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the gaps in transportation. This included in particular transportation for residents of <br />Northern Orange as well as access to job opportunities, county facilities and community <br />amenities. <br />• Affordable housing developments need to incorporate larger homes to accommodate <br />generations of families that have a tradition of living together. <br />Following this discussion and questions about what the County's Planning Department was working on <br />Ms. Spencer - Horsley informed the AHAB that most of the information was in the Proposed Affordable <br />Housing Strategic Plan. She said she would provide a copy of any new information from the Planning <br />Department. <br />Ms. Spencer - Horsley informed the AHAB that she sent the proposed dates, September 10, 2016 and <br />September 12, 2016, for the Bus Tour to the Donna Baker, BOCC's clerk. She also asked that the <br />BOCC please let the AHAB know if there were any projects or locations that the BOCC members would <br />like be added to the Tour Agenda, Mrs. Spencer- Horsley informed the AHAB that the Chair of the <br />OCHA is interested in the proposed Affordable Housing Conference and that she would share the <br />AHAB's discussion with the OCHA at their next meeting. <br />With regard to the Bond Education Committee, Ms. Spencer - Horsley reported that the BOCC decided to <br />leave one or two slots open in order to make sure there was diversity on the committee with regards to <br />ethnicity and geographically. She indicated that the positions would be advertised in the newspaper <br />throughout June 2016 and that a decision was made not to delay the initial meeting; they believed that <br />the new committee members would be able to catch up when they come aboard. <br />Ms. Spencer - Horsley informed the AHAB that she invited the Homeless Program Coordinator, Cory <br />Root, to attend the June 2016 meeting. <br />Other Business <br />The next regularly scheduled AHAB meeting was rescheduled for June 21, 2016 at 5:30pm. The <br />meeting will be held in Chapel Hill at the Southern Human Services Center Conference Room D. There <br />being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 7:12pm. <br />Respectfully Submitted: <br />Crystal B. Coble, Administrative Assistant <br />Audrey Spencer - Horsley, Director <br />Housing, Human Rights and Community Development Department <br />