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On Wednesday, August 10, 2022, a virtual Public Meeting was held via Zoom. Notice of
the Public Meeting was placed in the August 1, 2022 edition of the Daily Press. A 15-day
comment period was provided and all comments were due no later than 5:00 p.m. on
Thursday, August 16, 2022. The purpose of the meeting was to obtain feedback from
service providers targeting “qualifying populations'' their thoughts on how to best utilize
HOME-ARP funds for eligible activities. Invitees included the six (6) organizations listed
above along with 39 member organizations that make up the Greater Virginia Peninsula
Homelessness Consortium (GVPHC).
Twenty-six individuals registered to attend the virtual Public Meeting. Of the 26
registered, 17 participants attended the virtual meeting.
A slide presentation was prepared. The presentation detailed the following: (1)
HOME-ARP overview: (2) eligible activities; (3) qualifying populations; (4) several polls
requesting the participants' feedback on those HOME-ARP initiatives deemed most
important; and (5) next steps going forward. Participants were asked to rank their
preferred two eligible activities and their preferred two qualifying populations to target
with HOME-ARP funds. The ranking for each category were as follows:
Top 2 Eligible Activities
1. Development and support of affordable rental housing
2. Acquisition and development of non-congregate shelter units
Top 2 Qualifying Populations
1. Homeless
2. At-risk of homelessness
Prior to the end of the comment period, one comment was received by Ms. Angela York
of THRIVE Peninsula. Ms. York previously provided feedback regarding how her
organization would benefit from HOME-ARP funding. Her additional comment is as
follows:
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