HomeMy WebLinkAboutNS - Grant - Orange County Community Development Block Grant Program – Infrastructure Hook-Up Program - $75,000ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: October 5, 2010
Action Agenda
Item No. ~-~
SUBJECT: Orange County Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program -
Infrastructure Hook-Up Program - $75,000
DEPARTMENT: Housing, Human Rights, and
Community Development
ATTACHMENT(S):
PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tara L. Fikes, 919-245-2490
PURPOSE: To conduct a public hearing and authorize the submission of an application to the
N.C. Department of Commerce for Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Program funds for an Infrastructure Hook-Up Program in the amount of $75,000.
BACKGROUND: Orange County has been invited by the N.C. Department of Commerce -
Division of Community Assistance to apply for $75,000 in Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) funds for an Infrastructure Hook-Up Program.
3. Use of special equipment such as gander pumps or vacuum pits to transport
residential wastewater to existing sewer lines;
4. Cost to remove septic tanks or cap wells, as required by the health department;
5. Repairs to a unit with leaking water pipes that are the result of connecting to the
public water line; and
6. Administration costs of no more than 15%.
Eligible activities include:
1. Tap-on or assessment fee to connect to the line;
2. The service connection for the private property;
Eligible households must be classified as low and moderate income households defined as
households with annual family income at 80% or less of the median family income for the
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) as adjusted for family size. As an example, Orange County
is in the Durham-Chapel Hill MSA and 80% of median income for a family of four is $54,250.
Prior to submission of an application two public hearings are required -one during application
development (this hearing) and a second hearing after the application has been developed
(planned for October 19th). The public hearing was advertised in the local news media as
required by the County's Citizen Participation Plan. All comments received will be included in
the grant application that is due October 29, 2010.
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FINANCIAL IMPACT: A successful application will provide $75,000 in this community for the
connection of low and moderate income households to existing water or sewer lines.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board receive public comments
as information and authorize the staff to proceed with application development.