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15 <br /> RES-2018-083 Attachment 4 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> RESOLUTION <br /> AUTHORIZING ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE ORANGE <br /> COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR ADMINISTRATION OF THE <br /> COUNTY'S NEW LOCAL RENT SUPPLEMENT PROGRAM <br /> WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners has identified affordable <br /> housing as one of its top priorities; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County seeks to increase the supply, as well as access to affordable <br /> housing and has established the Local Rent Supplement Program to provide housing assistance to <br /> low and extremely low income households within the County and has allocated$100,000 in general <br /> appropriations for the issuance of local vouchers to eligible households. In addition, Orange County <br /> received $114,613 in HOME funds to assist the new Program with tenant-based rental assistance, <br /> including funding for security deposits and utility connections; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County seeks to have the new Local Rent Supplement Program <br /> administered similarly as the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program but with the differences <br /> identified in the approved program guidelines; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Orange County Housing Authority currently administers the Housing <br /> Choice Voucher Program in Orange County and has experience in managing several types of <br /> voucher programs; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County seeks to enter into an agreement with Orange County Housing <br /> Authority to use the available local appropriated funds to administer the County's Local Rent <br /> Supplement Program per the approved guidelines, as well as make referrals to Orange County as it <br /> relates to leveraging the HOME funds awarded the County for tenant-based rental assistance for <br /> eligible households participating in the new Local Rent Supplement Program; <br /> NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners that the Board authorizes the County Manager to enter into an agreement with the <br /> Orange County Housing Authority for the administration of the Local Rent Supplement Program <br /> after consultation with the County Attorney. <br /> This the 11th Day of December,2018. <br /> Penny Rich, Chair <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />