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~a <br />Priorit 1.4 -Low-income renters <80% AMI that are otential homebu ers <br />Strategies: - Provide down-payment and closing cost assistance to qualified homebuyers <br /> - Provide homebuyer education and counseling with an emphasis on credit <br /> - Provide acquisition, infrasUucture, predevelopment andlor constmction funding to eligible non- <br /> profitsand for-profits to develop affordable housing opportunities <br /> - Establish homeownershi ro ram to assist existin Section 8 reci tents <br />Out ut Indicators: - 75 additional lower income homebu ers Oran a Coun ICha el Hill <br />Priodl 1.5- Eliminate bamers to affordable housin <br />Strategies: Challenge and encourage non-profit and for-profit affordable housing providers to share resources <br /> and collaborate <br /> - Seek legislation that would require all focal governments to require new residential and commercial <br /> developers in the County and Towns seeking zoning approval and/or permits to contain at least <br /> 15% affordable units in residential projects <br /> - Declare 2006 "The Year of Affordable Housing" and implement a public education that defines af- <br /> fordablehousing <br /> - Utilize equity sharing and community land trust concepts to limit the dramatic escalation of housing <br /> costs <br />Output Indicators: - 100 units of new affordable housing in mixed income developments (Orange County/Chapel Hili) <br /> - Increased awareness of barriers to affordable housin Oran a Coun /Cha el Hill <br />Goal 2 -Provide Housing and Services for Populations with Special Needs <br />Pdorit 2.1-Service-enriched transitional housin forhomeless ersons wdh s eclat needs <br />Strategies: - Promote and make public service funds available to homeless agencies that operate emergency <br /> shelters <br /> - Partner with other funding agencies to encourage the development of transitional housing (SRO's, <br /> group homes) that isservice-enriched <br /> - Continue to strengthen partnership vrith the local Continuum of Gare <br /> - Provide property acquisition funding to eligible non-profits and for-profits to develop transitional <br /> housin <br />Output Indicators: Provide financial assistance to support the construction of a residential center for homeless men <br /> Oran a Coun /Cha el Hili <br />Pdorily 2.2- Continuum of services forspecial populations including olderadults, disabled, mentally ill, persons with AIDS and <br />at-dsk oath <br />Strategies: - Promote and make public service funds available to agencies that serve identified special popula- <br /> tions <br /> - Partner with other funding agencies to encourage the development of transitional housing (SRO's, <br /> group homes) that isservice-enriched <br /> - Continue to strengthen partnership with local service providers <br /> - Support applications for federal supportive housing funds <br /> - Provide property acquisition funding to eligible non-profits and for-profits to develop permanent <br /> housin for those with s eclat needs <br />Output Indicators: - 20 additional permanent housing units for those with special needs (Orange County) <br /> - Provide communi services to 100 area oath Cha el Hill <br />[10] <br />