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20 Town Council Member Anderson asked if there is any strategic overlap, beyond information sharing. Sherrill Hampton said she received the information from Loryn Clark, and staff is reviewing this. She said she and Loryn Clark have spoken about agreeing upon the protocol of resident engagement. Council Member Anderson said for the future, it would be helpful to know of shared strategies and resources, etc. Sherrill Hampton said the County has shared about the Millhouse property site with the Town of Chapel Hill, which the Town is analyzing. Council Member Parker said this is the first instance of a county-wide rolling problem with this mobile home parks relocation. He asked if there are countywide strategies that could be deployed at specific mobile home parks, rather than looking at each park as an individual entity. He said each park is unique, but there must be common threads through all. He said the current approach seems like a game of ping-pong, and asked if it would be more beneficial to look at this problem countywide. Sherrill Hampton said yes, but both jurisdictions had to analyze the various situations. She said county-wide strategies will grow over time, and Chapel Hill’s processes may be a bit different than those in rural areas. She said resident engagement is crucial in all scenarios, as well as reaching out to developers in the redevelopment process. Loryn Clark said extensive outreach to the mobile home park residents is being completed, which is providing a lot of useful information. Mayor Hemminger said the Town Council just received the report late this afternoon. Loryn Clark reviewed the information, and said that earlier in the year staff developed a Lakeview Mobile Home Park Strategy, specifically in response to a developer coming forward and expressing interest in redevelopment of this site. She said staff developed a strategy to build relationships with the residents in this mobile home park, with the assistance of Delores Bailey from Empowerment and the Navigators from the Family Success Alliance (FSA). She said the next step is to develop a menu of options to present to the Town Council. She said most residents are not interested in being relocated to a mobile home park; are not interested in a one time payment for relocation assistance; and most families preferred a detached home in Chapel Hill that is close to their school district and close to their work. She said the third piece of the strategy is to identify sites for mobile home relocation, which includes consideration of school district, access to public transportation, water and sewer and walkability. She said the Planning Department is conducting an analysis of publicly owned land parcels, and an update will be provided to the Town Council in March. Loryn Clark said the final piece of the strategy is to develop a coordinated plan to apply to any mobile home park. Council Member Gu asked if there was a top priority for the families. Loryn Clark said the survey did ask the families to rank priorities. Sherrill Hampton said another tool in their toolbox is the County fund that will be provided to mobile home park owners who would like to update or enhance their park, or buy additional land that may be adjacent, to expand their park. Roger Stancil, Chapel Hill Town Manager, said the Managers of the jurisdictions meet with their housing staffs and providers on a monthly basis. He said the Lake View Park collaboration is a success because they work with their non-profits and the FSA from Orange County. Council Member Buansi said at the meeting with the park owners in April it is important that staff highlight the preferences of the residents.