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Authorize the Mayor to Execute a Revised Memorandum of Understanding for the Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness.
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Staff:
Department:
Sarah Vi?as, Director
Affordable Housing and Community Connections
Nate Broman-Fulks, Assistant Director
Overview: The Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness was established in 2008 to coordinate funding and activities to end homelessness in Orange County. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was created to outline the roles and responsibilities of the partner jurisdictions of Orange County and the Towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough. This item proposes two changes to the existing MOU, last updated in June of 2022. The proposed changes have been determined by staff to be minor and are shown in the attached 2023 Draft Memorandum of Understanding. It is anticipated that the Mayors, Managers, and Chair (MMC) committee will continue their discussions on addressing affordable housing and homelessness needs, and there may be further revisions to the MOU in the coming year.
Recommendation(s):
That the Council approve the updated Memorandum of Understanding.
Background:
* In April 2008, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, Chapel Hill Town Council, Carrboro Town Council, and Hillsborough Board of Commissioners endorsed the Orange County 10-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness and entered into a memorandum of understanding to fund a Partnership Coordinator position and support the Plan's implementation by the Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness.
* In November of 2014, the Town Council authorized an update to the MOU to reflect how the Orange County 10-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness had evolved to become an on-going program, which the Partnership to End Homelessness was playing a key role in implementing.
* In 2022, the Town Council authorized an update to the MOU to bring the MOU in line with the existing structure and positions of the Partnership, including a Home...
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