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13 <br /> <br />partnerships with the towns, public agencies, nonprofits, civic and for-profit <br />organizations. <br /> <br />Identify any activities this board/commission expects to carry out in 2018 as they relate to <br />established BOCC goals and priorities. <br /> <br />• Participate in or facilitate an Affordable Housing Tour to note impact of work undertaken <br />and changes in need. <br />• Continue to monitor and provide necessary input and comments on the County’s Land <br />Banking/Mobile Home Park Initiative, as well as the intergovernmental response to <br />mitigating resident displacement related to mobile home park closures. <br />• Assist in the formulation of the Consolidated Plan/Annual Action Plan Update. <br />• Continue conducting Speaker Presentations and Community Dialogues to address <br />affordable housing concerns and options that will help to increase the supply and meet a <br />range of needs. <br />• Host a joint session with other Affordable Housing Boards in the County. <br />• Participate in a meeting with Orange County Local Government Affordable Housing <br />Collaborative. <br /> <br />Emerging issues or concerns for 2018: <br /> <br />• The need for better communication across all organizations that focus on affordable <br />housing matters. <br />• The need for enhanced communication and engagement between landlords, utility <br />services, the County and the HCV Program. <br /> <br />Cain Twyman reported that Ellie Kinnaird shared comments with her about the master <br />leasing proposal, which came to their board. She said they spoke with the Chamber of <br />Commerce and others, who would like to form a coalition to rent out houses themselves to low <br />income families, in order to have an additional source of affordable housing. <br />Commissioner Rich said she has spoken with Sherrill Hampton about seeing improved <br />collaboration with the Towns, and asked if there is an update on these outreach efforts, and <br />asked if there is a timeline. <br />Cain Twyman said they hope to do this fairly soon, but are not sure of an exact timeline. <br />Sherrill Hampton said the AHAB Chair and Vice-Chair were adamant about meeting with <br />the municipal advisory boards, and staffs from the Towns and County have talked about this. <br />She said one suggestion was to have the chairs of all the advisory boards to meet and create <br />an agenda. She said she will bring that suggestion back to the AHAB next week to gather <br />some possible meeting dates. <br />Commissioner Rich said she thinks it is important to set an agenda first, because simply <br />meeting is not enough; there has to be collaborative conversation. <br />Commissioner McKee asked if it is a technical issue to have the Advisory Board chairs <br />meet prior to the boards meeting. <br />Sherrill Hampton said this was a suggestion that came from a member of the <br />collaborative staff team. <br />Chair Dorosin said the BOCC heard from the Housing Authority earlier. He said there is <br />the Housing Authority (OCHA), AHAB, and the Orange County Local Government Affordable <br />Housing Collaborative (“the Collaborative”), and asked if these are distinct entities or are there <br />are overlapping efforts.