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Human Services Advisory Commission Minutes — November 19, 2001 Page 5 of 5 important and there have been some very good ideas. He added that this topic is so important that at least half -f our meeting tonight has been devoted to it. However, he feels that we are not going to resolve it tonight. Ms. Young said that she thinks that this is a good idea. Ms. Hinton asked the Commission if it would be interested in having someone from the Dispute Settlement Center come help us facilitate this process, to help us get through it, to help us get our thoughts down. Mr. Hurston said this was a good idea, and he asked Ms. Hinton to obtain someone for the January meeting. Ms. Bowe agreed that this was a good idea. H. Draft 2001 Forum Report The members received this with their 11 -19 -2001 agenda packets. Ms. Hinton said we need to finalize some things on the 2001 Draft Forum Report. She added that the Board of County Commissioners Goal Setting Retreat has been rescheduled from December 2001 to January 2002, so we won't present the 1999 and 2000 Forum reports then. She added that in order for us to be able to present the 2001 Forum report to the Board of County Commissioners in early 2002, we need to finalize some things on the Draft Report. Ms. Hinton asked that the members share their comments with her about the Draft 2001 Forum Report. She said she would like to receive those comments and suggestions by December 14, 2001. Then, she will make those changes and email the Draft 2001 Forum Report back to the members so that they can adopt the Forum Report at the January, 2002 meeting. I. Prioritization of Breakout Group Recommendations Ms. Hinton said that at the January meeting we can ,Iso prioritize the Breakout Group Session Recommendations. However, several members said that the ,reakout group recommendations have already been prioritized. The only one not done was Housing. Mr. Hurston, as facilitator of the Housing Breakout Group, said that the points in order of importance should be 1) to provide information to the public on affordable housing; 2) to make it convenient to public transportation; 3) (this will be filled in later as staff could not determine what Mr. Hurston said from the audio tape or the typed notes); 4) housing for special populations, such as the handicapped and the elderly. 5. Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m. The next regularly - scheduled meeting of the Human Services Advisory Commission will be held on January 14, 2002 at 5:30 p.m. at the Government Services Center, in Hillsborough, North Carolina. Respectfully submitted, Nancy C. Paciga Assistant to the Clerk to the Orange County Board of Commissioners Protecting and Preserving People, Resources and Quality of Life Orange County, North Carolina - You Count! Area Code (919) 245 -2125 : Fax (919) 644 -0246: EMAIL: npaciga @co.orange.nc.us