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1 <br /> ORD-2021 - 010 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date : April 20 , 2021 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No . &c <br /> SUBJECT : Fiscal Year 2020-21 Budget Amendment # 11 <br /> DEPARTMENT : Finance and Administrative Services <br /> ATTACHMENT (S ) . INFORMATION CONTACT : <br /> Attachment 1 . Budget As Amended Paul Laughton , ( 919 ) 245 -2152 <br /> Spreadsheet Gary Donaldson , ( 919 ) 245 -2453 <br /> Attachment 2 . Year-to - Date Budget <br /> Summary <br /> PURPOSE : To approve budget ordinance amendments for fiscal year 2020 - 21 . <br /> BACKGROUND . <br /> Animal Services <br /> 1 . Animal Services has received donations in the amount of $ 1 , 160 through the Community <br /> Giving program , for use toward completing the canopy in the dog play yard , and $ 10 , 000 <br /> for use toward consulting services for the Vet Health Care Program . This budget <br /> amendment provides for the receipt and use of these funds , consistent with the intent of <br /> the donations . <br /> SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT : There is no Orange County Social Justice Goal impact <br /> associated with this item . <br /> Housing and Community Development <br /> 2 . The Housing and Community Development Department has an immediate need for <br /> additional funds for Emergency Housing Assistance ( EHA) to bridge the gap between now <br /> and when access to CDGB - CV funding and /or the County ' s allocation from the ARPA funds <br /> are received . The department' s EHA program has been the County' s most highly utilized <br /> resource in preventing evictions and homelessness during the pandemic . Since March <br /> 20207 EHA has provided approximately $ 2 . 9 million in financial assistance to 1 , 095 unique <br /> households , and there is still significant need , as there are currently 196 applications in the <br /> queue for staff review . This budget amendment provides for the transfer of $ 150 , 927 from <br /> the Social Justice Reserve funds to Housing and Community Development Department to <br /> be used toward the County ' s Housing Stabilization efforts . With this appropriation , there <br /> are no available funds remaining in the Social Justice Reserve funds for FY 2020 -21 . <br />