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1 <br /> APPROVED 6/7/2016 <br /> MINUTES <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> Work Session <br /> May 10, 2016 <br /> 7:00 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in a work session on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 <br /> at 7:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center, in Chapel Hill, N.C. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair McKee and Commissioners Mia Burroughs, <br /> Mark Dorosin, Barry Jacobs, Renee Price and Penny Rich <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Bernadette Pelissier <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy Manager Travis <br /> Myren and Clerk to the Board Donna Baker (All other staff members will be identified <br /> appropriately below) <br /> Chair McKee called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Burroughs, seconded by Commissioner Price to <br /> defer Item 3: Orange County Property Naming Policy, until a later date. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> Chair McKee said Commissioner Pelissier will not be attending tonight. <br /> 1. Discussion of the Proposed Orange County FY 2016 -2020 Affordable Housing <br /> Strategic Plan <br /> Audrey Spencer Horsley, Housing, Human Rights, and Community Development <br /> Director, reviewed the following information: <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> On April 5, 2016 the Board received the Proposed 2016— 2020 Affordable Housing Strategic <br /> Plan (AHSP) that has been developed as the County's long-range vision for addressing <br /> affordable housing needs over the next five (5) years. After receiving an overview of the Plan <br /> by the Director of Housing, Human Rights and Community Development (Director) and public <br /> comment, the Board requested that the Director conduct additional community outreach on the <br /> AHSP prior to holding a work session planned for May 10, 2016. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met on January 29, 2016 for an annual retreat. <br /> In reviewing the previous six goals the Board has used since 2009, affordable housing was a <br /> high priority under Goal 1: Ensure a community network of basic human services and <br /> infrastructure that maintains, protects, and promotes the well-being of all county residents. <br /> The Board stated that there be a priority for decent, standard housing options for all residents <br />