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<br />Orange County Consolidated Plan for 2000-2005 <br />Annual Update 2004-2005 <br />Summary <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 />(ESC) and grants far 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 Black Grant funding <br />each year and the Orange County HOME Consortium receives HOME funding each <br />year.. Since the Town of Chapel Hill is a member of the Orange County HOME <br />Consortitm, the County is permitted tc submit one plan that details the housing needs <br />and activities of the entire County including Chapel Hill, <br />The Consolidated Plan not only serves as an application for each of the four programs, <br />but also seeks to further the statutory goals of these programs through a collaborative <br />process whereby a community establishes a unified vision of housing and community <br />development 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 2004-2005 Annual Update, public hearings were <br />held to hear citizen comments regarding housing and community development needs <br />and proposed activities that should be included in the Plan, A public hearing was held <br />by the Chapel Hill Town Council on February 2, 2004 and March 24, 2004 to receive <br />citizen comments regarding housing needs and the proposed use of $711,000 in CDBG <br />funds Chapel Hill will receive in the 2004-2005 fiscal year, and $739,050 (plus a local <br />match of $166,286) that the Orange County HOME Consortium will receive in the 2004- <br />2005 fiscal year, The Orange County Board of County Commissioners held a public <br />hearing on February 3, 2004 regarding housing needs and the proposed use of <br />$739,050 in HOME funds the County HOME Consortium will receive in fiscal year 2004- <br />2005. <br />After the public hearings, the HOME Program Review Committee comprised from each <br />member of the consortium as well as the Manager or his representative reviewed <br />applications for the HOME Program to develop the proposed HOME Program Design <br />for the 2004-2005 Program Year, A total of nine (9) applications were received from <br />local non-profit organizations and other local governmental units requesting <br />approximately $900,000. <br />