NOTICE OF PROPOSED REVISIONS TO FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY (FSS) ACTION PLAN

The Housing Authority of the City of Austin (HACA) will receive written comments regarding the enclosed proposed revisions to the HACA FSS Action Plan during a thirty-day public comment period to commence May 12th, 2020 through June 12^th, 2020.  HACA previously updated its FSS Action Plan in 2011. The 2011 FSS Action Plan was recently updated to provide further definition and explanation of the FSS Program.  The overall goals and objectives to the FSS Program remain the same, but the additional revisions will help provide more clarification and guidance to the staff who implement the program. All copies of the proposed changes are available in the links below.  Copies of the full Action Plan are also available on our website at www.hacanet.org.   All written comments are to be mailed to the following address:   Housing Authority of the City of Austin Attn:  President and CEO 1124 IH 35 South Austin, TX  78704 Or emailed to:  Executive@hacanet.org The Housing Authority of the City of Austin Board of Commissioners will meet to vote on the adoption of the proposed revisions to the FSS Action Plan at the June Board Meeting.  On March 16, 2020, the Governor of Texas suspended certain open meeting laws in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) disaster. This action allows governmental bodies, including the Housing Authority of the City of Austin and its subsidiaries, to conduct meetings by telephone or video conference to advance the public health goal of limiting face-to-face meetings to slow the spread of COVID-19.  Accordingly, the Housing Authority of the City of Austin (HACA) and its subsidiaries will be conducting their regular Board Meeting via telephone conference at 12:00 PM on Thursday, June 18, 2020.  The public is invited to access and participate in the Board Meeting by dialing in using your phone. 872-240-3311, Access Code: 717-600-429.  HACA will provide online written notice containing a public toll-free dial-in number, as well as an electronic copy of the agenda packet, in advance of the telephonic conference meetings at www.hacanet.org/board. The public will have a means to participate in the meetings through two-way audio connections. A forum will be available during Citizens Communication to voice your concerns.  Additionally, HACA will post an audio recording of the meetings on our website.   If you should have any questions pertaining to the proposed revisions, please call 512-477-1314 ext. 1347 or 512-767-7659. View the complete notice HERE.