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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: November 5, 2007 Action Agenda Item No. ~-°~ SUBJECT: CDBG Scattered Site Housing Rehabilitation Program DEPARTMENT: Housing/Comm. Development PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) Yes ATTACHMENT(S): Program Summary Certificate of Gompletion INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara L. Fikes, 245-2490 PURPOSE: To conduct a public hearing to receive citizen comments prior to official close-out of the County's FY 2004 Community Development (CDBG) Scattered Site Housing Rehabilitation Program and authorize execution of the Certificate of Completion by the Chair of the Board of County Commissioners. BACKGROUND: In May 2004, Orange County was awarded a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) in the amount of $400,000 for a Scattered Site Housing Rehabilitation Program. These funds were used to repair ten (10) substandard dwellings occupied by low-income families in the Towns of Carrboro and Hillsborough and unincorporated Orange County. All planned CDBG activities have been completed and all grant funds have been expended. A summary of the program beneficiaries is attached to this abstract. In order to complete the grant close-out process, the N.C. Department of Commerce requires that a public hearing be held prior to the official closeout of the Scattered Site Housing Rehabilitation Program to assess the performance of the County in administering the grant program. In addition, the County is required to execute a Certificate of Completion form that is included with this abstract. All comments received during the hearing should be reviewed to determine the level of consistency with program goals. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board receive comments as information and authorize execution of the Certificate of Completion by the Chair of the Board of County Commissioners.