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Note that a high population of a specific minority group does not necessarily indicate a high minority tract population overall. For example, all those tracts with high Black /African American populations are also high minority tracts but, of those tracts where Asians concentrate in unusually high percentages, none are high in overall minority populations. Based on this Racial Composition by Census Tract data, the Census tracts with the highest minority concentrations are Tracts 107.01, 107.02, 107.03, 108.01, 111.01, and 113. In most cases, these high minority tracts have unusually high concentrations of only one specific minority group. While tracts 107.02 and 107.03 have very high Hispanic concentrations, the concentration of other minority groups in those tracts are generally no more than average. Similarly, tracts 107.01, 108.01, 111.01, and 113 contain very high Black concentrations but other minority groups concentrate in those tracts generally no more than average (except in Tract 108.01, which has both a high Black and a high American Indian population). This indicates a tendency of minority groups to concentrate in certain areas of the County, but not in areas where members of any other racial or ethnic group are also concentrated. 2. Describe the basis for allocating investments geographically within the jurisdiction (or within the EMSA for HOPWA) (91.215(a) (1)) during the next year and the rationale for assigning the priorities. Orange County HOME Consortium Response: As a growing community, Orange County and the Towns of Chapel Hill, Hillsborough and Carrboro must successfully balance a diverse array of housing and community development issues. Given the range of competing needs, the community must invest its scarce public resources wisely. Therefore, as a general principle, the County will attempt to expend public funds in a way that leverages the commitment of private sector support whenever possible. Through the public participation and consultation process, the County has identified the community's overall goals and priorities as follows: • Provide decent and affordable housing for low to moderate income households, including providing affordable rental for <30% AMI residents Provide housing and services for homeless populations with special needs Increase the capacity and scope of Public Services 3. Describe actions that will take place during the next year to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs. Orange County HOME Consortium Response: The following are obstacles to meeting underserved needs in Orange County along with the Consortium's actions that are intended to minimize the impact of these obstacles: The current economic and housing crisis has decreased tax revenues for the County and Towns. Recognizing the heightened scarcity of available public funds, the Consortium will seek opportunities for leveraging private funds and will fund those projects of greatest strategic importance to the Consortium. Y 2013 ®2014 Action Plan 22