The Fall River Community Development Agency held a public hearing on August 23, 2022, concerning the sixth substantial amendment to the 2015-2020 Consolidated Plan and the 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan. Michael Dion, Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer, led the hearing, which focused on the allocation of $1,139,899 in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding. The funding is intended to prepare, prevent, or respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
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good evening uh my name is michael dion i'm the executive director chief financial officer for the floor of a community development agency and tonight we have a public hearing concerning the sixth uh substantial amendment to the 2015-2020 consolidated plan and the 2019-2020 annual action plan for uh karex funding which is coronavirus aid relief and economic security act funding the
0:30primary purpose of the cares act funding is to prepare prevent or respond to the coronavirus the amount of the substantial amendment to those plans is 1139 899 uh the allocation of the proposed substantial amendment is uh uh for the following programs uh covert 19 park and playground improvements in the amount of two hundred and eleven thousand six hundred and forty nine dollars the fall river
1:03food pantry flooring project for 148 000 uh cd recreation hundred hvac project thousand and the covert nineteen boys and girls club summer teen enrichment program for twenty thousand for a grand total of one million one thirty nine eight ninety nine uh a brief description of the programs of the covit 19 summer teen enrichment program uh the covert 19 pandemic has directly impacted teenagers in a number
1:34of ways with many suffering from isolation stress food insecurity and joblessness this six weeks program will allow teens to explore and engage in programs and activities that connect them to the real people in the real world participants will be guided through a high quality learning experience with a focus on financial literacy workforce readiness life skills health wellness and self-empowerment
1:59the cd-rec hvac project is the installation of a new hvac air purify system to the wellness center at 45 rock street the installation is in response to the covert 19 pandemic the fall river food pantry flooring project is the installation of a non-skid floor on the main floor of the food pantry the food pantry has given away thousands and thousands of pounds of food to households that have been
2:26affected by the covert 19 pandemic also we have the coven 19 park and playground improvements this is the installation of new tennis and pickleball courts at kennedy park and also the installation of three new basketball courts and a pickleball court at brittlen park uh the sub-recipient organizations that would be receiving this funding as the fall river park department the fall of a food pantry greater fall river
2:53recreation committee inc and the thomas chu memorial boys and girls club the substantial amendment has a public comment period public review period which is a five-day public review and you can comment on this proposed substantial amendment uh between the dates of august 22nd 2022 and august 26 of 2022.
3:19after that the substantial amendment will be presented to hud for their approval uh tonight looking around we don't have anybody that is here to speak in favor or against the substantial amendment so at this time i'd like to close out the public hearing if you have any questions concerning the substantial amendment please contact the far of a community development agency at one government center sixth floor room
3:45633 and the telephone number is 508.679.0131 you can also reach out via email to mdion at fallriverma.org thank you and again i will close out the public hearing at this time