HomeMy WebLinkAboutAHAB minutes 041415Affordable Housing Advisory Board
Minutes of Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Members Present: Nannie Richmond, Diane Beecham, Noah Oswald, Patsy Barbie, Brian
Finch and Arthur Sprinczeles
Excused Absence: JonZella Bailey- Pridham, Sully Jaffer, Andrew Shannon, Tammy Jacobs
Traci Wooten, Jason O'Quinn, Eleanor Kinnaird and Vivian Herndon -Latta
Staff Present: Audrey Spencer - Horsley, Crystal Coble
Welcome /Introduction
The new members introduced themselves.
Approval of Minutes
Minutes of March 10, 2015 were not approved due to the lack of required members for
approval.
Department Report /County Report
Audrey shared that the Outside Agency Funding Applications recommendations were submitted
to finance. The board agreed that in the further they would prefer to have time to review all the
applications and then meet and score them together. Audrey informed the board that included in
their packet was the revised volunteer board policies and procedures and the draft of the Five
Year Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan. Audrey also shared the maps that identified
where the low and moderate income, owner occupied, renter occupied, and vacant housing. The
maps also magnified the concentrations of people. Audrey informed the board that these maps
are created because a requirement of the Five Year Plan is to report where the most cost is
burdened populations are located. The board was given an orange county lunch tote in
recognition of Volunteer Appreciation Month.
Other Business
Audrey shared that the BOCC was talking about issuing a bond for Affordable Housing. Audrey
also tasked the board with thinking of recommendations for the FY 2015 -2016 Work Plan.
Audrey and Patsy decided to meet at a later date to discuss the work plan and scheduling a bus
tour. Diane suggested that the board encourage the BOCC to commit to the bond for affordable
housing by submitting formal letters from the board or individually. Also she suggested that the
AHAB prepare ideas for what can be done with the affordable housing bond, if one is granted.
Audrey suggested that the AHAB invited speakers in on the topic of how to utilize current
resources. Audrey tasked herself with getting information regarding Chapel Hills "working
strategies" that Diane mentioned may be posted on the Chapel Hill website. Noah asked was
there any information on the Five Year Consolidated Plan surveys should be adapted into the
AHAB work plan and or brought to the BOCC attention. Audrey informed the board that she
would be in contact with Urban Design Ventures and request a summary of the surveys.
Next meeting will be Tuesday, May 12, at 6:00 p.m. in Hillsborough at 300 West Tryon Street,
the Department Conference Room.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully Submitted:
Crystal B. Coble