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38 <br /> cap the county portion of the bill at 2% of resident's income, include residents at 80% AMI <br /> down, and keep the fund at $250,000 for next year. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> Commissioner Hamilton said she would like to have the chance to work the formula <br /> before voting. <br /> Commissioner Richards asked if staff could determine the formula. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Richards, seconded by Commissioner McKee, to <br /> direct staff to create a prioritization formula up to $250,000. <br /> VOTE: Ayes, 6 (Chair Price, Commissioner Fowler, Commissioner Greene, <br /> Commissioner Hamilton, Commissioner McKee, Commissioner Richards); Nays, 1 <br /> (Commissioner Bedford) <br /> MOTION PASSES 6-1 <br /> b. Manufactured Homes Action Plan <br /> The Board considered approving a Resolution Endorsing the County-Wide Manufactured <br /> Homes Action Plan and authorizing County staff to move forward with the towns on <br /> implementation. <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 100 manufactured home communities in <br /> Orange County housing over 2,000 households. About half of manufactured homes need minor <br /> repairs, and about 28% need major repairs, with only a small percentage, 3.2%, economically <br /> infeasible to repair. Most residents are of low-income, making it difficult to fund needed repairs. <br /> Also, many of the MHCs are under threat to be redeveloped, in particular the MHCs closer to <br /> 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 needs <br /> to 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 />