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on February 9, 2015, regarding housing and community development needs and by the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) on March 3, 2015 to receive public comments regarding housing and community development community needs. Public comments received at the hearings are summarized in the FY 2015 -2020 Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan. A thirty (30) day public comment period as required by HUD was established for March 28, 2015 -April 27, 2015 by notice in The Herald -Sun and The Chapel Hill Herald. FY 2015 -2016 HOME Program Activities The current Orange County HOME Consortium Agreement establishes a HOME Program Review Committee to provide general oversight of the program. The Committee is authorized to provide policy oversight for planning, operations, and evaluation of the HOME Program. The Manager or his /her designee from each participating unit of local government and one (1) elected official from each jurisdiction shall be a member. For Orange County, Commissioner Mark Dorosin serves on this Committee. The HOME Program Review Committee prepares a proposed HOME program design each year and Consortium program application to HUD, in compliance with federal program regulations and requirements. This includes reallocation of any funds from previous years not expended or any repayments or other program income. The proposed HOME program design defines a strategy in sufficient detail to accommodate the collective and individual needs and priorities of the County and Towns. Each year proposed HOME program design and the Consortium program application should be consistent with the Consolidated Plan. For the FY 2015 -2016 program year, the HOME Program Review Committee reviewed HOME applications and developed the following HOME program design. A total of seven (7) applications were received from local non - profit organizations requesting $764,683. There is $412,638 in HOME funds including program income and match funds available for FY 2015- 2016. The recommended program design is detailed in the attached Resolution. In accordance with the Orange County HOME Consortium Agreement approved in May 2011, the HOME program design for each year must be approved by all jurisdictions prior to submission to HUD. The BOCC is therefore requested to consider approval of the attached HOME Program Resolution. HOME Program Implementation After approval of the FY 2015 -2016 HOME Program design by all consortium participants, authorization is also requested to allow the Orange County Manager to execute agreements with partnering non - profit organizations as necessary to implement the approved HOME Program design. All agreements will receive the review and approval the County Attorney's office. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The Orange County HOME Consortium is scheduled to receive $311,832 in FY 2015 HOME Program funding. The required total local government match is $70,162. There is also $30,644 in HOME program income so there is a total of $412,638 available for programming for the 2015 -16 fiscal year.