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