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15 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 Mobile Home Park Work Group <br /> 3 The Work Group consisted of local government staff, for-profit developers, and non-profit <br /> 4 housing staff including: <br /> 5 <br /> 6 • Susan Levy, Habitat for Humanity <br /> 7 • Robert Dowling, Community Home Trust <br /> 8 • Jess Brandes, CASA <br /> 9 • Travis Myren, Orange County <br /> 10 • Sherrill Hampton, Orange County <br /> 11 • Craig Benedict, Orange County <br /> 12 • Ashley Moncado, Orange County <br /> 13 • Coby Austin, Family Success Alliance <br /> 14 • Judy Johnson, Town of Chapel Hill <br /> 15 • Edward Barberio, Town of Chapel Hill <br /> 16 • Eric Chupp, Capkov Ventures, Inc. <br /> 17 • Elam Hall, HHHunt Homes <br /> 18 • David Beck, Self Help <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Craig Benedict, Planning Director, presented this portion of the PowerPoint: <br /> 21 <br /> 22 Mobile Home Park Evaluation <br /> 23 • 100 existing mobile home parks in County <br /> 24 - Estimated total number of mobile homes in mobile home parks 2,017 <br /> 25 - Total number of mobile homes 4,165 <br /> 26 • 21 mobile home parks identified for further evaluation <br /> 27 • Selection and evaluation based on: <br /> 28 - Access to transportation, water and sewer infrastructure, employment, health <br /> 29 services, education, and shopping <br /> 30 - Condition of the mobile home park, homes, infrastructure, and amenities <br /> 31 - Vacancy rate <br /> 32 - Future expansion and redevelopment opportunities <br /> 33 o Estimated infrastructure cost <br /> 34 o Land use and zoning, including surrounding parcels <br /> 35 o Potential acquisition costs <br /> 36 - Current and future ownership, partnership, and management opportunities <br /> 37 • 8 mobile home parks selected for surveying <br /> 38 <br /> 39 Chair Dorosin asked if there is a minimum size requirement in order to be designated a <br /> 40 mobile home park. <br /> 41 Craig Benedict said a park is any place where there are five mobile homes or more. He <br /> 42 said no new mobile home parks have been created since 1987. <br /> 43 Juliet Sheridan, Family Success Alliance and Health Department, presented this portion <br /> 44 of the PowerPoint: <br /> 45 <br /> 46 Mobile Home Park Survey <br /> 47 • 8 mobile home parks identified by Mobile Home Park Work Group <br /> 48 - At high risk for displacement (5) <br /> 49 - Needed more information (3) <br /> 50 • 96 surveys conducted in four weeks <br />