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e <br />NAME OF BOARD /COMMISSION: Affordable Housing Advisory Board <br />Report Period: January — December 2014 <br />ORANGE COUNTY ADVISORY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONSINPUT FOR COUNTY <br />COMMISSIONERS' ANNUAL PLANNING RETREAT <br />The Board of Commissioners welcomes input from various advisory boards and <br />commissions in preparation for its annual planning retreat. Please complete the <br />following information, limited to the front and back of this form. Other background <br />materials may be provided as a supplement to, but not as a substitute for, this form. <br />Board /Commission Name: Affordable Housing Advisory Board <br />Person to address the BOCC at Retreat (if requested by BOCC) and contact information <br />at work session- if applicable- and contact information: <br />Chair, Patsy Barbee 919 - 732 -9223 (w) <br />919 - 732 -5904 (h) <br />Primary County Staff Contact: <br />Aubrey Spencer- Horsley (as of 2015), Director. Housing /Human <br />Rights /Community Development <br />James E. Davis, Jr. <br />How many times per month does this board /commission meet, including any special <br />meetings and sub - committee meetings? <br />The advisory board meets once a month excluding the month of July. There are <br />currently no sub - committees. <br />Brief Statement of Board /Commission's Assigned Charge and Responsibilities. <br />The Affordable Housing Advisory Board advises the Orange County Board of <br />Commissioners regarding affordable housing issues and increasing the <br />community's awareness of, understanding of, commitment to and involvement in <br />producing attractive, affordable housing. Additionally, the board monitors the <br />implementation of the Affordable Housing Bond Program. <br />What are your Board /Commission's most important accomplishments? <br />✓ Prepared a FY 2013 Performance Report for the 2014 Departmental <br />Calendar. <br />✓ Monitored the Affordable Housing Bond Program. <br />✓ Reviewed non - departmental funding applications for six (6) housing <br />related non - profit organizations and made recommendations for <br />