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14 <br /> <br />Kirby Saunders said the house was uninsured during the last flood, and the family used <br />its own funds to make it habitable for the time being. <br />Commissioner Dorosin asked if all of the $322,000 will be paid to the family. <br />Kirby Saunders said the amount the family receives is based on a fair market appraisal. <br />Commissioner Dorosin asked if there is any idea of what that appraisal will be. <br />Kirby Saunders said he does not know. <br />Commissioner Dorosin asked if there is a range, and how much will go to purchase the <br />property versus demolition, regrading of land, etc. He asked if there is an estimate for these <br />costs. <br />Kirby Saunders said he can provide that information, and believes the tax-assessed <br />value is $144,000, which is not a fair market appraisal. He said the amount is based on a pre- <br />event appraisal for fair market value, which needs to be under $276,000. He said if the <br />situation were to increase beyond a cost-benefit ratio that was determined by FEMA, the County <br />could do in-kind support through paying for a survey, the closing costs, etc. <br />Commissioner Dorosin said an appraisal should not be needed to know how much it will <br />cost for demolition. <br />Kirby Saunders said there is a draft budget with approximate costs, which can be <br />provided to the Board. <br />Commissioner Marcoplos referred to the $276,000 maximum, and asked if a place like <br />Camelot Apartments would be viewed as one property, or divided into subunits of $276,000 <br />each. <br />Kirby Saunders said he and his staff are working with the Chapel Hill partners to target <br />the Camelot area. He said it is considered as a condominium setup, and is considered one <br />tract with multiple owners, which requires 100% consensus of owners. He said the only way <br />around that is to subdivide, but he is uncertain of the status of this. He said without 100% <br />owner consensus, mitigation efforts cannot be pursued. He said when using federal dollars, <br />there can be no pressure or persuasion with the homeowners. <br />Commissioner Dorosin said the owners are looking to redo University Mall, and he would <br />like to see affordable housing included, and offer it 1 for 1 to the people who own the units in <br />Camelot village. He petitioned for the Board to weigh in collectively to the Town of Chapel Hill’s <br />vision process. <br />Commissioner Greene said Moody, which does creditworthy analyses, is paying more <br />and more attention to hazard mitigation as an element of its evaluation. <br />Chair Rich asked if fact sheet and survey could be put on the website, as well as a link <br />to the application form. She said, since all towns are participating, this should be included on <br />those websites as well. She asked the Clerk’s office to follow up on this request. <br /> <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Marcoplos, seconded by Commissioner <br />Bedford for the Board to: <br /> <br />1) approve the Resolution designating Kirby Saunders as the County’s Primary Agent <br />and Michael Harvey as the Secondary Agent for this Hazard Mitigation Grant Program <br />application; <br />2) direct the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners to sign as the Certifying Official; <br />3) authorize the designated agent to submit the Hazard Mitigation Grant Project application <br />to North Carolina Emergency Management for approval; and <br />4) authorize the Manager to execute and sign all necessary documents in support of this <br />grant opportunity. <br /> <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> <br />