AGENDA #8a
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: W. Calvin Horton, Town Manager
SUBJECT: Annual Update to the 2000-2005 Consolidated Plan
DATE: April 26, 2004
The attached resolution would authorize submittal of the Annual Update to the 2000-2005 Consolidated Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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 (HUD) requires the Town to jointly submit with Orange County a 2000–2005 Consolidated Plan by May 14, 2004.
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. 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:
This year, we are required to submit an Annual Update to this Plan. Please see Attachment 1 for a draft of the Annual Update.
Next year we will submit a new five-year plan to HUD covering years 2005-2006 through 2009-2010.
DISCUSSION
A draft of the Plan is attached. The plan includes the 2004-2005 Community Development and HOME Program Plans and identifies new housing and community development initiatives in Orange County.
The draft document includes discussion of current housing and community development initiatives such as the activities of the development of a Neighborhood Conservation District in the Northside Neighborhood, an update on how policies adopted by the Council have encouraged the development of affordable housing, updates on ACHIEVE!, the self-sufficiency program operated by the Town’s Housing Department for public housing residents, and the activities of Orange County’s Affordable Housing Advisory Board. The Plan also includes a summary of comments received at public hearings on the Community Development and HOME Program held by the Council and Board of Orange County Commissioners.
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 HUD on May 14, 2004.
MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION
That the Council adopt the attached resolution authorizing the submittal of the Annual Update to the 2000–2005 Consolidated Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF THE ANNUAL UPDATE TO THE 2000 – 2005 CONSOLIDATED PLAN (2004-04-26/R-11)
BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill that the Council authorizes the Manager to submit the Annual Update to the 2000 - 2005 Consolidated Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, including all understandings, assurances, and certifications required therein, for a program of $711,000 of Community Development Block Grant funds and $905,336 of federal HOME Program funds by May 14, 2004.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Manager is hereby designated as the authorized representative of the Town to act in connection with submittal of a Consolidated Plan to provide such additional information as may be required.
This the 26th day of April, 2004.