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1 <br /> 1 Attachment 2 <br /> 2 <br /> 3 DRAFT MINUTES <br /> 4 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 5 Work Session <br /> 6 May 10, 2016 <br /> 7 7:00 p.m. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 <br /> 10 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in a work session on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 <br /> 11 at 7:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center, in Chapel Hill, N.C. <br /> 12 <br /> 13 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair McKee and Commissioners Mia Burroughs, <br /> 14 Mark Dorosin, Barry Jacobs, Renee Price and Penny Rich <br /> 15 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Bernadette Pelissier <br /> 16 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> 17 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy Manager Travis <br /> 18 Myren and Clerk to the Board Donna Baker (All other staff members will be identified <br /> 19 appropriately below) <br /> 20 <br /> 21 Chair McKee called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 A motion was made by Commissioner Burroughs, seconded by Commissioner Price to <br /> 24 defer Item 3: Orange County Property Naming Policy, until a later date. <br /> 25 <br /> 26 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 27 <br /> 28 Chair McKee said Commissioner Pelissier will not be attending tonight. <br /> 29 <br /> 30 1. Discussion of the Proposed Orange County FY 2016 -2020 Affordable Housing <br /> 31 Strategic Plan <br /> 32 <br /> 33 Audrey Spencer Horsley, Housing, Human Rights, and Community Development <br /> 34 Director, reviewed the following information: <br /> 35 <br /> 36 BACKGROUND: <br /> 37 On April 5, 2016 the Board received the Proposed 2016— 2020 Affordable Housing Strategic <br /> 38 Plan (AHSP) that has been developed as the County's long-range vision for addressing <br /> 39 affordable housing needs over the next five (5) years. After receiving an overview of the Plan <br /> 40 by the Director of Housing, Human Rights and Community Development (Director) and public <br /> 41 comment, the Board requested that the Director conduct additional community outreach on the <br /> 42 AHSP prior to holding a work session planned for May 10, 2016. <br /> 43 <br /> 44 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met on January 29, 2016 for an annual retreat. In <br /> 45 reviewing the previous six goals the Board has used since 2009, affordable housing was a high <br /> 46 priority under Goal 1: Ensure a community network of basic human services and infrastructure <br /> 47 that maintains, protects, and promotes the well-being of all county residents. The Board stated <br /> 48 that there be a priority for decent, standard housing options for all residents regardless of <br /> 49 household income level and that funds be used to develop a targeted number of units (set <br /> 50 numerical goal), especially rentals. The AHSP addresses this priority of the Board. <br />