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Orange County, North Carolina b Consultant Services: Five-year Consolidated Plan and Comprehensive Housing Strategy a. 2005-2009 Consolidated Plan L Scope In the development of the consolidated plan, TDA encourages the participation of Orange County's representatives to the greatest extent possible to 1) ensure that the final products meet the County's vision and priorities for Chapel Hill's Community Development Block Grant program and for the County's HOME consortium and 2) ensure that TDA staff have the information necessary to assess progress and evaluate impacts on the community. Based on recommendations by TDA, Orange County representatives will make the final decisions concerning strategies and actions the County will take to address community needs. TDA will include the entire five jurisdiction area for the Plan's housing component; and TDA will prepare the non-housing community development component for the CDBG Entitlement Community of Chapel Hill. TDA would approach the requirements stated in Scope of Work section of the RFP in the following manner: Task # 1 Start-up Meeting Wayne Freeman, Jeffrey Kerrigan, and Charlie Blair will meet on-site with representatives from both Orange County and also Chapel Hill to discuss the project, develop detailed schedules and collect necessary information, including, but not limited to, the County's existing consolidated plan, public housing authority's five-year plan, the County's comprehensive plan, fair housing plan, census data and other relevant information from other agencies. Orange County's representatives will be asked to identify and provide any other relevant data or information to ensure that all community needs, local conditions, and resources are considered. This meeting will take no more than one day of on- site time. Task # 2 Citizen Participation Plan/Comments Jeffrey Kerrigan will meet again with County representatives on-site for an additional one-half day to discuss the citizen participation process and other agency consultations required during the development of the consolidated plan. The County will work with TDA staff to identify any needed changes to the existing citizen participation plan and to identify potential members of a consolidated plan advisory committee, which will be comprised of representatives from the local health department, public housing authority, social service organizations and other agencies as necessary. Subsequent to this meeting, TDA will perform the following subtasks. • Review the existing citizen participation plan and prepare recommendations for review and approval by the County, if necessary. • Attend up to three public information meetings, • Develop the written format of the public notices required before each public hearing (the County will be responsible for placing the advertisements in local newspapers and placing the hearings on the agenda for the County Council, if required). Training & Development Associates, Inc. (12/13/2004) Page 4