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8 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 A motion was made by Commissioner Fowler, seconded by Commissioner McKee, to <br /> 3 open the public hearing. <br /> 4 <br /> 5 Roll call ensued <br /> 6 <br /> 7 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 8 <br /> 9 PUBLIC COMMENT: <br /> 10 None <br /> 11 <br /> 12 Chair Price noted that no one is signed up to speak for the public hearing and said the <br /> 13 public has until December 1, 2021 to submit written comments. <br /> 14 <br /> 15 A motion was made by Commissioner Greene, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton, to <br /> 16 close the public hearing and allow the public to submit any additional comments to the county <br /> 17 through the methods noted above by December 1, 2021. <br /> 18 <br /> 19 Roll call ensued <br /> 20 <br /> 21 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 22 <br /> 23 b. Public Hearing on Orange County's HOME-ARP Allocation Plan <br /> 24 <br /> 25 The Board held a public hearing on Orange County's HOME-ARP Allocation Plan. <br /> 26 <br /> 27 BACKGROUND: <br /> 28 The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 appropriated $5 billion nationwide to provide housing, <br /> 29 services, and shelter to individuals experiencing homelessness and other vulnerable <br /> 30 populations. The funds were allocated by formula to jurisdictions through the U.S. Department <br /> 31 of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) Program. <br /> 32 This funding is called "HOME-ARP". In September 2021, HUD awarded the Orange County <br /> 33 HOME Consortium (which consists of the County—the "lead entity" for the Consortium —and <br /> 34 the Towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Hillsborough) $1,371,401 in HOME-ARP funds. <br /> 35 <br /> 36 HOME-ARP can fund the following eligible activities: <br /> 37 (1) development of affordable housing; <br /> 38 (2) tenant-based rental assistance; <br /> 39 (3) provision of supportive services (such as housing counseling, homelessness prevention, <br /> 40 moving costs) and; <br /> 41 (4) acquisition and/or development of non-congregate shelter units. <br /> 42 <br /> 43 Funds must primarily benefit individuals and households in the following "Qualifying <br /> 44 Populations": <br /> 45 • Experiencing homelessness <br /> 46 • At risk of homelessness <br /> 47 • Fleeing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking <br /> 48 • Other populations with high risk of housing instability (including highly cost-burdened <br /> 49 low-income households, households who have moved two or more times in the last 60 <br /> 50 days, and households living in a hotel) <br />