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� <br /> Commissioner Yuhasz asked when Habitat would ask for the reimbursements and Robert <br /> Reda said after the closings. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said that he would like to see an accounting of all of the bond <br /> money that the County has spent. He was under the impression that the County had spent all of <br /> the bond money. He asked if HOME funds could be used as impact fee reimbursements. <br /> Tara Fikes said that they could be used for impact fees if it is done during the <br /> construction phase. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said that he would like to refer this to the Affordable Housing <br /> Advisory Board to discuss the options. <br /> Tara Fikes said that the County did commit all of the bond money that was available, but <br /> all of it has not been expended. The $130,000 has been made available because there was a <br /> commitment to the Chrysalis Foundation, who has now gone out of business. <br /> Chair Pelissier asked if there would be any other requests this fiscal year and Frank <br /> Clifton said that Habitat would be closing on seven homes this fiscal year. <br /> Commissioner Gordon said that she remembers that the County has a policy to reimburse <br /> impact fees. She thinks that Habitat and the others that come in would have an expectation that <br /> the impact fees would be reimbursed. She would advocate for approval of this in full. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Foushee to <br /> approve an impact fee reimbursement request from Habitat for Humanity of Orange County, NC. <br /> Inc. for$72,239 for ten (10) homes recently constructed in the County, and then figure out <br /> whether there should be a change in the policy going forward. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said that as part of the development of the policy he would hope <br /> that the Affordable Housing Advisory Board would be included. <br /> Robert Reda said that Habitat has 31 families that have been approved for homes and all <br /> of those families already reside in Orange County. There would not be a further impact on the <br /> schools. <br /> b. Peddlers and Solicitors Ordinance of Oranqe County <br /> The Board considered an ordinance to regulate door to door offerings for sale and selling <br /> of goods, wares, merchandise, food, periodicals and services and the solicitation of orders or the <br /> solicitation of monetary contributions in residential areas of the county, and to promote the public <br /> safety and welfare. <br /> Willie Best introduced this item. In September, the County Commissioners requested a <br /> draft ordinance and staff consulted with the Sheriff and the County Attorney. Only two counties <br /> in the state have this sort of ordinance — Pasquotank and Catawba. Each of these counties has <br /> had difficulties with the ordinance. <br /> John Roberts said that the research on this is not complete and was only prepared as a <br /> report item to seek input from the Board. He said that the County Commissioners should not <br /> adopt this until there is further study. One concern is the fee structure. He also has concerns <br /> with non-profits and thinks that they should be exempt altogether. <br /> Frank Clifton said that certain properties could be posted that no soliciting was allowed <br /> and this would still work. <br /> John Roberts said that the County Commissioners received an email from Orange County <br /> Voice and a couple of things are not true, but one suggestion from this group was illegal and that <br /> is for towns to extend their ordinance permits to the County. <br />