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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: January 24, 2012 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~_ <br />SUBJECT: Citizen Participation Plan for Housing/Community Development Programs <br />DEPARTMENT: Housing, Human Rights and PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />Community Development <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Citizen Participation Plan Tara L. Fikes, (919) 245-2490 <br />PURPOSE: To approve the Citizen Participation Plan for use in the implementation of <br />federal and state housing programs. <br />BACKGROUND: Citizen participation is an essential component in the planning, <br />development and implementation of all federal and state funded housing programs. The Plan <br />sets forth a process to allow citizen input at all stages of housing program implementation as <br />well as during the evaluation and monitoring phases. <br />The most recent Citizen Participation Plan was approved on December 7, 2009. During a <br />recent visit from the County's state Community Development Representative, it was noted that <br />the County's Citizen Participation Plan did not include the provisions of the Administrative Code <br />specific to this Plan. Therefore, staff has revised the Plan to comply with this section of the <br />Code and those revisions are noted in bold. This revised Plan must be formally adopted by the <br />Board of Commissioners. <br />Adoption of this policy is a requirement for continued participation in NC Small Cities <br />Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program and the federal HOME Investment <br />Partnership Program. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with consideration of this Plan <br />adoption. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the Citizen <br />Participation Plan for use in the implementation of federal and state housing programs. <br />