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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: January 21, 2003 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Residential Anti-Displacement and Relocation Assistance Plan <br />DEPARTMENT: Housing/Comm. Development PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Tara L. Fikes, ext. 2490 <br />Residential Anti-Displacement and <br />Relocation Assistance Plan TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To adopt a Residential Anti-Displacement and Relocation Assistance Plan for <br />Orange County. <br />BACKGROUND: Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Regulations <br />require all localities receiving CDBG funds to adopt a Residential Anti-Displacement and <br />Relocation Assistance Plan under Section 104(d) of the Housing and Community Development <br />Act of 1974 as amended. <br />In summary, this regulation states that all occupied and vacant occupiable low and moderate <br />income dwelling units demolished or converted to a use other than as low/moderate income <br />housing must be replaced on a one-to-one basis within three years of the commencement of <br />the demolition or rehabilitation relating to the conversion. The Residential Anti-Displacement <br />and Relocation Assistance Plan for Orange County provides a plan to minimize residential <br />displacement and to provide relocation assistance to displaced residents in a timely manner. <br />The most recent plan was adopted by the BOCC on August 3, 1997. The state-funding agency <br />has asked that the Board adopt this policy again due to the lapse of time since initial adoption. <br />Subsequently, the Affordable Housing Advisory Board reviewed the Plan and recommend <br />adoption of the Plan. The language in the Plan has not been changed from the August 3, 1997 <br />version. <br />Adoption of this policy is a requirement for continued participation in NC Small Cities CDBG <br />Program. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with approval of this Plan. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approval of the <br />Residential Anti-Displacement and Relocation Assistance Plan.