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las Supervisor as required by applicable law.
Chairman Johnson declared the meeting to be in a public hearing.
Consideration of an Application for a Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) from the North Carolina Division of Community Assistance in the Amount of
$400,000: Steve Austin, with the Benchmark Consulting agency, said this was the second of two
public hearings needed to obtain scattered -site housing grant funds. Austin said an application
had been prepared with a distribution plan that targeted assistance for the elderly and disabled
along with individuals with incomes lower than the area's average median income. He said all
municipalities would have to sign a participation agreement, and a recipient selection committee
would have to be established. In return for the assistance, he said the State would require the
county to place liens on the renovated property for up to eight years, dependent upon the amount
of money used in the improvements. Austin said the lien would be a zero percent amortizing
deferred loan, and it was done to prevent homeowners from selling the homes once improved.
No one else desired to speak and Chairman Johnson adjourned the hearing
OTIO by Commissioner Tice to:
1. Approve the Community Development Block Grant application for $400,000.
2. Establish the scattered -site housing program selection committee.
3. Agree to permit the Statesville Housing Authority to serve as the administrator
for the grant.
VOTING: Ayes — 4; Nays — 0.
Consideration of the Local Business Plan being developed as a Response to the State
Plan and the Passage of the Mental Health System Reform Bill (House Bill 381): David
Swann, the CEO and Area Director for Crossroads Behavioral Healthcare, said six of the ten
sections of Local Business Plan had been completed. He said April 1, 2003 was the due date
for the other four sections. Swann said the major changes were:
• Recipients of publicly funded services would have to meet state defined target population
criteria (most in need) to receive such services.
• Crossroads would remain a public entity, but direct care services would be privatized.
• Crossroads would become a Local Managing Entity and use managed care
principles to authorize and approve the care provided to the targeted individuals.
• Crossroads would attempt to recruit providers to employ the current Crossroads employees.
• Crossroads would develop new services to be delivered by the providers.
• Other community services would be encouraged to serve the non -target population.
• Persons not eligible under the new target population criteria would be transitioned to other
providers.
• Persons eligible for services would be transitioned to private providers over athree-year
period of time through June 30, 2006.
Attorney Pope asked if the need, as defined in the target population, was medical or
financial.
Swann said it was a medical necessity need, and it was based upon the severity of the
illness, the diagnosis, and functional ability within the community.
Jo Ouinn-Murphy said the target population would be the individuals functioning under
50 percent in the community. She said the others would have to receive services from the
private sector. Ms. Murphy said she understood "money was tight, but the need was great."
Chairman Johnson asked Mr. Swann to explain why the plan was developed.
Swann said it was a response to what had been mandated by law. Mr. Swann said he had
a serious concern about the individuals not identified in the target population.