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26 <br /> no available water and sewer. She said having affordable housing requires water and sewer. <br /> She said very few mobile home parks have available water and sewer. She said regarding the <br /> previous item on the Longtime Homeowner Assistance Program, it would be helpful to have <br /> information in Spanish. She said some of her residents have lived in her family's parks since <br /> the early 1990s. She said that some of the homes her tenants have purchased at $60,000 or <br /> $70,000 in the mid-1990s are valued at $70,000 or $80,000. She said that her tenants expect <br /> to be able to sell their homes at the tax assessed value, but it is not realistic. She said in the <br /> Manufactured Homes Action Plan agenda packet, it said there is no financial impact to the <br /> proposal but lists some of the things they are planning to do that will definitely require money. <br /> She said that the proposal seems heavy handed. She said that her parents developed the <br /> mobile home parks to be able to pay their property taxes. She said that most of the property <br /> they own has been in their family for one hundred years or more. She said they are just trying <br /> to hold the line. She said her property is like a family member. She said if the county's takes <br /> away the ability for landowners to make decisions about the use of their properties, then that <br /> would not be fair. <br /> Chair Price said the item would be discussed on June 7, 2022. <br /> Commissioner McKee asked if a motion was needed to table the item. <br /> John Roberts said if they want the item to come back at a date certain, then he would <br /> suggest the Board make a motion to that effect. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton, to <br /> table the item until June 7, 2022. <br /> Commissioner Fowler said she would like more information on the valuation of <br /> manufactured homes. She said she had heard that manufactured homes decrease in value, <br /> but the commenter stated that the homes were increasing. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 7. Reports <br /> a. Orange County Facilities Master Planning Presentation <br /> The Board received a presentation on the scope of services to be performed by O'Brien Atkins <br /> Associates for the development of the Orange County Facilities Master Plan, and provided <br /> feedback regarding plan development. <br /> BACKGROUND: Orange County issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) and has selected <br /> O'Brien Atkins Associates of Durham, NC to help develop a Facilities Master Plan to guide the <br /> development of County properties and programs over the next twenty year time frame. <br /> The work will include a review of background information, related plans and programs, an <br /> inventory and condition analysis of selected facilities, a population growth assessment and <br /> program demand analysis, a related gap analysis and action plan, development of program <br /> options and recommendations, and preparation and presentation of the final Master Plan <br /> Report. <br /> Steve Arndt, Director of Asset Management Services, introduced the item and <br /> representatives from O'Brien Atkins. He introduced Kevin Montgomery, the President and <br /> Chief Operating Officer, and Jay Smith, Principal and Director of Landscape Architecture, both <br /> of O'Brien Atkins. <br />