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. , 1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No. VIE-13 ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 26, 1996 SUBJECT: CONTRACT WITH U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT: Human Rights and Relations PUBLIC HEARING: _Yes XX No BUDGET AMENDMENT NEEDED —Yes XX No --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: • Correspondence from HUD Lucy Lewis, ext. 2251 • Interim Agreement TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough - 732 -8181 Chapel Hill - 967-9251 Durham - 688-7331 Mebane- 227-2031 PURPOSE: To approve an Interim Agreement between Orange County and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. BACKGROUND: On June 10, 1996, the Human Relations Commission (HRC) received notification that the request for an Interim Agreement(Agreement for Interim Referrals or Other Utilization of Services)has been approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and a copy of the proposed Agreement. This Agreement, which will be in effect for at least two years, provides a mutually agreed-upon process for handling housing discrimination complaints that are currently within the jurisdiction of both Orange County and HUD. Under this Agreement, Orange County will receive approximately$100,000 for the first year of the Agreement for capacity-building purposes, including complaint processing, education and outreach, training and data collection. The amount of additional capacity-building funds for the next year depends on the federal budget. Once Orange County receives substantial equivalency certification, the County will receive partial reimbursement for each closed housing discrimination case, as long as the County continues to meet substantial equivalency performance standards. That amount is currently $1,700 per closed case. RECOMMENDATION: The Manager recommends that the Board approve the Interim Agreement and authorize the Chair to sign the Agreement.