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ID <br />Goal 1-Decent and Affordable Housing for Lower-Inwme Households <br />Priorit 1.1-Low income < 80%AMl homeowners that live in substandard housin <br />Strategies: - Continue to fund urgent repairs for qualified units <br /> - Continue to fund substantial rehabilitation for qualified units <br /> Continue to incorporate handicap, weathedzation and lead-based paint improvements into all sub- <br /> stantial rehabilitations <br />Out ut Indicators: 6 substantial) rehabilitated units Oran a Coun <br />Pdorit 1.2-Low income renters <60%AMI that live in substandard housin <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 City resources by utilizing the federal low income tax credit program to construct <br /> 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 affect afford- <br /> able rental o ortunities in the area <br />Output Indicators: - 70 additional affordable rental units (Orange CountylChapel Hill) <br /> - 20 low income renters will receive rental assistance for up to 2 years each (Orange County) <br /> - 100 units of renovated public housing (Chapel Hill) <br /> 150 units of refurbished ublic housin Cha el Hill <br />Priority 13-Low income (<80%AMI) homeowners that do not have indoor plumbing or adequate connections to existing public <br />water and sewers stems <br />Strategies: - Continue to fund the connection of lower income homeowners to existing water and sewer facilities. <br /> Continue to fund the construction of com lete indoor lumbin facilities <br />Out ut Indicators; 100% of all Count residents have ode uate indoor lumbin Oran a Coun ICha el Hill <br />Priorit 1.4-Low-income renters 60% to 80%AMI that are otenlial homebu ers <br />Stmtegies: - Provide down-payment and closing cost assistance to qualified homebuyers <br /> - Provide homebuyer education and counseling with an emphasis on credit. <br /> - Provide property acquisition funding to eligible non-profits and for-profits to develop affordable hous- <br /> in o ortunities <br />Output Indicators: - 125 additional lower income homebuyers (Orange County) <br /> Infrastructure tundin to su ort homeownershi Cha el Hill <br />C9~ <br />