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8 <br /> Chair Price asked if there is a time limit for when the projects need to be completed. <br /> Erika Brandt said the funds have to be expended within five years of the funds being <br /> committed, which is not the same date as when the county awards them. She said the <br /> commitment happens after an environmental review is done, if one needs to be done for a <br /> project, and once the development agreement is signed. She said this typically happens around <br /> one year after the award is made, and thus funds are typically spent within six years. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Fowler, seconded by Commissioner McKee, to <br /> open the public hearing. <br /> Roll call ensued <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> PUBLIC COMMENT: <br /> None <br /> Chair Price noted that no one is signed up to speak for the public hearing and said the <br /> public has until December 1, 2021 to submit written comments. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Greene, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton, to <br /> close the public hearing and allow the public to submit any additional comments to the county <br /> through the methods noted above by December 1, 2021. <br /> Roll call ensued <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> b. Public Hearing on Orange CountV's HOME-ARP Allocation Plan <br /> The Board held a public hearing on Orange County's HOME-ARP Allocation Plan. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 appropriated $5 billion nationwide to provide housing, <br /> services, and shelter to individuals experiencing homelessness and other vulnerable <br /> populations. The funds were allocated by formula to jurisdictions through the U.S. Department <br /> of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) Program. <br /> This funding is called "HOME-ARP". In September 2021, HUD awarded the Orange County <br /> HOME Consortium (which consists of the County—the "lead entity" for the Consortium — and <br /> the Towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Hillsborough) $1,371,401 in HOME-ARP funds. <br /> HOME-ARP can fund the following eligible activities: <br /> (1) development of affordable housing; <br /> (2) tenant-based rental assistance; <br /> (3) provision of supportive services (such as housing counseling, homelessness prevention, <br /> moving costs) and; <br /> (4) acquisition and/or development of non-congregate shelter units. <br /> Funds must primarily benefit individuals and households in the following "Qualifying <br /> Populations": <br />