Agenda - 12-13-2016 - 6-a - Minutes

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12 1 For example: 2 $1.5 MM for 0 to 30% AMI 3 $1.5 MM for 30 to 50% AMI 4 $1 MM for special needs 5 $1 MM for 50 to 80% AMI 6 The special needs category may get captured in the two lower income categories, so that 7 category should not get short-changed. 8 9 Targeting Matrix Discussion: 10 Commissioner Jacobs asked if there is a recommendation from the Affordable Housing 11 Advisory Board. 12 Audrey Spencer-Horsley said this Advisory Board has yet to receive the most recent 13 options. She said this Board has primarily expressed an interest on focusing on housing for the 14 lowest income groups. 15 Commissioner Jacobs asked if these documents specify that these housing units are for 16 Orange County residents only. 17 Audrey Spencer-Horsely said no. 18 Commissioner Jacobs said he feels these units should be for existing Orange County 19 residents, not for people who move into the County because the units are available. 20 Commissioner Price said that conversation has come up before, and there may be 21 people who were Orange County residents, and moved away due to lack of housing, but may 22 now want to come back. 23 Commissioner Burroughs asked if such limitation is legal to do. 24 John Roberts said he would not recommend such a restriction, as it likely violates 25 constitutional equal protection. 26 Commissioner Jacobs asked if anybody in North Carolina can move into these units. 27 John Roberts said yes. He said there may be a way to create some program that 28 assists current residents in order to get a jump-start on the process. He said specific restriction 29 policies would not be possible. 30 Commissioner Pelissier said there are people who work in Orange County, but live 31 outside of it. She said the only special needs population that has even been addressed through 32 affordable housing is seniors. She said special needs populations are likely quite tied to 33 Orange County, via services, etc., and this should be kept in mind. 34 Commissioner Dorosin clarified that the first option is capping every category identically; 35 the second option is no caps, with the exception of the 50-80%; and the third option is going 36 back to everything having caps, but by percent of funds. He asked if it would be best to have 37 no caps in 0-30% and 30-60%, and the cap in the 50-80% being by percent of funds. He said 38 this would be a hybrid of options two and three. 39 Commissioner Dorosin referred to the emails from housing providers, noting that Robert 40 Dowling suggested even less of a cap for the 50-80%. 41 Commissioner Burroughs said she will second Commissioner Dorosin's motion when it 42 is made, and agrees with Robert Dowling as well. She referred to the issue of older adults and 43 seniors, saying she would prefer to focus on those of the lowest income in this population. She 44 asked if this is addressed in the scoring. 45 Audrey Spencer-Horsley said it does get addressed in the scoring. 46 Commissioner Dorosin said he is comfortable with this. 47 Commissioner Rich asked if it is 50 to 80, or 60 to 80%. 48 Travis Myren said Commissioner Dorosin suggested 60%.