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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: April 15, 2014 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-h <br /> SUBJECT: CDBG Program — Language Access Plan <br /> DEPARTMENT: Housing/Human Rights and PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> Community Development <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Language Access Plan James Davis Jr., 245-2490 <br /> PURPOSE: To consider approval of a Language Access Plan for the County Community <br /> Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. <br /> BACKGROUND: In August 2010, the N.C. Department of Commerce — Division of Community <br /> Assistance notified all local governments receiving Community Development Block Grant <br /> (CDBG) Program funds of the requirement to submit a Language Access Plan (LAP) by <br /> September 30, 2010. <br /> This Plan details the County's policy to ensure compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of <br /> 1964, and other applicable federal and state laws and the implementing regulations with respect <br /> to persons with Limited English Proficiency (LEP). The primary purpose of this policy is to <br /> ensure LEP individuals have equal access to benefits and services. <br /> Training was provided in August and the attached Language Access Plan was developed for <br /> Orange County. This Plan was originally approved by the Board of Commissioners on <br /> September 2, 2010 and must be approved again for the current CDBG Infrastructure Program <br /> application. The language of the report is unchanged from the plan approved in 2010. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: All costs associated with implementation are eligible grant expenses <br /> under the Community Development Block Grant Program. <br /> RECOMMENDATON(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve a Language <br /> Access Plan for the County Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program and <br /> authorize the Chair to sign the Plan document. <br />