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Orange County Long Term Recovery Responses I P49 3 <br /> Can we change the wording"Track <br /> tax foreclosures and evaluate Possible rewording: Evaluate existing(town-owned)and <br /> Initiative 2.1.3. opportunities to purchase property new opportunities to develop property into affordable <br /> and develop into affordable housing, including tracking tax foreclosures. <br /> housing" <br /> Initiative 2.1.3. Potential partnering organizations Add Habitat and EmPOWERment to list of partnering <br /> organizations. <br /> Officials want to see this section talk Reviewers agreed that the inclusion of wealth accumulation <br /> Section 2.2 more about empowering home is an important component of home ownership support and <br /> ownership and low-interest loans racial equity.Add language to this effect. <br /> Initiative 2.2.4 Potential partnering organizations Add Department on Aging and UNC Partnerships in Aging to <br /> potential partnering organizations. <br /> Initiative 2.3.1 Potential partnering organizations Add Justice United to Potential Partnering Organizations. <br /> Initiative 2.3.1 Potential partnering organizations Include IFC to Potential Partnering Organizations if <br /> Community Link is added. <br /> I would like to see this decoupled <br /> from AMI in some way,which is how Area Median Income is the standardized and recognized tool <br /> some of the County's programs for income qualification. Needs assessments take into <br /> Initiative 2.3.2 currently are framed.A lot of account other factors as well. Eligibility for programs that <br /> people,even those making above spend public money must include some determination of <br /> AMI, live paycheck to paycheck.This benefit for"low income persons." <br /> should be based on need rather <br /> than using means testing. <br /> Add NC division of mental health,developmental disabilities, <br /> Initiative 2.3.4 Potential partnering organizations and substance abuse services to Potential Partnering <br /> Organizations. <br /> RSF 3:Health <br /> Do we have information about <br /> General Unknown at this time. <br /> timelines and costs? <br /> Does telehealth expansion only Encourage the incorporation of telehealth beyond just <br /> Initiative 3.2.3 apply for during the pandemic or for COVID response. UNC Health plans to continue telehealth <br /> future uses? outside of COVID. Expanding telehealth might prevent ED <br /> visits and increases access. <br /> Currently, UNC Health (and most healthcare providers) is <br /> seeing shortage of respiratory therapists. Meeting this need <br /> Define what support for healthcare by cross-training individuals to help support <br /> Initiative 3.2.3 shortage. Broadening/expanding training. Orange County is <br /> community means currently unable to provide workforce training due to <br /> budget restraints. Recommend expanding this for staff <br /> development. <br /> This section begs the question of Some of this is in process with the Health Equity Council <br /> who is doing the appointing to this (representation from historically marginalized communities) <br /> committee?Which department and is largely coordinated through the Health Department. <br /> Initiative 3.4.2 would it fall under?Is this This has recently been expanded with the Human Services <br /> completely appointed by the BOCC, Consulting Group for vaccinations-the groups have recently <br /> or is it in conjunction with the merged.The Towns have representation on this group. UNC <br /> Towns? Health also continues to explore engagement with Dr. <br /> ORANGE NTY ! <br /> hNtl li cl�1I Cv� <br />