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Councilors Hear Plan to Appropriate $6.16 Million in HOME‑ARP Funds for Hilltop Project
Summary
City staff presented an ordinance to appropriate $6,163,724 in HUD HOME‑ARP grant revenues to the Tulsa Housing Authority’s Hilltop project, saying the award completes project financing and will allow the city to execute a contract once appropriated.
City staff presented an ordinance to appropriate $6,163,724 in grant revenues from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s HOME American Rescue Plan (HOME‑ARP) subfund for the Tulsa Housing Authority’s Hilltop project.
The presentation explained the Hilltop project is a replacement for the former Sunset Plaza housing and that the city’s HOME‑ARP allocation had been identified in the local HOME‑ARP plan submitted after the American Rescue Plan. Staff told councilors the Hilltop developer recently won tax credits and that the project is now fully funded; the appropriation would allow the city to enter into the contract needed to proceed.
City staff said about $5 million of the appropriation would go toward construction and roughly $500,000 would fund case management and related supportive services for residents who will occupy a subset of the units that HOME‑ARP targets. The presenters described the development as roughly 109 units, with about 10 units specifically designated for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness; other units will use project‑based vouchers, staff said.
Councilors asked whether HOME‑ARP dollars have a spending deadline; staff responded with the date referenced in the presentation (September 30, 2030). A councilor also asked whether the development is permanent supportive housing and was told the project will be a mixed set of unit types with a portion intended for people who were or are at risk of homelessness. Staff noted the city cannot execute an agreement with the developer until the appropriations and funding are in place.
No final vote on the ordinance was recorded in the meeting minutes; the item was presented for consideration and discussion.
The presentation referenced federal HOME‑ARP funds and state and federal tax‑credit awards as part of the project’s financing package. Councilors and staff discussed supportive services and programmatic uses of a small portion of the award.
The councilor who questioned the composition of the development and the timeline indicated interest in follow‑up details about unit mix and program design before formal action.
Staff indicated they would provide additional detail as the contracting process proceeds and that the appropriation would enable the city to finalize funding agreements.
