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18 <br /> <br />Commissioner Price asked if the full cost of $1.7 million would be a one-time cost or an <br />annual one. <br />Corey Root said it would be ongoing, annually. <br />Corey Root said the Partnership’s Executive Team asked for a phased implementation, <br />recognizing that there will be a big overall number. She said, where possible, with each of the <br />gaps, she developed a year one, year two, and year 3 phases. She said this is contained in the <br />full Gaps Analysis document. <br />Commissioner Price referred to street outreach, and said the full annual cost is the <br />same as year 2 when phased in, and asked if there is a reason for this. <br />Corey Root said each program is its own entity. She said 90 families would be served <br />annually, to meet the current need for rapid re-housing. She said this breaks down to a <br />caseload for 3 full time social workers. She said the street outreach program requires 2 full <br />time workers, at the peer support level. <br />Commissioner Price referred to the chart on the last slide, and asked if any of these <br />activities are currently being done, and if the current budget could be identified. <br />Corey Root said she would look up the numbers, but some gaps are partially filled. <br />Commissioner Price asked if any street outreach is already under way. <br />Corey Root said the gap for street outreach is pretty significant. She said the Chapel <br />Hill Crisis Unit are the go-to folks, as well as people from the Criminal Justice Resource <br />Department, and some local church bodies. She said these are band-aid solutions for now. <br />Commissioner Price clarified that everything on the list of gaps has needs. <br />Corey Root said yes. She said the youth host homes programs is an existing one, <br />which serves mostly Durham County residents, and would be an expansion into Orange <br />County. She said rapid re-housing was funded with $40,000 in state funds, and will start at <br />DSS in January. She said all areas need additional funding to fully expand to full capacity. <br />Commissioner Price said $1.7 million may seem a lot, but being proactive will help the <br />County save money in the long run. She said she would like to move forward on some these <br />programs. <br />Commissioner Greene referred to the Coordinated Entry staffing, and said this exists, <br />but it is ad-hoc, and needs to be formalized and expanded to be most efficient. <br />Commissioner Greene referred to Commissioner Marcoplos’ point on tiny homes, and <br />said these are not a solution to everything and the conversation needs to get back to housing <br />first. She said Charlotte has an apartment complex that is a housing first community, and she <br />said Orange County needs to keep working on this effort. She said there are a number of ways <br />to put rap around services around someone, and the type housing is not that big a deal. <br />Commissioner Greene thanked Corey Root for her clear presentation, and said this <br />funding would solve a lot of problems for a lot of people. <br />Chair Rich asked if this information has been presented to the OCPEH. <br />Commissioner Greene said yes. <br />Commissioner Rich asked if the partners have received the information well. <br />Corey Root said the partners are in agreement that action should be taken, but no <br />formal proposal has been made. <br />Commissioner Greene asked if this presentation has been made to the Chapel Hill <br />Town Council. <br />Corey Root said yes, but with the 2018 data regarding gaps. <br />Chair Rich said the County may be excited about helping but do not yet know how the <br />towns feel. <br />Commissioner Greene asked if this information has been presented recently to the <br />County’s partners. <br />Corey Root said she presented to the towns in March or April 2019.