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39 <br />:Affordable Housing Advisory Board (AHAB) <br />Board/Commission Name <br />2012 calendar year for annual report; 2013 calendar year for wor <br />Report period: <br />ORANGE COUNTY ADVISORY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS <br />INPUT FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS’ ANNUAL PLANNING RETREAT <br /> <br /> <br />The Board of Commissioners welcomes input from various advisory <br />commissions in preparation for its annual planning retreat. Ple <br />following information, limited to the front and back of this for <br />materials may be provided as a supplement to, but not as a subst <br /> <br /> <br />Board/Commission Name: <br /> <br />Affordable Housing Advisory Board <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Person to address the BOCC at Retreat (if requested by BOCC) and <br />: Patsy Barbee 919-732-9223 (w) <br />information <br /> 919-732-5904 (h) <br /> <br /> <br />: Tara L. Fikes, Housing/Human Rights/Community <br />Primary County Staff Contact <br />Development Director <br /> <br /> <br />How many times per month does this board/commission meet, includ <br /> <br />special meetings and sub-committee meetings? <br />Once per month <br /> <br />Brief Statement of Board/Commission’s Assigned Charge and Respon <br /> <br />The Affordable Housing Advisory Board advises the Orange County <br />Commissioners regarding affordable housing issues and increasing <br />awareness of, understanding of, commitment to and involvement in <br />affordable housing. Additionally, the board monitors the implem <br />Affordable Housing Bond Program. <br /> <br />What are your Board/Commission’s most important accomplishments? <br /> <br /> Prepared a FY 2011 Performance Report/2012 Calendar <br />. <br /> Monitored the Affordable Housing Bond Program. Developed a <br />recommendation for committing the remaining bond funds. <br /> Reviewed non-departmental funding applications for five (5) housing related <br />non-profit organizations and made recommendations for the 2012 - <br />fiscal year. <br /> <br /> Worked with a UNC-CH School of Journalism class to develop aCommunity- <br /> <br />wide Media Strategy for affordable housing. <br /> <br />