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Revised Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness (OCPEH)
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Staff:
Department:
Sarah Osmer Vi?as, Director
Affordable Housing and Community Connections
Emily Holt, Affordable Housing Manager
Overview: The Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness (OCPEH) 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 changes to the existing MOU, last updated in June of 2023. The proposed changes have been determined by staff to be minor and are highlighted in the attached 2024 Draft Memorandum of Understanding.
Recommendation(s):
That the Council approve and authorize the Mayor to execute a revised Memorandum of Understanding for the Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness.
Background:
* In April 2008, the Orange County Board of Commissioners (BOCC), the Chapel Hill Town Council, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen (now Town Council), and the Hillsborough Board of Commissioners endorsed the Orange County 10-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness and entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to fund a Partnership Coordinator position and support the Plan's implementation by the Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness.
* In November 2014, the BOCC 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 played 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 Homeless Programs Manager, a Housing Access Coordinator, and a Homeless Programs Coordinator.
* In 2023, the Town C...
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