent? <br /> Kierkiewicz: Yeah, we have different lava zones on the island... <br /> O'Neil: yeah... <br /> Kierkiewicz: ....and so rumors going around that money can't be spent in lava <br /> zone one and two. And so just looking for clarity around that. <br /> O'Neil: Ummm, yeah...it's kind of two different questions. You have eligible areas <br /> which is most impacted and distressed and I understand the whole county is...is <br /> been designated most impacted and distressed so from that level that could be <br /> spent anywhere in the county. Ummm...but there are areas where if...where <br /> HUD...it's like...the nearest example is a flood zone, we don't...HUD doesn't <br /> allow you to use HUD funds to re-build in a floodplain, in a 100 year floodplain <br /> unless you elevate it. And we generally discourage people from rebuilding in a <br /> flood zone but if you really have to, you have to have to elevate it. That doesn't <br /> fly with volcanos right? So if there's an area where it's... it's you can expect <br /> Page 13 of 31 <br />