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Orange County Affordable Housing Advisory Board Minutes Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at 6:00 pm Southern Human Services Center— Conference Room D 2501 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Members Present: Douglas Boemker, Keith Cook (Chair), Olivia Fisher, Tammy Jacobs, Ellie Kinnaird, Mae McLendon, Noah Oswald, Narayanan Venkatakrishnan Parlikad, Arthur Sprinczeles and Allison Mahaley(?) Members Absent: Alison Brown, Nannie Richmond and Blake Rosser Public Present: Margaret Edwards and Emmy Johnson, UNC-CH Master's in Social Work Candidates Staff Present: Sherrill Hampton, Housing and Community Development Director and Diane Beecham, Community Development Specialist I. Call to Order/Introductions — The Chair, Mr. Kevin Cook, called the meeting to order at 6:05 pm. He asked the members present to introduce themselves and tell where they live in Orange County. II. Approval of Minutes —The minutes for the January meeting were not available and will be presented at the March meeting. III. Board Members' Comments —The Chair stated that he has had some recent health issues but is thankful that he is still here and able to make it to the meetings. IV. Annual Work Plan Discussion — Ms. Kinnaird asked about the local rent supplemental program's inclusion in this year's work plan. Ms. Hampton responded that the program was developed by the BOCC and staff through the OCHA and so should not be included as part of AHAB's work plan. Mr. Cook stated that the list that he provided to the members about potential work plan activities includes some ideas that were discussed at previous meetings as well as some of his own ideas. He would like the AHAB to be more involved this year than in the past. He would like Board members to be more involved in the community, such as attending other boards and organizations' meetings and reporting back to AHAB. There was discussion about the need for a central repository for what services are available in the County and the organizations that can provide the assistance. Ms. McLendon responded that the Triangle United Way used to have a resource book, which may have been called 211 or 311. Ms. Hampton added that DHCD provides anyone who calls with a two-page list of resources as well as how to access the gosection8.com website to find properties and landlords that are participating in the voucher program. There are models of centralized clearinghouses already available, such as in Mecklenburg County. The AHAB has been talking about this need for a clearinghouse for many years. Page 1