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Construction <br />0 <br />Attachment 3 <br />Summary of Goals, Priorities and Output Indicators from Housing and Community <br />Development Plan for 2005-2010 for Orange County, Carrboro, Chapel Hill and <br />Hillsborough <br />G nal 1 - Decent and Affordahle Housinu for Lower-Income Households <br />Priorit ,1.1 'Low income (<' 80%.AMI) hotrteuwntr, ti that live in substandard housing <br />Strategies: - Continue to fund urgent repairs for qualified units <br /> - Continue to fund substantial rehabilitation for qualified units <br /> - Continue to incorporate handicap, weatherization and lead-based paint improvements into <br /> all substantial rehabilitations <br />Output Indicators: - 25 substantially rehabilitated units (Orange County/Chapel Hill) <br />- 50 units with urgent repairs (Orange County) <br />Priority L2 - Low income renters <40% Alff) that live in substandard housing <br />Strategies: - Continue to fund the rehabilitation of existing rental housing units <br /> - Monitor and enforce rent and property standards for completed projects <br /> - Leverage existing Town and County resources by utilizing the federal low income tax <br /> credit, HUD Section 202 and 811, and other programs to construct new rental housing <br /> - Provide educational opportunities related to fair housing, tenant rights, etc. <br /> - Continue to dialogue with the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill on issues that <br /> affect affordable rental opportunities in the area <br />Output Indicators: - 50 additional affordable rental units (Orange County/Chapel Hill) <br /> - 20 low income renters receive HOME funded rental assistance for up to 2 years each <br /> (Orange County) <br /> - 100 units of renovated public housing (Chapel Hill) <br /> 150 units of refurbished public housing (Chapel Hill <br />Priority 1.3 Low income (<80%AA#) homeowners that do not have indoor p hanbing or adequate co?nr? clions to <br />existing public water and sewers stems <br />Strategies: - Continue to fund the connection of lower income homeowners to existing water and sewer <br />facilities. <br />- Continue to fund the construction of complete indoor plumbing facilities <br />Output Indicators: - 100% of all County residents have adequate indoor plumbing (Orange County/Chapel <br />Hill) <br />Priority 1.4 -Lotiv incruu? renters <80% A?117) thur ur?7ote?ttial horrt,,b?r ers ?_ <br />Strategies: - Provide down-payment and closing cost assistance to qualified homebuyers <br />- Provide homebuyer education and counseling with an emphasis on credit <br />Provide acquisition, infrastructure, predevelopment and/or construction funding to eligible <br />non-profits and for-profits to develop affordable housing opportunities <br />- Establish homeownership program to assist existing Section 8 recipients <br />Output Indicators: - 75 additional lower income homebu ers (Orange Coun /Chapel Hill) <br />Priorit 1.5 Flitninate barriers to qdbrdable housing <br />Strategies: - Challenge and encourage non-profit and for-profit affordable housing providers to share <br /> resources and collaborate <br /> - Seek legislation that would require all local governments to require new residential and <br /> commercial developers in the Coun and Towns seeking zoning approval and/or permits <br />12