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<br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT .. <br />Meeting Date: March 13, 2001 <br />Action Agend <br />Item No. ~~ ~ . <br />SUBJECT: Commissioners Affordable Housin Task Force - Prelimina Re ort <br />DEPARTMENT: Housing/CD <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Tara L. Fikes, ext 2490 <br />Preliminary Report <br />(under separate cover) TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To receive a preliminary repork from the Commissioners Affordable Housing Task <br />Force. <br />BACKGROUND: In April 2000, the BOCC created the Commissioners Affordable Housing <br />Task Force to investigate and analyze information and problems, and recommend strategies <br />and policies, to assist the County Commissioners in fom~ulating a comprehensive, long-range <br />vision of decent and affordable housing in Orange County. Commissioners Margaret Brown <br />and Barry Jacobs serve as Co-Chairs for this Task Force. <br />A group of approximately 30 people comprised of non-proft organization representatives, <br />elected officials, staff members, and members of the general public began meeting in June <br />2000 and have met monthly to date. In addition, four subcommittees (Inventory/Needs, <br />Funding, Zoning, and Education) have also met monthly. <br />The results of these deliberations are presented at this time as a Preliminary Report in order to <br />obtain feedback and,comments from members of the Board. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: None. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board receive the Preliminary <br />Report as information. <br />