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2 <br />2012-2013 HOME Proaram Activities <br />The current Orange County HOME Consortium Agreement establishes a HOME Program <br />Review Committee to provide general oversight of the program. Participants in the HOME <br />Consortium are Orange County and the Towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Hillsborough. The <br />Committee is authorized to provide policy oversight for planning, operations, and evaluation of <br />OHC and the HOME Prog~am. The Manager or his/her designee from each participating unit of <br />local government and one (1) elected official from each jurisdiction shall be a member. For <br />Orange County, Commissioner Valerie Foushee serves on this Committee. <br />Every year, the HOME Program Review Committee prepares a proposed HOME program <br />design each year and consortium program application to HUD, in compliance with the Act, the <br />Regulations, and the Federal Program Requirements, including reallocation of any funds from <br />previous years not expended or any repayments or other program income consistent with this <br />Section. The proposed HOME program design defines a strategy in sufficient detail to <br />accommodate the collective and individual needs and priorities of the County and Towns. Each <br />year's proposed HOME program design and the consortium program application should be <br />consistent with the Consolidated Plan and is subject to the approval of each consortium <br />member's elected board. <br />This year, as required by the Consortium Agreement, the HOME Program Review Committee <br />reviewed applications for HOME Program funding and developed the proposed HOME Program <br />Design for the 2012-2013 Program Year. A total of seven (7) applications were received from <br />local non-profit organizations requesting approximately $535,000. There are approximately <br />$504,032 in HOME funds, HOME program income and HOME Program match funds available <br />for Fiscal Year 2012 - 2013. The recommended program design is detailed in the attached <br />resolution. <br />In accordance with the Orange County HOME Consortium Agreement approved in May 2011, <br />the HOME Program Design for each year must be approved by all jurisdictions prior to <br />submission to HUD. The Program Design is scheduled for approval by Chapel Hill on May 2, by <br />Carrboro on May 4, and has already been approved by Hillsborough. The Board of County <br />Commissioners (BOCC) is therefore asked to consider approval of the attached HOME <br />Program Resolution. <br />HOME Program Implementation <br />After approval of the 2012-2013 HOME Program design by all consortium participants, <br />authorization is also requested to allow the Orange County Manager to execute agreements <br />with partnering non-profit organizations as necessary to implement the approved HOME <br />Program design. All agreements will be reviewed by and approved by the County Attorney's <br />office. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The Orange County HOME Consortium is scheduled to receive <br />approximately $383,485 in FY 2012 HOME Program funding - a reduction of approximately <br />40% from FY 2011 funding level. The required total local government match is $86,284. <br />Orange County's share of the match is $33,651 which will be allocated from County's general <br />fund. There is also $34,262 in HOME program income so there is a total of $504,032 available <br />for programming next fiscal year. <br />