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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 11-21-2000-9c~~~ ORANGE COUNTY - BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: November 21, 2000 Action Age da Item No. ~` SUBJECT: HOME Program Review Committee DEPARTMENT: Housing/Comm. Development PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Manager's Memorandum Tara L. Fikes, ext. 2490 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To consider the appointment of a member of the Board of County Commissioners to the local HOME Program Review Committee. BACKGROUND: In August 1992, the Orange County HOME Consortium was formed by mutual consent of the Towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, and Orange County. The County is designated as lead entity and is thus responsible for program administration. In accordance with the Orange County HOME Program Consortium Agreement, each year the HOME Program Council, heretofore comprised of staff members of Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, and Hillsborough, meets to develop a program design for the year. This plan is developed primarily based on comments received during annual public hearings and funding requests received from local housing non-profit organizations. Once the program is designed, it is presented to all local governing boards for approval. That process has occurred in April and May of previous years. During the last program approval process, questions were raised by local elected officials regarding the process for development of the HOME Program Annual Plan. There was some concern that local elected officials are only involved in program design at the time that approval is necessary in order to meet HUD deadlines. In order to facilitate the involvement of elected officials in the plan development stages, the Manager is recommending the formation of a HOME Program Review Committee comprised of the manager or his/her designee from each participating government and one (1) elected official from each jurisdiction. This group would meet at least quarterly to discuss program activities and to develop future spending plans. The Manager has shared this suggestion with Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough, our consortium partners. To date, Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough have appointed Jacqueline Gist, Edith Wiggins, and Ken Chavious respectively to this committee. 2 FINANCIAL IMPACT: The activities of this committee will involve planning and designing housing projects that will effectively utilize the HOME Consortium annual funding allocation that has averaged $430,000 in past years. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends consideration of the appointment of a member of the Board of County Commissioners to the local HOME Program Review Committee. ,s r 3 ®RANGE COUN'a'Y HILLSBOROUGH 1VORTH CAROLINA ^~4d~ Memorandum To: Robert Morgan, Carrboro Town Manager W. Calvin Horton, Chapel Hill Town Manager Eric Peterson, Hillsborough Town Manager From: John M. Link, Jr., County Manager ~(A/ Date: October 3, 2000 Re: HOME Program Review Committee .~~ In August 1992, the Orange County HOME C~~Sortium was formed L~ Towns of Carrbora, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough Orange County. ' ~:-~.~= lead entity and is thus nsil~ for prograr~,inistration. ~~ has enabled the Coun cep' ` _ -_ a funding that have av - er "'"° ~ ~.. ~ _~rEarsM:~ approximately $3,34 - ~~" ~~~ ~ ""~""~' .~ '~ of our affordable ho ~ '~~"~ n -~ tri ~~` ~'~>~~ mutual consent of.the aunty is designated as .A n of the Consortium estment Partnership ~eived since 1992 is ..-Ltecome a major part In accordance with ~ .~~ ~ _ m ` y. -` I went, each year the Y 4- _ a w+ HOME Program ~;~` ~ , ~m,Y . ~ " :~ oro, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, and ~~ ~ ~_~ `~' ~ `~` _.. _ ~+ear. This plan is developed primarily base~~`-va~etne~ '~. ``~"'~ sand fundin g g requests received from local housing non-profit, organizations. Once the program is designed, it is presented to all local governing boazds for approval. That process has occurred in April and May of previous years. As you may recall, during the last program approval process, questions were raised by local elected officials regarding the process for development of the HOME Program Annual Plan. There is some concern that local elected officials are only involved at the time that approval is necessary in order to meet HUD deadlines. Thus, in order to facilitate the involvement of elected officials in the plan development stages, l am proposing the following process: A HOME Program Review Committee would be formed comprised of the manager or his/her designee from each participating government and one (1) elected official from each jurisdiction. This group would meet at least quarterly to discuss program activities and to develop future spending plans. 4 I propose that the first meeting of this group be held in late October or early November. Please advise your governing boards of the creation of this Committee and solicit one (1). member to serve on the committee. I will ask Taza Fikes ofmy staff to contact you or your designated staff person in the next week to obtain the .name of the elected official that will serve on the committee and ascertain possible future meeting dates. Thank you for your assistance with this matter. If you have questions, ideas, or need additional information, please advise. I look forwazd to continuing to work together to address the challenges of affordable housing in our community.