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5 <br /> 1 new homes and repair 200 homes in the next 5 years. She said she met with Kevin Leonard, <br /> 2 Executive Director of the NC Association of County Commissioners [NCACC] and received an <br /> 3 orientation on the different steering committees. She said that the Presidential Task Force's <br /> 4 theme for the next year is"One More Thing." She said that the President of NCACC is challenging <br /> 5 counties to do "one more thing" to help save the lives of those suffering from substance abuse <br /> 6 disorder. She said he discussed the legislative goals process, which will take about 6 months to <br /> 7 complete. She said Orange County is encouraged to approve a resolution establishing a goal for <br /> 8 the association to work on. <br /> 9 Commissioner Fowler said she was impressed by the Master Aging Plan and how well <br /> 10 organized it was and how the meeting was run. She said she served on the Housing group. She <br /> 11 said one idea they came up with was the inclusion of universal design in the county's affordable <br /> 12 housing rubric. She petitioned the affordable housing collaborative to add that to the rubric. She <br /> 13 said Habitat for Orange has big plans for the county. She said she volunteered for Toys for Tots <br /> 14 along with Commissioner Portie-Ascott. She said it was a joyful couple of hours. She wished <br /> 15 everyone happy holidays. <br /> 16 <br /> 17 4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/ Special Presentations <br /> 18 None. <br /> 19 <br /> 20 5. Public Hearings <br /> 21 None. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 6. Regular Agenda <br /> 24 a. Opioid Advisory Committee Settlement Use Recommendations and Approval of Budget <br /> 25 Amendment#4-B <br /> 26 The Board: <br /> 27 1) received an update on the Opioid Advisory Committee and recommendations from the <br /> 28 Committee regarding the use of Opioid Settlement Funds that support Option A of the <br /> 29 Memorandum of Agreement(MOA)on the Allocation and Use of Opioid Settlement Funds <br /> 30 in North Carolina; <br /> 31 2) approved the resolution regarding the expenditure of Opioid Settlement Funds; and <br /> 32 3) approved Budget Amendment#4-B. <br /> 33 <br /> 34 BACKGROUND: In July 2021, a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general announced the <br /> 35 National Opioid Settlement — a historic $26 billion agreement that will help bring desperately <br /> 36 needed help to communities harmed by the opioid epidemic. The State of North Carolina and all <br /> 37 100 counties, including Orange County, joined the agreement. Orange County is expected to <br /> 38 receive $6,799,780 over an 18-year period. <br /> 39 <br /> 40 In September 2022, the BOCC approved the appointment of the Orange County Opioid Advisory <br /> 41 Committee with the following charge: <br /> 42 • Discuss opioid-related health concerns and issues impacting the residents of Orange <br /> 43 County; <br /> 44 • Advise the Board of Commissioners on options to expend funds to prevent opioid abuse <br /> 45 and remedy opioid impacts; <br /> 46 • Plan and host an annual meeting open to the public to receive input on proposed uses of <br /> 47 the settlement funds and to encourage collaboration between local governments. <br />