Agenda - 12-10-2024; 8-m - Approval of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) – Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness (OCPEH)

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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: December 10, 2024 Action Agenda Item No. 8-m SUBJECT: Approval of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) — Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness (OCPEH) DEPARTMENT: Housing ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Blake Rosser, Director, 919-245-2490 Danielle Butler, OCPEH Manager, 919- 245-2490 PURPOSE: To approve the one-year interlocal agreement by which Orange County and the Towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough agree to jointly fund the Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness (OCPEH). BACKGROUND: The Memorandum of Understanding must be approved and signed annually in order to fund approximately 45% of the OCPEH budget, with the rest being funded by a combination of federal and state grants and some county funds. Total budget for FY 2024-25 is $1,989,472. OCPEH was established in 2005 by the Board of Commissioners as a joint effort to address homelessness in Orange County. In 2019 it was more formally linked to the county by association with the Housing Department, which included some general fund allocation to support programming and staffing. The proportion of jointly-funded expenses is based on population and set at: • 39.5% - Orange County • 39.7% - Town of Chapel Hill • 14.3% - Town of Carrboro • 6.5% - Town of Hillsborough FINANCIAL IMPACT: This expense was already budgeted for FY 2024-25 and will have no additional impact on the Housing Department's budget. ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN: This item supports: • GOAL 3: HOUSING FOR ALL OBJECTIVE 2: Address need and any policy barriers to increase access to emergency shelter beds and other low-barrier housing including eviction diversion. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).