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2 <br />Orange County, NC <br />FY 2010-2015 Consolidated Plan <br />Executive Summary <br />The Executive Summary is required. Include the objectives and outcomes identi>'ted <br />in the plan and an evaluation of past performance. <br />Orange County 5-Year Strategic Plan Executive Summary: <br />The Strategic Consolidated Plan is a document that provides information concerning <br />how the Orange County Consortium plans to address certain important housing and <br />community development needs of its low and moderate income residents during the <br />next five years. The Orange County Consortium is comprised of Orange County, the <br />Town of Chapel Hill, the Town of Hillsborough, and the Town of Carrboro. This Plan <br />describes the priorities that the Consortium will emphasize when using federal grant <br />programs funded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development <br />[HUD]: the Community Development Block Grant [CDBG] Program and the Home <br />Investment Partnerships Act [HOME] Program. The Plan must be submitted to HUD <br />by May 14, 2010, and will provide guidance for activities to be selected and <br />undertaken in the federal Fiscal Years of 2010-2015. This Plan will be administered <br />by the Orange County Department of Housing and Community Development, as lead <br />entity for the Consortium. <br />Program Purpose: <br />The purpose of the CDBG and HOME Programs in Orange County and the Towns of <br />Chapel Hill, Hillsborough and Carrboro is to enhance the quality of life for the low to <br />moderate income residents by: 1) providing decent and affordable housing for low to <br />moderate income households, including affordable rentals for <30% AMI residents; <br />2) provide housing and services for homeless populations with special needs; and 3) <br />increase the capacity of public facilities and services for non-profit organizations in <br />an efficient, responsive, and non-discriminating manner through organizational <br />partnerships, available resources, and innovative approaches. <br />How was the Plan developed? <br />• Extensive research into the needs of low and moderate income Orange <br />County residents <br />• Interviews of County officials and leaders of community organizations to <br />determine the most pressing community needs <br />• Surveys submitted by Orange County citizens describing their perceptions of <br />the community <br />• Public meetings held to gather input from citizens <br />• Consultation of a broad range of prior research, from Orange County's 10- <br />Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness to Orange Water and Sewer <br />Authority's Long-Range Water Supply Plan, and many others <br />