This special meeting consisted of three public hearings related to HUD-funded programs. No formal action was taken on the hearing items; a 30‑day public comment period runs from June 9 through July 15, 2025, with council action expected on July 15, 2025. The agenda was approved 4‑0.
Oh, I'm sorry. We don't have enough. Uh we're going to open up public hearing and first want to hear from Mrs. McNair. You want to council member? Sorry, I'm sorry, go ahead. We have approval of the agenda first. Thank you. Yes, sir. Oh, thank you. Y'all be patient with me. It's okay. Yeah, you get a motion to approve the agenda. Can I get a second? I said. All in favor. Mr. Adams. Mr. Adam, uh Ms. Adams, you raise your hand. Thank you. Um carries four to zero. Okay. Mrs. McNear. City Secretary, I'm sorry. Public hearings. PH twenty-five zero two seven. Hold a public hearing on a substantial amendment to annual action plans for program years twenty seventeen, twenty twenty-one, twenty twenty-two, and twenty twenty-three to reprogram home funds to provide for affordable housing activities and to remove the city's requirement under the twenty twenty through twenty twenty-four consolidated strategic plan for HUD certified housing counseling to provide services to recipients as provisions of the home program, tenant-based rental assistance. Now Mrs. McNear. Thank you. Thank you, ma'am. Uh preface for these three public hearings that we're gonna have tonight. There will not be a requirement of any action by this uh legislative body. Um these public hearings are just to provide information to the public that we will be opening a comment period, a 30-day comment period um to receive their feedback so we can get drafts prepared to submit to HUD in August, and because we are at that time of uh every five years of doing a consolidated plan. This is why we're doing all three of these together at the same time because of uh at least two of these do not require uh minimum 30-year comment period, but since we're here, we're gonna do them all together for efficiency and to make sure that everything is moving all at once. So the substantial amendment occurs when there is a change in the purpose scope, location of beneficiaries of an activity or project. Home grant funds remain from previously eligible projects that were completed or cancelled without use utilizing the entire amount allocated, or when CHOTO, which is a community housing development organization funds are converted into entitlement funds. Reprogramming is necessary to make remain maintain compliance with HUD and home expenditure um regulations. I'm gonna slow down. The community development advisory committee, CDAC met April 4th of this year to discuss a substantial amendment reprogramming the excess of home funds and timely expenditure of home. Reprogramming home funds will allow for the use of the home housing programs, specifically tenant-based rental assistance program, which I will refer to as TIPA from here on out, which will achieve timely performance with regulatory expenditure requirements for home funds. So currently the consolidated plan that we are under uh says that in order to receive benefits from TIBRA that the beneficiary will have to receive HUD certified housing counseling. At the time this consolidated plan was put together, there was no HUD certified certified housing counselor in the city of Kaleen. The nearest counselor was in Austin. Um but currently Killeen has one agency certified to provide the uh HUD certified housing counseling. The number of persons expected to experience an undue burden with the requirement of attending uh housing counseling prior to receiving rental assistance will increase the wait period and likelihood that the household will experience housing instability and/or eviction. Removing this requirement under the goals and objectives of the TIBA program for this uh 2020-2024 consolidated plan is recommended as this will allow the city to assist households expeditiously and address the immediate need for assistance.