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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: October 23, 2007 Action Age of Item No. to SUBJECT: Land Trust Affordable Housing Maintenance Task Force DEPARTMENT: Housing/Comm. Development PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Proposal Tara L. Fikes, 245-2490 PURPOSE: To consider approving the creation of Land Trust Affordable Housing Maintenance Task Force and appoint a member of the Board of County Commissioners and the Chair of the Affordable Housing Advisory Board to the Task Force. BACKGROUND: At the March 29, 2007 Assembly of Governments meeting, Robert Dowling, Executive Director of Orange Community Housing and Land Trust, discussed the challenges his organization faces with long-term maintenance of land trust properties. Subsequently, the Chair of the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) and the Town Mayors proposed the creation of a Task Force to discuss this issue and develop recommendations to address the identified challenges at the September 20, 2007 Assembly of Governments (AOG) meeting. During that meeting, members of the Assembly suggested expanding the purpose of the Task Force to include discussion of the capital needs of the Orange County 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness. The detailed proposal is attached to this abstract with the additional language from the September AOG meeting highlighted in italics. The proposal requires the BOCC to appoint .its representative to the Task Force as well as a general member that will represent Orange County. Staff recommends that, in addition to a member of the BOCC, the Board appoint the Chair of the Affordable Housing Advisory Board to Task Force as well. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the creation of Land Trust Affordable Housing Maintenance Task Force and appoint a member of the Board of County Commissioners and the Chair of the Affordable Housing Advisory Board to the Task Force.