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553 <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />CARRBORO BOARD OF ALDERMEN <br />AND <br />CHAPEL HILL TOWN COUNCIL <br />OCTOBER 14, 1993 <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners, Carrboro Board of Aldermen, <br />Chapel Hill Town Council and the Hillsborough Town Commissioners met in joint <br />session on Thursday, October 14, 1993 at 7:30 p.m. in the OWASA Community Room <br />in Carrboro, North Carolina. <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Moses Carey, Jr., and Commissioners <br />Alice M. Gordon, Stephen H. Halkiotis, Verla C. Insko (arrived at 8:30) and <br />Don Willhoit. <br />CARRBORO ALDERMEN PRESENT: Jay Bryan, Tom Gurganus, and Randy Marshall <br />CHAPEL HILL COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Kenneth Broun, Joyce Brown, <br />Joseph Capowski, Mark Chilton and Barbara Powell <br />HILLSBOROUGH CO_731YSSIONERS PRESENT: Mayor Horace Johnson, Evelyn Lloyd, <br />Allen L. Lloyd and Robert Rose <br />A. OPENING REMARKS FROM THE CHAIR <br />Chair Carey welcomed everyone to the meeting. <br />B. PUBLIC CHARGE <br />Chair Carey dispensed with the reading of the Public Charge. <br />C. JOINT PUBLIC HEARING <br />1. COMPREHENSIVE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY STRATEGY FOR ORANGE COUNTY <br />Housing and Community Development Director Tara Fikes presented for <br />the purpose of receiving public comments the draft Comprehensive Housinc, <br />Affordability Strategy for Orange County. In summary, the Comprehensive <br />Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) is a five year comprehensive planning <br />document that identifies the overall housing needs in the County and outlines <br />a five-year strategy as well as a one year plan to address those needs. The <br />CHAS is a planning document which guides future planning and implementation <br />of housing programs in Orange county. it is not an application for funding, <br />nor does it commit any local funds for housing programs. Any jurisdiction <br />participating in the Federal Community Development Block Grant Program (Chapel <br />Hill) and/or the Federal HOME Investment Partnership Program (Orange County <br />including the Towns) must have an approved CHAS. <br />The Public Hearing was open to receive comments. <br />Adele Thomas stated she feels it is important to make an assessment of <br />how much money will be available and then to determine how much the County and <br />the Towns can afford. Included in this should be a determination of whether <br />the elderly should be kept in their homes or whether the homeless should be <br />moved into houses. The CDBG will provide some money for rehabilitation but <br />nearly not enough. She feels that it needs to be decided if this is the <br />number one priority. She does not feel it disgraceful to have a privy in the <br />back yard if it is kept clean. There are people who cannot afford to buy <br />homes of their own and a determination needs to be made as to whether or not