HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 09-16-2003-8dORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: September 16, 2003
Action Age ~a
Item No.~~„
SUBJECT: HUD Cooperative Agreement for Federal Fiscal Year 2003
DEPARTMENT: Human Rights and Relations PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
Annette Moore, ext. 2254
Assistance Award/Amendment to HUD
Cooperative Agreement
(To be provided at the meeting)
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel Hill 968-4501
Durham 688-7331
Mebane 336-227-2031
PURPOSE: To approve a Cooperative Agreement between Orange County and the United
States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for services performed during
Federal Fiscal Year 2003.
BACKGROUND: On September 29, 1998, the Board of Commissioners approved a
Cooperative A~reement with HUD for the period beginning the first (1St) day of October 1998 to
the thirtieth (30 h) day of September 1999. HUD proposes a new Worksharing Agreement to
cover the FY 2003. For FFY 2003, the Orange County Human Rights and Relations
Department received $1800 per case for the five cases closed during the period July 1, 2002
through June 15, 2003, funds for administrative costs, education and outreach. The five cases
that were processed included three cases of race discrimination, one case of national origin
discrimination and a one case of failure to grant a reasonable accommodation to a handicapped
individual. During this period, the Department processed two cases in which "reasonable cause
to believe discrimination had occurred" was found, and the Department was given an additional
$500 for each case from HUD. In the two cases where "reasonable cause to believe
discrimination had occurred" was found, one case is currently being conciliated and the other
case has been set for administrative hearing.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: HUD proposes that the Department of Human Rights and Relations
receive a total of $50,000 - $15,000 for administrative costs, $22,000 for training, $3,000 for
education and outreach and $9,000 for all cases closed from July 1, 2002 through June 15,
2003 and $1,000 for cause cases.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the Assistance
Award/Amendment to the HUD Cooperative Agreement and authorize the Chair to sign the
agreement, subject to the approval of the County Attorney.