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38 <br /> 1 Commissioner Hamilton said she would like to have the chance to work the formula <br /> 2 before voting. <br /> 3 Commissioner Richards asked if staff could determine the formula. <br /> 4 <br /> 5 A motion was made by Commissioner Richards, seconded by Commissioner McKee, to <br /> 6 direct staff to create a prioritization formula up to $250,000. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 VOTE: Ayes, 6 (Chair Price, Commissioner Fowler, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner <br /> 9 Hamilton, Commissioner McKee, Commissioner Richards); Nays, 1 (Commissioner <br /> 10 Bedford) <br /> 11 <br /> 12 MOTION PASSES 6-1 <br /> 13 <br /> 14 b. Manufactured Homes Action Plan <br /> 15 The Board considered approving a Resolution Endorsing the County-Wide Manufactured <br /> 16 Homes Action Plan and authorizing County staff to move forward with the towns on <br /> 17 implementation. <br /> 18 <br /> 19 BACKGROUND: For many years, there has been interest in addressing the vulnerability of <br /> 20 residents living in manufactured home communities (MHC) in Orange County. In 2016-2017, <br /> 21 the County, Towns, and local housing partners formed a manufactured homes work group to <br /> 22 begin to discuss and evaluate opportunities and obstacles to addressing the needs of <br /> 23 manufactured home community residents. There are 100 manufactured home communities in <br /> 24 Orange County housing over 2,000 households. About half of manufactured homes need minor <br /> 25 repairs, and about 28% need major repairs, with only a small percentage, 3.2%, economically <br /> 26 infeasible to repair. Most residents are of low-income, making it difficult to fund needed repairs. <br /> 27 Also, many of the MHCs are under threat to be redeveloped, in particular the MHCs closer to <br /> 28 town centers where market demand is high. <br /> 29 <br /> 30 The Manufactured Homes Action Plan is designed to provide a plan to address the <br /> 31 redevelopment threats facing manufactured home communities in Orange County. The Plan is <br /> 32 a collaborative effort between the Towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, and Orange <br /> 33 County that outlines specific objectives, strategies, action steps, partners and resource needs to <br /> 34 address the redevelopment threat facing manufactured home communities. The other <br /> 35 participating jurisdictions adopted the Action Plan strategies last month — the Town of Carrboro <br /> 36 on April 5, 2022, the Town of Hillsborough on April 11, 2022, and the Town of Chapel Hill on <br /> 37 April 27, 2022. <br /> 38 <br /> 39 Housing and Community Department staff from the local governments will play a leading role in <br /> 40 implementing the strategies and action steps listed in the plan, while also collaborating with <br /> 41 many Town and County departments and community partners. <br /> 42 <br /> 43 This plan recognizes manufactured housing is an important source of naturally occurring <br /> 44 affordable housing serving diverse populations, including vulnerable community members. It <br /> 45 uses resident engagement as the foundation for the strategies proposed. <br /> 46 <br /> 47 At the May 24, 2022 Board of County Commissioners meeting, Board members asked staff to <br /> 48 provide information to the Board on the tax values of manufactured homes in Orange County <br /> 49 increasing versus the decrease that normally occurs. Orange County Tax Administrator Nancy <br /> 50 Freeman has shared that, as a rule, manufactured homes are considered personal property <br /> 51 and, like all personal property, are valued annually. Manufactured homes depreciate annually, <br />