Agenda - 06-07-2022; 5-a - Second Public Hearing and Proposed Orange County FY 2022-2023 HOME Annual Action Plan and Activities

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8 Summarize the objectives and outcomes identified in the Plan The goal of the Orange County HOME Program is to improve the quality of housing for County residents by retaining and increasing the supply of affordable housing units for both owner occupants and renters and by providing homeownership opportunities for low-and moderate-income residents. The Consolidated Plan is a five-year guide that the Orange County HOME Consortium uses to address its housing and community development initiatives. Based on the Housing Needs Assessment, Market Analysis, and community and stakeholder input received during the Consolidated Planning process,the Strategic Plan portion of the Plan establishes the following priorities: • Housing for People Experiencing Homelessness • Housing for Low-and Moderate-Income Households • Integrated Housing for People with Special Needs • Community/Economic Development and Services During FY 2022-2023 HOME Program Year,the County proposes to address the following priority need categories identified in the 2020 Consolidated Plan: • Housing for People Experiencing Homelessness • Housing for Low-and Moderate-Income Households Evaluation of past performance Orange County has a good performance record with HUD and the County regularly meets the performance standards established by HUD.The County prepares a Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) each year.Typically, this report is submitted within ninety(90) days after the start of the new program year. An electronic copy of the CAPER is available for review at the Orange County Housing and Community Development Department website www.orangecountync.gov/Housing. Hard copies are available upon request. The FY 2020-2021 CAPER (submitted in 2021), the first CAPER for the FY 2020-2025 Five Year Consolidated Plan, indicates that in program year 2020,the County expended $199,174.01 in HOME funds and $44,799.48 in local Match funds (a total of$243,973.49 in expenditures).These funds included FY 2020 administrative funds, as well as funds from prior years (FY 2019, 2018, and 2016). Funds spent in FY 2020 were used to: • Administer the HOME grant ($37,476.10 in FY 2020 funds); • Provide homeownership assistance to two (2) low-income homebuyers ($45,000 in FY 2018 funds); • Acquire one (1) unit to be preserved as affordable rental housing ($145,000 in FY 2018 funds); • Provide tenant-based rental assistance to 12 low-income renter households ($6,580.32 in FY 2016 funds, $70,617.59 in FY 2018 funds, and $19,299.48 in Match funds); and • Provide homeownership assistance to five (5) low-income homebuyers ($84,500 in FY 2019 funds and $25,500 in Match funds). Annual Action Plan 4 FY 2022-2023