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ORANGE COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD <br /> Minutes <br /> August 31, 2015, 6:00 PM <br /> Southern Human Services Center <br /> Conference Room D <br /> 2501 Homestead Road <br /> Chapel Hill, NC 27514 <br /> Members Present: Jean Bolduc, Chair;Mark Marcoplos, Evelyn Johann, Daniel Bullock and <br /> Tammy Jacobs <br /> Members Absent: Diane Beecham, Vice Chair(Excused) <br /> Others Present: Gina James, Jeremy Hawkins,News of Orange County,Nate Broman-Fulks, <br /> Assistant to Town Manager-Carrboro <br /> Staff Present: Audrey Spencer-Horsley, Director,Department of Housing,Human Rights and <br /> Community Development and Angela Rockett, Administrative Assistant <br /> Welcome/Introduction <br /> The meeting was called to order at 6:09 PM by Jean Bolduc,Chair. Jean Bolduc welcomed Gina <br /> James to the meeting who is a Board applicant as a Resident member. She welcomed other guests in <br /> attendance. Audrey Spencer-Horsley introduced Angela Rockett, the new Administrative Assistant in <br /> the Department's Chapel location (County's Southern Human Service Center). <br /> Approval of Minutes <br /> The minutes from the May 20, 2015 and June 24, 2015 meetings were <br /> approved unanimously on a motion by Mark Marcoplos and seconded by <br /> Daniel Bullock. <br /> Public Hearing-Annual and Five Year Plans <br /> Jean Bolduc opened the Public Hearing and Audrey Spencer-Horsley provided an <br /> overview of the Annual and Five Year Plans required by HUD for the Housing Choice <br /> Voucher(HCV)Program. She highlighted the goals that had been included and or <br /> revised in the Plans as discussed at the previous meetings. The goals included <br /> becoming a High Performer under SEMAP, initiating a pilot and establishing a self- <br /> sufficiency program and increasing the number of HCV homeowners. Additional <br /> goals were providing support to obtain a strong Resident Advisory Board, an <br /> aggressive landlord campaign for landlords with incentives, educating tenants on <br /> finding and maintaining units and increasing affordable housing opportunities. <br />