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<br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: June 5, 2018 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 7-b <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Millhouse Road Park Affordable Housing Options Feasibility Update <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager’s Office; Asset <br />Management Services (“AMS”); <br />Department of Environment, <br />Agriculture, Parks & Recreation <br />(“DEAPR”); Environmental <br />Health; Housing and <br />Community Development; <br />Planning & Inspections <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1 – Aerial Site Illustration & Fact Sheet <br />2 – Civil Consultants Feasibility Summary <br />3 – Conceptual Land Plans <br />4 – Infrastructure Limiting Factor <br />Comparison <br /> <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Michael Fiocco, Civil Consultants, 919- <br />490-1645 <br />Craig Benedict, 919-245-2592 <br />Sherrill Hampton, 919-245-2490 <br />Travis Myren, 919-245-2308 <br />David Stancil, 919-245-2522 <br />Jeff Thompson, 919-245-2658 <br />Phil Vilaro, 919-245-2362 <br /> <br />PURPOSE: To: <br />1) Receive a progress report on the 78 acre Millhouse Road Park site feasibility analysis for <br />a potential affordable housing development; and <br />2) Provide feedback to the Manager and staff on the analysis and potential next steps. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: At its January 23, 2018 meeting, the Board of Orange County Commissioners <br />requested information regarding the feasibility for the development of affordable housing options <br />on two County owned parcels totaling approximately 78 acres known as the Millhouse Road <br />Park site (note Attachment 1-“Aerial Site Illustration & Fact Sheet”). A staff collaboration has <br />been working on this analysis over the last several weeks, studying the parcels as a potential <br />site for up to a 34 unit manufactured home park, given the growing community challenge with <br />the availability of safe, affordable housing units due to mobile home park redevelopment. For <br />the purpose of this analysis, either permanent or temporary housing units may be considered. <br />The same site feasibility parameters would apply to either temporary or permanent housing <br />units. <br /> <br />The potential use of this site for housing would be in addition to the site’s potential use as a <br />soccer park in partnership with the Town of Chapel Hill according to the 2014 Orange County <br />1