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The Bartlesville City Council recently voted in support of an application process for the City to access grant funding through the Oklahoma Department of Commerce for COVID-19 relief funding.

As part of the formal application process, which is due Monday, Feb. 1st, the City is required to adopt a Citizen Participation Plan. The plan includes a public hearing, which will be held during a special City Council meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 19th.

Councilman Trevor Dorsey said the hearing will be a good time to hear people discuss their needs and how they think the funds should be used. He said the funds could go towards utility assistance, rental assistance, nutrition assistance, and more as we continue to fight through the coronavirus pandemic.

The meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. on the first floor of City Hall, located at 401 S. Johnstone Ave.

City Manager Mike Bailey said the public hearing is to obtain citizen views of community development, housing and public service needs and the development of activities being proposed for CDBG-CV funding for submission of the 2020 CDBG Coronavirus Response grant. He said the grant’s objective is to address the health and economic challenges brought on by the coronavirus pandemic and must specifically benefit persons of low and moderate income.

The City Council will consider both written and verbal comments pertaining to the City’s proposed application for the grant. Anyone interested in the matter is invited to attend the public hearing or submit written comments to the Community Development Director, City of Bartlesville, City Center Building, 401 S. Johnstone, Bartlesville, Oklahoma 74003, by no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 19th, 2021.