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14 <br /> 1 have seen in the Come Learn with Us sessions at the Town of Chapel Hill, an average of 75% <br /> 2 of persons of low wealth, persons with a disability and single parent families spend more than <br /> 3 30% of their income on housing costs. They disproportionately carry a high housing cost <br /> 4 burden. <br /> 5 <br /> 6 By prioritizing funding for ELI households, therefore, we are preventing or ending the cycle of <br /> 7 homelessness for the most vulnerable members of our community. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 CASA's second priority is for households earning less than 60% of the median. This group of <br /> 10 renters is not served by the market. Not only is this group cost-burdened themselves, but <br /> 11 because this group is competing for the limited number of available and affordable units, they <br /> 12 are further constricting the availability of units for ELI households at the very bottom. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 Priority 1 Affordable Rental: New Construction and Acquisition and Rehab <br /> 15 • Extremely Low Income Households 0-30% of Area Median Income <br /> 16 • Persons who are homeless <br /> 17 • Persons with a disability <br /> 18 Priority 2 Affordable Rental: New Construction and Acquisition and Rehab <br /> 19 • 30-60% AMI <br /> 20 • Persons who are homeless <br /> 21 • Persons with a disability <br /> 22 Priority 3 Rental Subsidies <br /> 23 As part of the development negotiations request that all new multi-family developments <br /> 24 accept rental subsidies (Housing Choice Vouchers, VASH Vouchers, Shelter Plus Care <br /> 25 Rental Subsidies) in a percentage of their units. Given that insufficient federal supports <br /> 26 such as vouchers are available, the least our community can do is not reject those <br /> 27 supports that do exist. <br /> 28 <br /> 29 Commissioner Price said that the Community Home Trust Executive Director Robert <br /> 30 Dowling was unable to attend this evening, but he has sent a request by email for $12,000 from <br /> 31 the HOME program funds. <br /> 32 Commissioner Dorosin said he has heard a lot of good things are happening, but he has <br /> 33 also heard that there are a lot of challenges still out there. He said there is a need to think <br /> 34 more creatively with this plan. He said new and creative solutions need to be added to address <br /> 35 these continuing problems. He said a lot of the model has a heavy dependence on the private <br /> 36 sector, but this community may have reached the ceiling with the private market. He <br /> 37 questioned whether the County should look at owning their own properties that will accept the <br /> 38 section 8 vouchers. He said this can be done in partnership with non-profits. He said he has <br /> 39 talked with people having issues with manufactured housing too. He suggested the idea of <br /> 40 cooperatively owned parks or publicly owned facilities to serve the people with the most need. <br /> 41 He hopes the Board can work with everyone present tonight to begin innovating with new and <br /> 42 creative strategies to address the gaps. <br /> 43 Commissioner Rich said it is important to work with their local government partners too. <br /> 44 She would like to know more about the previously mentioned long wait times for urgent repair <br /> 45 issues. She agreed with Commissioner Dorosin that it is time to begin thinking outside of the <br /> 46 box, especially in the face of reduced federal funding. She said it may be time to look at some <br /> 47 best practices from other states. <br /> 48 Commissioner Pelissier echoed Commissioner Rich's comments about working with <br /> 49 their government partners. She said she has asked at past joint meetings about the 80 acres <br /> 50 of the green tract, which is jointly owned by Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Orange County. She is <br />