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Orange County Affordable Housing Advisory Board (AHAB) Minutes <br /> Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at 6:00 PM <br /> Whitted BOCC Meeting Room <br /> Members Present: Matthew Ferguson, David Parrish, Lynn Nilson, Matt Arlyn, Holly Meschko, Paula <br /> Kotarakos, Hasan Abdullah <br /> Members Absent: Keith Cook, Ehmu Ra Ho,Tim Woody, Mae Mclendon,Jenn Sykes, Paul Voss, Hunter <br /> Beattie, Kelx Kexel, Holly Meschko, Hunter Beattie,Andrew Robinson, Dion G, Sarah Adams, Mary <br /> Towell <br /> Staff Present: Erica Cormack(Community Development Manager, Housing),Alma Alegria (Community <br /> Development Specialist, Housing) <br /> I. Call to Order—Matt Ferguson—Chair 6:04 PM <br /> II. Updates(15 minutes) <br /> a. Board Members <br /> i. Affordable apartments available at Eno Haven <br /> ii. Matt Arlyn is having a baby therefore involvement will decrease. <br /> iii. New member, David Parish. Introduction with staff and board. <br /> b. Staff <br /> i. Public Workshop by Land Use Plan staff <br /> ii. $15M bond closed last month, CD will send packages of all applications for <br /> board to score. Next meeting, we will score applications. Rubric will be provided <br /> with packages to score applications. <br /> iii. Lynn inquired about starting research on what current/old organizations are <br /> successfully doing in affordable housing. Research is encouraged. Board can <br /> investigate what kind of project are being funded. <br /> iv. BOCC minutes is a good starting point to start doing research on funding <br /> allocation for affordable housing projects. <br /> III. Discuss Meeting Topics for the Next 12 Months (60 minutes) <br /> a. November 2023 <br /> i. RFPs and CIP scoring <br /> b. December 2023 <br /> i. 2023 Annual Work Plan <br /> ii. Outside Agency Presentations (2-3) <br />