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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: October 3, 2005 Action Agenda Item No. .Cj -,~y~ SUBJECT: Consultant Services -Ten (10) Year Plan to End Homelessness DEPARTMENT: Housing and Community Development PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): Proposal Summary Corpus Christi, Texas Seven Year Plan (under separate cover) INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara L. Fikes, 245-2490 PURPOSE: To consider awarding a contract for consulting services to J-Quad and Associates, LLC far the development of a Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness in Orange County and authorize the Chair to sign the document contingent upon final review by the County Attorney, BACKGROUND: In March 2005, the Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness (Partnership) was formed to institute a countywide effort that will culminate in the development and implementation of a Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness in Orange County. Membership includes Orange County; the Towns of Chapel Hill, Garrboro and Hillsborough; Triangle United Way, Orange Congregations in Mission; the Inter-Faith Council; OPC Area Program; the Hillsborough Chamber of Commerce; and UNC, In the intervening months, the Partnership identified the proposed components and developed an estimated budget and timeline for developing the local Plan within a year or by October 31, 2006. Financial support was solicited and received from the following entities to finance project administration for this effort, Orange County Town of Chapel Hill Town of Carrbaro Town of Hillsborough Triangle United Way TOTAL $18,000 $18,450 $ 6,300 $ 2,250 $10,000 $55,000 In the process of allocating the above funds for the 2005-2006 fiscal year, the Towns and the Triangle United Way agreed that Orange County would serve as the lead entity and administer this project budget. Therefore, no additional action is required by these respective governing boards.