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25 <br /> She said they need to work with the individuals and the community organizations. She said that <br /> the numbers for outreach were small because of trust and said that people of color have <br /> historically been unable to put their trust in the government. She said that some communities <br /> are using trusted ambassadors and paying them for their work. She said they help to get the <br /> word out on top of inserts. <br /> Bonnie Hammersley asked the Board to send questions to Greg Wilder so he could <br /> direct questions to the appropriate staff member. <br /> Chair Price said that the community is welcome to continue to bring concerns and <br /> questions to the Board and that this item will be back on June 7t" for continued discussion. <br /> b. Manufactured Homes Action Plan <br /> The Board tabled a discussion on the Manufactured Homes Action Plan. <br /> BACKGROUND: For many years, there has been interest in addressing the vulnerability of <br /> residents living in manufactured home communities (MHC) in Orange County. In 2016-2017, <br /> the County, Towns, and local housing partners formed a manufactured homes work group to <br /> begin to discuss and evaluate opportunities and obstacles to addressing the needs of <br /> manufactured home community residents. There are one hundred manufactured home <br /> communities in Orange County housing over 2,000 households. About half of manufactured <br /> homes need minor repairs, and about 28% need major repairs, with only a small percentage, <br /> 3.2%, economically infeasible to repair. Most residents are of low-income, making it difficult to <br /> fund needed repairs. Also, many of the MHCs are under threat to be redeveloped, in particular <br /> the MHCs closer to town centers where market demand is high. <br /> The Manufactured Homes Action Plan is designed to provide a plan to address the <br /> redevelopment threats facing manufactured home communities in Orange County. The Plan is <br /> a collaborative effort between the Towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, and Orange <br /> County that outlines specific objectives, strategies, action steps, partners and resource need to <br /> address the redevelopment threat facing manufactured home communities. The other <br /> participating jurisdictions adopted the Action Plan strategies last month — the Town of Carrboro <br /> on April 5, 2022, the Town of Hillsborough on April 11, 2022, and the Town of Chapel Hill on <br /> April 27, 2022. <br /> Housing and Community Department staff from the local governments will play a leading role in <br /> implementing the strategies and action steps listed in the plan, while also collaborating with <br /> many Town and County departments and community partners. <br /> This plan recognizes manufactured housing is an important source of naturally occurring <br /> affordable housing serving diverse populations, including vulnerable community members. It <br /> uses resident engagement as the foundation for the strategies proposed. <br /> Bonnie Hammersley asked the Board to table discussion on the item due to a staff <br /> member's inability to be present for the meeting. <br /> Chair Price said that she still had one person signed up to speak, so she would allow <br /> public comment on the item. <br /> PUBLIC COMMENT: <br /> Emily Bane said her parents developed two mobile home parks, in 1972 and 1986. She <br /> said all of her homes are on one or better individual lots with septic systems. She said there is <br />