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Update on County's Mobile Home Park Initiative The Working Group forthe Mobile Home Parks Initiative will have a meeting on January 16, 2018. There was a newspaper article about the potential for a mobile home park off of Weaver Dairy Road to redevelop. This is about 40 unit's and it is a coordinated jurisdictional effort between Chapel Hill, Carrboro and the County. The BOCC has asked that County staff come up with a rapid response protocol. The developer came before the Affordable Housing Advisory Board of Chapel Hill in early January. On January 24, 2018, the developer will present their proposed concept plan to the Chapel Hill Town Council. Update on the NCHFA Grants (Urgent Repair and Essential Rehab) Renee Holmes gave update on applications received for Essential Single - Family Rehabilitation. There were 26 applications received. The Rehab Specialist looked at all the properties and identified five (5) properties that were eligible and four (4) alternates; seventeen (17) were ineligible. Additional local funds from the County may have to be leveraged in order to bring the houses up to code. The Urgent Repair Program received thirty -two (32) applications. There were six (6) properties deemed eligible with two (2) alternates and twenty -four (24) were ineligible. Jenn Sykes asked if there are any restrictions on the owners being able to sell the home after work has been done. Ms. Holmes specified that it is a Promissory Note and not a Deed of Trust for urgent repair activities. There is a Deed of Trust for the Essential Rehab. Ms. Holmes stated that the Urgent Repair Program funded by the County have thirty (30) people on the waiting list. There are three (3) people who are being assisted at the present time. Update on Local Urgent Repair and Single - Family Housing Rehabilitation Activities Ms. Holmes shared that there is money that has been provided to the sub recipients. Also, there is HOME money for rehab that we need to use. Right now we are using the grant money that was received form NCHFA. Mr. Cook asked about priorities for seniors and veterans. The guidelines are in terms of age and 50% of area median income for the Urgent Repair Program and 80% of area median income for the Essential Single Family Rehab, 62, disabled or have a child six (6) and under. The HOME program applications are due on February 6, 2018. Ms. Holmes attended a question and answer session for the non- profits that was interested in applying for HOME, CDBG and Human Services funding. Ms. Hampton shared a handout from Triangle J Council of Government titled "Effective Ways to Talk about Housing ". The Orange County Affordable Housing Coalition Summit tentative reschedule date is set for February 23, 2018.