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ORANGE COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD <br /> Minutes <br /> November, 18, 2015 <br /> Southern Human Services Center <br /> Conference Room D <br /> 2501 Homestead Rd <br /> Chapel Hill, NC 27514 <br /> Members Present: Jean Bolduc, Gina James, Diane Beecham,Tammy Jacobs, <br /> Evelyn Johann <br /> Excused Absence: Mark Marcoplos (Excused), Daniel Bullock (Excused) <br /> Staff Present: Audrey Spencer-Horsley, Director, Housing Human Rights and <br /> Community Development and Secretary, OCHA and Angela <br /> Rockett, Administrative Assistant <br /> Welcome/Introduction <br /> The meeting was called to order at 6:15 p.m. by Jean Bolduc, Chair. <br /> Approval of Minutes <br /> The minutes from the October 14, 2015 meeting were approved unanimously on a motion by <br /> Diane Beecham and seconded by Evelyn Johann. <br /> Update/Waiting List Opening <br /> Audrey Spencer-Horsley updated the Board on the Waiting List opening. She stated that it <br /> went well, thanks to all the staff. The applications were taken at both the Hillsborough and <br /> Chapel Hill locations one day at a time and that worked well. Also, allowing applications to be <br /> mailed in helped. There were 800 applications, 547 walked thru and 253 were mailed. There <br /> were 34 applications that didn't make it in time, 15 post marked after 11/2, 14 with no post <br /> mark and 4 received through interdepartmental mail. Overall, the department was pleased <br /> with the outcome. <br /> Audrey Spencer-Horsley reminded the Board that they had voted to use the names already on <br /> the wait list first. There were 1,252 names before the purge and after the purge there were <br /> only 200. These applicants will still have to be eligible and interested in being on the program. <br /> Once that list has been exhausted we can proceed with the new applications. <br />