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Orange County Affordable Housing Advisory Board Minutes Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at 6:00 pm Conference Room 204 131 W. Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC 27278 Members Present: Douglas Boemker, Keith Cook (Chair), Tammy Jacobs (Vice Chair), Allison Mahaley, Mae McLendon, Noah Oswald, Arthur Sprinczeles, Jenn Sykes, Cain Twyman Members Absent: Alison Brown, Olivia Fisher, Eleanor Kinnaird, Nannie Richmond, Blake Rosser Staff Present: Sherrill Hampton, Housing and Community Development Director I. Call to Order/Introductions — The Chair, Mr. Kevin Cook, called the meeting to order at 6:20 pm. II. Approval of Minutes — On a motion by Mae McLendon and seconded by Arthur Sprinczeles, the Advisory Board unanimously approved the meeting minutes of June 11, 2019. On a motion by Allison Mahaley and seconded by Mae McLendon, the Advisory Board approved an amendment to this meeting's agenda. III. Updates from Board Members — Mae McLendon reported on an American with Disabilities Act (ADA) celebratory event hosted by the Triad Disability Awareness Council. Ms. Kinnaird asked about the accessibility of the units in the newly developed Greenfield Place and Ms. Hampton responded that there are accessible units in this development. There was further discussion on recruiting a disabled person to the Advisory Board. One concern expressed is how to go about asking a potential member if they are disabled. Cain Twyman reported that the Town of Carrboro will be having a joint review on the Kentfield subdivision on August 22nd Allison Mahaley reported that residents of 180 West are organizing because they have complaints about the development. Noah Oswald stated that Amazon is currently selling tiny homes. There was further discussion by the Advisory Board regarding the possibility of tiny homes in Hillsborough. Mr. Oswald also added that his neighborhood is no longer affordable. Doug Boemker reported that the Habitat and Carol Woods are no longer collaborating on the development of land owned by Carol Woods. Mr. Boemker stated that he thinks that there still is interest in developing the property but they will bring on a developer instead. IV. Planning for the September Meeting at a Different Location — As for logistics, the Carrboro Century Center and the Hargrave Community Center are not available for the September 10`" meeting. Mr. Oswald stated that the purpose of the meeting is for information gathering and sharing; the Advisory Board wants to get comments, Page 1