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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: May 21, 2024 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-a <br /> SUBJECT: Proposed Orange County FY 2024-2025 Annual Action Plan and HOME <br /> Activities <br /> DEPARTMENT: Housing <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Attachment 1: Draft Orange County FY Blake Rosser, Interim Director, Housing <br /> 2024-2025 HOME Annual Department, (919) 245-2490 <br /> Action Plan Thomas McCallister, Community <br /> Attachment 2: Resolution Authorizing Development Analyst, (919) 245-2491 <br /> Submission of the FY 2024- <br /> 2025 Annual Action Plan <br /> Attachment 3: Summary Sheet for FY <br /> 2024-2025 Proposed <br /> Projects <br /> Attachment 4: Resolution Approving the <br /> FY 2024-2025 HOME <br /> Program Design <br /> PURPOSE: To consider: <br /> 1) Adoption of a Resolution authorizing submission of the FY 2024-2025 Annual Action Plan; <br /> 2) Adoption of a Resolution approving the proposed HOME Program Activities for FY 2024- <br /> 2025; and <br /> 3) Authorizing the County Manager to implement the HOME Program as approved by the <br /> BOCC, including the ability to execute agreements with partnering nonprofit organizations <br /> after consultation with the County Attorney and based on the allocation received from HUD. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> Annual Action Plan <br /> Every year, state and local governments ("Participating Jurisdictions") that receive HOME <br /> Investment Partnerships Program ("HOME") funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and <br /> Urban Development ("HUD") are required to complete an Annual Action Plan that lays out how <br /> they will allocate HUD funds for the upcoming program year in order to address the goals and <br /> priorities in the Consolidated Plan. The draft Annual Action Plan for FY 2024-2025 is in Attachment <br /> 1. <br /> Orange County is a special type of Participating Jurisdiction, called a Consortium, consisting of <br /> Orange County and the Towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Hillsborough. Orange County serves <br /> as the lead entity for the Orange County HOME Consortium. The Consortium completed the <br /> Annual Action Plan based on the HOME award recommendations made by the Local Government <br /> Affordable Housing Collaborative, detailed in the section below. <br />