AHAB Meeting AGENDA and MINUTES May 14, 2024

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Orange County Affordable ORANGE COUNTY Housing HOUSING DEPARTMENT Advisory Board (AHAB) Meeting Agenda Tuesday, May 14, 2024 300 W Tryon St. Hillsborough, NC 27278 bus station, should that prevent the project?We almost lost fundinFe�n�rs9AX.CCgWk pR*f8 h8rl�oeetinp Chapel Hill because of these criteria. Our criteria should mirror the North Carolina Housing Finance criteria. It's a question of what's the best use of the money. Last point: because of the turnover in the committee staff members,we don't have the answer to the question of"what if the person who is applying didn't do what they said they would do?" We need to look at the track record of the applicants and see what they accomplished if they previously worked for Orange County. Matt: Lynn hit most of the points that I would raise. Hasan: I would echo the previous comments. Hammersley:Thank you for the input.The Commissioners decide the application process, and they have expressed interest in changing aspects of the matrix. Regarding whether prior applicants perform well: we know, because we have development agreements that go through the county attorney.Your input is deeply valued.After staff feedback, and other forms of feedback,we will be re-evaluating the process. Thank you for your service. Members thank Bonnie for her time. Blake stopped recording. Group determines whether there's a quorum. We now have outside observer: realtor,vice chair of Chapel Hill's Board of Adjustment, and wanted to get involved, but prior to doing that wanted to see how the group operated (Thomas Grasty). III. Updates (20 minutes) a. County Manager, Bonnie Hammersley, Bond and CIP RFP Review b. Board Members Kyle: We're still planning an affordable housing construction visit. I have 8 projects, 7 of which are affordable, and it would be great to see the close-out of a project. I also have 132 workforce housing units, which are in various stages of development.