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5 <br /> <br /> The Board considered voting to approve the development of an Eviction Diversion 1 <br />Program in Orange County to help eligible Orange County residents avoid eviction, preserve 2 <br />tenancy, address substandard housing conditions and maintain the affordable rental housing 3 <br />supply; allocate funds to pay housing costs necessary to prevent imminent eviction and 4 <br />foreclosure, assist in securing affordable homes, and prevent homelessness; authorize staff to 5 <br />seek funding for the Eviction Diversion Program from the Towns, and donations from the 6 <br />communities and businesses; and approve Budget Amendment #9-A to appropriate $200,000 7 <br />from the Social Justice Reserve. 8 <br /> 9 <br />DEFERRED UNTIL JUNE 2nd or earlier 10 <br /> 11 <br />b. Coronavirus Relief Funding Summary Report and Approval of County Plan 12 <br /> The Board received an outline and presentation on the Coronavirus Relief Funding (CRF) 13 <br />to North Carolina counties, including allowable expenses, spend down timeframes and reporting 14 <br />requirements; and consider voting to approve an Orange County Coronavirus Plan for submittal 15 <br />by June 1, 2020. 16 <br /> 17 <br />BACKGROUND: 18 <br />The North Carolina General Assembly unanimously approved the Coronavirus Relief Funding 19 <br />that was signed by the Governor on May 4, 2020. The CRF package includes relief measures 20 <br />related to public health and safety, education, small business assistance, and continuity of state 21 <br />government operations. The State has included $150 million in initial relief funding, with each 22 <br />county’s allocation distributed on a per capita basis, with the exception of the largest three 23 <br />counties – Guilford, Wake, and Mecklenburg. Those three counties received Coronavirus Relief 24 <br />funding directly from the U.S. Treasury based on their populations exceeding 500,000. 25 <br /> 26 <br />The Orange County State-wide per capita share is $2,665,753 of the $150 million allocated to 27 <br />NC counties. House Bill 1043 does not appropriate any funds directly to a city or town but 28 <br />instead delegates that funding decision to counties. If the BOCC directed staff to allocate a 29 <br />share of the County’s CRF funds to the municipalities, then a County per capita allocation is 30 <br />proposed as a fair and reasonable allocation methodology. A per capita allocation is currently 31 <br />used for the distribution of local option sales tax including Article 44 Hold Harmless sales tax. 32 <br /> 33 <br />COVID-19 Eligible Expenses: 34 <br />• Provide Grants to small businesses experiencing financial loss due to COVID-19 35 <br />• Support COVID-19 related expenditure for public health staff and program costs, 36 <br />personal protective equipment (PPE), public safety staff expense, medical expense, 37 <br />overtime or mandatory pay, distance learning and teleworking requirements 38 <br />• Expenses must be incurred between March 1, 2020 – December 30, 2020 39 <br />• Funds cannot be used to replace lost local government revenue 40 <br /> 41 <br />Note: The U.S. Treasury may allow revenue replacement in any future CRF allocations. 42 <br /> 43 <br />Reporting Requirements: 44 <br />June 1, 2020 - Counties determine a funding plan 45 <br />Beginning October 1 - Submit Quarterly Reporting of expenditures to the State 46 <br /> 47 <br />The Funding Plan categories due by June 1, 2020 are: 48 <br />1) Medical expenses 49 <br />2) Public health expenses 50