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15 <br /> PROPOSAL RECOMMENDED LOCATION DESCRIPTION SCORE <br /> AWARD <br /> Habitat for $915,334 Parcel 3b of the 24 Owner 154.18 <br /> Humanity of Waterstone Occupied <br /> Orange County Residential Townhomes for <br /> Development, seniors ages 55 <br /> Hillsborough and above who <br /> earn between <br /> 30% and 80% of <br /> AMI (30% to 50% <br /> - 12; 51% to 60% - <br /> 8 and 61% to 80% <br /> -4) <br /> CASA $636,533 Merritt Mill East 12 New 146.95 <br /> Chapel Hill construction <br /> rental units <br /> Under 50% AMI <br /> with a priority for <br /> homeless and <br /> disabled <br /> CASA $736,833 Merritt Mill West 16 new 147.93 <br /> Carrboro construction <br /> Rental units <br /> Under 50% AMI <br /> with a priority for <br /> homeless and <br /> disabled <br /> EmPOWERment $211,300 116 Cole Street Acquisition of 3 94.57 <br /> bedroom rental <br /> housing for <br /> single family <br /> Under 50% AMI <br /> EmPOWERment 0 606 Bynum Street Acquisition of 89.71 <br /> rental housing <br /> for 2 families <br /> Under 60% AMI <br /> Center for 0 Incomplete N/A <br /> Homeownership and <br /> EDS, Inc. <br /> Total $2,500,000 53 Units <br /> The RFP's were evaluated based on the scoring criteria adopted by the County Commissioners <br /> on February 7, 2017. The total number of points available was 215 in the following categories: <br /> Income targeting and special needs, local residency, leveraging, building design, community <br /> design, community sponsorship/support, project feasibility and developers expertise. Based on <br /> the scoring criteria, existing units scored lower than new construction and proposals that did not <br /> leverage funds from other sources also scored fewer points. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: The release of$2.5 million in Affordable Housing Bond funds. <br />