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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: April 2, 2019 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 4-c <br /> SUBJECT: Community Development Week Proclamation <br /> DEPARTMENT: Housing and Community Development <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Proclamation Sherrill Hampton, Director, Housing and <br /> Community Development, 919-245- <br /> 2492 <br /> PURPOSE: To approve a proclamation designating April 22-26, 2019 as Community <br /> Development Week in Orange County, North Carolina. <br /> BACKGROUND: The week of April 22-26, 2019 is designated as National Community <br /> Development Week. Its purpose is to showcase the Community Development Block Grant <br /> (CDBG) and the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Programs, which are both <br /> administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Since 1975, <br /> the CDBG Program has been an important source of funding for communities to address a <br /> broad array of affordable housing and community and economic development needs. The <br /> HOME Program, since 1992, has provided funding to local communities to create or retain <br /> affordable housing for low-income households. <br /> The theme for this year's National Community Development Week is "CDBG and HOME Make <br /> Communities Better Places to Live and Work." <br /> In recognition of National Community Development Week, Orange County's Department of <br /> Housing and Community Development will co-sponsor a National Community Development <br /> Week exhibit at the Orange County Main Library, Carrboro Branch Library and the Chapel Hill <br /> Public Library to showcase books that touch on the many facets of community development. <br /> Books will range from the landmark The Power Broker, by Robert A. Caro to P.E. Moskowitz's <br /> recent How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood. In <br /> addition, the Housing and Community Development Department will host other activities during <br /> the week, including posting stories on the County's Website showcasing the applicable work of <br /> the County's various community partners, etc. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with the consideration of the <br /> proclamation. <br /> SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goals are applicable <br /> to this item: <br />