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19 <br /> 1 Commissioner Marcoplos asked if it would be possible to have the costs for an <br /> 2 apartment complex like the one Charlotte. He said it would be good to have a comparison of <br /> 3 costs. <br /> 4 Corey Root said the complex in Charlotte is site based permanent supportive housing, <br /> 5 which is more typically found in larger cities. She said here in Orange County there is scattered <br /> 6 housing, with services that rap around. She said Raleigh in building a site based supportive <br /> 7 housing, but she does not know of communities, similar in size to Orange County, that have this <br /> 8 type of housing. She said it would be very innovative to take this approach here, and Carrboro <br /> 9 has expressed interest in this method. <br /> 10 Commissioner Price asked if there has been discussion about where these facilities <br /> 11 would be. She said community outreach will be important to avoid the "not in my backyard" <br /> 12 (NIMBY) mentality. <br /> 13 Corey Root said for some of the gaps, the location is key. She said it is important to <br /> 14 have the services in the same location has the needs. She said community consensus is <br /> 15 important prior to filling gaps. <br /> 16 Commissioner Dorosin asked if his peers would reach out to fellow peers on the other <br /> 17 elected boards about the funding and furthering the conversation. <br /> 18 <br /> 19 5. Public Hearings <br /> 20 NONE <br /> 21 <br /> 22 6. Regular Agenda <br /> 23 <br /> 24 a. Approval of Budget Amendment #3-A for the Receipt of an Emergency Solutions <br /> 25 Grant, and Creation of a 1.0 FTE Time-limited Position Allocating Current Mental <br /> 26 Health Maintenance of Effort Funds <br /> 27 The Board considered voting to approve Budget Amendment#3-A for the receipt of an <br /> 28 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) of$40,000 to provide Rapid Rehousing services, and to <br /> 29 create a 1.0 FTE time-limited position to provide these services by allocating currently available <br /> 30 Mental Health Maintenance of Effort (MOE) funds to support the position, as well as the use of <br /> 31 additional currently available MOE funds to provide counseling to families involved in protective <br /> 32 services. <br /> 33 <br /> 34 Nancy Coston, Department of Social Services Director, presented this item: <br /> 35 <br /> 36 BACKGROUND: Orange County Department of Social Services (DSS) was able to apply for <br /> 37 ESG funds to support Rapid Rehousing for persons experiencing homelessness. In order to <br /> 38 maximize the impact of the program, DSS is requesting to create a 1.0 FTE time-limited Human <br /> 39 Services Specialist III position to provide the assessment and case management services to the <br /> 40 participants, allowing the grant funds to pay actual housing costs. The grant period is January <br /> 41 2020 through December 2020, and this current request is to fund the position through the <br /> 42 current fiscal year at a cost of$28,737. Continued funding for the position, through December <br /> 43 31, 2020, will be included in the FY 2020-21 budget. <br /> 44 <br /> 45 In addition to the ESG position, DSS is requesting to use $25,000 in unobligated MOE funds to <br /> 46 provide assessments and counseling to families involved in protective service cases. Some of <br /> 47 these families do not have health insurance or other ways to access critical treatment and the <br /> 48 lack of timely treatment may impact their ability to care for or retain custody of their children. <br /> 49 <br />