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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: February 17, 2015
Action Agenda
Item No. 5 -a
SUBJECT: 2015 - 2019 Consolidated Plan /HOME Program
DEPARTMENT: Housing /Human Rights and PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) Yes
Community Development
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
FY 2015 -2016 HOME Program Application Renee D. Holmes, (919)245 -2495
PURPOSE: To receive comments from the public regarding the housing and non - housing
needs to be included in the 2015 -2019 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community
Development Programs in Orange County and proposed uses of the 2015 -2016 HOME funds.
BACKGROUND: The Consolidated Plan (Plan) for Housing and Community Development
Programs for Orange County is a five -year document required by the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for all communities receiving HOME funds and
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) entitlement funds. The Plan details housing
needs of very low income, low income and moderate - income families and special population
groups in addition to outlining the strategies and plans for addressing those needs.
Additionally, the Plan can serve as the foundation for the development of a long -rang, strategic
affordable housing plan for Orange County. The County's last Plan was completed in 2010 for
the 2010 -2014 fiscal years. Therefore, a new Plan for fiscal years 2015 -2019 must be
completed and submitted to HUD by May 14, 2015.
Prior to the submission of the new Plan, a public hearing must be held that provides an
opportunity for residents, public agencies and other interested parties to provide input into the
Plan. Such input is encouraged as an opportunity for the community to identify and provide
suggestions for addressing needs. The public is also encouraged to comment on proposed
uses of the approximate $351,540 in 2015 -2016 HOME funds. Public comments are
summarized in the Consolidated Plan as well as the Annual Action Plan. Public notices for this
hearing have been posted in English and Spanish in local newspapers and have been sent to
local non - profit agencies.
Eligible HOME Program activities include: acquisition, new construction, housing rehabilitation,
and rental assistance. The attached application form has been designed for agencies
interested in accessing HOME funds for local housing projects. The application is combined for
the Town of Chapel Hill Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program and the
Orange County Consortium HOME Program. Applications are due February 20, 2015. The
HOME Program Review Committee will then review the applications received and make
recommendations regarding funding for consideration by the local elected officials in late April
2015.
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FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact to receive public comments.
RECOMMENDATION (S): The Manager recommends that the Board open the public hearing,
receive comments from the public as additional information, and close the public hearing.
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Town of Chapel Hill
Community Development Block Grant Program
And
Orange County Consortium
HOME Program
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2015 -2016
Application for funding for
CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS
For grant year beginning July 1, 2015
Revised 1/2015
Table of Contents
GENERAL APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS ........................................................................ ............................... iii
DETAILED APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS ....................................................................... ............................... vi
CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED WITH THIS APPLICATION ..................... ............................... vii
APPLICATION FOR FUNDING FOR CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS ................................... ............................... 1
Section 1: APPLICANT AND PROJECT OVERVIEW ........................................................... ............................... 1
Section 2: PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................... ..............................2
Section 3: PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS .................................................................. ..............................6
Section 4: PROJECT BUDGET AND PRO -FORMA ............................................................ ............................... 7
Section 5: AGENCY DESCRIPTION ................................................................................... ............................... 8
Section 6: DISCLOSURE OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ................................... ..............................9
Section 7: ATTACHMENTS ............................................................................................... ..............................A
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GENERAL APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
This application is to apply for federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) or HOME funds for
housing development / construction projects. (Please note: There is a separate application for non -
construction projects.) Construction projects include:
• New housing construction
• Housing rehabilitation
• Commercial construction or rehabilitation
• Construction or improvement of public facilities
• Infrastructure development /site improvements
• Predevelopment costs
• Property acquisition
Please see Attachment 1 for a description of the Community Development Block Grant and HOME
Programs. If in doubt, please contact Town of Chapel Hill or Orange County staff.
There is some overlap with the programs; here are a few guidelines:
• CDBG assistance is limited to projects within the Town of Chapel Hill's "Extra- Territorial
Jurisdiction" (ETJ);
• HOME funds may be used anywhere in Orange County (Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, or
Orange County);
• Non - housing projects can only use CDBG funds;
• New housing construction can only use HOME funds (except for designated Community Based
Development Organizations which may use CDBG funds for new housing construction in Chapel
Hill).
CDBG applicants must be:
• Non - profit agencies with a primary purpose of providing housing, human services, or economic
development services; or
• Local government or public agency.
