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Affordable Housing Advisory Board <br />Minutes of Tuesday, January 14, 2013 <br />Members Present: Patsy Barbee, Jonzella Bailey - Pridham, Arthur Sprinczeles, James Stroud, <br />Tammy Jacobs, Sully Jaffer and Nannie Richmond <br />Members Absent: Britney Walden, Diane Beecham, Vanessa Soleil and Andrew Shannon <br />Staff Present: Tara L. Fikes and Crystal Coble <br />Welcome /Introduction <br />Board Chair, Patsy Barbee called meeting to order. <br />Approval of Minutes <br />Jonzella Bailey- Pridham made a motion to approve the minutes of the December 17, 2013 <br />meeting and James Stroud seconded the motion. The motion was approved unanimously. <br />Guest — Robert Dowling, Executive Director — Community Home Trust <br />At the invitation of board members, Robert Dowling discussed the mission and activities of the <br />Community Home Trust and responded in detail to the questions that had been prepared earlier <br />by the Board. This information is attached to these minutes. <br />Department Report <br />The calendars are under production and will be given to BOCC on Jan. 23, 2014 and then <br />available for all. Tammy Jacobs asked if there is a Section 8 Homeownership Program in <br />Orange County and Fikes responded that there was one and that we recently had our first <br />homeowner to purchase a home through the program. <br />Other Business <br />It was confirmed Carla Banks would attend the February 11, 2014 meeting to discuss the board's <br />interest in marketing /public relations. The next meeting will be in Hillsborough at 300 W. Tryon <br />Street in the Department Conference Room. <br />James Stroud moved to adjourn and Jonzella Bailey- Pridham seconded the motion and the <br />meeting was adjourned. <br />Respectfully Submitted: <br />Crystal B. Coble <br />