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Chair Jacobs said that this discussion could take awhile and asked if Robert Dowling could go into detail with the Housing Board and come back to the Board of County Commissioners. Chair Jacobs made reference to land banking and said that he thinks that there are two different kinds. One kind is that the land is presented immediately and you have to make a decision now and the other is that the property is coming on the market and they are willing to give us some time to make a decision. He said that we might want to have a different kind of a process for an expedited situation. Regarding mixed housing types, he said that we would want to avoid ghettoizing the types of housing. He explained ghettoizing as just one type of housing such as rental. He encourages a variety of housing types. Commissioner Brown asked if mixed housing types were included in this project and Tara Fikes said no. Chair Jacobs made reference to page 7 and said that the argument was made that if the public was to be reimbursed to such a great extent, then surely it is worth awarding two or three points. He thought that this was a good point. Chair Jacobs made reference to page 12 where it says, "The Affordable Housing Advisory Board will review the bond program semi-annually to monitor the housing bond program, raise policy issue with staff, and receive information." He assumes that part of that is to raise issues with staff and the Board of County Commissioners. The answer was yes. Commissioner Brown said that the Chapel Hill Town Council had an Affordable Housing meeting and asked if the Town Council could come and give a report. It was answered that that was the intent. Commissioner Brown asked about the Regional Center for Affordable Living at Triangle COG. Tara Fikes answered. Commissioner Brown asked about the Affordable Housing Task Force Report and said that the end of it had a lot of good suggestions. She asked for the advisory board to go back and review those suggestions. Commissioner Gordon made reference to the long-term housing affordability policy and said that she is glad to see it since we were supposed to update it within two years and that we are on schedule. 2. Courthouse Clock — Proposed Plaque John Link said that the County, the Town of Hillsborough, and the private sector are all working together to prepare and restore the courthouse clock. Craufurd Goodwin has been a leader in getting this project moving forward. He asked Craufurd Goodwin to report on the success on raising money from private donors. The idea of the plaque is to recognize the Town of Hillsborough, the County of Orange, and the private donors that have donated $1,000 or more. Craufurd Goodwin said that a group of citizens in Hillsborough were charged by the Town Board to look into repairing the clock. The total costs of restoration is estimated to be $90,000. The County committed $25,000 and Hillsborough gave $30,000 and they had to raise the rest. They have $18,000 cash in the bank. He learned quickly that you have to recognize the donors and he thinks it appropriate that they should be recognized. Chair Jacobs said that they decided to put this on a work session instead of a regular meeting in case there were objections to this project. There is not a problem with this project, but if someone objected, the thought was that it could be addressed in a low-key setting. Commissioner Carey asked how the donors would be recognized. Craufurd Goodwin said that there would be different sized type on the plaque for greater contributions. Nine families have contributed $1,000. Commissioner Brown asked how many people contributed less than $1,000 and Craufurd Goodwin said a few.