City Council Committee on Housing and Community Development Hearing on Dockets #0607-0610

Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Seventeen Million Five Hundred Thirty-Five Thousand Five Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars ($17,535,525.00) in the form of a grant, for the Federal FY23 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), awarded by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to be administered by the Mayor's Office of Housing. The grant will fund housing, economic development and social services programs. The award amount is estimated from prior years.

Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Six Million Two Hundred Thirty-Five Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy-Six Dollars ($6,235,976.00) in the form of a grant, for the Federal FY23 Home Investment Partner grant awarded by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to be administered by the Mayor's Office of Housing. The grant will fund the production of new affordable rental and homeownership housing, and also provide operating support for community development corporations. The award amount is estimated from prior years.

Message and orders authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Three Million Seven Hundred Thirty-Four Thousand Five Hundred Thirty-Three Dollars ($3,734,533.00) in the form of a grant, for the Federal FY23 Housing for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA), awarded by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to be administered by the Mayor's Office of Housing. The grant will fund services for income-eligible individuals and families affected by AIDS. The award amount is estimated from prior years.

Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Million Five Hundred Seventeen Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty-Six Dollars ($1,517,966.00) in the form of a grant, for the Federal FY23 Emergency Solutions Grant, awarded by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to be administered by the Mayor's Office of Housing. The grant will fund the street outreach, emergency shelter, homelessness prevention, rapid re-housing assistance, and shelter services. The award amount is estimated from prior years.

These matters are sponsored by the Mayor and were referred to the Committee on Housing and Community Development on March 22, 2023.

NOTICE: The Boston City Council may have a quorum in attendance due to standing committees of the City Council consisting of both voting and non-voting members. However, members attending this duly posted meeting are participating and deliberating only in conjunction with the business of the standing committee.

Public Testimony

Members of the public are cordially invited to attend and testify in person or virtually. If you have not testified at a Council hearing before, please arrive five (5) minutes before the call of the hearing to sign up and become familiar with the hearing format, testimony locations and sound system. Please bring fifteen (15) copies of any written documentation you wish to present at the hearing. The public may also watch this hearing via live stream at boston.gov/city-council-tv. Members of the public wishing to testify virtually via videoconference should email the staff contact for a link and instructions to do so. Written comments may be sent to the Committee or staff email (below) and will be made a part of the record and available to all Councilors.

Staff Contact: Juan Lopez

Mail Address: Dockets #0607-0609 City Council, City Hall, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02201

Committee Email: ccc.housingboston.gov

Staff Email: juan.lopezboston.gov Staff Telephone: 617-635-3041

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