HomeMy WebLinkAboutOC Housing Authority minutes 101415 ORANGE COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD
MINUTES
October 14, 2015
Southern Human Services Center
Conference Room D
2501 Homestead Rd
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Members Present: Daniel Bullock,Tammy Jacobs, Mark Marcoplos, Evelyn Johann, Diane Beecham,
Jean Bolduc, Chair
Staff Present: Audrey Spencer-Horsley, Director, Housing Human Rights and Community
Development and Secretary, OCHA and Angela Rockett, Administrative Assistant
Welcome/Introduction
The meeting was called to order at 6:05 pm by Jean Bolduc, Chair
Approval of Minutes
The minutes from the September 16, 2015 meeting were approved unanimously on a motion by
Evelyn Johann and seconded by Mark Marcoplos.
The minutes from the September 30, 2015 were approved unanimously on a motion by Mark
Marcoplos and seconded by Evelyn Johann.
Department Updates
Audrey Spencer-Horsley updated the board on her meeting with HUD. She discussed how HUD would
handle the units that were Project Based through October, 2014. HUD stated that that individual
HAP's may have to be issued for those units. Diane Beecham mentioned that the County Attorney
should be a part of the solution. Audrey will update the OCHA Board and the County Manager on the
outcome.
Opening of the Waiting List—Update
Audrey Spencer-Horsley up dated the Board on the waiting list. Notice has to be 10 days before the
event; therefore the dates for accepting applications will be Friday, October 30th, Saturday, October
31st and Monday, November 2nd. It will be in one location each day. Mail-ins will be allowed and will
have to be postmarked by November 2nd. She stated that the Department is working with the
Community Relations person for Orange County for the press release and the information will be
posted on the county website. The hours will be 8-6 weekdays and 8-1 on Saturday. The application
will be available online Wednesday, October 21, 2015.
The Board discussed reasonable accommodations for this event. They wanted to make sure everyone
including applicants that are already on the list are treated fairly. Jean Bolduc stated that it needs to
be made clear of the locations and that this does not guarantee a voucher. She also stated that a
receipt should be provided to applicants. The Board had concerns as to how the preferences would be
applied and Audrey explained that Emphasys software would rank applicants on the waiting list
according to preferences indicated. The question was asked how this would affect applicants currently
on the list.The board discussed exhausting the existing list before we get new applicants. A motion
was made by Tammy Jacobs to exhaust the existing list before drawing from the new list and seconded
by Diane Beecham. The motion was unanimously approved.
Everyone agreed to cancel the October 21, 2015 meeting and the next meeting will be November 18,
2015.
There was a unanimous motion to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 pm.
Respectfully submitted:
Angela Rockett, Administrative Assistant
Audrey Spencer-Horsley, Director/Secretary
Housing, Human Rights and Community Development