NA RES-2001-047 Resolution Authorizing the 2001-2001 Home Program - Consolidated Housing Plan Annual Update

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4 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE ORANGE COUNTY 2000 -2001 HOME PROGRAM DESIGN BE IT RESOLVED, by the Orange County Board of Commissioners, that the Commissioners as a member of the Orange County HOME Consortium approve the following amendment to the activities of the 2000 -2001 HOME Program. New Construction Funds would be allocated to Orange Community Housing Corporation, an approved Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) to assist in the construction of thirty-two (32) townhouses in the Meadowmont development. $80,000 Funds would be allocated to Habitat for Humanity of Orange County, Inc. to provide second mortgage assistance to five (5) first -time homebuyers. $62,500 Housing Rehabilitation Funds would be allocated for the Urgent Repair Program administered by the Orange Community Housing Corporation. Eligible properties must have repair needs that pose a threat to the life, safety, or health of the occupants, or need accessibility, modifications for an elderly or disabled occupant earning less than 50% of median income. Original Amt. $30,000 New Amt. 0 Funds would be allocated to the Seeds of Sheba for renovation/repair of transitional housing units in Chapel Hill. Original Amt. $100,250 New Amt. 0 Property Acquisition Funds would be used to assist the Orange- Person - Chatham Mental Health Agency acquire, and if necessary, rehabilitate houses in Orange County for rental occupancy by County residents with disabilities. $120,000 Funds would be allocated to the Community Revitalization Loan Program to support the purchase, rehabilitation, and resale of housing to eligible first -time homebuyers. $100,000 Funds would be allocated to the Town of Chapel Hill to assist the Town Department of Housing purchase one dwelling unit to provide transitional housing for a public housing family transitioning to permanent housing. New Amt. $100,000 Homebuyer Assistance Funds would be allocated to EmPOWERment, Inc. to provide deferred second mortgages to first -time homebuyers with incomes below 80% of median income. New Amt. $ 30,250 Program Administration $ 43,800 TOTAL PROGRAM FUNDS $ 536,550 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Manager is hereby designated as the authorized representative of the County to act in connection with the submission of this plan and to provide such additional information as may be required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.. This the 1 st day of May 2001.