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Community Development department will continue to accept public comments through May 14, <br />2014 and will communicate any comments received to HUD and share with the Board. Copies <br />of the draft Annual Action Plan were made available at the Orange County Housing, Human <br />Rights and Community Development Main Office. <br />2014 -2015 HOME Program Activities <br />The current Orange County HOME Consortium Agreement establishes a HOME Program <br />Review Committee to provide general oversight of the program. Participants in the HOME <br />Consortium are Orange County and the Towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Hillsborough. The <br />Committee is authorized to provide policy oversight for planning, operations, and evaluation of <br />OHC and the HOME Program. The Manager or his /her designee from each participating unit of <br />local government and one (1) elected official from each jurisdiction shall be a member. For <br />Orange County, Commissioner Earl McKee serves on this Committee. <br />Every year, the HOME Program Review Committee prepares a proposed HOME program <br />design each year and consortium program application to HUD, in compliance with the Act, the <br />Regulations, and the Federal Program Requirements, including reallocation of any funds from <br />previous years not expended or any repayments or other program income consistent with this <br />Section. The proposed HOME program design defines a strategy in sufficient detail to <br />accommodate the collective and individual needs and priorities of the County and Towns. Each <br />year's proposed HOME program design and the consortium program application should be <br />consistent with the Consolidated Plan and is subject to the approval of each consortium <br />member's elected board. <br />This year, as required by the Consortium Agreement, the HOME Program Review Committee <br />reviewed applications for HOME Program funding and developed the proposed HOME Program <br />Design for the 2014 -2015 Program Year. A total of six (6) applications were received from local <br />non - profit organizations requesting approximately $623,374. There is approximately $450,317 <br />in HOME funds, HOME program income and HOME Program match funds available for Fiscal <br />Year 2014 -2015. The recommended program design is detailed in the attached resolution. <br />In accordance with the Orange County HOME Consortium Agreement approved in May 2011, <br />the HOME Program Design for each year must be approved by all jurisdictions prior to <br />submission to HUD. The Program Design is scheduled for approval by Carrboro on May 7t", by <br />Hillsborough on May 13th and has already been approved by the Town of Chapel Hill. The <br />Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) is therefore asked to consider approval of the <br />attached HOME Program Resolution. <br />HOME Program Implementation <br />After approval of the 2014 -2015 HOME Program design by all consortium participants, <br />authorization is also requested to allow the Orange County Manager to execute agreements <br />with partnering non - profit organizations as necessary to implement the approved HOME <br />Program design. All agreements will receive the review and approval the County Attorney's <br />office. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The Orange County HOME Consortium is scheduled to receive <br />approximately $351,540 in FY 2014 HOME Program funding — an increase of approximately <br />five percent (5 %) from FY 2013 funding level. The required total local government match is <br />$79,097. Orange County's share of the match is $30,848 which will be allocated from County's <br />