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Items for decision to the consent agenda) To approve and authorize the Chair to sign a contract with North Carolina Memorial Hospital for the purpose of providing County employees (Paramedics) for on-flight emergency medical coverage and ,,- assist North Carolina Memorial Hospital in implementing its Air Ambulance program. All cost to Orange County would be reimbursed by North Carolina Memorial Hospital. Motion was made by Commissioner Marshall, seconded by Commissioner Carey that the forgoing action be taken by the Board. VOTE: UNANIMOUS. H. ITEMS FOR DECISION 11. M_o_bile Home Regulations Planning Director Marvin Collins briefly explained the standards applicable to non-conforming mobile home parks. All parks constructed in the County in zoned townships prior to the adoption of this ordinance on March 18, 1986 are considered non-conforming uses. He summarized the provisions as set forth in Article 6 and 7 of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance that related to mobile home parks. The public hearing for the proposed standards was advertised in accordance with the N.C. General Statutes and the Orange County Zoning Ordinance. When the standards were adopted, a notification letter was sent to inform the owners of the effective date 'of the standards and generally described and included excerpts from the Zoning Ordinance. The Planning Department received calls from mobile home park operators and owners. The calls were divided in terms of pr-o and con of the new standards. Those in support of the standards view them as an opportunity to increase the quality of the existing mobile home parks in the County. Those in opposition of the standards have spoken primarily;:;.. of the financial hardships created for the operators and the park occupants and their inability to physically meet space and setback requirements in such a short period of time. Collins suggested that because of the concerns raised by the operators and mobile. home owners that the ordinance be referred back to the Planning Board for further study. Amore equitable way to enforce the Ordinance would be to include an amortization period. He has suggested to those who have expressed concerns that they put in writing their specific problems for the Planning Staff and Planning Board to review and that a representative attend the meetings that will be held. The process and procedure for making appropriate adjustments in the Ordinance were discussed. Chair Willhoit announced that those who would like to comment on this ordinance will be permitted to do so. Commissioner Carey pointed out that in approving the mobile park ordinance the Board was trying to accomplish some very serious objectives which would improve the conditions in some mobile home parks that would be in the best interest of the mobile home park owners and the people who live in the mobile home parks. Several spoke in opposition of the mobile home standards. They were (1) Ralph Whitaker, Mebane mobile home park, (2) Joey Colclough, owner and operator of a mobile home park, (3) Jim May, operator of a