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18 <br /> doesn't want to hold up the project due to geography. She said her own daughter is in Harnett County <br /> because that was the closest group home that was available at the time, and as a parent of a person with <br /> IDD, people will try to get the closest appropriate fit at the right level of service for their child or adult <br /> child. <br /> Commissioner Greene said she also wants to move forward with the motion as written. She said <br /> she found Ann Oshel's explanation of the five years convincing and thinks Commissioner Bedford has <br /> raised important points. She said this housing is needed, and Orange County is part of a region. <br /> Vice-Chair Fowler said the 30-year affordability period is part of Hope NC's agreement with Chapel <br /> Hill, so she is confident that it will not be an issue. She said she has trust in Hope NC and has seen what <br /> they've done with their projects in Grosvenor Gardens and Durham's North Street. She said she is <br /> wholeheartedly in favor of moving forward. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Greene, seconded by Vice-Chair Fowler, to authorize the <br /> Manager to request the allocation of$100,000 from Alliance Health to support the purchase of the four <br /> (4) Phase 1 units at Weaver's Grove for affordable,supportive I/DD housing, and to approve and authorize <br /> the Manager to sign a Memorandum of Agreement with Alliance Health memorializing the understanding <br /> that Alliance Health will contract with Hope NC to provide these funds and will ensure the restrictions on <br /> affordability and eligibility are maintained for the existing 30-year Period of Affordability. <br /> Commissioner McKee said he is not going to vote against the item,but was disappointed the Board <br /> was not willing to take a few additional days to resolve the five-year versus thirty-year issue more <br /> definitively. <br /> VOTE:Ayes,4(Commissioner Bedford,Commissioner Greene,Vice-Chair Fowler,Commissioner McKee); <br /> Nays, 3 (Commissioner Carter, Chair Hamilton, Commissioner Portie-Ascott) <br /> MOTION PASSES <br /> c. HOME 2026-27 Annual Action Plan (AAP)Approval <br /> The Board approved the 2026-27 HOME Investment Partnership Annual Action Plan, a resolution <br /> authorizing the Orange County FY 2026-27 Home Design Program and authorized the Chair to sign said <br /> resolution, and a resolution authorizing the submission of the FY 2026-27 Annual Action Plan for Orange <br /> County, North Carolina. <br /> BACKGROUND: The HOME Consortium Local Government Affordable Housing Collaborative (LGAHC) is <br /> made up of elected officials from all four(4) participating jurisdictions: Carrboro,Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, <br /> and Orange County. The Collaborative reviews staff recommendations on strategy and policy around <br /> HOME federal funding, and makes recommendations to the Boards and Councils of each municipality for <br /> final approval. <br /> The Annual Action Plan shares how Orange County plans to use HOME funding in a given year. At the <br /> Business meeting on April 7, 2026, the Orange County Board of Commissioners held a public hearing on <br /> behalf of the HOME Consortium at the Whitted Building (300 W. Tryon St., Hillsborough NC 27278) to <br /> receive public input about priorities for the 2026-27 Annual Action Plan.The public comment period was <br /> open from March 23,2026 to April 23, 2026,and no comments were received at the hearing or during this <br /> period. <br />