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ME <br />FFY 2018 Annual Action Plan <br />Goals /Strategies: <br />Orange County HOME Consortium <br />HO -3 Prevention and Housing— Continue to support the prevention of homelessness and <br />programs for rapid rehousing. <br />To meet the need of affordable rental assistance the orange County HOME Consortium Is funding <br />a Tenant -Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) program. These funds will be used for rental subsidies <br />to help individual households afford housing costs such as rent, security deposits, and utility <br />deposits in Orange County. The County may also assist tenants with utility deposits, but only when <br />HOME is also used for rental assistance or security deposits. <br />Administration Planning, and Management PrioritV - <br />There is a continuing need for planning, administration, management, and oversight of Federal, <br />State, and local funded programs, as well as an increasing'need for cooperation and collaboration <br />among public and private partners. The communities in A Consortium need to address the <br />preservation of affordable housing, and the development,n° eds of the region, which ultimately <br />affect the quality of life for all residents.T r <br />Goal /Strategy: (F <br />V <br />• AM -1 Overall Coordinat on Provide program Management and oversight for the <br />successful administration and leveraging of Federal, State, and local funded programs, <br />including support of collaborative initiatives,. - research and planning services for special <br />studies, environmental clearance, fair housing, and compliance with all federal, state, and <br />local lawsIn regulations. f <br />On October 3rd 6P.2017, the OX,ange -County Board of Commissioners approved a Resolution <br />(2017 -064) expanding the scope,lof the) HOME Program Review Committee. The Resolution <br />renamed the committee the "O.r,_ange County Local Government Affordable Housing <br />Collaborative" and provided detailed guidance on the responsibilities of the Collaborative moving <br />forward. These responsibilities of the Collaborative include strategizing about funding options, <br />posting updates on projects and affordable housing efforts, and providing guidance on <br />administration of the HOME Program activities (i.e. recommending criteria for HOME Program <br />funding, evaluating and recommending applications for HOME funding, and establishing a scoring <br />system to review applications). Furthermore, the Collaborative would be responsible for utilizing <br />potential affordable housing resources, reviewing all applicable leveraged resources, developing <br />goals for development, and serving as advocates for affordable housing in Orange County. In <br />addition, the Orange Water & Sewer Authority is now a member of the Collaborative. <br />The Collaborative is working together to collaborate on a Mobile Home Parks Initiative; a housing <br />rehabilitation activity; a Home Preservation Coalition; and the proposed Green Tract <br />OMB Control No: 2506 -0117 (exp. 07131/2015) 1s <br />