HOME applicants must be:
• Non - profit agencies or for - profit corporations applying through a member government; or
• Consortium member governments.
"Non- profit" means having a 501c(3) tax exemption notice from the IRS. All applicants must
demonstrate a track record of continuous, active, and relevant operation for at least two (2) years.
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In general, all projects must benefit persons with a household income below 80% of the area median
income adjusted for family size. Please see Attachment 2 for current income limits.
The funding period begins on July 1, 2015. Costs incurred before that date and before a
Performance /Development Agreement has been executed cannot be reimbursed.
Construction projects must comply with federal rules for the following: environmental review; "Davis
Bacon" wage rates; real property acquisition; contract procurement; equal employment opportunity;
lead -based paint; fair housing; conflict of interest; and (for large projects) HUD Section 3 economic
opportunity. Please also note that the intention to use federal funds for a project triggers federal
acquisition and relocation regulations affecting real estate purchase.
Recipients of CDBG and HOME funds are required to submit written progress reports to the funding
agency on a monthly or quarterly basis, depending on the nature and phase of the project. Required
information may include the following: progress toward achieving performance goals; description of
activities /challenges; revisions of timelines /budgets; and other relevant information. Information may
also be required about marketing activities, project income, and the home buyers and /or tenants of
assisted projects.
Funded projects will be monitored for progress and performance, financial and administrative
management, and compliance with the terms of Performance /Development Agreements. Monitoring
may involve site and /or office visit(s).
All new CDBG subrecipients will be asked to attend an orientation meeting (held in June of 2015) prior
to the start of the funding year. This meeting is mandatory for all new subrecipients, and some
subrecipients who have received funding in the past may be asked to attend as well.
During the orientation meeting, subrecipients will learn about the requirements of the program and will
receive a draft of their Performance Agreements. Subrecipients will also learn about the services that
are available through the Town, such as technical assistance and support.
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Applications may be rejected without evaluation. Reasons may include:
1. Project clearly not eligible according to CDBG /HOME regulations;
2. Applicant has demonstrated poor past performance in carrying out government- funded
projects, or complying with federal regulations;
3. Applicant fails to provide financial audit or other required information; and
4. Incomplete applications, e.g. incomplete or missing sections.
CDBG applications will be reviewed by a review committee consisting of Town of Chapel Hill staff and
representatives of either the Human Services or Housing Advisory Board. The recommendations for
funding will be forwarded to the Chapel Hill Town Council for consideration.
HOME applications will be reviewed by the HOME Program Review Committee consisting of an elected
official and staff person from each participating jurisdiction, and approved by the governing bodies of
Orange County, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough.
Applications for both programs will be evaluated based on how well the proposed projects fulfill the
priorities in the 5 -Year Consolidated Plan (see Attachment 3), whether they meet one or more of the
three National Objectives (CDBG only), the quality of the proposal, and the capacity of the agency. Ir
addition, the Town and County will seek citizen input through public forums. See Attachment 4 for a
tentative schedule for development of the Community Development and HOME Program plans.
Construction projects in Chapel Hill must also support the goals of the Affordable Housi ne rae�
adopted by the Town Council in June 2011 or the Affordable Rental Housing Strategy adopted in 2014.
Applicants should understand that this is a competitive application process for limited funding. There
may be applications for projects that satisfy many of the evaluation criteria but are not funded.
Successful applications may be funded for less than the amount requested.
Please be as accurate as possible in your application. If funds are awarded, information submitted in this
application will be used to develop a Performance Agreement for your project. Please notify
Town /County staff of any changes to your proposed project as soon as possible.
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DETAILED APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
CDBG Applications may be submitted by hand to the Chapel Hill Planning Department, Chapel
Hill Town Hall, Third Floor, or by mail to:
Renee Moye, Community Development Planner, Housing and Community
Town of Chapel Hill
405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Applications can also be sent via email to the Town's Housing and Community staff at
cd_bg@townofchapelhill.org. Note: If an electronic copy is sent, remember to scan and email the
signature page with original signatures to this email address.
HOME Applications may be submitted by hand to the Housing, Human Rights, and Community
Development Office, Orange County Richard L. Whitted Human Services Center, Second Floor, or
by mail to:
Audrey Spencer - Horsley, Director
Orange County Housing, Human Rights and Community Development
P.O. Box 8181
300 West Tryon Street
Hillsborough, NC, 27278
Applications can also be sent via email to Audrey Spencer - Horsley at
aspencerhorsley @orangecountync.gov. Note: If an electronic copy is sent, remember to scan and
email the signature page with original signatures to this email address.
