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Perdita Holtz said one recommendation is to have an annual report on any activities within the Rural Buffer pertaining to Agricultural Support Enterprises. She said the update will likely be a written or verbal report at the annual AOG Meeting. Commissioner Rich asked if there is any expected action to be taken after the report comes in. Perdita Holtz said, at this time, it is only a report but if needed, future dialogue could occur. A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Rich for the Board to adopt the Statement of Consistency, contained within Attachment 2, and the Ordinance amending the Comprehensive Plan and UDO contained within Attachment 3, as recommended by the Planning Board and staff. VOTE: UNANIMOUS b. Housing and Community Development Consolidated Plan — FY 2015-2020 The Board considered: 1. Receiving comments from the public regarding the FY 2015- 2016 Annual Action Plan for the HOME Program in Orange County; 2) Closing the public hearing; and 3) Adopting the resolution approving the FY 2015-2020 Consolidated Plan. Audrey Spencer-Horsley, Director of the Department of Housing, Human Rights and Community Development, said there will probably not be many public comments due to the amount of outreach their departments and other organizations did ahead of time. The plan's primary focus is to determine the housing needs in Orange County and to develop goals from that. She reviewed some of the highlights of the findings from the needs assessment from the Consolidated Plan: • Affordable housing for older adults • Affordable rental housing PUBLIC COMMENT: Minister Robert Campbell said he lives in the Rogers — Eubanks neighborhood. He said the Orange County Community Development Plan, as related to housing, does not assist those who live in manufactured homes, and his application was denied. He said his home is still under the guidelines of zoning and policies, but the stipulations do vary. He said if the BOCC desires to maintain affordable homes, owners of manufactured housing are left out of the loop, though they are on minimum incomes. He said it was hurtful that it took the people who visited him only ten minutes to tell him his application was denied, though on his original application a year ago he noted he lived in a mobile home. Chair McKee asked the Housing Director to address Minister Campbell. Audrey Spencer-Horsely said the rehab funding received through the State is not an eligibility process. The State has to go out to look at a property to see if a house can be brought up to a certain standard, with the understanding that only a certain dollar amount can be spent on bringing the property up to that standard. She said the applications are addressed in the order in which they are received, which is likely why it took a year for Minister Campbell's application to be reviewed. She added many times applications are received, but there is not enough time or staff to follow up on all applications. Chair McKee said he would be interested in how the process addresses a manufactured home that is brought in on a chassis, versus one that is set up on the site.