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Attachment 3 <br />Summary of Goals, Priorities and Output Indicators <br />from Housing and Community Development Consolidated Plan <br />for 2010-2015 for Orange County, Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough <br />Goal 1-Decent and Affordable Housing for Lower-Income Households <br />Priority 1.1-Low income (< 80%AMI) homeowners. that live in substandard housing <br />Strategies: - Continue to fund urgent repairs for qualified units <br /> - Continue to fund substantial rehabilitation for qualified units <br /> - Continue to incorporate handicap, weatherization and lead-based paint improvements <br /> into all substantial rehabilitations <br />Output - 30 substantially rehabilitated units (Orange County/Chapel Hill) <br />Indicators: - 40 units with urgent repairs (Orange County) <br />Priority 1.2 -Low income renters (<60% AM1J that live in substandord housing <br />Strategies: - Continue to fund the rehabilitation of existing rental housing units <br /> - Monitor and enforce rent and property standards for completed projects <br /> - Leverage existing Town and County resources by utilizing the federal low income tax <br /> credit, HUD Section 202 and 811, and other programs to construct new rental housing <br /> - Provide educational opportunities related to fair housing, tenant rights, etc. <br /> - Continue to dialogue with the University of North Carolina -Chapel Hill on issues that <br /> affect affordable rental opportunities in the area <br />Output - 30 additional affordable rental units (Orange County/Chapel Hill) <br />Indicators: - 20 low income renters receive HOME funded rental assistance for up to 2 years each <br /> (Orange County) <br /> - 75 units of renovated public housing (Chapel Hill) <br />Priority 1.3 -Low income (<80% AMQ homeowners that do not have indoor plumbing or adequate connections to <br />existing public water and sewer systems <br />Strategies: - Continue to fund the connection of lower income homeowners to existing water and <br /> sewer facilities. <br /> - Continue to fund the construction of complete indoor plumbing facilities <br />Output - 100% of all County residents have adequate indoor plumbing (Orange County/Chapel Hill) <br />Indicators: <br />Priority 1.4 -Low-income renters (<80% AMIJ that are potential homebuyers <br />Strategies: - Provide down-payment and closing cost assistance to qualified homebuyers <br /> - Provide homebuyer education and counseling with an emphasis on credit <br /> - Provide acquisition, infrastructure, predevelopment and/or construction funding to <br /> eligible non-profits and for-profits to develop affordable housing opportunities <br />Page 13 of 19 <br />