• Please do not fax applications.
• Complete each question directly on the application form. Attachments should only be used to
provide supplemental information. The application form can be downloaded from the Town of
Chapel Hill or Orange County websites.
• Please clasp or clip together; do not use binders, covers or staples.
• Please read all questions and instructions carefully. The care that goes into accurately and
informatively completing this application is evidence of your agency's ability to manage the
complexities of CDBG and HOME program requirements.
If you have questions about the eligibility of an activity or about the application, please contact:
• For CDBG, Renee Moye at 919 - 968 -2877, cm®ye@townofchapelhill.org
• For HOME, Audrey Spencer - Horsley at 919 - 245 -2490, aspencerhorsley @orangecountync.gov
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CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED WITH THIS APPLICATION
If submitting paper copies, your organization must provide an ORIGINAL plus ONE COPY of the
application, which consists of the following sections:
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Section I:
Applicant and Project Overview
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Section II:
Project Description (for projects in Chapel Hill, your description must
❑
Conflict of interest policy
include how your project is consistent with the adopted Chapel Hill
g±ordable Housing Strategy and the Affordable Fdental Housing
Strategy if applicable)
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Section III:
Performance Measurements
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Section IV:
Project Budget and Pro -forma
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Section V:
Agency Description
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Section VI:
Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest
Please provide one copy of each of the following documents:
❑ Current list of Board of Directors, including addresses, phone numbers, terms, and
relevant affiliations
❑ Minutes of Board of Directors meeting authorizing the submittal of this
application
Please provide one copy of each of the following documents unless they are already on file with the
Town or County (please check Town /County staff to ensure documents are on file):
❑ Current Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation
❑ IRS tax determination letter [501(c)(3)]
❑ Most recent independent audit (including management letter if issued)
If your agency is awarded funding, before signing Performance /Development Agreements with the
Town /County, your agency must provide the following documents unless they are already on file with
the Town or County (please check Town /County staff to ensure documents are on file):
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Personnel policies
❑
Financial management procedures
❑
Procurement policy
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Conflict of interest policy
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APPLICATION FOR FUNDING FOR CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS
Town of Chapel Hill CDBG Program
Orange County HOME Program
A. Applicant Information
Applicant Organization's Legal Name:
Primary Contact Person and Title:
Applicant Organization's Physical Address:
Applicant Organization's Mailing Address:
Telephone Number:
Email Address:
Fax Number:
DUNS Number:
(Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. provides this number at no charge, and it is required for Federal funding recipients.)
B. Project Information
Project Name:
Total Project Cost:
Total Amount of Funds Requested:
Please specify the type and amount of funding requested: (Note: If applying for HOME and CDBG funds,
please indicate the amount requested from each source.)
❑ CDBG: $ and /or ❑ HOME: $
Proposed Use of Funds Requested (provide a concise description of proposed project):
To the best of my knowledge and belief all information and data in this application are true and
current. The document has been duly authorized by the governing board of the applicant.
Signature:
Board Chairperson /Department Head Date
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Please provide a thorough description of the project (by answering the "who," "what," "when," and
"where" questions about your project). Do not assume the reader knows anything about the project.
A. Project Name
1. Please provide the name of your project.
B. "Who»
1. Client Group. Who is the targeted client group, and what are their needs? What objective data can
you provide in evidence of these needs?
2. Client Demographics. Please complete the following tables to the best of your ability. Show actual or
estimated numbers of beneficiaries, not percentages, in each category. In general, you should count
households as the beneficiaries for housing programs and erp sons for non - housing programs. Please see
Attachment 2 for the current income limits for the Durham - Chapel Hill MSA.
Note: Activities may benefit individuals and /or geographic areas. You may fill out one or more of these
tables, as appropriate.
Income Group*
Number of Beneficiaries
<30% of the Area Median Income (AMI)
Elderly (over 60)
31% -50% of AMI
Disabled (not elderly)
51 -80% of AMI
Homeless
>80% of AMI
People with HIV /AIDS
TOTAL
TOTAL
Special Needs Beneficiaries (if applicable)
Category
Number of Beneficiaries
Elderly (over 60)
Total Persons
Disabled (not elderly)
Homeless
People with HIV /AIDS
TOTAL
CDBG Area Benefit Activities (Infrastructure and Public Facilities)*
Street
Census Tract
Block Group
Total Persons
#LIVII Persons
* If your agency has any questions about these designations, please contact the Town or County staff.
