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U~ ~ 3 Jerri Gregory, public health nurse for fifteen (15) years, compared housing l5 years ago with the housing today and noted there had been no improvement within that 15 year period. Without proper housing people have a difficult time with physical, mental and social standards. She urged endorsement of the code. Francis Campbell, private citizen, urged adoption of the Ordinance citing the ordinance as vezy minimal which, because it was complaint triggered, does not deter the rights of the landlord. Any individual who is paying for shelter has the right to proper housing. Henry Whitfield, lifelong citizen and associated with rental property, while in favor of something being done objected to the code: (1> creates another level of county goverment and expense; {2) does not serve the needs that hale been addressed; (3) no provision for a hot water system; (4) creates a nuisance for the student populous? He suggested that people in the rental business be brought in to formulate these minimum housing standards. He favored the formulation of stiff standards that would provide sanitary conditions and very basic fundamentals. Winston Broadfoot, Member of the Chapel Hill Town Council, spoke in support of the Minimum Sousing Code: (1) slumlord exists to drain the property without putting any money into repair; (2) most landlords have in their lease an understanding as to the responsibility of the renter. The Minimum housing Code is a tool for working out SUCK problems and making sure the standards are maintained. Keith Aldridge, Executive Director for the InterFaith Council, defended the minimum nature of the ordinance: (].) a compromise of what should be and what is now; (2) in its minimum nature can produce a lot of goad within the housing section in Orange County; and (3) will not address all the problems but fs a start which Can be amended as deemed necessary. Commissioner rarshall recognized Mr. Whitfield's suggestion to have people who are involved in the rental business serve on an evaluation committee and suggested that the Minimum Housing Code be passed so that the minimum problems can be taken care of now, and that there be a period of evaluation after six (6) or nine (9) months whereby people in the rental business may have an input. Penalties are not the main emphasis. but housing is the main priority. Attorney Gledhill clarified: (1) every dwelling unit should be supplied with potable water and should have 24 hour a day access to a commode, shower or tub connected to a public sewer or other sewage disposal system approved by the Orange County public health department; (2) the ordinance is complaint triggered. In response to a question about frozen waterpipes, Dorothy Bernholz noted that while this ordinance would put the responsibility on the landlord to get the pipes repaired to restore the water, there is a common law of negligence that would protect the landlord. Attorney Gledhill stated that his ordinance would provide enforcement action against the landlord to get the water repaired and the tenant and the landlord may work out an agreement on the financial burden. Commissioner Marshall commented on the Manager's recommended changes (see page,5 92~~r~"'for this list): (1) agreed that the Community Development Department should be the enforcement agency; (2) definition