Minutes 06-07-2022 Business Meeting

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44 Commissioner Greene said there is nothing in this that involves coercion of a landowner to sell their property. She said it does not take property from anyone. She said the ROC people are proud of the fact that they do not talk to the residents until the seller has decided to sell to the homeowners. She said she watched a video and the owner sold to the residents and got full market value. She said the county would probably be asked to contribute. She said that the owner said they had good offers from others, but the tenants were right there with the other offers they had, and it is certainly a fair market purchase. Corey Root added that the market forces are incredibly large. She said there is the expectation that some will be sold and redeveloped, some owners might be amenable to the ROC model, and on occasion an owner may choose to work with resources to avoid resident displacement. Commissioner McKee said he is not talking about the ROC model. He said that Orange County has 1,000 pages of a UDO and every item is in there because someone did something that was egregious and caused a member of this board or staff to say this should not have happened. He said a lot of regulations are required by someone doing something they should not. He said that his concern is exploring land use policies. He said that he gets concerned when he sees potential for a change to county policy for an owner to receive the best use. He said there was some strong push back by members in the community in Chapel Hill. Chair Price said "looking at land use policies" seems very general to her and four boards have already approved this. She said it just leaves the door open to look at them if it is warranted. Commissioner McKee said when you leave the door open, something walks through it and that is what concerns him. He said the county is going to get more expensive to live in and he does not want a regulation in place that stands in the owner's way. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Emily Bane said to change the use and designation of a mobile home park or lot, you must provide a 12 month notice pursuant to statute. She said a 60-day notice is required for an eviction. She said that mobile homes are taxed as personal property and she has talked to all her residents, and they have told her their bills have gone up and not down. She said most tenants do not have fire or homeowners' insurance. She said if there was an incentive if they showed proof of insurance to protect themselves in case their homes are damaged it would be helpful. She said that they do not have a repair area and there is no hope of water and sewer currently. She said they have a community water system, and she tests it herself. She said the tests are increasing and that increases the costs. She said it would be nice if some of things were incentive based rather than punishment based. She said she wants to help everyone in Orange County. Commissioner Greene said they got an email from the tax assessor, and it says that the manufactured homes in her parks both went down in value during the last year. Emily Bane said not one of the residents that she spoke with said their tax bill went down. She said to speak with Shavonda in the tax office because she would be an excellent resource for that information. Commissioner Richards asked if there is a timeline for the more creative parts of the plan. Corey Root said they are hoping to get an endorsement before all four boards, and they are ready to move forward. Commissioner Greene encouraged the other Commissioners to endorse this because it has been workshopped and passed by the other jurisdictions. She said it is policy guidance for staff time and resources.