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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: March 20, 2018 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-b <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Update on the Manufactured Home Parks Initiative and Approval of the <br />Parameters for a Contract for Relocation Coordination Services <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT: Department of Housing and <br />Community Development <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Sherrill Hampton, Director, Housing and <br />Community Development, (919) 245-2490 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />PURPOSE: To receive an update on the activities undertaken to date on the Manufactured <br />Home Parks Initiative and approve entering into an agreement with Empowerment for <br />“Relocation Coordination” services. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: On November 20, 2017, the Affordable Housing Land Banking/Manufactured <br />Home Park Work Group presented the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) with its <br />recommendations on strategies for mitigating resident displacement and relocation challenges <br />due to park closures and redevelopment efforts. The BOCC approved the recommendations <br />and requested that County staff develop a Rapid Response Protocol in order to allow for timely, <br />coordinated action when manufactured home park closures occur. The Rapid Response <br />Protocol was created, reviewed by the Work Group and presented to the BOCC in February <br />2018. <br /> <br />Currently, there are two (2) manufactured home parks that are in threat of closure: Lakeview in <br />Chapel Hill and Homestead located on NC 86 South. The Town of Chapel Hill is taking the lead <br />and working with the proposed developer on strategies to relocate the residents in Lakeview <br />Mobile Home Park. Residents in the Homestead Mobile Home Park have been given until <br />March 31, 2018 to relocate, and the County is leading the effort to provide relocation options for <br />these residents. <br /> <br />UPDATE/RECENT ACTIVITIES: <br /> <br /> February 24, 2018 – A meeting was held with the residents of the Homestead Mobile <br />Home Park to gather their input and comments, as well as ascertain their needs given the <br />proposed manufactured home park closure and their displacement. There are a total of <br />seven (7) occupied manufactured homes and up to five (5) families have the potential of <br />being displaced; three (3) families met with staff. Two (2) remaining families are afraid of <br />1