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001 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: August 21, 2012 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-a <br /> SUBJECT: CDBG Program — Infrastructure Hook-up Program <br /> DEPARTMENT: Housing, Human Rights, and PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes <br /> Community Development <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Application Summary Tara L. Fikes, 245-2490 <br /> Certificate of Completion <br /> PURPOSE: To conduct a public hearing to receive public comments prior to official close-out <br /> of the County's FY 2010 Community Development (CDBG) Infrastructure Hook-up Program and <br /> authorize execution of the Certificate of Completion by the Chair of the Board of County <br /> Commissioners. <br /> BACKGROUND: Orange County was awarded a $75,000 Community Development Block <br /> (CDBG) Grant from the N.C. Department of Commerce for an Infrastructure Hook-up Program. <br /> Funds from this grant were intended to be used to provide water and/or sewer connections for <br /> nine (9) homes in the Rogers Road community. <br /> All CDBG activities have now been completed with connections completed at seven homes. <br /> (One home was already connected to water and the other home was damaged in a storm.) A <br /> summary of the program beneficiaries is attached. <br /> In order to complete the grant close-out process, the N.C. Department of Commerce requires <br /> that a public hearing be held prior to the official closeout of the Infrastructure Hookup Program <br /> to assess the performance of the County in administering the grant program. In addition, the <br /> County is required to execute a Certificate of Completion form that is included with this abstract. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: This grant provided $75,000 in this community for the nine (9) <br /> connections. However, only seven (7) connections were completed at a cost of $61,218.53, <br /> thus the remaining $13,781.47 will be retained by the State Community Development Program. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board receive comments as <br /> information and authorize execution of the Certificate of Completion by the Chair of the Board of <br /> County Commissioners. <br />