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Five -Year Strategic Plan <br />As a growing community, the Orange County and the Town of Chapel Hill must <br />successfully balance a diverse array of housing and community development issues. <br />Given the range of competing needs, the community must invest its scarce public <br />resources wisely. Therefore, as a general principle, the Town will attempt to expend <br />public funds in a way that leverages the commitment of private sector support whenever <br />possible. <br />The following presentation utilizes this performance- centered approach to outline the <br />Town's approach to housing and community development in the upcoming five years. <br />This approach includes identifying goals, objectives and strategies; determining what <br />resources are necessary to achieve these goals; analyzing and evaluating performance <br />data; and using that data to drive improvements in organization. All objectives and <br />performance indicators are based on a five -year time frame. <br />r;nni 1 _ nprAnt and AffnrriahlP Hniisinn fnr I nwP.r- InCnmP. HniISP.hnIds, <br />Priority 1.1— Low income < 80 %AMI homeowners that live in substandard housing <br />Strategies: <br />- Continue to fund urgent repairs for qualified units <br />- Continue to fund substantial rehabilitation for qualified units <br />- Continue to incorporate handicap, weatherization and lead -based paint improvements into all <br />substantial rehabilitations <br />Output Indicators: <br />- 25 substantially rehabilitated units (Orange County /Chapel Hill) <br />- 50 units with urgent repairs Orange Count <br />Priority 1.2 — Low income renters ( <60% AMI) that live in substandard housing <br />Strategies: <br />- Continue to fund the rehabilitation of existing rental housing units <br />- Monitor and enforce rent and property standards for completed projects <br />- Leverage existing Town and County resources by utilizing the federal low income tax credit, HUD <br />Section 202 and 811, and other programs to construct 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 <br />affordable rental opportunities in the area <br />Output Indicators: <br />- 50 additional affordable rental units (Orange County /Chapel Hill) <br />- 20 low income renters receive HOME funded rental assistance for up to 2 years each (Orange <br />County) <br />- 100 units of renovated public housing (Chapel Hill) <br />- 150 units of refurbished public housing (Chapel Hill <br />Priority 1.3 — Low income ( <80% AMI) homeowners that do not have indoor plumbing or adequate connections to existing public <br />water and sewers stems <br />Strategies: <br />- Continue to fund the connection of lower income homeowners to existing water and sewer facilities. <br />- Continue to fund the construction of complete indoor plumbing facilities <br />Output Indicators: <br />- 100% of all County residents have adequate indoor plumbing (Orange Count /Chapel Hill <br />IL4Z_ Z_ 61 <br />