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13 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 1,000 Units in Five Years <br /> 3 • Create 1,000 Affordable Housing Units in Five Years: <br /> 4 o 250 units —targeted for very low income individuals and household <br /> 5 o 250 units —targeted for special needs populations <br /> 6 o 500 units —targeted for 50% to 80% median income <br /> 7 o Countywide shared goal <br /> 8 o Acquisition, construction, urgent repair, assisted housing, and rehabilitation <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Goal 1: Continuum of Affordable Housinq —Action Recommendations <br /> 11 • AR1: Publicly Owned Small Parcel Development <br /> 12 • AR2: Development and Maintenance of Inventory <br /> 13 • AR3: Housing Authority as Property Manager <br /> 14 • AR4: Design Competition for larger scale development <br /> 15 • AR8: Preserve inventory of mobile homes <br /> 16 • AR11: Community plan for housing emergencies; coordinated intake for homeless <br /> 17 seeking services <br /> 18 <br /> 19 Goal 2: Increase Housinq and Employment, Reduce Poverty <br /> 20 • AR12: Strengthen interagency collaboration and draw on existing expertise and <br /> 21 capacity to implement the Strategic Plan <br /> 22 o Family Success Alliance <br /> 23 o Master Aging Plan <br /> 24 o Partnership to End Homelessness <br /> 25 o Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> 26 o Housing Authority <br /> 27 o Municipal Partners <br /> 28 <br /> 29 Goal 3: Provide housinq and services to populations with special needs <br /> 30 • AR16: Address unmet community housing needs in collaboration with partners <br /> 31 o Emergency shelter for individuals and families <br /> 32 o Domestic violence shelter <br /> 33 o More permanent supportive housing for people with disabilities and young people <br /> 34 experiencing homelessness <br /> 35 <br /> 36 Goal 4: Provide adequate supply of housinq options for older residents <br /> 37 • AR 19: Expand the Urgent Repair Program to serve 25 additional older residents or <br /> 38 people with disabilities <br /> 39 o Add $150,000 to $200,000 to current budget <br /> 40 o Eliminate the current waiting list <br /> 41 <br /> 42 Goal 5: Preserve current supply of rental housinq and prevent future loss <br /> 43 • AR 21: Increase funding available for housing rehabilitation projects <br /> 44 o Leverage maximum funding through the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency <br /> 45 o Add $200,000 to $250,000 in County funding for older housing rehabilitation — an <br /> 46 additional seven homes annually. <br /> 47 <br /> 48 Goal 6: Improve knowledqe of fair housinq laws and requlations <br /> 49 • A 23: Strengthen education and outreach programs <br />