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B. "Who" (continued)
3. Project Staff. Please provide names of staff, contractors, and /or volunteers that will be involved with
the project and describe their responsibilities with the project. (Optional: Attach resumes and /or job
descriptions):
C. "What"
1. Type of Activity. Please check the category under which your project falls.
❑ Acquisition (for rental or homeownership)
❑ Predevelopment costs
❑ Infrastructure /site improvements
❑ New construction for homeownership (HOME only)
❑ New construction for rental (HOME only)
❑ Public facility or improvement (CDBG only)
❑ Commercial property construction /rehabilitation (CDBG only)
❑ Owner - occupied rehabilitation
❑ Rental rehabilitation
❑ Emergency shelter
❑ Transitional housing
❑ Supportive housing
❑ Other (specify):
2. Project Description. Please provide a general overview of your project, including what you are
planning to produce and how you are planning to carrying out the project.
D. "Where"
1. Project Location. Please be as specific as possible.
2. Project Size. Please provide the size of development site: acres
Please attach the following:
❑ Site map showing lot boundaries, locations of structure(s), and other site features
❑ General location map (at least % mile radius)
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E. "When"
❑ Attach a detailed and realistic timetable showing when each work task will be completed (e.g.,
planning; obtaining financial commitments; design; environmental review; bidding; loan closing; key
milestones in construction; marketing; final inspection; occupancy; etc.)
a. CDBG funded projects For CDBG- funded projects:
For large -scale projects receiving funding for infrastructure /site improvements, your timetable
should reflect an expectation of completing construction by December 2017.
b. For HOME - funded projects:
The project must be completed by June 2020.
F. Project Details
Please provide the information requested below (please add additional lines where necessary). If the
question if not applicable or no information is available, insert N /A.
2. Property Acquisition.
a. Has your agency acquired real property in order to carry out the project, or is property
acquisition planned?
b. Has the property owner been informed of your intention to use federal funds for this project? If
so, attach letter. (Sample property acquisition letters are available from Town or County staff.)
c. Is the property currently occupied? If so, attach a description of your plan to relocate tenants in
accordance with the Uniform Relocation Act. (Contact Town or County staff if your agency has
questions about the URA.)
3. Construction Detail.
a. How many units will be newly constructed?
b. How many units will be rehabilitated?
c. What is the square footage of each unit?
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F. Project Details (continued)
3. Construction Details (continued)
d. What is the number of bedrooms in each unit?
e. What is the number of bathrooms in each unit?
f. Will the project participate in an energy efficiency program (e.g. Energy Star)?
i. If yes, please provide the details:
g. How many units will have full ADA accessibility?
i. Please provide details:
h. For rehabilitation projects, describe your lead -based paint abatement plan for property built
before 1978:
L How many households will have direct access to improved infrastructure?
i. Please describe:
j. Is the proposed project located in a Neighborhood Conservation District? (Neighborhood
Conservation Districts apply only to projects located in Chapel Hill.)
i. If yes, is your agency fully informed of the Neighborhood Conservation District
guidelines? (For more information about the Neighborhood Conservation District
guidelines, please contact Town staff.)
k. Please attach the following:
❑ Floor plan(s)
❑ Elevation(s)
4. Affordability, Marketing, and Supportive Services.
a. Describe any methods to ensure long -term affordability of housing units, including subsidy
recapture, equity sharing, deed restrictions, etc.:
b. What are the proposed rents (including utility costs) or sales prices for completed units?
c. Explain your agency's process for marketing to ensure an adequate pool of income - eligible
renters to buyers:
d. If supportive services will be coordinated with the project, please describe these:
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Section 3: PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS
A. Goals and Objectives
Please complete the following chart with information about the project's goals and objectives. Also,
please provide information on how these goals and objectives will be measured. Be as detailed and
specific as possible.
Goal /Objective
Measurement Tool
Ex: Provide housing for low- to moderate - income
households.
Ex: By 2016, build ten units that are affordable to
low- to moderate - income households.
B. Compliance with National Objectives
If your agency is applying for CDBG funds, address which National Objective your project will be
meeting. (An overview of the CDBG National Objectives can be found in Attachment 1.)
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Section 4 :PROJECT BUDGET AND PRO -FORMA
Please note that this section must be completed in order to ensure review.
