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September : 3 distinct juvenile , 4 complaints , 0 approved for court , 3 juveniles diverted , 0 juveniles <br /> admitted to detention, 0 juveniles admitted to Wrenn House for 30 days , 0 electronic monitoring <br /> activations , 0 days on electronic monitoring , and 0 juveniles committed to YDC . <br /> JCPC Business <br /> Conflict of Interest form — Please complete if you haven ' t yet for the new fiscal year . <br /> Membership Vacancy — Member of Business Community position is still vacant . Please share with any <br /> connections you may have and let Bernard or Rebekah know so they can follow-up . <br /> Committee Sign- Ups — We need volunteers for the different committees — Monitoring , Risk & Needs , <br /> and Funding . The sign-up sheet is being passed around . The Monitoring and Risk & Needs <br /> committees require commitments in the month of January and the Funding Committee is in March . <br /> Programs are able to serve on the Risk & Needs Committee , but Monitoring and Funding is available <br /> for council members without any conflict of interest . <br /> Hot Topic Discussion <br /> Service providers often have difficulty finding bilingual and culturally appropriate/aware job <br /> candidates . Someone mentioned looking at how the job openings are advertised ; that maybe it isn ' t <br /> through channels that the ideal candidate would be looking . <br /> Transportation, especially for Northern Orange residents , continues to be a huge barrier to accessing <br /> services . Have there been any talks or plans to increase Orange Circular stops (number, frequency) ? <br /> Are the Orange Circular services advertised appropriately ? Services may be available , but individuals <br /> aren ' t aware . While appointments for transportation may be available , sometimes they don ' t have <br /> advance knowledge to be able to get on the schedule . Clients of most non- county service providers <br /> (Juvenile Justice , JCPC programs , etc . ) are not served well by public transportation in northern <br /> Orange , whether it ' s lack of knowledge or lack of availability . Is JCPC able to advocate to the BOCC <br /> on this topic ? Suggestion was offered about utilizing a volunteer transportation program , or creating <br /> their own . Volunteers for Youth uses this model and has had success transporting their youth to <br /> appointments and worksites . <br /> Affordable housing was also mentioned as a challenge , especially given the impact from the recent <br /> hurricanes that hit the eastern part of the state . Orange County already faces affordable housing <br /> challenges and some residents of the eastern part of the state are expected to relocate inland, quite <br /> possibly to our county . Many current residents , not just those who are low- income , are leaving the <br /> county because housing isn ' t affordable and moving to counties with a lower cost of living (Durham , <br /> Alamance , and Caswell) . What little affordable housing that is available comes with challenges — <br /> flooding , income guidelines — and this can lead to disruptions (frequent moves and loss of connectivity <br /> to the community) . The Town of Chapel Hill will have a $ 1 OM bond referendum for affordable <br /> housing on the November ballot . It is to build and maintain 1 , 000 units of affordable housing <br /> (www. chapelhillaffordablehousing . org has more information) . <br /> Sharron will speak with the new Housing and Transportation directors to see about the possibility of <br /> coming to speak at our February meeting . <br />