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Signage to supplement the Emergency Housing Assistance Program. <br /> • $90,000 was transferred from Building Modifications, Sanitation, and <br /> Signage to fund non-congregate (hotel) housing for residents who have <br /> been exposed to COVID-19 or test positive for the disease and do not have <br /> access to housing that would allow for appropriate isolation or quarantine <br /> protocols. <br /> • $10,000 has been transferred from Technology to Support Remote Work to <br /> pay for flu vaccines that have been offered free of charge at Public Health <br /> sponsored COVID-19 testing sites. <br /> • $120,000 was transferred from Emergency Housing Assistance to Orange <br /> County Schools to purchase hot spots for remote learning. <br /> Funding Allocated to Towns <br /> The Board of Commissioners also approved allocating $2.3 million to the Towns of Chapel Hill, <br /> Carrboro, Hillsborough, and Mebane for pandemic response related expenses. While the <br /> Towns used some of this funding for personal protective equipment, personnel expenses, <br /> remote work technology, and small business grants, the Towns have also contributed to the <br /> Emergency Housing Assistance Program. These funds have provided direct rent assistance to <br /> Town residents as well as staffing support to administer the program. These contributions are <br /> represented in the following table. <br /> 7W <br /> Amount Available for Local <br /> • •cation EHAContribution <br /> Spending <br /> Chapel Hill 1,553.263 $ 954:186 $ 599,077 <br /> Carraoro $ 554.736 $ 434:753 $ 219.983 <br /> Hillsborough 16v,422 $ 141,514 $ 24.908 <br /> Mebane 55,474 $ 55,474 Allocation TOTAL. <br /> This partnership with the Towns has resulted in an additional $743,968 for Emergency Housing <br /> Assistance and $1,585,927 available to the Towns to pay for local needs. <br /> Travis Myren, Deputy County Manager, provided the following PowerPoint presentation: <br /> Slide #1 <br /> 71112l2020 <br /> ww_—\ Virtual Work Session <br /> Agenda Item 2 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> CARES Act Funding Update <br /> November 12,2020 <br /> Virtual Work Session <br />