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13 <br /> 1 Bonnie Hammersley said she and the two superintendents meet regularly to discuss the <br /> 2 capital needs. She said if the Lincoln Center project is the priority, the County will need to <br /> 3 amend its CIP since the first draw from the bonds will not be enough to cover this project. She <br /> 4 said more will have to be brought in from the second draw, which will the County's affordability <br /> 5 debt. <br /> 6 Chair Dorosin said to make sure a member of the County finance department is in this <br /> 7 work group. <br /> 8 Commissioner Jacobs asked if more information could be provided about the impact on <br /> 9 debt capacity. <br /> 10 Bonnie Hammersley said the financial planner looked at the County's affordability over <br /> 11 five years. She said this is over a seven-year period, and the placement of County and school <br /> 12 projects determined where the County stood. She said as school projects are moved around, <br /> 13 County projects may have to be reprioritized as a result. She said staff can be work on this <br /> 14 quickly. <br /> 15 Chair Dorosin asked if Pam Baldwin has an idea of who should be in this small work <br /> 16 group, and if she envisions a Commissioner being in the group. <br /> 17 Pam Baldwin said County staff should be involved, as well as a Commissioner. <br /> 18 Commissioner Rich asked if the Town of Chapel Hill has been approached. <br /> 19 Pam Baldwin said yes, and the Town has identified a staff member to participate. <br /> 20 Joal Broun suggested that the Town of Carrboro should also be included. <br /> 21 Chair Dorosin volunteered, and the Board agreed by consensus for Chair Dorosin to <br /> 22 serve on this work group. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 b. Presentation of the Mobile Home Park Survey Report and Recommendations <br /> 25 The Board received a report from the Mobile Home Park Work Group and considered <br /> 26 endorsing the group recommendations. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 BACKGROUND: <br /> 29 For many years, there has been interest in addressing the vulnerability of residents living in <br /> 30 mobile home parks in Orange County. The Orange County Board of Commissioners allocated <br /> 31 $1 million in the FY2015-16 budget process to address preservation and retention of <br /> 32 manufactured homes parks and/or to assist in the acquisition of property and land banking for <br /> 33 future residential development as an affordable housing alternative. During the FY2016-17 <br /> 34 budget process, the BOCC allocated another $1 million to the land banking program. <br /> 35 <br /> 36 Mobile Home Park Work Group <br /> 37 Following the establishment of the land banking program and designated funding from Orange <br /> 38 County, local housing partners began to discuss and evaluate the opportunities and obstacles <br /> 39 in redeveloping an existing mobile home park or developing new affordable housing addressing <br /> 40 the needs of mobile home park residents at risk. Orange County Habitat for Humanity invited <br /> 41 interested, local individuals to form an informal ad hoc committee that became known as the <br /> 42 Mobile Home Park Work Group. The Work Group consisted of local government staff, for-profit <br /> 43 developers, and non-profit housing staff and continues to meet as facilitated by County staff. <br /> 44 <br /> 45 Over the course of several months, the Work Group reviewed and discussed several issues <br /> 46 facing mobile home park residents and owners. The main issue identified by the Work Group <br /> 47 was that mobile home park residents, specifically in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, were faced with <br /> 48 losing their homes thereby resulting in displacement as a result of redevelopment of the existing <br /> 49 parks. In addition, these residents faced limited affordable housing options due to a lack of <br />