A. Project Budget
❑ Attach a detailed project budget showing all sources and uses of funds. Attach funding
commitment letters where available or copies of funding applications you have submitted.
B. Terms of Project Funding
Please specify the type of funding request for which you are applying:
CDBG: ❑ Grant ❑ Loan
HOME: ❑ Grant ❑ Loan
If applicable, please provide details about the nature of your funding request:
C. Pro -forma (for rental property only)
❑ If you are developing a property for rent, please attach a 20 -year pro -forma showing
estimated income, expenses, net operating income, debt service, and cash flow.
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If you have not received CDBG or HOME funding in the past three (3) years, please provide the
following information. Agencies and member governments that have been funded in the past three (3)
years and member governments carrying out projects entirely with their own staff may omit this section.
If your organization has received CDBG or HOME funding in the last three (3) years and is omitting this
section, please check this box: ❑
A. Organization
What is your organization's ...
1. Mission statement?
2. Incorporation date (Month and Year)?
3. Estimated Total Agency Budget for FY 2014 -2015? $
4. Total number of agency staff (full time equivalents):
Please describe your agency's experience and ability to carry out the proposed project. (This may
include your past achievements in carrying out similar projects, experience of key staff, collaborative
relationships with other agencies, or any other features relating to agency capacity that you consider
relevant).
1. How many Board Members should your organization have according to your by -laws?
2. How many Board Members does your organization actually have at this date?
3. How often does the Board meet?
4. What was the actual attendance at each of the last three regular Board meetings?
5. Have you failed to reach a quorum at any Board meetings in the last 12 months?
6. What efforts do you make to ensure that your Board represents the community it serves?
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Are any of the Board Members or employees of the agency which will be carrying out this project, or
members of their immediate families, or their business associates:
a) Employees of or closely related to employees of the Town of Chapel Hill, Orange County,
Carrboro, or Hillsborough? YES ❑ NO ❑
b) Members of or closely related to members of the governing bodies of Chapel Hill, Carrboro,
Hillsborough, or Orange County? YES ❑ NO ❑
c) Current beneficiaries of the project /program for which funds are requested?
YES ❑ NO ❑
d) Paid providers of goods or services to the program or having other financial interest in the
program? YES ❑ NO ❑
If you have answered YES to any question, please provide a full explanation below. The existence of a
potential conflict of interest does not necessarily make the project ineligible for funding, but the
existence of an undisclosed conflict may result in the termination of any grant awarded.
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Attachment 1
National Objectives of Community Development Legislation
(Community Development Block Grant Program)
The primary objective of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program is the
"...development of viable urban communities, including decent housing and a suitable living
environment and expanding economic opportunity, principally for persons of low and
moderate - income" (Housing and Community Development Act of 1974).
The Town of Chapel Hill must certify that its overall program carries out this primary objective. In
addition, each Community Development Block Grant activity must:
1. Benefit low- or moderate - income persons (80% of median income and below);
2. Aid in the prevention or elimination of slums and blight; or
3. Treat urgent needs posing an immediate threat to public health and welfare.
Eligible activities for Community Development Block Grant funding include:
• Acquisition of property
• Disposition of property
• Public facilities and improvements
• Clearance, demolition and removal of buildings
• Site improvements
• Some public services (subject to a cap)
• Relocation
• Housing rehabilitation, preservation and code enforcement
• Economic development activities
• Planning and administrative costs (subject to a cap)
Activities that are generally not eligible include:
• Buildings used for the general conduct of government
• New housing construction (allowed in special circumstances)
• General government expense
• Political activities
• Purchase of equipment and personal property
• Operating and maintenance expenses
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Attachment 1
The HOME Program
In 1990, Congress enacted the HOME Investment Partnerships Act, better known as the HOME Program,
in an effort to provide a new approach to housing assistance at the federal level. This federal housing
block grant affords state and local governments the flexibility to fund a wide range of housing activities
through creative and unique housing partnerships among states and localities, private industry, and
nonprofit organizations.
