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AHAB Regular Monthly Meeting, Agenda and

Orange County · Affordable Housing Advisory Board
Thursday, February 13, 2025

Advisory board meeting Housing and affordabilityAppointments and personnelHomelessness and shelterTax rate and revaluation

Agenda document Minutes Watch Meeting recap

What was decided

  1. Continued Approval of Minutes Held over; minutes had not been circulated

Read from the agenda's recorded outcomes. Where the board published minutes, those are the record — this is a pointer to them.

What's on this agenda

Orange County's Affordable Housing Advisory Board heard on 13 February 2025 that homelessness in the county rose 22 percent, with unsheltered homelessness up 17 percent, and that cold weather cot services ran 23 nights out of 40.

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Meeting recap

What happened, drawn from the records published after the meeting. Minutes

Staff credited the Seymour Center and local churches for the cold weather beds. HOME American Rescue Plan money will go to tenant-based rental assistance, paying landlords part of the rent directly, aimed at people who are unsheltered, at risk, or fleeing domestic violence, with unsheltered people first. The Long Time Homeowner tax assistance programme served 594 residents.

On the consolidated plan, the board reviewed five possible categories: acquisition, new construction, repair and rehabilitation, tenant-based rental assistance, and down payment assistance. Repair and rehabilitation and tenant-based rental assistance drew the most interest in community engagement, both aimed at households at or below 30 percent of area median income. Members noted that new construction would need a much larger source of money.

The board elected a secretary, planned a May meeting with local developers, and discussed co-hosting a public meeting on housing and community relations with the Human Relations Commission. The October minutes had not been circulated and go to the next meeting.

How the votes went

Two motions carried: electing a secretary and adjourning. The October minutes were held over because they had not been circulated.

From the published minutes.

Speaking at this meeting

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Agenda items (5)

Discussion item · 2Minutes approval · 1Staff or committee report · 1Appointment · 1
  1. Approval of Minutes
    Minutes approval
    Held over; minutes had not been circulated
  2. Staff Updates
    Staff or committee report Homelessness and shelterHousing and affordabilityTax rate and revaluation
    Homelessness in the county rose 22 percent and unsheltered homelessness 17 percent. Cold weather cot services ran 23 nights in 40. HOME American Rescue Plan money goes to tenant-based rental assistance prioritising unsheltered people. The homeowner tax assistance programme served 594 residents.
  3. Consolidated Planning
    Discussion item Housing and affordability
    Five possible categories reviewed. Repair and rehabilitation and tenant-based rental assistance drew the most community interest, both aimed at households at or below 30 percent of area median income. New construction would need a much larger source of money.
  4. Developer Outreach Plan
    Discussion item Housing and affordability
    A May meeting with local developers, with staff and a member coordinating invitations and the agenda.
  5. Electing Secretary
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
    Elected

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