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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: April 11, 2000 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~_ <br />SUBJECT: Affordable Housing Task Forces <br />DEPARTMENT: Housing/Community Dev. PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S); INFORMATION CONTACT; <br />Affordable Housing Summit Notes Tara L. Fikes, ext. 2490 <br />Interested Participant List <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider the creation of Affordable Housing Task Forces to develop a county- <br />wide, long-range (10-year) strategic Affordable Housing Plan. <br />BACKGROUND: On Monday, March 13, 2000, the Board of Commissioners with the support <br />of the Towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Hillsborough sponsored an Affordable Housing <br />Summit to bring together various representatives to discuss the following topics. <br />1. The need for affordable housing in Orange County; <br />2. The identification of barriers to fulfilling those needs; <br />3. Development of strategies to overcome the identified barriers; and <br />4. The development of a county-wide, long-range (10-year) strategic <br />Affordable Housing Plan. <br />Approximately 100 members of the community participated in the Summit with 21 individuals <br />indicating an interest in continuing the dialogue. Included with this abstract are a summary of <br />summit proceedings and a list of the 21 interested persons. <br />Prior discussion regarding task force formulation to further discuss this issue has suggested the <br />need to form two study groups. One would be a county-wide task force that would focus on the <br />future development/facilitation of affordable housing throughout the County including the <br />Towns. The other group would focus on the role of the university in address the affordable <br />housing needs of the County. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The financial impact of these task forces is dependent upon the final <br />structure of the Affordable Housing Task Forces. Possible financial items may include <br />additional staff support and research assistance. <br />