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DocuSign Envelope ID:7F37477C-8804-49AB-9710-C7AEB88A1860 <br /> 2URBAN PROPOSAL FOR PREPARATION OF A FIVE <br /> DESIGN YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND ANNUAL <br /> IVENTURES ACTION PLAN FOR ORANGE COUNTY, NC <br /> I. INTRODUCTION— <br /> A. Company Information and Contact Person: <br /> Urban Design Ventures,LLC <br /> Walter J Haglund A A,President/Principal of Firm <br /> 212 East Seventh Avenue,Homestead,PA 15120 <br /> Phone:(412)461-6916 Fax:(412)461-6920 <br /> Email:waft urbandesignventures,com <br /> Website warw.urbandesianventures,com <br /> B. Brief History of Firm: <br /> Urban Design Ventures, LLC was established as a planning consulting <br /> firm in 2002 After 35 years in the field,Walter J Haglund,A I A founded <br /> the firm along with Karl M Haglund UDV has begun its thirteenth year of <br /> operation and has seen steady growth from being a single individual to <br /> now having six(6)full time employees and two(2)part time employees. <br /> in addition, UDV is now serving clients in fen (10) states: Pennsylvania, <br /> West Virginia,Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,Georgia,Mississippi, Carolina, <br /> Wisconsin and Maryland UDV's growth has come from word of mouth <br /> from its current clients In FY 2014; UDV provided technical assistance <br /> and support services to clients by obtaining and administering <br /> approximately$54 million in Federal and State funds. <br /> Urban Design Ventures, LLC provides planning consulting services for <br /> community and economic development projects, housing projects, <br /> redevelopment projects, rehabilitation programs, urban studies, and <br /> architectural services The philosophy at Urban Design Ventures is to <br /> provide planning, consulting, and urban design services to clients on a <br /> personal basis,with great emphasis on client satisfaction <br /> Since 2002, UDV's staff has assisted large Federal entitlement <br /> communities to small State entitlement communities to manage over$350 <br /> million in Federal funds This includes: Community Development Block <br /> Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership (HOMv1E); Emergency <br /> Shelter Grant (ESG); Emergency Solutions Grants (HESG); Housing <br /> Opportunities for Persons with HIV/'AIDS (HOPWA): Community <br /> Development Block Grant - Recovery (CDBG-R), Community <br /> Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBC-DR); <br /> Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP): Homelessness Prevention <br /> and Rapid Re Hosing Program (HPRP): Economic Development <br /> Initiative (EDI); Brownfield Economic Development Initiative (BED); and <br /> US Department of Agriculture=Rural Development Community Facilities <br />