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5 <br /> 1 DSS is currently paying for 20 rooms using a combination of County Emergency Assistance funds <br /> 2 and the funding from the Town of Chapel Hill, although this number does fluctuate from day to <br /> 3 day. The cost of the rooms is approximately $2,000 per night. As of August 22, 2025, a total of <br /> 4 approximately$83,000 has been expended. Funding identified for this purpose will be exhausted <br /> 5 shortly, and residents staying at the hotel have been informed that the last day of funded hotel <br /> 6 stays is August 29. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 Of the residents currently at the hotel, 13 have Housing Choice Vouchers. Eight of those residents <br /> 9 have identified housing and are only waiting for the landlord to make the units available. Five are <br /> 10 actively searching for housing. Of the seven residents without a Housing Choice Voucher, one <br /> 11 owns their unit at Camelot Village and intends to return while the remaining six are actively <br /> 12 searching for housing. Some are waiting for approval of other benefits. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 The County has received $83,462 in Community Giving Fund donations for Chantal recovery. <br /> 15 These funds will be jointly administered by the County and the three municipalities, with the <br /> 16 County acting as fiscal agent. Temporary housing and other supports to reestablish housing may <br /> 17 be an appropriate use of these funds. As this intergovernmental group forms, this abstract <br /> 18 transfers up to $20,000 from the Social Justice Reserve to the Department of Social Services to <br /> 19 support residents displaced by Tropical Storm Chantal to extend temporary housing or to establish <br /> 20 new housing. This would include apartment application fees, security deposits, and essential <br /> 21 household items and furniture. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 Eligibility for this funding will follow the current guidelines. Recipients must be County residents <br /> 24 earning up to 200% of the poverty level who have experienced displacement from their primary <br /> 25 residence due to impacts from Tropical Storm Chantal. Qualifying income in dollars would be <br /> 26 $31,300 for a single person or$64,300 for a family of four. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 Travis Myren made the following presentation: <br /> 29 <br /> 30 Slide #1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> Bridge Funding for Residents Displaced by <br /> Tropical Storm Chantal <br /> Board of Commissioners <br /> Business Meeting <br /> August 26, 2025 <br /> 31 <br /> 32 <br />