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Administration <br />1. To manage the public housing apartments in accordance with the HUD <br />guidelines and policies of the Town of Chapel Hill. <br />2. To provide staff support to the Public Housing Advisory Board. <br />3. To administer the Housing Capital Fund. <br />Resident Services <br />1. To recertify eligibility for public housing tenancy every 12 months. <br />2. To continue to provide financial and homeownership training opportunities far <br />participants in the Transitional Housing Program. <br />Maintenance <br />~. To maintain the public housing apartments in a decent, safe, and sanitary <br />condition. <br />2. To continue to refurbish public housing apartments. <br />3. To complete preventative maintenance, safely jnspections, ar~d repairs in all <br />336 housing units. <br />2. If the public housing agency is designated as ''troubled" by HUD or otherwise is <br />performing poorly, the jurisdiction shall descfibe the'r~anner in which it will <br />provide financial or other assistance in improving its operations to remove such <br />designation during the next year.. <br />orange County HOME Consortium, response:, <br />This is not applicable as there are riot troubled agencies `within Orange County or <br />any of its municipalities. <br />Barriers to Affordable Fiusing <br />1. Describe the actions that ~l(. take ~plac~ during the next year to remove barriers <br />to affordable housing... <br />orange County HOME Consp~tum Response: <br />To address the Impa~~ Fee, th`e range County Board of Commissioners adopted an <br />impa~t~ ;fee reimbursement policy, which provides funds to nonprofit housing <br />developes_ constructing rental and owner~occupied housing. This enables non-profits <br />to pay these fees without passing the costs or1 to the prospective renters or <br />homebuyers.. lith this reimbursement, the Board works to alleviate barriers to <br />affordable housing. ~~::. <br />Strategies have been designed to help eliminate or reduce the impact of the <br />identified barriers. The following recommendations included in the AI promote fair <br />housing for the Orange County Consortium <br />Increase the educational opportunities and provide training relating to Fair <br />Housing through workshops, forums and presentations <br />• Target specific protected groups for fair housing information <br />• Continue to consult with local lending institutions <br />• Provide training to housing providers and consumers about their obligations and <br />rights. <br />FY Z0~1~~D12 Action Plan 36 <br />