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27 <br /> RES-2022-014 Attachment 4 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> A RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE COUNTY-WIDE <br /> MANUFACTURED HOMES ACTION PLAN <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County and the towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Hillsborough <br /> have a long history of collaboration on housing topics; and <br /> WHEREAS, manufactured housing is an important source of naturally occurring <br /> affordable housing serving diverse populations and vulnerable community members; and <br /> WHEREAS, in 2016, a number of manufactured home communities in our County were <br /> identified for redevelopment by property owners triggering the potential displacement of current <br /> residents; and <br /> WHEREAS, the towns and County formed a work group with local housing partners to <br /> understand the risks, and potential remedies associated with this redevelopment issue, and <br /> strategies for improving and maintaining the quality of the manufactured home communities; and <br /> WHEREAS, the work group generated a report on its findings and an inventory of <br /> manufactured housing communities in the County; and <br /> WHEREAS, the environment for redevelopment has not abated and remains a constant <br /> threat for manufactured home parks in our community; and <br /> WHEREAS, considering the prior work and continued need for a strategy to preserve <br /> manufactured home communities, minimize resident displacement due to redevelopment, and <br /> provide meaningful relocation assistance options to be in place moving forward; and <br /> WHEREAS, engagement with residents in communities at risk was conducted to <br /> understand their concerns and preferences to guide the creation of the strategies included in the <br /> plan; and <br /> WHEREAS, service providers, advocates, residents, and other stakeholders were <br /> consulted on development of the plan and staff incorporated feedback from the Orange County <br /> Local Government Affordable Housing Collaborative, the Carrboro Affordable Housing <br /> Commission, the Chapel Hill Housing Advisory Board, the Orange County Affordable Housing <br /> Advisory Board, the Orange County Affordable Housing Coalition, the Manufactured Homes <br /> Committee of the Orange County Affordable Housing Coalition; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by Orange County that the Board of <br /> Commissioners endorses the Manufactured Homes Action Plan and commits to working <br /> cooperatively with the Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Hillsborough to implement the strategies noted <br /> in the plan; and <br />