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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Urban Affairs 

TIME & DATE:  9:00 AM, Monday, August 20, 2018 

PLACE:       901 Bagby Street, Houston, TX 
CHAIR:       Rep. Carol Alvarado 

The Urban Affairs Committee will meet in the Houston City Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, Houston City Hall, to hear invited and public testimony on the following interim charges:

In remembrance of the one year anniversary week of Hurricane Harvey.

·                Monitor housing needs in areas impacted by Hurricane Harvey and related flooding, including:

          a. The local, state, and federal governments' responses to short-term and long-term housing needs for those displaced by the storm; and

          b. Changes in affordable and low-income housing needs in affected areas.

·                Make recommendations to improve and accelerate the response to existing and future housing

needs related to Hurricane Harvey and future natural disasters, including:

          a. The viability of set-asides under current state and federal programs to address natural disaster-related contingencies; and

          b. How best to rebuild and revitalize impacted communities to mitigate future disaster-related damage.

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*Due to time constraints, testimony will end at 1:30 PM.

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NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need assistance, such as a sign language interpreter, are requested to contact Stacey Nicchio at (512) 463-0850, 72 hours prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.