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Affordable Housing Advisory Board Whitted Building - Conference Room D 300 W. Tryon Street Hillsborough, NC 27278 Minutes of the June 12, 2018 Meeting Members Present: Keith Cook, Chair; Tammy Jacobs, Vice Chair; Jenn Sykes, Noah Oswald, Eleanor Kinnaird, Doug Boemker, and Allison Mahaley Excused Absence: Mae McClendon, N.V. Parlikard, Cain Twyman, Unexcused Absence: Adrian Moreno and Kolby Herndon Staff Present: Sherrill Hampton, Director; Valeretta Roberts, Housing Specialist; Renee Holmes, Housing Program Coordinator Welcome/Introduction: Keith Cook called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Approval of Minutes: Tammy Jacobs made a motion to approve the May 8, 2018, seconded by Doug Boemker and approved unanimously. Updates from Board Members: Eleanor Kinnaird informed the Board that her granddaughter has been very interested in the issue of homelessness and during her research she noted some interesting program successes in Utah regarding the alleviation of homelessness. Ms. Kinnaird wanted to know if the County had any type of report to show its homelessness rate and other applicable data. Ms. Hampton stated that she would check with Corey Root, Orange County’s Coordinator for the Partnership to End Homelessness for updated data. In addition, Ms. Root will be on the agenda to speak to the Advisory Board during one of the meetings this Fall. Ms. Kinnaird also wanted more information on “Housing First” strategies as her granddaughter shared that this is one of the successful programs in Utah. Does Orange County utilize such strategies? Ms. Hampton stressed the importance of strong case management and wrap-around services to assist homeless individuals and families due to the fact that many may have co-occurring disorders. Noah Oswald stated that if you look at the services that Utah offers , you will see that the