Agenda - 06-07-2016 - 5-a - Minutes

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3 1 be better transportation options and routes. She said the current lengthy County routes are 2 especially stressful for seniors. 3 4 Commissioner Dorosin clarified that there is the Affordable Housing Master Plan 5 (AHMP), followed by this series of community meetings, and now the Board has this 6 recommendation/action sheet. He asked if the goal of tonight is to begin to try and narrow the 7 plan and set priorities. 8 Commissioner Dorosin said the timelines of the budget and the bond must be 9 considered. He said one goal would be to have a succinct summary of what the key actions are 10 going to be, which can assist in talking about the bond. 11 Bonnie Hammersley said the structure for tonight was to talk about some of the 12 recommendations. She said staff put the new recommendations first, followed by those that 13 are underway, but need additional resources, and finally those that are already underway. She 14 said this evening is an opportunity to receive BOCC feedback on as many recommendations as 15 possible. 16 Commissioner Jacobs said this does not help him tonight. He said he had specific 17 questions and concerns at the April meeting and was waiting for tonight's meeting to discuss 18 those concerns. 19 Bonnie Hammersley said the new items are from the existing document. 20 Commissioner Jacobs said he does not see his concerns in the document before the 21 Board tonight and assumes his concerns will not be addressed. 22 Bonnie Hammersley said the presentation of the recommendations will answer the 23 questions previously asked by the Board. 24 Commissioner Jacobs asked if the process going forward can be clarified. 25 Bonnie Hammersley said her new recommendations are already in the plan, but are not 26 currently being completed. She said direction is needed from the Board before moving forward. 27 Commissioner Jacobs said he brought up Mebane at the April meeting. 28 Bonnie Hammersley said staff reached out to Mebane and the University of North 29 Carolina (UNC) to try and involve them in this process. 30 Commissioner Jacobs said he brought up using the Greene Tract for affordable housing 31 in April, since there is an existing plan for housing. He asked if the Greene Tract is included in 32 her recommendations. 33 Bonnie Hammersley said the Greene Tract is part of what is being considered going 34 forward, and staff is asking for direction from the BOCC this evening. She said the Greene 35 Tract is going to be included in the discussion tonight. 36 Bonnie Hammersley said there may not be answers to all of the Board of County 37 Commissioners' questions, and staff may need greater clarification in order to answer them. 38 Commissioner Jacobs said it would have been helpful for Bonnie Hammersley to walk 39 the Board through the recommendations document prior to this meeting. 40 Bonnie Hammersley said the document will be covered this evening during the 41 continuation of the presentation. She said staff does not have all the information needed, but 42 the conversation can begin this evening. 43 Commissioner Price asked Audrey Spencer Horsley clarifying questions about the 44 comments sheet. 45 Commissioner Price asked if it is known when this plan will be finalized. 46 Audrey Spencer Horsley said staff hopes there will be a framework to come forth with 47 priorities from the Board of County Commissioners, before the summer break. 48 Commissioner Price said once the plan is in place, will bond money be usable for 49 projects already underway, or does the bond money have to go to new projects.