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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: November 6, 2008 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 5 •q <br />SUBJECT: CDBG Scattered Site Housing Rehabilitation Program <br />DEPARTMENT: Housing/Comm. Development PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Program Summary <br />Program Revision <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Tara L. Fikes, 245-2490 <br />PURPOSE: To conduct a public hearing to receive citizen comments regarding a change in the <br />dwelling units targeted for repair under the County's Community Development (CDBG) <br />Scattered Site Housing Rehabilitation Program. <br />BACKGROUND: Orange County submitted a formal application to the N.C. Department of <br />Commerce for $400,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds for a Scattered Site <br />Housing Rehabilitation Program. The grant was officially awarded in May 2004. <br />Funds from this grant will be used to repair approximately 12 substandard houses occupied by <br />low-income families in the Towns of Carrboro and Hillsborough as well as unincorporated areas <br />of Orange County. See the attached program summary for more information. At the time of <br />application for these funds, March 2007, the targeted units were identified by address. <br />However, since that time, circumstances such as death, ownership changes, and eligibility <br />issues have required staff to make substitutions among the targeted dwelling units. Additionally, <br />the average cost of completing housing repairs of $40,000 per house also reduces the total <br />number of houses to be repaired from the original 2007 estimate from 12 to 10 dwellings. <br />The attached document provides detailed .information regarding the proposed program <br />revisions. These changes have been reviewed with partners in the Towns of Carrboro and <br />Hillsborough and there is agreement with the proposed changes. <br />In order to proceed with the housing rehabilitation program, the Department of Commerce <br />requires the County to conduct a public hearing regarding the proposed changes. All comments <br />received will be incorporated into the official program record for this grant. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: This grant represents an available $400,000 for housing rehabilitation <br />activities in the County. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board receive comments as <br />information and authorize the staff to proceed with grant implementation. <br />