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30 1 Governments meeting. Additional input and comments were gathered as to the creation 2 of a comprehensive and coordinated strategy regarding the Mobile Home Park Initiative. 3 • January 30, 2018 — The Town of Chapel Hill developed a response strategy for the 4 proposed closure of the Lakeview Mobile Home Park and shared that information with 5 Orange County staff. 6 • February 1, 2018 — County staff learns of the proposed displacement of residents at the 7 Homestead Mobile Park located in an unincorporated part of the County outside of 8 Chapel Hill. The Homestead Mobile Home Park includes approximately nine (9) homes 9 that would be affected by the closure. Staff had a conversation with the Park owner to 10 discuss the situation. Conversations with the Park owner will continue throughout the 11 process. 12 • February 9, 2018 — County staff convened an initial meeting of the Rapid Response 13 Team to plan for a community meeting with the Homestead Mobile Home Park 14 residents. 15 • The County Manager has invited both Chapel Hill - Carrboro City Schools and Orange 16 County Schools to be a part of the Mobile Home Park Work Group and the Rapid 17 Response Team. 18 • February 24, 2018 — A meeting is planned with the residents of the Homestead Mobile 19 Home Park (map) to gather their input and comments, as well as ascertain their needs 20 given the proposed displacement. The meeting will be held at the New Hope Camp and 21 Conference Center starting at 10:00am- 1:OOpm. 22 • County staff continues to conduct due diligence on the Millhouse Road site and other 23 identified strategies, including identifying cost centers and gathering applicable pricing 24 information. 25 • By March 16, 2018, the Rapid Response Team will meet again, debrief on the February 26 24th meeting with residents and provide input on the draft proposal to the County 27 Manager as it relates to the provision of services for the Homestead Mobile Home Park 28 residents. 29 • By March 23, 2018 and based on the findings from the February 24th meeting, staff will 30 present a proposal, including applicable cost, to the County Manager as it relates to the 31 provision of services for the Homestead Mobile Home Park residents. 32 • By March 30, 2018, County staff will convene a meeting with mobile home park owners 33 within the County. Work Group members and a representative from the Rapid 34 Response Team will participate in the meeting. 35 • Periodic updates to the Board of County Commissioners will continue throughout the 36 process. 37 38 Chair Dorosin asked if Sherrill Hampton would update the Board of County 39 Commissioners after the February 24th meeting, and after the surveys are completed. 40 Commissioner Jacobs said to Sherrill Hampton and Craig Benedict that the vendor from 41 the tiny home meeting last night might be a useful source of information to pursue, prior to 42 involving a consultant. He said the vendor is Kimberly Brewer. 43 Commissioner Marcoplos said he has her contact information. 44 Commissioner Rich said she would like to talk about Millhouse Road as a neighborhood, 45 instead of an industrial site. She said it is important to include these neighbors into activities 46 that are going on in that area. 47 8. Consent Agenda 48 49 Removal of Any Items from Consent Agenda 50 8 -e: Commissioner Jacobs and Commissioner Price