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13 <br /> 1 Commissioner Burroughs said this was quite an undertaking, and she attended some <br /> 2 MAP meetings. She said one thing she has come to understand about housing for seniors is <br /> 3 the need for long term care facilities, and she is pleased to see this included in this plan as a <br /> 4 goal. <br /> 5 Commissioner Rich thanked them too. She said she is glad they are working with other <br /> 6 housing groups in the towns and County. She said senior housing does not have to be monster <br /> 7 houses, but can be smaller and more affordable. Commissioner Rich asked if this is a living <br /> 8 document. <br /> 9 Janice Tyler said this is the initial target, and changes can be made if necessary. <br /> 10 Chair Dorosin said a lot senior housing has been federally funded, and many of these <br /> 11 programs are now going away. <br /> 12 Janice Tyler said she has heard that funding for HUD202 is going to increase, and is <br /> 13 watching this closely. <br /> 14 Chair Dorosin said if a future bond is dedicated to housing, it may be worth channeling <br /> 15 funds through a County model of one of the federal housing programs like vouchers, tax credit <br /> 16 project, etc. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 e. Resolution Supporting Triangle J Council of Governments Effort to Form an <br /> 19 Economic Development District through the United States Economic <br /> 20 Development Administration <br /> 21 The Board considered adopting a Resolution supporting Triangle J Council of <br /> 22 Governments (TJCOG) effort to form an Economic Development District through the United <br /> 23 States Economic Development Administration, and authorize the Chair to sign. <br /> 24 Lee Worsley, TJCOG Executive Director, recognized Commissioner Rich as their <br /> 25 Delegate and Commissioner Price as the alternate Delegate. He said this resolution was an <br /> 26 initiative of the TJCOG Board. He reviewed the information below: <br /> 27 <br /> 28 BACKGROUND: <br /> 29 The United States Economic Development Administration (EDA) works with regions across the <br /> 30 United States and primarily executes work through Economic Development <br /> 31 (EDD). In North Carolina, EDDs have been formed in every region, except the Triangle <br /> 32 J region and the Isothermal Region in the western part of North Carolina (Isothermal is currently <br /> 33 forming an EDD, meaning the Triangle region may be alone in not having an EDD in a short <br /> 34 period of time). <br /> 35 <br /> 36 The formation of an EDD allows the region to have a more direct connection to US EDA and will <br /> 37 allow TJCOG to assist member governments as they interact with EDA on grant projects and <br /> 38 other initiatives. Formation of an EDD will not duplicate existing economic development efforts <br /> 39 by local economic developers and is not meant as an economic development recruitment <br /> 40 service. Rather, an EDD will allow TJCOG to provide enhanced services to its member <br /> 41 governments in economic development coordination, capacity building and other needs as the <br /> 42 member governments determine. An EDD is merely the administrative designation by US EDA <br /> 43 for a formalized relationship with an organization and comes with a small source of funding <br /> 44 from US EDA. <br /> 45 <br /> 46 Resolutions of support are required from the counties in the region to move forward with an <br /> 47 EDA. Lee County (March 6, 2017), Chatham County (March 20, 2017), Wake <br /> 48 County (March 20, 2017), Johnston County (April 3, 2017), Durham County (April 11, 2017) <br /> 49 have already adopted resolutions, leaving only Moore County (TBD) and Orange County. <br /> 50 <br />