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Orange County Affordable Housing Advisory Board Minutes <br /> Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 6:00 PM <br /> Virtual Meeting <br /> Members Present: Mae McLendon, Arthur Sprinczeles, Jenn Sykes (Chair), Olivia <br /> Fisher, James Eichel, Dion Graham, Tim Woody, Holly Meschko, Allison Mahaley, Paul <br /> Voss <br /> Members Absent: Saru Salvi (excused), Adejuwon Ojebuoboh (excused), Gio <br /> Mollinedo, Keith Cook <br /> Staff Present: Corey Root (Housing and Community Development Director), <br /> Maria Dewees (Acting Housing and Community Development Manager), <br /> Anna Blanchard (Housing and Community Development Specialist) <br /> Melvyn Blackwell (Civil Rights Specialist with Orange County Human Rights and <br /> Relations Department) <br /> Public Present: <br /> I. Call to Order/Introductions. Chair Sykes called the meeting to order at 6:04 <br /> PM. <br /> II. Approval of the August 10, 2021 Meeting Minutes. AHAB unanimously <br /> voted in favor of approving the August 10, 2021 meeting minutes, with the <br /> correction of one misspelled name. <br /> III. Board Member Updates. <br /> Ms. McLendon inquired if any board members attended the March for <br /> Affordable Housing held on August 28 in Chapel Hill. Chair Sykes noted that <br /> the event had a strong turnout and that additional marches will be held in the <br /> future. <br /> Ms. McLendon announced that new Orange County Commissioner Anna <br /> Richards will host an informational listening session with residents. <br /> IV. Manufactured Housing Strategy Action Plan presentation and <br /> discussion —Corey Root, Director <br /> Director Corey Root presented The Manufactured Homes Strategy plan, a <br /> document created in collaboration with Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, <br /> and Orange County governments. <br /> The plan's main objectives are to preserve of manufactured home parks, <br /> minimize resident displacement when communities are redeveloped, and <br /> create a relocation assistance package for residents facing displacement. <br /> Strategic Objective 1 : Preserve manufactured home communities <br /> Page 1 <br />