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20 <br /> Chair Price said she supports letting the Affordable Housing Collaborative move forward <br /> with researching the item, and would like to increase the membership on the committee to <br /> increase the diversity of the group. She said she would like to expand the number of voices on <br /> the committee, including representation from people who live in the mobile home communities. <br /> Commissioner Greene said the collaborative will bring information back to the full <br /> boards for further discussion, and she does not want to slow things down. <br /> Chair Price said she is not trying to slow things down, but rather wants to move them <br /> along. She said she would like the BOCC to vote to pursue this. <br /> Commissioner Greene said she would like for the Board to decide if this is a model that <br /> in which the County wants to participate. <br /> Chair Price said she thought the existing Affordable Housing Collaborative should <br /> research the model. She said the only suggestion she and the mayors of the municipalities had <br /> was to increase the diversity of the collaborative <br /> Commissioner Greene clarified the suggestion of expanding the number of people on <br /> the collaborative. She said, as elected officials, the existing representatives represent the <br /> voters of Chapel Hill, the County and the Towns. <br /> Commissioner Fowler said the suggestion of a separate committee was to bring in other <br /> voices from residents in mobile home communities. She said her thought was to keep the <br /> same committee (the Affordable Housing Collaborative), but to bring in other perspectives. <br /> Chair Price said the suggestion was to also increase the voices of people of color and <br /> those that would be affected by development in mobile home community. She said if the Board <br /> agrees to pursue the model, the Affordable Housing Collaborative could begin researching and <br /> discussing how to move forward. <br /> Commissioner Bedford supported partnering with the municipalities to move forward <br /> with implementing the ROC USA model in Orange County. She referred to Chair Price's <br /> suggestions earlier in the meeting for next steps. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Bedford, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to <br /> add four members to the Orange County Affordable Housing Collaborative and to move forward <br /> with implementing the ROC USA model. <br /> Commissioner McKee said the item was put on the agenda as a discussion item, and he <br /> was not sure what the Board would be voting on. <br /> Chair Price clarified the motion. <br /> Commissioner McKee said he felt this was not the appropriate time to vote on the item, <br /> since it was only to be a presentation. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said he had all of the information he needed to vote on the <br /> motion. <br /> Roll call ensued. <br /> VOTE: Ayes, 6 (Commissioner McKee abstained from voting) <br /> Chair Price said she would work with Emila Sutton to move forward on the item as <br /> quickly as possible. <br /> Chair Price thanked the presenters from ROC USA. <br /> Chair Price suggested taking a 3-minute break. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin asked if there is anything that could be moved off of the agenda <br /> to a future date in the essence of time. <br />