PUBLIC NOTICE
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS (HOME) PROGRAM

Pursuant to the City and County of Honolulu’s (City) Citizen Participation Plan, the proposed reprogramming of HOME funds is provided for your information. The City desires to reprogram HOME funds from current and prior year projects and appropriate HOME funds to a capital improvement project selected under a prior year Action Plan; current year Action Plan projects; and property acquisition project(s) that can utilize the funds immediately, in order to achieve the HOME program goals more efficiently and expediently. The proposed revisions to the following Fiscal Year projects are provided for your information and use.

AWARD REDUCTION OF $779,852
Department of Community Services – Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) Program
Project Description: Rental assistance services to eligible low-income persons.
Fiscal Year: 2017 (22nd Year Action Plan)
Funding Source: HOME
Proposed Amount: $420,148 (originally $1,200,000)
Location: 1505 Dillingham Boulevard, Room 216, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817

AWARD REDUCTION OF $11,336
Department of Budget and Fiscal Services – Program Administration
Project Description: Administration and coordination of the City’s HOME program.
Fiscal Year: 2018 (23rd Year Action Plan)
Funding Source: HOME
Proposed Amount: $44,438 (originally $55,774)
Location: 530 South King Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

AWARD REDUCTION OF $33,160
Department of Community Services – TBRA Program Administration
Project Description: Administration and coordination of the TBRA program.
Fiscal Year: 2018 (23rd Year Action Plan)
Funding Source: HOME
Proposed Amount: $196,304 (originally $229,464)
Location: 1505 Dillingham Boulevard, Room 216, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817

AWARD REDUCTION OF $1,200,000
Housing First Rental Assistance Program
Project Description: Housing First rental assistance services to eligible low- income persons.
Fiscal Year: 2018 (23rd Year Action Plan)
Funding Source: HOME
Proposed Amount: $0 (originally $1,200,000)
Location: Services islandwide

AWARD REDUCTION OF $790,589
City and County of Honolulu – West Loch Modular Housing
Project Description: Site improvements to support approximately twenty (20) unit single-family rental project.
Fiscal Year: 2019 (24th Year Action Plan)
Funding Source: HOME
Proposed Amount: $0 (originally $790,589)
Location: 91-1666 Fort Weaver Road, Ewa Beach, Hawaii 96706

AVAILABLE FUNDING OF $1,696,702
HUD – Integrated Disbursement and Information System (IDIS)
Fiscal Year: 2019 (24th Year Action Plan)
Funding Source: HOME
Proposed Amount: $1,696,702

ADDITIONAL AWARD OF $641,653
Artspace Projects, Inc. – Ola Ka ‘Ilima Artspace Lofts
Project Description: Construction of an 84-unit, affordable mixed-use apartment building, geared toward Hawaii artists and their families.
Fiscal Year: 2016 (21st Year Action Plan)
Funding Source: HOME
Proposed Amount: $1,841,653 (originally $1,200,000)
Location: 1025 Waimanu Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96814

ADDITIONAL AWARD OF $106,936
Department of Community Services – Down Payment Loan Program
Project Description: Down payment assistance to eligible first-time homebuyers.
Fiscal Year: 2019 (24th Year Action Plan)
Funding Source: HOME
Proposed Amount: $706,936 (originally $600,000)
Location: 51 Merchant Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

ADDITIONAL AWARD OF $42,000
Honolulu Habitat for Humanity – Land Acquisition for Multi-Family Building
Project Description: Acquisition of land to construct a multi-family building to be occupied by eight (8) low-income families.
Fiscal Year: 2019 (24th Year Action Plan)
Funding Source: HOME
Proposed Amount: $472,000 (originally $430,000)
Location: 922 Austin Lane C-1, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817

NEW AWARD OF $3,721,050
City and County of Honolulu / Non-Profit Organization – Property Acquisition Project(s)
Project Description: The City will utilize up to $3,721,050 in HOME funds for the acquisition of properties, located in Honolulu, which will provide affordable housing to low- and moderate-income households. The City proposes to acquire the properties in fee simple, then convey the property on a lease or operating license basis to an agency that will oversee the management and operation of the property.
Fiscal Year: 2019 (24th Year Action Plan)
Funding Source: HOME
Proposed Amount: $3,721,050 Grant (originally $0)
Location: Within two (2) miles of the planned Ala Moana rail station (Transit-Oriented Development area).

By order of KIRK CALDWELL, MAYOR
City and County of Honolulu
(SA1147381 11/7/18)