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2 <br /> to be provided through acquisition, construction, urgent repair, assisted housing, and <br /> rehabilitation of the existing housing stock over the next five (5) years. <br /> At least 500 of those units are recommended to be new assisted rental units that do not exist <br /> today. They would be created through the planned November 2016 $5 million bond referendum <br /> for affordable housing. Of those 500 new units, twenty-five to thirty percent (25%-30%) will be <br /> targeted to serve extremely and very low income households, at or below 30% — 50% of median <br /> income. Another twenty-five to thirty percent (25%-30%) of the new units would be targeted to <br /> serve special needs populations including the homeless, persons with physical and/or mental <br /> disabilities and older adults. The remaining 500 units would be units provided for individuals <br /> and households that are at or below 50-80% of median income for the County and would <br /> include rental and homeownership units. <br /> The AHSP has identified ten goals with strategies provided for each goal and action and <br /> recommendations to implement them. The thirty three: Actions (A)/Recommendations(R) are <br /> listed with each goal and set of strategies. Those numbered with (AR) are <br /> Actions/Recommendations staff is requesting to pursue immediately and or require funding <br /> decisions. With the Board's approval of the AHSP, staff will bring back to the Board detailed <br /> work plans and metrics in collaboration with community and municipal partners and County <br /> agencies. <br /> The ASHP builds on the analyses, data, community-wide input, findings and strategies in the <br /> Orange County Consolidated Plan and the Analysis of Impediments to fair housing choice <br /> prepared for the Orange County HOME Consortium that is comprised of Orange County and the <br /> Town of Carrboro, Town of Chapel Hill and Town of Hillsborough. The AHSP identifies the <br /> critical need for affordable housing for individuals and households of extremely and very low <br /> income and for population groups with special needs including the homeless, persons with <br /> physical and or mental disabilities and the elderly. <br /> The AHSP reviewed existing affordable housing programs and tools of the County and covers <br /> an assessment of the county's housing stock. This included examining mobile home parks of <br /> the County, a source of affordable housing; publicly owned land and other development <br /> opportunities; and challenges for preserving and increasing the supply of affordable housing <br /> given the County's existing and planned infrastructure and access to transportation, <br /> employment, services and other community assets. <br /> Community meetings and outreach have been planned with nonprofit providers and various <br /> community organizations. This provides an additional opportunity for the public, various <br /> agencies and other interested parties to have further input into the AHSP and comment on the <br /> goals, strategies and actions and recommendations. Community meetings among other <br /> opportunities planned to receive public comment include the following: <br /> • Community Meeting - March 29, 2016, 6:00 PM, Whitted Building <br /> • Board of Commissioners Meeting — April 5, 7:00 PM, Whitted Building <br /> • Partnership to End Homelessness — April 6, 5:30 PM, Southern Human Services Center <br /> (SHSC) <br /> • Orange County Affordable Housing Coalition — April 8, 9:30 AM, 88 Vilcom Center Dr., <br /> #L110, Chapel Hill <br /> • Human Relations Commission —April 11, 6:00 PM, SHSC <br /> • Affordable Housing Advisory Board —April 12, 6:00 PM, SHSC <br />