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1 months this year. This was based on the permission the BOCC granted a few years ago to waive the live /work requirement after six months. III. Proposed Affordable Housing Clearinghouse At the last meeting, a proposal was made to the BOCC to create an Affordable Housing Clearinghouse that would serve as a referral portal for County residents seeking affordable housing information and opportunity. Additional work has been done to formalize this proposal and the current proposal draft is attached for review and comment. Additional Interests Thus, the Affordable Housing Advisory Board (AHAB) in the coming months plans to focus its attention on: • Further development of the Affordable Housing Clearinghouse concept, • Discussion /exploration with CHT on its marketing strategies in an effort to help increase the number of timely sales. This will begin with a conversation to better understand the current inventory and marketing strategies. Additionally, there is interest in reviewing the land trust concept to include looking at other comparable land trusts to determine their experiences /successes and to determine if those could be replicated locally; and • Continued monitoring of Housing Bond Program in preparation for future consideration of another affordable housing bond referendum. As AHAB continues to develop its work plans, board members would like to know from the Board of County Commissioners if there are any specific work tasks they would like AHAB to pursue as well. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with follow -up on affordable housing matters previously discussed at the March 12, 2013 Joint Meeting with the Affordable Housing Advisory Board. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Interim Manager recommends the Board follow -up on affordable housing matters previously discussed at the March 12, 2013 Joint Meeting with the Affordable Housing Advisory Board, and provide any direction to AHAB and /or staff as necessary.