Each housing activity must fall within the following goals of the HOME Program:
1. To expand the supply of decent, safe, sanitary and affordable housing, with emphasis on rental
housing, for very low- and low- income citizens;
2. To strengthen the abilities of state and local governments to design and implement strategies
for achieving adequate supplies of decent affordable housing; and
3. To encourage public, private and nonprofit partnerships in addressing housing needs.
Eligible activities for HOME Program funding include:
• Acquisition of property (including assistance to homebuyers)
• New construction
• Reconstruction
• Conversions
• Moderate rehabilitation of non - luxury housing with suitable amenities
• Tenant -based rental assistance
• Relocation of displaced persons, families, businesses, or organizations
• Site improvements, acquisition of vacant land, and demolition (under special conditions)
• Project soft costs
• Administration /Planning (for qualified Community Housing Development Organizations)
• Operating expenses for Community Housing Development Organizations
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Attachment 2
Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Statistical Area
([)urh8nl, Orange, and Chatham Counties)
Median Income: $65,700
Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
The and information* is provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD). Additional income data information estimated by Town staff.
Income limits as of 12/18/2013
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Attachment 3
Summary of Goals, Priorities and Output Indicators
from Housing and Community Development Consolidated Plan
for 2010 -2015 for Orange County, Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough
Goal — Decent and Affordable Housing for Lower- Income Households
Priority 1,1- Low income (< 80%AMI) homeowners that live in substandard hous ng'
Strategies:
- Continue to fund urgent repairs for qualified units
- Continue to fund substantial rehabilitation for qualified units
- Continue to incorporate handicap, weatherization and lead -based paint improvements
into all substantial rehabilitations
Output
- 30 substantially rehabilitated units (Orange County /Chapel Hill)
Indicators:
- 40 units with urgent repairs (Orange County)
Priority 1.2 Low income
renters (e60% AMI) that live in substandard housing
Strategies:
- Continue to fund the rehabilitation of existing rental housing units
- Monitor and enforce rent and property standards for completed projects
- Leverage existing Town and County resources by utilizing the federal low income tax
credit, HUD Section 202 and 811, and other programs to construct new rental housing
- Provide educational opportunities related to fair housing, tenant rights, etc.
- Continue to dialogue with the University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill on issues that
affect affordable rental opportunities in the area
Output
- 30 additional affordable rental units (Orange County /Chapel Hill)
Indicators:
- 20 low income renters receive HOME funded rental assistance for up to 2 years each
(Orange County)
- 75 units of renovated public housing (Chapel Hill)
Priority 1.3 - Low income
(c80% AMl) homeowners that do not have indoor plumbing or odequote connectiarts to
existing public uvater
and sewer systems
Strategies:
- Continue to fund the connection of lower income homeowners to existing water and
sewer facilities.
- Continue to fund the construction of complete indoor plumbing facilities
Output
- 100% of all County residents have adequate indoor plumbing (Orange County /Chapel Hill)
Indicators:
Priority 1.4 - Low - income renters ( <80% AMI) that ore potential homebuyers
Strategies:
- Provide down - payment and closing cost assistance to qualified homebuyers
- Provide homebuyer education and counseling with an emphasis on credit
- Provide acquisition, infrastructure, predevelopment and /or construction funding to
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eligible non - profits and for - profits to develop affordable housing opportunities
- Establish homeownership program to assist existing Section 8 recipients
Output
- 30 additional lower income homebuyers (Orange County /Chapel Hill)
Indicators:
Priority 1.5 - Eliminate barriers to affordable housing
Strategies:
- Challenge and encourage non - profit and for - profit affordable housing providers to share
resources and collaborate
- Seek legislation that would require all local governments to require new residential and
commercial developers in the County and Towns seeking zoning approval and /or permits
to contain at least 15% affordable units in residential projects
- Utilize equity sharing and community land trust concepts to limit the dramatic escalation
of housing costs
Output
- 30 units of new affordable housing in mixed income developments (Orange
Indicators:
County /Chapel Hill)
- Increased awareness of barriers to affordable housing (Orange County /Chapel Hill)
Priority 1,Fs - Low Income
(< 60% AMI) Hotn'�owttership
Strategies:
- Provide down - payment and closing cost assistance to qualified homebuyers
- Provide homebuyer education and counseling with an emphasis on credit
- Provide acquisition, infrastructure, predevelopment and /or construction funding to
eligible non - profits and for - profits to develop affordable housing opportunities
- Establish homeownership program to assist existing Section 8 recipients
Output
- Up to 30 additional low income homebuyers (Orange County /Chapel Hill)
indicators:
Priority 1.7— Extremely
Low incomo ( <j091 ANTI) renters Ic oking for affordable rental housing
Strategies:
- Partner with local housing developers and /or property management firms to develop
affordable rental housing for Extremely low- income residents
- Develop rental subsidy program for the <30 %AMI residents
- Possibly develop an SRO model for implementation to develop more affordable housing
- Review current density ordinances for possible revision to increase ability to develop
affordable, multi - rental housing
Output
- 30 units of new /rehabilitated affordable rental housing in mixed income developments
Indicators:
(Orange County /Chapel Hill)
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Goal — Provide Housing and Services for Populations with Special Needs
Priority 2,1- Service- enriched tronsitionol housing forhorneless persons with specidt steeds
Strategies:
- Promote and make public service funds available to homeless agencies that operate
emergency shelters
- Partner with other funding agencies to encourage the development of transitional
housing (SRO's, group homes) that is service - enriched
- Continue to strengthen partnership with the local Continuum of Care
- Provide property acquisition funding to eligible non - profits and for - profits to develop
transitional housing
Output
- Provide financial assistance to support the construction of a residential center for
Indicators:
homeless men (Orange County /Chapel Hill)
Priority 2.2 Reduce Chronic Homelessness
Strategies:
- Establish an assertive street outreach program that targets unsheltered homeless people
at natural gathering places throughout Orange County.
