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6 <br /> Orange County Consolidated Plan for 2000-2005 <br /> Annual Update 2002-2003 <br /> umma <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> In an effort to streamline several programs, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban <br /> Development now requires all jurisdictions that receive federal Community Development <br /> Block Grant (CDBG) funds, federal HOME Program funds, Emergency Shelter Grants <br /> (ESG) and grants for Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA) to submit a <br /> Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development Programs. <br /> The Town of Chapel Hill receives federal Community Development Block Grant funding <br /> each year and the Orange County HOME Consortium receives HOME funding each year. <br /> Since the Town of Chapel Hill is a member of the Orange County HOME Consortium, the <br /> County is permitted to submit one plan that details the housing needs and activities of the <br /> entire County including Chapel Hill. <br /> The Consolidated Plan not only serves as an application for each of the four programs, but <br /> also seeks to further the statutory goals of these programs through a collaborative process <br /> whereby a community establishes a unified vision of housing and community development <br /> actions to address identified housing needs. <br /> The Orange County HOME Consortium submitted the 2000- 2005 Consolidated Plan to <br /> HUD on May 15, 2000 that was approved in July 2000. Each year, the Consortium is <br /> required to submit an annual update to the 2000- 2005 Consolidated Plan to the U.S. <br /> Department of Housing and Urban Development by May 15th each year. <br /> Prior to beginning to developing the 2000-2005 Annual Update, public hearings were held <br /> to hear citizen comments regarding housing and community development needs and <br /> proposed activities that should be included in the Plan. A public hearing was held by the <br /> Chapel Hill Town Council on January 29, 2002 and March 27, 2002 to receive citizen <br /> comments regarding housing needs and the proposed use of $445,000 in CDBG funds <br /> Chapel Hill will receive in the 2002-2003 fiscal year, as well as $16,000 in program income, <br /> and $485,000 that the Orange County HOME Consortium will receive in the 2002-2003 <br /> fiscal year. The Orange County Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing on <br /> February 5, 2002 regarding housing needs and the proposed use of$481,000 in HOME <br /> funds the County HOME Consortium will receive in the 2002-2003 fiscal year, as well as <br /> $73,992 in program income for a total of$615,117. <br /> After the public hearings, for the purposes of the HOME Program Review Committee <br /> comprised from each member of the consortium as well as the Manager or his <br /> representative reviewed applications for the HOME Program to develop the proposed <br /> HOME Program Design for the 2002-2003 Program Year. A total of 16 applications <br /> were received from local non-profit organizations and other local governmental units <br />