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Home My WebLink AboutAHAB Agenda March 2023 Minutes Orange County Affordable Housing Advisory Board (AHAB) GRANGE COUNTY Meeting Agenda HOUSING DEPARTMENT Tuesday, March 14, rChapel PM Chamber for a Greater Chapel Hill 104 S Estes Dr. Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Zoom link: https:Horangecountync.zoom.us/j/85811873570?pwd=RWFSdjZNcmZ6QOQzamtuTllwYkNKZz09 I. Call to Order: 6:01 11. New Member Updates a. McLendon i. Came to complete term for someone else. She's a renter, and only can afford to rent because she rents from her daughter. Has lived in two low-income housing areas in. Home is a place of rest—when you know your neighbors, know someone will help take care of you. Looking forward to "winning the lottery so I can retire." b. Adams i. Moved to Hboro March 2020, right before the pandemic.Trying to get more involved, meet people, etc. Has done a lot of affordable housing work through Habitat. Worked through FHFI in other countries. Also works for national nonprofit (LISK), but doesn't get to do any work locally. Wasn't able to find an affordable home to buy so is building(also not affordable). Home is a place of rest, where children and grandchildren can come home. ii. Amazon committing funds to affordable housing in DC, Nashville, Seattle. c. Arlyn i. Wants to use work skills for his community.Spent a lot of time in Louisiana working on their housing challenges. Works in disaster recovery(hurricane Matthew and Florence). Wants to expand opportunities for both renters and homeowners. Looking at expanding access in more rural parts of the community that sometimes get overlooked.Wants to make sure housing is safe and decent and good for them, not just the cheapest thing that can be built. Expecting first child, which has changed definition of"home." Looking forward to beautiful weather, meeting neighbors. Orange County Affordable Housing Advisory Board (AHAB) GRANGE COUNTY Meeting Agenda HOUSING DEPARTMENT Tuesday, March 14, rChapel PM Chamber for a Greater Chapel Hill 104 S Estes Dr. Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Zoom link: https:Horangecountync.zoom.us/j/85811873570?pwd=RWFSdjZNcmZ6QOQzamtuTllwYkNKZz09 d. Meschko i. Moved here from Ohio, lived with son for 14 months, moved to Hillsborough in an affordable housing apt for seniors. Hope for the future is that there are more options for affordable housing. Many people in her neighborhood can't even afford groceries. Home means "comfort." Looking forward to dogwoods, magnolias, and other plants. e. Voss i. Lives in Efland/Mebane. Brought to board by desire to get involved with where he lives.There was a compelling need to do that. Retired so has some time to do that. Professional lifelong interest in housing. Hope for future is more money for affordable housing. Particular interest in alternatives to the buy/own/rent dichotomy(Cooperative Housing). Lives in shared home with 5 people so "home" means adventure every day. Looking for a slow arrival of summer. f. Nilssen i. Applied for board in July. Moved from Florida. Background is in corporal finance/real estate. Did volunteer work in green building, human rights, advocacy.As realtor, she saw that people who served the area couldn't afford to live in the area. Starting nonprofit for workforce housing. Wants to help 80%- 120%AMI folks buy homes through financing, ADUs, etc. Also does home rehab. Wants anyone who wants to rent or buy to be able to do so, and that they can stay there in dignity. Would like the word "affordable" to go away. "Home" means a place where you feel welcomed,you have neighbors that have your back, bonding. Looking forward to Spring in general; Florida doesn't have that g. Graham Orange County Affordable Housing Advisory Board (AHAB) GRANGE COUNTY Meeting Agenda HOUSING DEPARTMENT Tuesday, March 14, rChapel PM Chamber for a Greater Chapel Hill 104 S Estes Dr. Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Zoom link: https:Horangecountync.zoom.us/j/85811873570?pwd=RWFSdjZNcmZ6QOQzamtuTllwYkNKZz09 i. Wants to work on affordable housing issues. Hopes that this area WILL become more affordable. "Home" is your refuge, a safe and comfortable area. Looking forward to a couple bucket-list golf trips. h. Sykes i. Been on board almost 6 years. Doesn't work for nonprofit,works for corporation. Not what she studied; she studied policy around land use/social policy. Doesn't get to do that work in her 9-5 so does it through volunteering. Finds hope in the fact that there is actually discussion around affordable housing. Hope is that this momentum continues. Stable housing is the foundation. Looking forward to blooms and blossoms but not looking forward to pollen. i. Corey i. Odd career that started in TV production. Learned that she really likes public service, and learned a lot about state govt from that job. Came to OC working in the Partnership to End Homelessness. Started this job two years ago. Loves working in community with folks like us. Hopes that there will be enough affordable housing. "Home" is a place where you can do what you want and make your own rules. Looking forward to kids' activities this Spring. j. Cormack i. Studied theater but experienced so much racism that she decided to pursue social justice. Ended up in England to pursue masters and worked in housing association there. Saw what can happen when there is a more socialized way of doing housing, which is what brought her into this job. "Place-shaping"--people shaping their neighborhoods and loving where they live--affects health, happiness, everything. Passionate about people being able to age in place. Orange County Affordable Housing Advisory Board (AHAB) GRANGE COUNTY Meeting Agenda HOUSING DEPARTMENT Tuesday, March 14, rChapel PM Chamber for a Greater Chapel Hill 104 S Estes Dr. Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Zoom link: https:Horangecountync.zoom.us/j/85811873570?pwd=RWFSdjZNcmZ6QOQzamtuTllwYkNKZz09 "Home" is about the people. Looking forward to friend coming to visit from England. k. Hernandez i. What brought her to board is that a lot of boards lack Latinx community members. Affordable housing is a big issue for this community. Hope for future is that there is more affordable housing. What IS available is not available to a lot of her community members.A lot of the Latinx community is moving to outside counties even though they work in OC.A lot of their income is spent on commuting. "Home" means stability. Lived in many different places throughout her childhood. Finally felt at home when her parents purchased a mobile home. Looking forward to going to Canada. I. Towell i. Noticed an uptick in social media posts from people who couldn't find housing, period, affordable or not. Hope is to see more options—not just for single people, but also for families and senior citizens. "Home" is wherever you lay your hat. Graduating in Spring with Masters. III. Updates (10 minutes) a. Members b. Staff IV. Elect Vice Chair a. Motion to elect Dion Graham as temporary Vice Chair{McLendon; Voss}; all in favor; none opposed. V. Approve Minutes (November— February) a. Motion to approve minutes{McLendon, Voss}; all in favor; none opposed. VI. Plan Community Meeting Orange County Affordable Housing Advisory Board (AHAB) GRANGE COUNTY Meeting Agenda HOUSING DEPARTMENT Tuesday, March 14, rChapel PM Chamber for a Greater Chapel Hill 104 S Estes Dr. Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Zoom link: https:Horangecountync.zoom.us/j/85811873570?pwd=RWFSdjZNcmZ6QOQzamtuTllwYkNKZz09 a. May at Hargraves. Mae asks if we can do it in Northern Orange County at Cedar Grove. Found the one at RENA to be very informative. Printouts were really helpful last time. Can we invite the groups that are being funded (Habitat, etc.)?Won't be mandatory. That way if community members have questions,there will be someone there to answer questions. Conception in Northern OC is that we have Habitat and nothing else but that isn't necessarily true. Can we have refreshments?Water and lemonade. We don't need a whole meal. i. Confirmed: Cedar Grove in May. b. Should we do orientation presentation in April? Consensus is yes.That will be in addition to the individual meetings.That would be an opportunity for new members to ask questions about the board. What's the best way to send out information, etc? i. ACTION:Add Orientation to April agenda VII. Adjourn: 7:18