<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">CommunityDevelopment</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:CommunityDevelopment@durhamnc.gov">CommunityDevelopment@durhamnc.gov</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, Jan 20, 2023 at 10:13 AM<br>Subject: HOME-American Rescue Plan Funding Public Hearing February 20, 2023<br>To: CommunityDevelopment <<a href="mailto:CommunityDevelopment@durhamnc.gov">CommunityDevelopment@durhamnc.gov</a>><br></div><br><br><div class="msg-8260695992418230189">
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">HOME-American Rescue Plan Funding</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Public Hearing<u></u> <u></u></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">February 20, 2023 – 7:00 P.M.<u></u> <u></u></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">City Council Chambers, City Hall, 101 City Hall Plaza<u></u> <u></u></span></b></p>
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<span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Virtual Meeting</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Link:
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<span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">A Public Hearing will be held by the Durham City Council to receive</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">
comments from the </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal"><span> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">City
of Durham residents on the potential use of federal HOME-American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) funds awarded to the City of Durham by the U.S. Department of Housing Urban and Development (HUD) in the amount of $4,346,151.<u></u> <u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">HOME-ARP funds were included as part of COVID-19 pandemic response funding in the American Rescue Plan,
which President Biden signed into law on March 11, 2021.<span>
</span>HOME-ARP funds are specifically intended to address the needs of qualified individuals and families who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, or in other vulnerable populations.<span>
</span>Funds may be used for: (1) Production or Preservation of Affordable Housing; (2) Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA); (3) Supportive Services, Homeless Prevention Services, and Housing Counseling; and (4) Purchase and Development of Non-Congregate
Shelter.<u></u> <u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">The Public Hearing is scheduled on Monday, February 20, 2023, at 7:00 P.M. during the Durham City Council
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<span> </span>Durham stakeholders interested in providing public comments on the potential use of the HOME-ARP funds should follow the City of Durham’s Public Comment Instructions.
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">City of Durham website located at the following link:
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Colin Davis, Community Development Manager -Homeless System, at
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Persons who require assistance to attend this public hearing should contact (919) 560</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">‐</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4197
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