Agenda - 12-07-2015 - 6-a - Minutes

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14 1 Commissioner Jacobs asked if this is the same area where a potential school site has 2 been considered. 3 Craig Benedict said both a school and park site have been considered here. He said 4 the area south of the 18 acres could be a school or park area, but would require an agreement 5 and an amendment to a 2001 resolution. He said as sewer is being planned for the Rogers 6 Road area, the potential of the Greene Tract is being kept in mind. 7 Commissioner Jacobs said a commitment was made to make an open space on the 8 Greene Tract, and he wished this would be put down in writing. He said the reason it is not 9 permanently designed that way is because the Triangle Land Conservancy did not accept an 10 easement to be responsible for it. He said this topic keeps coming up, but there was a 11 commitment in 2001 to keep it open space, and he is petitioning to resolve this. 12 Bonnie Hammersley said this map does not imply that affordable housing will be placed 13 here, but rather gives an overview of County owned land that is available for possible 14 consideration. She said staff will proceed with Commissioner Jacob's request. 15 Commissioner Jacobs said there is parkland all over the County that has not been 16 included in this presentation. He said there could be a mobile home park on the acreage on 17 Schley Road, but it is not included, as it is a park. He said he is confused why this Greene 18 Tract acreage is included when it is designated to be a park as well. 19 Bonnie Hammersley said Commissioner Jacobs is correct, and that staff did not include 20 any land from the Parks master plan. She added that the aforementioned Greene Tract land 21 was not in the Parks master plan. 22 Commissioner Jacobs said it should be. 23 Commissioner Dorosin said this is an exciting set of sites with some small parcels small 24 and some large. He would urge them to push whatever the next steps are. He said it is critical 25 to be able to find other ways to subsidize affordable housing, and one way is with the land. He 26 said these are scattered sites which allow for decentralized affordability. He said not all the 27 sites have access to public transportation, but all have water and sewer. He suggested 28 pursuing these parcels, and ones that may be large enough for large developments, then fix the 29 zoning issues and maximize the sites. 30 Commissioner Dorosin referred to the 9 criteria on first page of the handout, and asked 31 if they should be prioritized in some fashion. He said to prioritize the list and build some 32 houses, so that opportunities do not pass by. 33 Commissioner Price asked if staff is considering any of these sites for mobile home 34 parks. 35 Audrey Spencer-Horsley said specific uses have not yet been considered, but it is an 36 option. 37 Craig Benedict said in existing mobile parks there are about 800 unused lots, and the 38 reason for this needs to be determined so that they can possibly be filled. 39 Craig Benedict said some in Efland are thinking about updating their parks now that they 40 are on water and sewer, which could possibly lead to greater density. 41 Chair McKee asked if there was a process for determining the 800 unused mobile home 42 lots. 43 Ashley Moncado, Special Projects Planner, said the tax office puts out this information, 44 and it is gathered by a voluntary survey to the park owners. She said the accuracy is therefore 45 unsure, and the County has not put boots on the ground yet. 46 Chair McKee suggested that staff do so. 47 Audrey Spencer-Horsley said one of the recommendations is to have their housing 48 inspectors go out in the field. She said there was a mobile home inventory done in 2009, and 49 an update of this information is necessary.