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Orange County Affordable Housing Advisory Board Minutes Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at 6:00 pm 6:00 PM Orange County West Campus 131 West Margaret Lane, Room 204 Hillsborough, NC 27278 Members Present: Keith Cook, Chair, Tammy Jacobs (Vice Chair), Douglas Boemker, James Eichel, Eleanor Kinnaird, Allison Mahaley, Noah Oswald, Blake Rosser, Arthur Sprinczeles, Jenn Sykes Members Absent: Mae McLendon (excused), Adejuwon Ojebuoboh (excused), Jennifer Moore, Cain Twyman Public in Attendance: Olivia Fisher Staff Present: Emila Sutton, Director; Diane Beecham, Community Development Specialist I. Call to Order/Introductions—Chair Keith Cook called the meeting to order at 6:10 pm. He asked for a motion to move the approval of the minutes to the top of the agenda and it passed. II. Review and Approval of Meeting Minutes—On a motion made by Noah Oswald and seconded by Allison Mahaley, the minutes of the November 12, 2019 meeting were approved with one change to distinguish that the public in attendance was Olivia Fisher and a Daily Tar Heel reporter was also in attendance.. III. Message from the Chair IV. Update on Department of Housing and Community Development, Emila Sutton — Ms. Sutton introduced Corey Root, the Orange County homeless program coordinator. Ms. Root's is here to present information on homeless system gaps. The application for the 2020-2021 HOME program is now being reviewed by the Affordable Housing Coalition. A workshop has been tentatively scheduled for January. A RFP for the community engagement consultant services as part of the Con Plan has been released and proposals are due on December 191n The Housing and Community Development Manager has been hired and will start on December 301". A temporary Administrative Assistant for the Chapel Hill office has also been hired. V. Update on Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness, Corey Root, Homeless Programs Coordinator— Ms. Root stated that the Partnership to End Homelessness is funded by the three towns in Orange County and the County itself. Her position has two goals: coordinate among all the agencies that provide direct homeless services (her position does not provide direct services); and provide this coordination that is required by HUD in order to access federal funding. See attached presentation. Keith Cook asked what should be the next steps in relation to this advisory board. Ms. Root responded that any input from the board is appreciated. Also, when there is a proposal submitted by the Partnership to End Homelessness, support from this advisory board would be appreciated. Page 1