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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 5, 2001 <br />Action Agen a <br />Item No. - <br />SUBJECT: TANF Housing Program -- Professional Services Contract Renewal <br />DEPARTMENT: Housing/Community Dev. PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Memorandum of Agreement <br />Program Activity Report <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Tara L. Fikes, ext. 2490 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-81$1 <br />Chapel Hill 968-0501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider approval of a Professional Services ontract with Gee Associates, <br />Inc. for an amount not to exceed $134,874 over the grant period for overall management, <br />supervision and case management services of the Orange County TANF Housing Program for <br />the FY2001-2002 Fiscal Year. <br />BACKGROUND: In early 2000, the County received a $312,395 TANF (Temporary Assistance <br />to Needy Families) Housing Grant from the N.C. Department of Housing and Health Services - <br />Division of Social Services. The primary focus of the program is to assist as many TANF- <br />eligible families as possible to secure affordable housing through rental assistance and other <br />housing related support services. The Orange County TANF Housing Program contains three <br />primary program activities: Educational and Supportive Services; Rental Assistance; and <br />Homeownership/Downpayment Assistance. This program has been operating since April 2000 <br />and approximately fifty (50) families have benefited from the program services. A detailed <br />report of program accomplishments is attached. <br />Staff has been notified recently that funding will be available to continue the program for an <br />another year. Specifically, the County will receive an additional $332,800 from the State <br />Division of Social Services for the 2001-2002 Fiscal Year. <br />Since program inception, the administrative services required for this grant project have been <br />contracted to an outside professional consultant -Gee Associates, Inc, of Chapel Hill. This <br />administrative arrangement has been beneficial and County staff recommends that we continue <br />to employ Gee Associates as the program administrator for the next year. <br />Attached is the Memorandum of Agreement between the County and Gee Associates, Inc. for <br />professional services for a cost not to exceed $134,874. <br />