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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS • ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: November 5, 2007 Action Agenda Item No. ~_ SUBJECT• Community Development Block Grant Award -Housing Rehabilitation Program DEPARTMENT: Housing/Comm. Development PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): Program Summary Funding Approval Form Grant Agreement Resolution INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara L. Fikes, 245-2490 PURPOSE: To approve the execution of the Funding Approval Form; Grant Agreement; and Resolution for the FY 2007 Community Development Block Grant Award. BACKGROUND: Orange County has now been officially awarded a $400,000 Community • Development Block (CDBG) Grant from the N.C. Department of Commerce for a Scattered Site Housing Rehabilitation Program. The County was initially notified of the availability of funds. in the fall of 2006 and was invited to submit a formal application in March 2007. Funds from this grant will be used to repair approximately 12 substandard houses occupied by low-income families in the Towns of Carrboro and Hillsborough as well as unincorporated areas of Orange County. See the attached program summary for more information. In order to proceed with grant activities, the attached Grant Agreement and Funding Approval Form must be executed by the Chair of the Board and returned to the N.C. Department of Commerce. Further, many grant implementation documents that were signed in previous years by County staff are required to be signed by the Chief Elected Official or the Chair of the Orange County Board of Commissioners. These implementation documents are very routine documents that must be submitted throughout the life of the grant. To facilitate the execution of these documents, a resolution has been prepared to give signatory authority to the Chair of the Board of Commissioners for all documents required to meet the grant implementation requirements for the FY 2007 CDBG Award in accordance with the Grant Agreement and Funding Approval for this grant award. FINANCIAL IMPACT: This grant represents an available $400,000 for affordable housing • initiatives in the County.