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MINUTES OF T~ ORANGE COUNTS' gQpK . 7 'r.LE ~~~. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS May 1}, 7970 The Board of Commissioners of Orange County met in Regular session at the Courthouse in the City of Hillsborough, at ].0:00 o'clock A.M., on May 4, 1970. Ths meeting was called to order by the Chairman and upon roll call, those r present and absent were as follows: Present: Chairman Carl M, Smith, and Commissioners Harvey D. Bennett, William C. Ray, Henrq S. Ldalker and Ira A, Ward. Absent: None Minutes of the previous meetings were read by the Clerk and approved by the Board, Chairman Smith recognized Coolidge PorterfSeld who stated that there were several resolutions which must be adopted by the County Commissioners and the Cammisaionera of the Public Housing Authority. The following resolution was introduced by Commissioner Ward, read in full and considered: RESOLUTION N0. 1 RESOLUTION APPROPING APPLICATION FOR LOW-R~1T SOTJSING WREREAS, it is the policy of this locality to eliminate substandard and other inadequate housing, to prevent the spread of slums and blight, and to realize as soon as feasible the goal of a decent home in a suitable living environment for all of its citizens; and WHEREAS, under the previsions of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, the United States of America (herein called the "Government") is authorized to provide financial assistance to local public housing agencies for preliminary planning of developing low-rent housing unite or for leasing. dwelling units in existing privately-owned structures, that will assist in meeting this goal; and WHEREAS, the Act provides that there shall be local determination of need for low-rent housing to meat needs not being adequately met by private enterprise and that the Government shall not make any contract with a public housing agency for preliminary' loans for aurvegs and planning in respect to any low-rent housing -- projeata unless the governing body of the locality involved has bq resolution approved the application of the public housing agenep for such preliminary loan; and WHEREAS, leasing of dwelling units under Section 23 of the Act requires approval of leasing units by the local governing body; and WHEREAS, the Orange County Sousing Authority (herein called the "Local Authority") is,a public housing agency end is applying to the Government for low-rant housing. NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of Co:mnissionera of the County of Orange as fol7.ows: 1. There exists in the County of Orange a need for such low-rent housing :at rents within the means of low-income families. 2. The application of the Local Authority to the Government for a preliminary loan in an amount not to exceed ~2DD,ODD for surveys and planning in. connection with low-rent housing projects of not to exceed approximately 500 dwelling unite is hereby approved, 3. The application of leasing under provisions of Section 23 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, to is approved City, Town, County, etc. (Nate: Fill in Item 3 if Leased Housing is applied for.) Commissioner Bennett moved that all rules of the Board of Commissioners which, unless suspended, would prevent the final passage and adoption of said Resolution at this meeting be and the same are hereby suspended for the purpose of pertnittin~ tho en rsiderat?nn, adoption, and final passage of said Resolution at this meeting ~ and that unanimous consent of all members present be given for the immediate can- - sideration of said Resolution. Tha Motion was seconded bq Cor~issioner ldard. The oueatian being nut as to the adoption of said Motion, the suspension of such rules and the giving of unanimous consent to the consideration tY:ereof, the roll was called with the following result: :1YES: NAYS : 5 0 a