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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: February 1, 2011 Action Agenda Item No. ~_ SUBJECT: Community Development Block Grant Award -Infrastructure Hook-up Program DEPARTMENT: Housing, Human Rights, and PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No Community Development ATTACHMENT(S): Funding Approval Form Grant Agreement Resolution INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara L. Fikes, 245-2490 PURPOSE: To approve the execution of the Funding Approval Form and Grant Agreement; and approve a Resolution for the FY 2010 Community Development Block Grant Award. BACKGROUND: Orange County has been officially awarded a $75,000 Community Development Block (CDBG) Grant from the N.C. Department of Commerce for an Infrastructure Hook-up Program. Funds from this grant will be used to provide water and/or sewer connections for nine (9) homes in the Rogers Road community. 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 2010 CDBG Award in accordance with the Grant Agreement and Funding Approval for this grant award. FINANCIAL IMPACT: This grant provides $75,000 in this community for the connection of nine (9) low and moderate income households to existing water and sewer lines. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve execution of the Funding Approval Form and Grant Agreement and approval of the Resolution giving signatory authority to the Chair of the Board of County Commissioners.