- Establish an outreach system in Northern Orange County that uses the congregate
feeding programs as a place to begin identifying those who are chronically homeless in
the rural part of the county.
- Create an Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team that targets those who are
chronically homeless and integrates the team with the above outreach efforts.
- Ensure that both inpatient and outpatient substance abuse treatment is made available
to those chronically homeless individuals who desire that service. If inpatient treatment is
necessary, make sure that permanent housing is not lost during the inpatient stay.
- Identify strategies designed to address the needs for shelter and services for individuals
with complex behavior that result in being banned from kitchen /shelter services.
- Sheltered chronically homeless people will be able to move into permanent housing by
receiving the services necessary for them to obtain and maintain permanent housing.
- Ensure that non - profit developers have the organizational and financial capacity to create
new housing units within the community for the chronically homeless.
- Identify a wide variety of sites for housing the chronically homeless throughout the
County in the most fair and effective places within the County.
- Establish a rigorous evaluation mechanism that measures the cost of individuals who are
chronically homeless before and after they are receiving housing and support services.
Output
- 15 units will be rehabbed /rented /built to provide permanent supportive housing
Indicators:
(including the use of Assertive Community Treatment Teams) for the chronic homeless in
Orange County within the first 3 -5 years of the plan.
Priority 2.3 - increase
Employment
Strategies:
- Current supportive employers will increase the number of homeless people they hire.
- Potential employers will increase their understanding of those who are homeless and hire
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homeless or formerly homeless individuals.
- Design and implement a model employment and training program that focuses on
individualized assessment, job goals, and placement activities.
- Develop and implement a credentialing process designed to create skills that prepare
homeless persons for employment by establishing partnerships with local Chambers of
Commerce to convene and educate about homeless people and their employment needs.
- Enhance the skills development center list that exists on Franklin Street and develop a
comparable site in Hillsborough.
- Design and implement a strategy targeting those who are aging out of the foster care
system as a pay to prevent future homelessness by building successful employment
history and supporting ongoing financial literacy efforts.
- Support and build on the "Wheels for Work" model that is currently only available to
work first participants.
- Increase the number and availability of child care slots in quality child care centers for
homeless families.
- Support transportation expansion plan in Chapel Hill Transit System and Triangle Transit
Authority.
- Endorse ongoing discussions between Orange Transportation and the Chapel Hill Transit
System.
Output
- Provide funding to at least two shelters to help fund transitional programs, to possibly
Indicators:
include job training programs.
Priority 2.4 - Prevent Homelessness
Strategies:
- Youth aging out of the foster care system will maintain a relationship with human
services to prevent homelessness.
- Begin examining the data and relevant strategies designed to work with unemanipated
youth between the ages of 16 -18 who are running away.
- Those exiting prison, the military, hospitals and other health related institutions will not
be discharged into homelessness.
- Assess the actual need and develop step down housing for those exiting inpatient
substance abuse treatment services. This housing should create a safe and supportive
environment designed to promote recovery.
- Those with unstable housing will receive the necessary services to prevent loss of
housing. This includes families who are doubled up that may lose their housing, those
who are experiencing an immediate health care crisis that jeopardizes their housing, and
those who have received eviction notices.
