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14 <br /> 1 o Fair Housing Act <br /> 2 o Orange County Human Relations Ordinance <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Goal 7: Access to job opportunities and skill development <br /> 5 • AR 24: Study, plan and develop bus routes or other public transportation alternatives <br /> 6 o Access to business nodes for employment <br /> 7 o Access to job training and other supportive services and community amenities <br /> 8 <br /> 9 Goal 8: Provide staffing to deliver high quality housing services <br /> 10 • AR 25: Provide leadership and support to community partners to implement the <br /> 11 strategic plan <br /> 12 o Continue broad community/stakeholder involvement <br /> 13 • AR 25: Continue to strengthen internal management of affordable housing programs <br /> 14 and services <br /> 15 o Including cooperation and support of other agencies <br /> 16 • Track and report on implementation of the strategic plan to the Board of County <br /> 17 Commissioners and community partners <br /> 18 <br /> 19 Goal 9: Identify resources to help meet the needs identified in the plan <br /> 20 • AR28: Identify a dedicated source of funding and a plan of implementation <br /> 21 • AR29: Maintain a set aside of funding for land banking and property acquisition <br /> 22 • AR30: Partner with community and municipal partners on projects, grant applications <br /> 23 • AR31: Support opportunities to partner with community and municipal partners on <br /> 24 implementing strategies <br /> 25 <br /> 26 Goal 10: Encourage and support intergovernmental cooperation <br /> 27 • AR32: Continue joint planning efforts related to outside funding opportunities <br /> 28 • AR33: Collaborate and exchange information with municipalities on affordable housing <br /> 29 issues <br /> 30 o Funding <br /> 31 o Planning <br /> 32 o Training <br /> 33 o Problem solving <br /> 34 o Civic engagement <br /> 35 o Building community partnerships <br /> 36 <br /> 37 Commissioner Rich referred to goals 30 and 31 and asked if conversations with <br /> 38 municipal partners have started and how the partnerships are taking shape. <br /> 39 Audrey Spencer Horsley said one-on-one conversations have been occurring. She <br /> 40 gave the example of doing outreach with non-profits. She said four non-profits responded to <br /> 41 their questionnaire, which provided an overview of the strategic plans of these non-profits, and <br /> 42 can in turn allow all to be more effective partners. <br /> 43 Audrey Spencer Horsley said meetings with Chapel Hill Housing staff have also <br /> 44 occurred. <br /> 45 Commissioner Rich said this should be a countywide effort including the municipalities <br /> 46 and not everyone acting in silos. <br /> 47 Commissioner Jacobs said determining mobile home ownership versus renters is <br /> 48 important information in order to be able to better plan going forward with the affordable <br /> 49 housing plan. <br />