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20 <br /> 1 Blake Rosser noted he had already received the actual award amount of$381,000, earlier than <br /> 2 previous years, allowing immediate submission after board approval in May. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Slide#5 <br /> Questions? <br /> • Blake Rosser <br /> • brosser@orangecountync.gov <br /> • 919-245-2492 <br /> we <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> h ` NORTH CAROLINA <br /> A <br /> 5 <br /> 6 Commissioner Carter asked about potential coordination with NC DEQ's septic pass-through <br /> 7 program for urgent septic repairs that might offset some repair needs. <br /> 8 Blake Rosser agreed to share this information with Habitat and the Home Preservation Coalition. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Bedford, to open the <br /> 11 public hearing. <br /> 12 <br /> 13 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 14 <br /> 15 There was no one signed up to speak. <br /> 16 <br /> 17 A motion was made by Commissioner Greene, seconded by Vice-Chair Fowler, to close the public <br /> 18 hearing. <br /> 19 <br /> 20 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 21 <br /> 22 Blake Rosser said the Annual Action Plan will be presented at an upcoming Business meeting for <br /> 23 final approval. <br /> 24 Commissioner Bedford highlighted that $256,000 was going to rental assistance, more than last <br /> 25 year's approximate $228,000 combined allocation. She asked why only Habitat applied for repair <br /> 26 funding. <br /> 27 Blake Rosser explained that the Home Preservation Coalition is purely a coordinating entity with <br /> 28 one and a half staff members that doesn't perform actual repair work but coordinates repair agencies <br /> 29 and triages applications. <br /> 30 Commissioner Bedford asked if the repair providers are at capacity. <br /> 31 Blake Rosser speculated that the stringent federal documentation and record-keeping <br /> 32 requirements may be considered barriers by some agencies, though Habitat was expanding their repair <br /> 33 and rehabilitation programs and actively seeking additional funding sources. <br /> 34 Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked for clarification about tenant-based assistance eligibility. <br />