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2. Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee <br />Commissioner Jacobs made reference to the top of page 7 and the issue of mixing <br />chronically mentally ill with older'and frail populations came up in a federal complaint about <br />North Carolina's mental health system. He does not recall that there was any resolution. He <br />would like to get some examples and a response from this advisory board. He would like to put <br />this on the legislative agenda. <br />Chair Pelissier agreed. ' <br />3. Affordable Housing Advisory Board (AHAB) <br />Commissioner Hemminger asked about the format of the reports. She suggested that <br />next year that the board/commission name be at the top as well as the year. <br />Commissioner Jacobs made reference to the bottom of page 10, #2 - Review Mobile <br />Home Park Standards. He asked what this meant. <br />Commissioner Foushee said that Orange County mobile home park standards are very <br />old and not enforceable. She said that this board was receiving complaints from residents <br />because these standards do not allow the Board of County Commissioners to enforce or <br />change these issues. ' <br />John Roberts said that O`range County does have a minimum housing code but with <br />mobile homes, you can not restricf ~hem and if you only enforce some standards it may <br />interfere with Orange County's affordable housing standards. <br />Commissioner Jacobs s~id fhat he would like to know what the AHAB perceives as the <br />issues. <br />Commissioner Yuhasz suggested that any review involve mobile home park owners. <br />Chair Pelissier reiterated that the Board wants to ask the AHAB to identify the issues <br />related to the Mobile Home Park Standards and what they would like to explore, and that the <br />County Commissioners would like to review this before the AHAB proceeds. <br />Chair Pelissier made reference to page 10 and an on-ground Affordable Housing Bus <br />Tour for the board members. She would like to ask that the County Commissioners also be <br />invited to these kinds of tours that are informative. <br />4. Agricultural Preservation Board <br />Chair Pelissier made reference to page 13 and the mention of the accomplishments. <br />She would like to know what these are. Also, regarding the Emerging Issues, she thinks that <br />these should be added to the work plan. <br />Commissioner Jacobs made reference to page 16 and Legislation Pertaining to <br />Agriculture. He asked that this be more specific. He said that this should be brought to the <br />Board of County Commissioners and not the County Attorney. <br />The Board agreed that this board should bring more details about this legislation before <br />proceeding. <br />5. Animal Services Advisory Board (ASAB) <br />Commissioner Jacobs said that he got a phone call Saturday night from a citizen who <br />was concerned because she had a squirrel in her house. He asked about the procedure for <br />helping people with wild animals. He also would like to know if handicapped people were <br />treated any differently in these situations. <br />Chair Pelissier said that the issue here was cost and the citizen was upset because of <br />the cost. <br />Frank Clifton said that the County does not respond to wildlife calls. Pest control <br />handles these types of situations. <br />