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7 <br /> 1 • $75,000 was transferred from Building Modifications, Sanitation, and <br /> 2 Signage to supplement the Emergency Housing Assistance Program. <br /> 3 • $90,000 was transferred from Building Modifications, Sanitation, and <br /> 4 Signage to fund non-congregate (hotel) housing for residents who have <br /> 5 been exposed to COVID-19 or test positive for the disease and do not have <br /> 6 access to housing that would allow for appropriate isolation or quarantine <br /> 7 protocols. <br /> 8 • $10,000 has been transferred from Technology to Support Remote Work to <br /> 9 pay for flu vaccines that have been offered free of charge at Public Health <br /> 10 sponsored COVID-19 testing sites. <br /> 11 • $120,000 was transferred from Emergency Housing Assistance to Orange <br /> 12 County Schools to purchase hot spots for remote learning. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 Funding Allocated to Towns <br /> 15 The Board of Commissioners also approved allocating $2.3 million to the Towns of Chapel Hill, <br /> 16 Carrboro, Hillsborough, and Mebane for pandemic response related expenses. While the <br /> 17 Towns used some of this funding for personal protective equipment, personnel expenses, <br /> 18 remote work technology, and small business grants, the Towns have also contributed to the <br /> 19 Emergency Housing Assistance Program. These funds have provided direct rent assistance to <br /> 20 Town residents as well as staffing support to administer the program. These contributions are <br /> 21 represented in the following table. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 <br /> 24 Arnou nt Available for Local <br /> 25 Town Rernittance CARES Allocation EHAContribution <br /> Spending <br /> 26 <br /> 27 <br /> 28 Chapel Hill $ 1,553,263 " 954,186 599r077 <br /> 29 Carrboro 554,736 $ 434,753 $ 119,983 <br /> 30 Hillsborough 165,422 141,514 24,908 <br /> 31 <br /> 32 Mebane $ 55,474 $ 55,474 - <br /> 33 Town AllocaitionTOTAL <br /> 34 <br /> 35 This partnership with the Towns has resulted in an additional $743,968 for Emergency Housing <br /> 36 Assistance and $1,585,927 available to the Towns to pay for local needs. <br /> 37 <br /> 38 Travis Myren, Deputy County Manager, provided the following PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 39 <br /> 40 Slide #1 <br /> 41 <br /> 42 11„V2020 <br /> vrtuai <br /> 1 work session <br /> Agenda Item 2 <br /> 43 ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 44 NORTH CAROLINA <br /> 45 <br /> 46 CARES Act Funding Update <br /> 47 <br /> 48 <br /> November 12,2020 <br /> Virtual Work Session <br />