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HUD also requested that the OCHA Board watch The Leading the Way training. Angela noted that if the training is completed, you will receive a certificate. Audrey Spencer-Horsley acknowledged Alicia Jones for her assistance and leadership with staff to get ready for HUD's visit which was short notice. Also,HUD was provided one of the Department's briefing packets; they were impressed with it and asked for a copy. Financial Report Audrey Spencer-Horsley reviewed the VMS report. The report showed that at the end of May there were 557 leased up and June 560. New vouchers issued but not under contract were 77. She explained that we now do group briefings before the client meets with the Housing Specialist so vouchers can be more efficiently issued at one time. The Fund Balance for the end of May was $283,605.47. The balance for the end of June was 234,589.12. The HUD financial center has requested a reconciliation because to align figures from the county with HUD's records. Ms. Spencer-Horsley said she had been working with the budget and accounting staff to revise the way the funding is itemized for better reporting and financial management. Affordable Housing Conference and Tour Discussion The Board opened discussion about planning for an affordable housing conference for Orange County. c Marls Marcopolos stated that he would still like to have the conference in October. Jean Bolduc suggested maybe 1/2 day. Tammy Jacobs stated that we should move forward instead of pushing the date f back. Mark stated that he would like to draw a lot of people for new ideas and make them more aware of what is going on. Jean suggested various speakers to speak on different subjects. Audrey asked the Board to submit anything that they would like to be included for the conference to our intern Stephanie Watson-Cruz. She mentioned that Stephanie's last day would be August 17tt' and to please send her any suggestions as soon as possible. r Audrey said that a couple of members had expressed interest in participating in the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee's (AHAB) Affordable Housing Tour. She asked the Board if they would like to join the AHAB for their tour scheduled for September 10, 2016. The bus will leave @8:30 a.m. and return @ 2:45 p.m. There will be a continental breakfast and Tour overview beforehand. Stephanie i said there will be a lot of stops. Some of the stops will include urgent repairs, family housing, mobile homes, senior houses and homeless shelters. There was discussion whether the public should be a part of the conference. Tammy Jacobs stated that the target audience should attend so they can understand Frc what goes into the decision making of affordable housing. The Board decided that the proposed conference should be on October 15th or 29th and that the venue should be between Hillsborough and Chapel Hill. A.L. Stanback Middle School was suggested as a possible venue. Education and Affordable Housing Bond Update Diane Beecham shared information on the education and affordable housing bond. They have hired a consultant to formulate the outreach and communication plan. It is a$50,000 contract. The tagline is "Our Schools Our Neighbors". Phase one is research and communication plan. The target audience is Northern and Southern Orange County, civic and community organizations, schools, senior citizens, second language voters,UNC,major Orange County employers, non-profits and organizations that r request information. The timeline is August-October. I E ;r