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Orange County Affordable Housing Advisory Board Minutes <br /> Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at 6:00 PM <br /> Chapel Hill Public Library <br /> 100 Library Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 <br /> Members Present: Keith Cook (Chair), James Eichel, Ellie Kinnaird, Allison Mahaley, <br /> Mae McLendon, Adejuwon Ojebuoboh, Noah Oswald, Blake Rosser, Jenn Sykes <br /> Members Absent: Douglas Boemker (excused) Tammy Jacobs, Arthur Sprinczeles <br /> (excused), Cain Twyman <br /> Public Present: Olivia Fisher, Jean Hamilton, Caroline Presley, representatives of <br /> Hart's Mill Ecovillage <br /> Staff Present: Emila Sutton, Housing and Community Development Director, Erika <br /> Brandt, Community Development Manager and Diane Beecham, Community <br /> Development Specialist <br /> I. Call to Order/Introductions — The meeting was called to order at 6:09 PM. <br /> II. Approval of Minutes — On a motion by Mr. Eichel, seconded by Mr. <br /> Ojebuoboh, the AHAB approved the minutes of the January 11, 2020 AHAB <br /> meeting, with one amendment that Ms. Fisher was not in attendance. <br /> III. Board Member Updates — Mr. Eichel attended a Committee on the <br /> Environment meeting during which the Greene tract was discussed. He said <br /> there will be an environmental impact statement before a final decision is <br /> made on the tract's development. Ms. Kinnaird stated that the tract has been <br /> discussed at two prior Assembly of Governments meetings. The three <br /> jurisdictions have yet to agree on the amount of land to be devoted to <br /> schools, parks and recreation, and affordable housing. Carrboro and the <br /> County agreed on the amount of land to go toward each use, but Chapel Hill <br /> requested the environmental impact statement before making a decision. <br /> Jenn Sykes reported that a proposal for a 64-unit affordable housing project <br /> near the Sportsplex was brought to the Hillsborough Planning Commission. <br /> The Commission would like a financial impact study on the proposed project <br /> and for the developer to partner with an affordable housing organization. The <br /> AHAB would like more information about the proposed development. <br /> After Corey Root's presentation on the Partnership to End Homelessness, <br /> Ms. Kinnaird wants more information about the jurisdictions' efforts to combat <br /> homelessness in tandem with the Partnership's focus on Rapid Rehousing. <br /> Page 1 <br />