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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: April 13, 2004 Action Agend~ Item No. SUBJECT: CDBG Program -Scattered Site Housing Rehabilitation Program DEPARTMENT: Housing/Community Dev. PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes ATTACHMENT(S): Program Summary Certificate of Completion INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara L. Fikes, ext 2490 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 PURPOSE: I o receive citizen comments pnor to otticiai close-out of the Lounty s r Y zuu~ Scattered Site Housing Rehabilitation Program and authorize execution of the Certificate of Completion by the Chair of the Board of Commissioners. BACKGROUND: In 2001, the County received $400,000 in State Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for a Scattered Site Housing Rehabilitation Program. These funds were used to repair fourteen (14) substandard dwellings occupied by low-income families in the Towns of Carrboro and Hillsborough and unincorporated Orange County. All planned CDBG activities have been completed and all grant funds have been expended. A summary of the program beneficiaries is attached to this abstract. In order to complete the grant close-out process, the N.C. Department of Commerce requires that a public hearing be held prior to the official closeout of the Scattered Site Hcusing Rehabilitation Program to assess the performance of the County in administering the grant program. In addition, the County is required to execute a Certificate of Completion farm that is included with this abstract. All comments received during the hearing should be reviewed to determine the level of consistency with program goals. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board conduct and then close the public hearing and authorize execution of the Certificate of Completion by the Chair on behalf of the Board of Commissioners.