AGENDA #9
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: W. Calvin Horton, Town Manager
SUBJECT: Town Applications for the 2006-2007 Community Development and HOME Programs and Submittal of the Annual Update to the 2005-2010 Consolidated Plan
DATE: April 24, 2006
Attached for the Council’s consideration are proposals for use of 2006-2007 Community Development and HOME Program funds for submittal to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Council held public hearings on these grant proposals on January 25 and March 22, 2006. Also attached for the Council’s consideration is the Annual Update to the 2005–2010 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development Programs in Orange County, NC.
Agenda item #9a details a recommended plan for $598,310 of 2006–2007 Community Development funds. Adoption of Resolution R-7 would approve activities for the 2006- 2007 Community Development Program.
Agenda item #9b details a recommended 2006-2007 HOME Program Plan. The HOME Program Review Committee consisting of elected officials and staff of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough and Orange County has developed a plan for $950,580 of federal HOME Program funds and local match funds. Adoption of Resolution R-8 would approve the activities of the 2006–2007 HOME Program.
Agenda item #9c is a draft Annual Update to the 2005–2010 Housing and Community Development Consolidated Plan. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires all jurisdictions that receive federal Community Development and Federal HOME Program funds to submit one application package called the Consolidated Plan. This year, we have prepared an Annual Update to the five-year plan for HUD’s consideration. In addition, information on the Town’s 2006-2007 Capital Fund Grant for public housing activities is included in the Consolidated Plan for reference. The Consolidated Plan must be approved by all participating jurisdictions before it is submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on May 15, 2006. Adoption of Resolution R-9 would authorize submission of the 2005-2010 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development Programs in Orange County, NC.
In total, $1,548,890 of federal funds is available to the Town for housing and community development activities. Please see Attachment 1 for a chart that summarizes requests received and activities recommended for funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grants including the Community Development and HOME Programs.
1. Summary of Requests and Recommended Uses of 2006-2007 Federal Funds (p. 3).