Agenda 12-02-19 Item 8-a - Minutes

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8 1 money to make it happen, as well as the city of Arlington, and has a dedicated tax for 2 affordable housing. She said this type of money is not available locally. 3 Commissioner Price said the State of New York also has a large fund for this. She 4 said one must consider that the cost of living in our area is very high, when one includes 5 cell phones and Internet access. She said as there are no state funds, she wonders what 6 the County can do with regard to the costs (such as permitting, etc.). 7 Commissioner Greene said Chapel Hill does waive inspection and other fees for 8 affordable housing. 9 Jane Stonehouse referred to Commissioner Dorosin concerns, and said one thing to 10 consider is pushing out the Rural Buffer, as the shortage of available land is a critical issue. 11 She said Chapel Hill Transit goes to the edge of Rural Buffer, and it is a pretty stark area 12 and an extra half-mile of development would go a long way. 13 Commissioner Marcoplos said the Rural Buffer has created a great place to live, 14 and he would argue strongly against touching the Rural Buffer until the Greene Tract has 15 been used properly. He said it does not make much sense to change the Rural Buffer 16 without taking advantage of other opportunities first. He said the Greene Tract is the least 17 expensive path towards the most housing. 18 Commissioner Dorosin said it only works if the land inside the Rural Bis developed 19 intensely. He said infill is a larger problem than just the Greene Tract. 20 Commissioner McKee said the County could look at the structural part of the 21 transportation system in depth. He said it is very expensive around Chapel Hill and 22 Carrboro, and the base problem is that it is possible for a developer to build a large home 23 versus multiple affordable units. He said building affordable housing affects one's profit. 24 He said one can focus on areas that are not in the Rural Buffer if it makes sense, like along 25 new NC 86, and make those areas affordable. He said it is not appropriate along Orange 26 Grove Road or Highway 54, as there is no infrastructure. 27 Chair Rich thanked the students for the presentation, and said everyone gets an A. 28 Chair Rich said that at the Commissioner's places, there is a report from the 29 Cooperative Extension breakfast and maps from Commissioner Marcoplos regarding 30 transportation. 31 32 2. Advisory Board on Aging —Appointment Discussion 33 34 BACKGROUND: The following appointment information is for Board consideration: POSITION NAME SPECIAL TYPE OF EXPIRATION NO. REPRESENTATIVE APPOINTMENT DATE TERM 8 Tiketha Collins At-Large Partial Ter 0 613 0/2 0 2 1 or Karen Green- 3 5 McElveen 36 NOTE: As outlined in the Advisory Board on Aging Policies and Procedures, of the twelve (12) 37 voting members, seven (7) must be over the age of Sixty (60) years. This would mean that no 38 more than five (5) members can be under the age of Sixty (60) years. Please see the specifics 39 below that are outlined in the Advisory Board on Aging Policies and Procedures: 40 41 SECTION III: MEMBERSHIP 42 43 A. Authority 44 1. North Carolina General Statute 153A-76 grants boards of county commissioners the 45 authority to establish advisory boards and to appoint members to and remove members 46 from those advisory boards. In acting on this authority the Orange County Board of