2021-03-02 HCHA Approved Minutes

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HCHA meeting March 2, 2021 wording and the you guys did do that so I appreciate that you heard that and followed up on that. The last thing is just for my clarification, again, not having been through anything like before, what are the next steps, I mean, how is this committee engaged with you through the rest of this time period once we've gone ahead and approved this? Le: So following any authorization to enter into this grant agreement, you know, our charge is next, as a team to execute the grant agreement, you know, with the administration and to continue to work on the buyout program standing up in a matter of eight weeks or so and also to work on the amendment. I think given the level of interest in the deep level of engagement this agency has had in terms of our work and us kind of being hanai'd to OHCD in this respect through the agency, our next step could be kind of once we can discuss the content or any kind of the focus areas of the amendment to the action plan, I think talking within the community about it is important, I think we can also kind of brief this agency on the amendment as well, I want to be sensitive to the fact that kind of this agency can have a really important role in terms of kind of hearing an kind of providing feedback on potentially on what is being proposed, even if based on the mechanics of the funds, HUD has kind of quote, unquote, final approval on the action plan itself, right, so I think that's been, I think a really sensitive dynamic that is important for us to be mindful about but also take every opportunity to kind of let folks know that this is actually what we're proposing, this is what we heard a part of the public comment period, etc. A future action in front of this agency would be once again authorization to enter into a grant agreement for the additional 23, 8.8 million dollars in funds and I also believe to enter into an agreement for the Community Development Block Grant mitigation funds as well the 6.8, which is on a slightly different timeline, you know, that action plan deadline is October and that is a brand new action plan, it's not an amendment to the current one and so those are some of the touch points specific with this agency and I think like receiving all grants there will be touch points with the Council as well. Kimball: Thank you so much both for being here, I yield, Chair. Kierkiewicz: Thank you, anyone else? Mr. Kanealii-Kleinfelder? Kanealii-Kleinfelder: I just want to follow up on something on something that I said, so I was reading through the, in regards to the public input, but there's a section here, the grantee must notify HUD but is not required to seek public comment when it makes any plan amendment that is not substantial. HUD has to be notified five days before, we just have to post on our website so I just wanna clarify that and make that clear for everybody that there can be changes, unsubstantial changes made to the plan without public comment. Page 14 of 19