- Develop a plan designed to address the current gap in affordable housing units available
to homeless families and individuals.
Output
- Develop a Discharge Plan policy with Wake County and Durham County to have a unified
Indicators:
regional approach
- Provide funding to at least two shelters to help fund transitional programs, to possibly
include homeownership, rental and /or credit counseling.
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Priority 2.5 - increase Access to ,Services
Strategies:
- Improve the network of homeless service providers to eliminate individuals from falling
through the cracks.
- Homeless people will be engaged and enrolled in the appropriate services.
- Develop a system designed to decrease the length of time necessary for individuals to
receive identification.
- Decrease the wait for Medicaid disability.
- Improve Health Care /Dental Care.
- Improve the capacity of current providers to serve as point -of- entry, including sufficient
funding to support a facility that is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- Increase access to community resources (jobs, housing, services, and childcare) in order
to develop a maximum 90 -day length -of -stay strategy for homeless persons in shelters to
facilitate their return to permanent housing.
Output
- Assist 20 additional homeless persons.
Indicators:
Priority 2.6— Increase
Public Participation in Ending Homelessness
Strategies:
- Indentify specific strategies that eliminate NIMBYism (Not In My Backyard) in Orange
County.
- Increase the number of volunteers directly working with homeless people.
- Increase positive media support.
- Improve the PR presence of current providers within Orange County.
- Develop strategies that demonstrate "proven results" to the taxpayers of Orange County.
Include specific values for the benefits associated with investing in mental health.
Output
- Increase information available to public through distribution of marketing materials
Indicators:
through the CoC
- Implement a volunteer recruiting campaign to include UNC students and Orange County
residents
Priority 2.7 - Continuum
of services for special needs populations including older adults, disabled, tnentaliy ill,
persons with AIDS and
at -risk youth
Strategies:
- Promote and make funds available to agencies that serve identified special populations
- Continue to strengthen partnership with local service providers
- Support applications for federal housing funds
- Provide property acquisition funding to eligible non - profits and for - profits to develop
permanent housing for those with special needs
Output
- 10 additional permanent housing units for those with special needs (Orange County)
Indicators:
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Goal — Increase Capacity and Expand the Scope of Public Services
Priority 3.1= lrtcreose capocity and expand the scope of Public Services in order to reach out to more low -to-
moderato income residents.
Strategies:
- Strengthen partnerships with non - profits and other related associations (community
building, education, family services, etc.)
- Promote public services opportunities for area low- income residents
- Build community capacity and better coordinate services through the regular
dissemination of information. Examples may include Community Development Day
workshops, self -help workshops, activity updates, etc.
- Continue to work with area Chambers of Commerce and others to promote the economic
development of the community
Output
- Increase Public Services capacity and scope by 10% for at least three non - profit
Indicators:
organizations over the next five years
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Attachment 4
Tentative Schedule*
for Development of the 2015 -2016 CDBG & HOME Program Plans
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Monday, February 9, 2015
7:00pm, Chapel Hill Town
Town of Chapel Hill Public Forum on the use of CDBG and HOME
Hall, 405 Martin Luther King
Program funds.
Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
7:00pm
Orange County Consolidated Plan / HOME Program Public Hearing
Southern Human Services
Center
Wednesday,
February 20, 2015
Deadline for submission of applications
at 5:00pm
Monday, March 23, 2015,
7:00pm, Chapel Hill Town
Town of Chapel Hill Public Forum: Preliminary Recommendations for use
Hall, 405 Martin Luther King
of 2015 -2016 CDBG and HOME Program funds
Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill
Monday, April 27, 2015
Town of Chapel Hill Public Forum Continued
7:00pm Chapel Hill Town
Hall, 405 Martin Luther King
Chapel Hill Town Council consideration of Community Development and
Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill
HOME Program Plans and 2015 -2020 Consolidated Plan.
April 27, 2015
Hillsborough Town Board consideration of HOME Program and
Consolidated Plan
April 28, 2015
Carrboro Board of Aldermen consideration of HOME Program and
Consolidated plan
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
7:00pm
Richard Whitted Meeting
Orange County Board of Commissioners consideration of a HOME
Facility
Program and 2015 -2020 Consolidated Plan
300 West Tryon St.,
Hillsborough, NC
May 15, 2015
Deadline for submitting CDBG, HOME and Consolidated Plan to HUD
*This schedule is subject to change. Please visit the Town or County websites for updates.
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