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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: December 9, 2003 <br />Action Agen a <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Status of Women Report 2002 -Housing Affordability for Women in Orange <br />County <br />DEPARTMENT: Human Rights and Relations PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />2002 Status of Women Report <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Milan Pham, ext. 2255 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To present the Board of County Commissioners with the 2002 Status of Women <br />Report on Affordable Housing in Orange County, <br />BACKGROUND: Data in the 2000 Status of Women Report revealed that there are many <br />factors which account for the economic status of women in Orange County including child care, <br />health care, pay equity, transportation and affordable housing. The Commission decided to <br />research the impact of affordable housing on women in Orange County and report its results in <br />a publication entitled: Orange County Commission for Women Status of Women Report 2002 - <br />Housing Affordability far Women in Orange County, Data in the 2002 Report reveals that while <br />Orange County has made significant effort to address the issue of housing affordability it is still <br />prescient and has a profotand impact on women's overall economic well-being, The <br />Commission will distribute the report to libraries, agencies and non-profits that serve women in <br />Orange County and surrounding areas. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with the presentation of the <br />report, <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board receive the presentation <br />on the 2002 Status of Women Report and provide any feedback or comments to staff, <br />