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14 <br /> Excerpt from April 5'2016 BOCC meeting <br /> • AR 19: Expand the Urgent Repair Program to serve 25 additional older residents or <br /> people with disabilities <br /> o Add $150,000 to $200,000 to current budget <br /> o Eliminate the current waiting list <br /> Goal 5: Preserve current supply of rental housing and prevent future loss <br /> • AR 21: Increase funding available for housing rehabilitation projects <br /> o Leverage maximum funding through the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency <br /> o Add $200,000 to $250,000 in County funding for older housing rehabilitation — an <br /> additional seven homes annually. <br /> Goal 6: Improve knowledge of fair housing laws and regulations <br /> • A 23: Strengthen education and outreach programs <br /> o Fair Housing Act <br /> o Orange County Human Relations Ordinance <br /> Goal 7: Access to job opportunities and skill development <br /> • AR 24: Study, plan and develop bus routes or other public transportation alternatives <br /> o Access to business nodes for employment <br /> o Access to job training and other supportive services and community amenities <br /> Goal 8: Provide staffing to deliver high quality housing services <br /> • AR 25: Provide leadership and support to community partners to implement the <br /> strategic plan <br /> o Continue broad community/stakeholder involvement <br /> • AR 25: Continue to strengthen internal management of affordable housing programs <br /> and services <br /> o Including cooperation and support of other agencies <br /> • Track and report on implementation of the strategic plan to the Board of County <br /> Commissioners and community partners <br /> Goal 9: Identify resources to help meet the needs identified in the plan <br /> • AR28: Identify a dedicated source of funding and a plan of implementation <br /> • AR29: Maintain a set aside of funding for land banking and property acquisition <br /> • AR30: Partner with community and municipal partners on projects, grant applications <br /> • AR31: Support opportunities to partner with community and municipal partners on <br /> implementing strategies <br /> Goal 10: Encourage and support intergovernmental cooperation <br /> • AR32: Continue joint planning efforts related to outside funding opportunities <br /> • AR33: Collaborate and exchange information with municipalities on affordable housing <br /> issues <br /> o Funding <br /> o Planning <br /> o Training <br /> o Problem solving <br /> o Civic engagement <br /> o Building community partnerships <br />