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There was discussion that since the AHAB has eight new members there should be another bus tour of affordable housing sites in the County. It was also discussed that there should be amble time to view the sites and time for discussion or questions. The previous bus tour did not allow for enough time to adequately view the sites and ask questions; it seemed too rushed. Mr. Cook stated that another action item is to have DHCD staff come to AHAB meetings. Ms. Hampton responded that after discussion with the legal department she will allow the programmatic staff(not clerical or administrative) to attend once a year. Mr. Cook explained that staff should come to the new member orientation so to provide information about the DHCD programs. Now, it sometimes takes new members a couple of years to fully understand the scope of the programs. There should be a new member orientation once a year and the public should be invited to attend. It was decided that the investigation of potential affordable housing funding sources, such as the Ford Foundation, should be part of the clearinghouse discussion. Items on the Action List: 1) clearinghouse; 2) bus tour; 3) trauma-informed training; 4) attend the state annual housing conference; 5) expand outreach into the community by scheduling AHAB meetings at a different location at least once a quarter; 6) extend an invitation to all the clergy in Orange County to attend an AHAB meeting to find out what they are doing so as to minimize duplication; 7) as part of community outreach, explore opportunities to partner with school social workers, especially in schools in the northern part of the County that have a higher population of at-risk students; and 8) investigate the possibility of more interaction with the Human Relations department. The emerging issues to be included in the Annual Work Plan list are issues surrounding the rural buffer; gentrification and mobile home parks. At the next meeting, it was decided that the Board should begin to establish subcommittees to start work on the Work Plan action items. The following members indicated that they would attend the following outside board and agency meetings and report back to AHAB: Arthur Sprinczeles: Hillsborough Water Board Ellie Kinnaird: CASA, Empowerment Inc., Community Empowerment Fund Jenn Sykes: Hillsborough Planning Board, Orange County Transit, Hillsborough Water Board. V. Adjournment—On a motion by Noah Oswald and seconded by Tammy Jacobs, the Board voted to adjourn at 7:45 PM. Submitted by Diane Beecham, Community Development Specialist Page 3