AGENDA #9c
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: W. Calvin Horton, Town Manager
SUBJECT: Submittal of Annual Update to the 2005-2010 Housing and Community Development Consolidated Plan
DATE: April 24, 2006
PURPOSE
The purpose of this memorandum is to present to the Council a draft of the Annual Update to the 2005-2010 Housing and Community Development Consolidated Plan. Because the Town receives federal Community Development funds and is a member of the Orange County HOME Consortium along with Orange County, Carrboro and Hillsborough, the Department of Housing and Urban Development requires the Town to jointly submit with Orange County an Annual Update to the Housing and Community Development Consolidated Plan by May 15, 2006.
The attached resolution would authorize submittal of the Annual Update to the 2005-2010 Housing and Community Development Consolidated Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
BACKGROUND
In May 2000, the Orange County HOME Consortium submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development a five-year Consolidated Plan covering fiscal years 2000-2001 through 2004-2005. This year, the Consortium is required to submit an Annual Update to the five-year plan for fiscal year 2006-2007. Please see Attachment 1 for a draft of the Consolidated Plan.
The purpose of the Consolidated Plan is to identify and prioritize the housing and community development needs for Chapel Hill and Orange County. The Consolidated Plan also serves four separate, but integrated functions. The Plan is:
Each year, the Consortium will submit an annual update to the Consolidated Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
DISCUSSION
A draft of the Consolidated Plan is included as Attachment 1 to this report. A copy of the complete five-year plan is also available on the Town’s website. The Annual Update includes 2006-2007 Community Development and HOME Program plans and identifies new housing and community development initiatives in Orange County. The Community Development Plan is approved by the Council and the HOME Program Plan is approved by the governing bodies of the HOME Program Consortium: the Council, the Orange County and Hillsborough Commissioners, and Carrboro Board of Aldermen.
Although Orange County is the lead entity of the Consortium, it is necessary to have approval of the Consolidated Plan from all four jurisdictions before the document is submitted to the Department of Housing and Urban Development on May 15, 200 6.
MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION
That the Council adopt the attached resolution authorizing the submittal of the Annual Update to the 2005–2010 Consolidated Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.