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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: October 21, 2003 Action AgerQ~ Item No. -I SUBJECT: Orange Community Housing and Land Trust -Consideration of Mission, Guiding Principles and Goals DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): 9/15/03 OCHLT Correspondence to the BOCC 6/3/03 OCHLT Correspondence to Elected Officials and Related Staff INFORMATION CONTACT: Gwen Harvey, Assistant County Manager, ext 2307 Robert Dowling, Executive Director, OCHL1' TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To receive an update from Orange Community Housing and Land Trust (OCHLT) on its plans, progress, and activities, and to consider formally endorsing its "Mission Statement, Guiding Principles, and Organizational Goals" BACKGROUND: On June 3, 2003, the Orange County Board Chair, the County Manager and County staff attended a meeting planned and convened by the Town of Chapel Hill (in cooperation with the Board Chair) that included OCHLT Executive Director Robert Dowling, President of the OCHLT Board of Directors Wayne Kuncl, and representative OCHLT Board members along with other elected and appointed leadership from the towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough. The meeting was called to share expectations, address the future plans and capacity of OCHLT relative to the needs and interests of its governmental partners, and to generally enhance communications, coordination and working relationships. Subsequently, the OCHLT Board has reviewed and refined its operations and core organizational issues. The OCHLT Board has now adopted a "Mission Statement, Guiding Principles and Organizational Goals" and has requested that each local government formally review and endorse. The OCHLT also held its annual Board Retreat on October 8th during which on-going plans and proposals for the future were discussed. Robert Dowling and the newly elected OCHLT Board Chair will be available to present OCHLT's request for BOCC consideration and respond to any questions or concerns.