1. Secretary Kenneth C. Holt Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Advocates and Associations Community Cafe October 30 th, 2015 Secretary Kenneth C. Holt Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development

2. Secretary Kenneth C. Holt Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development 2 WHAT ARE OUR CURRENT PRIORITIES? Family Housing in Communities of Opportunity Community Revitalization & Investment Areas Integrated Permanent Supportive Housing Opportunities Preservation of Existing Affordable Housing Priority Project Categories

3. Secretary Kenneth C. Holt Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development 3 SCORING ANALYSIS 1 project received state bonus points in this round.

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5. Secretary Kenneth C. Holt Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development 5 SCORING ANALYSIS 1 application received state bonus points in this round.

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8. Secretary Kenneth C. Holt Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOCUS GROUP October 30 th, 2015

9. Secretary Kenneth C. Holt Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development 9 INTRODUCTION Please, introduce yourself by telling us your: –Name –Company/Affiliation

10. Secretary Kenneth C. Holt Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development 10 WHAT IS A FOCUS GROUP? A focus group is a form of qualitative research where a group of people are asked about their perceptions, opinions, beliefs and attitudes toward a product, service, concept, advertisement or idea.

11. Secretary Kenneth C. Holt Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development 11 A FOCUS GROUP IS NOT: A debate Group therapy A conflict resolution session A problem solving session An education session

12. Secretary Kenneth C. Holt Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development 12 GROUND RULES Please put all smartphones away Don’t hold back. It is safe for you to freely express your opinions without consequence. We will allow team members to put new ideas on the table and let them develop. (There’s no such thing as a bad idea!) We will engage in constructive/productive dialogue and feedback We will allow no sidebars (separate conversations, or body language sidebars like eye rolling, etc.) Participants will respectfully disagree openly with each other - not passively or to others. Participants have the right to challenge/disagree during the discussion Participants have the right to question for clarity and the responsibility to give honest answers.

13. Secretary Kenneth C. Holt Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development 13 GOAL FOR THIS FOCUS GROUP As the facilitator of this focus group, it’s my goal to ensure that: you are fully engaged and give honest feedback a positive experience is created for you we maximize input from the focus group to become more knowledgeable of your views

14. Secretary Kenneth C. Holt Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development BREAK-OUT SESSIONS Discussion 15 minutes Report Back 15 minutes

15. Secretary Kenneth C. Holt Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development WHAT IS WORKING AND NOT WORKING FROM A SCORING PERSPECTIVE? 30 minutes SESSION ONE

16. Secretary Kenneth C. Holt Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development WHAT IS WORKING AND NOT WORKING FROM A PROCESSING/UNDERWRITING PERSPECTIVE? 30 minutes SESSION TWO

17. Secretary Kenneth C. Holt Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development GENERAL DISCUSSION 45 Minutes

18. Secretary Kenneth C. Holt Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development 18 MULTIFAMILY MAPPER http://www.dhcd.maryland.gov/GIS/multifamily/ index.html Stick around to learn how to use DHCD’s Multifamily Mapper