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46 <br /> Slide #65 <br /> Human Services <br /> • Housing Dept. — page 204 — Housing Roadmap <br /> F Ince 2020, Housrng has received $16 million In one-time <br /> pandemic response grants <br /> Housing Pan-dernlc Grants <br /> M pp0 DD3 S64M= <br /> 55 pP]p6] <br /> PA 000.000 <br /> 52MM <br /> S]pp0 p W 52 T9a 285 <br /> 52.226.194 <br /> S2 000,000 <br /> 51,8�1,441 <br /> 51 pP]pM <br /> 582 3336 7g5M I <br /> 3391 133 <br /> �. <br /> CwMy�RPA CwrtryCARB3 COBG EmopricV f1ti'i{�a�IS -OkEPRP mOPE1 0 HCGHHS <br /> Sduions Gear[ <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 65 MORT]I CAROLINA <br /> Commissioner Richards thanked Corey Root for breaking this information out. She <br /> asked if this is as close as they can get to what was being spent on housing pre-pandemic. <br /> Corey Root said yes, and that any additional programs were listed below. <br /> Commissioner Richards asked what kind of reduction they have seen in emergency <br /> housing requests now that they are moving from pandemic to endemic. <br /> Corey Root said if anything the demand is increasing. She said she would like to come <br /> back to Board in the fall with some options for the Emergency Housing Assistance Program. <br /> She said they can continue to run a generous program without caps like now, or the Board can <br /> provide staff direction and guidelines. <br /> Commissioner Richards asked if there is data on this program. <br /> Corey Root said that is coming up in the presentation. <br /> Commissioner Richards said she is not sure about putting $4 million in the budget for <br /> emergency efforts when there is also a need for emergency housing and asked if it could be <br /> used in a different way. <br /> Corey Root said cutting off the spigot would cause hardships. She said that trying to get <br /> out of the pandemic as much as possible so they are not continuing to see the effects or that a <br /> natural slowdown could have occurred and that would have been a stop point. <br /> Bonnie Hammersley said there has been an increase. She said there is a tremendous <br /> need for emergency housing assistance. She said there is housing and utility assistance. She <br /> said that discussions about taking $4 million and putting it towards affordable housing, some <br /> commissioners might remember that $5 million for affordable housing did not make a dent. She <br /> said that there is a great need for affordable housing but also a great need now for emergency <br /> housing assistance. <br /> Travis Myren said the intention is to bring those recommendations to the commissioners <br /> in the fall. He said that the program design changes would affect the $4 million <br /> recommendation. <br />