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<br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: November 12, 2020 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 3 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Update on COVID-19 Long Term Recovery Planning <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager <br /> <br /> <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br /> <br />1. Hagerty Consulting Memorandum <br />2. Hagerty Consulting Presentation <br />3. Supplemental Questions & Answers <br />Submitted by the Chapel Hill Town <br />Council <br />4. Economic Impact Assessment Report <br />Draft <br /> <br /> <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> <br />Travis Myren – 919-245-2308 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />PURPOSE: To provide an update on the County’s COVID-19 Long Term Recovery Planning <br />effort. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: Although the response effort to COVID-19 is ongoing, the County and its <br />municipal partners have allocated a total of $175,000 in CARES Act funding to retain a <br />consultant to support long term recovery planning. As part of the effort, the County has <br />organized over 150 community organizations and representatives to help identify needs and <br />create recommendations that will promote an expeditious and equitable long term recovery <br />while improving the County’s resiliency to respond to future events. <br /> <br />These organizations involved in the Long Term Recovery Planning process are organized into <br />seven Recovery Support Functions focused on the local economy, the health system, human <br />services, housing, natural and cultural resources, community planning, and public information. <br />With the assistance of the consulting group, these support functions have been asked to <br />characterize and quantify the impact of the pandemic, create potential recovery strategies, and <br />establish recovery priorities using a social justice and racial equity perspective. These <br />strategies will ultimately be presented to each of the governing boards in the County for their <br />consideration and implementation. <br /> <br />During the work session, the County’s Long Term Recovery consultant, Hagerty Consulting, will <br />present an overview of the project, a status update on the activities that have occurred to date, <br />and a timeline for completing the project. The consultant is presenting the same information to <br />1