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2 <br /> population groups in addition to outlining the strategies and plans for addressing those needs. <br /> The Consolidated Plan is required for all communities receiving HOME funds (Orange County <br /> HOME Consortium). <br /> Each year, local communities are required to submit to the State HUD Office by May 15th an <br /> Annual Action Plan that updates and carries out activities and priorities of the Consolidated <br /> Plan. This Update includes the 2016 - 2017 HOME Program Action Plan for the Orange County <br /> HOME Consortium. A public hearing was held by the BOCC on December 15, 2015 to receive <br /> comments regarding community needs and the Updates prior to the development and <br /> subsequent submission of the Annual Action Plan to HUD. Public comments received at the <br /> hearing are summarized in the Annual Action Plan. <br /> A public comment period as required by HUD was established for April 1 — May 2, 2016 by <br /> notice in the Chapel Hill Herald and Herald Sun. The Orange County Housing, Human Rights <br /> and Community Department accepted comments through May 2, 2016 and will communicate <br /> any comments received to HUD as well as to the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> (BOCC). Copies of the draft Annual Action Plan were made available at the Orange County <br /> Housing, Human Rights and Community Development Main Office. <br /> 2016-2017 HOME Program Activities <br /> The current Orange County HOME Consortium Agreement establishes a HOME Program <br /> Review Committee to provide general oversight of the program. Participants in the HOME <br /> Consortium are Orange County and the Towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Hillsborough. The <br /> Committee is authorized to provide policy oversight for planning, operations and evaluation of <br /> the HOME Program. The Manager or his/her designee from each participating unit of local <br /> government and one (1) elected official from each jurisdiction shall be a member. For Orange <br /> County, Commissioner Mark Dorosin serves on this Committee. Orange County serves as the <br /> lead entity for the Consortium. <br /> The HOME Program Review Committee prepares a proposed HOME program design each year <br /> and a consortium program application to HUD, in compliance with the Act, the Regulations, and <br /> the Federal Program Requirements, including reallocation of any funds from previous years not <br /> expended or any repayments or other program income consistent with this Section. The <br /> proposed HOME program design defines a strategy in sufficient detail to accommodate the <br /> collective and individual needs and priorities of the County and Towns. Each year's proposed <br /> HOME program design and the consortium program application should be consistent with the <br /> Consolidated Plan and is subject to the approval of each consortium member's elected board. <br /> This year, as required by the Consortium Agreement, the HOME Program Review Committee <br /> reviewed applications for HOME Program funding and developed the proposed HOME Program <br /> Design for the 2016-2017 Program Year. The Orange County HOME Consortium is scheduled <br /> to receive $308,538 in FY 2016 HOME Program funding. The FY 2015 HOME Program funding <br /> was $311,832. While HOME funding is a vital resource in carrying out affordable housing <br /> activities, it continues to decline. <br /> Other additional available funding includes $38,069 in HOME program income; $69,421 in <br /> HOME Program match funds; and the reallocation of $64,481 available for Fiscal Year 2016- <br /> 2017. All available HOME funding totals $480,509. <br /> Two (2) applications were received from local non-profit organizations totaling $335,000: <br />