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18 recommendations. Discussions have focused on the development of a coordinated approach 1 between the jurisdictions and sharing pertinent information. 2 3 Below is a timeline of events and preparation for potential housing displacements. 4 • January 2018 – Orange County staff learned of a potential manufactured home park 5 closure, and Town of Chapel Hill staff shared notice regarding the potential closure and 6 redevelopment of the Lakeview Mobile Home Park. 7 • January 16, 2018 – County staff held a meeting of the Manufactured Home Park Work 8 Group to receive input and comments on a draft Rapid Response Protocol. 9 • January 23, 2018 – County staff presented a proposal to use a portion of the County-10 owned Millhouse Road property as a potential site for a new manufactured home park to 11 the Board of Orange County Commissioners. The Board approved moving forward with 12 completing a full assessment of the proposed site, including an environmental and 13 engineering study, as well as initiation of the rezoning process, as applicable. 14 • January 30, 2018 – The approved Manufactured Home Work Group recommendations, 15 along with a synopsis of the proposed Millhouse Road project, were presented at the 16 2018 Assembly of Governments meeting. Additional input and comments were gathered 17 as to the creation of a comprehensive and coordinated strategy regarding the 18 Manufactured Home Park Initiative. 19 • January 30, 2018 – The Town of Chapel Hill developed a response strategy for the 20 proposed closure of the Lakeview Mobile Home Park and shared that information with 21 Orange County staff. 22 • February 1, 2018 – County staff learned of the proposed displacement of residents at 23 the Homestead Mobile Park located in an unincorporated part of the County outside of 24 Chapel Hill. The Homestead Mobile Home Park includes approximately nine (9) homes 25 that could be affected by the closure. Staff had a conversation with the park owner to 26 discuss the situation. 27 28 Conversations with the Park owner have continued. 29 • February 9, 2018 – County staff convened an initial meeting of the Rapid Response 30 Team to plan for a community meeting with the Homestead Mobile Home Park 31 residents. The County Manager invited Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and Orange 32 County Schools to be a part of the Manufactured Home Park Work Group and the Rapid 33 Response Team. 34 • February 24, 2018 – A meeting was held with the residents of the Homestead Mobile 35 Home Park to gather their input and comments, as well as ascertain their needs given 36 the proposed displacement. Three families met with staff. County staff continues to 37 conduct due diligence on the Millhouse Road site and other identified strategies, 38 including identifying cost centers and gathering applicable pricing information. 39 • On March 6, 2018, Rehabilitation Specialists in the Housing and Community 40 Development Department conducted an inspection of three of units at the Homestead 41 Mobile Home Park. The manufactured homes could be moved safely without significant 42 investment. 43 • On March 7, 2018, graduate interns working in the Housing and Community 44 Development Department, along with other UNC-Chapel Hill graduate students, held a 45 “phone-a-thon” to contact the 100 manufactured home park owners in the County to 46 gather information and identify available vacancies. In mid-April 2018, an information 47 session will be held with manufactured home park owners to provide information 48 gathered during the “phone-a-thon.” 49