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40 <br /> 1 Commissioner Greene said she has had her eye on this piece of property for affordable <br /> 2 housing. She said that she thinks that it is increasingly a good option in Hillsborough because <br /> 3 property is going up in value all over the county. She said that one of the ways you gain tax credits <br /> 4 as a non-profit is to show efficient use of the land and this allows them to compete. She said this <br /> 5 could be like the CASA project in Chapel Hill. She said this property is located in town and is close <br /> 6 to transit and jobs. <br /> 7 Vice-Chair McKee said that "no cost to the county" should be "minimal cost." He said <br /> 8 there is always a cost. <br /> 9 Jay Smith said that is fair. <br /> 10 Commissioner Richards said she likes it and this is a way for the county to participate in <br /> 11 the housing crisis in the community. She said that this would be in addition to the safety net <br /> 12 services the county provides. She said she saw the new Perry Place project where half the project <br /> 13 was in Carrboro and half in Chapel Hill and this made the project work. <br /> 14 Chair Bedford said that this site has been in discussion for several years for use in <br /> 15 affordable housing. She said she wants to make sure that if it is used for Affordable Housing, that <br /> 16 it is used for those at 30% AMI and below. She said they also have discussions on the Greene <br /> 17 Tract coming up. She said that donating it to a non-profit partner might work. She said that she <br /> 18 does not know how far back the building goes or what it could hold. She said that she understands <br /> 19 that they had to buy the land for other facilities and how reliable is the prediction that they can <br /> 20 actually part with this land, given the cost of land and limitations of water and sewer elsewhere in <br /> 21 the county. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 Slide #25 <br /> i i <br /> EMERGENCY MANAGMENT BLDG - : <br /> Status—Facility does not meet industry standards for safety&security. <br /> Current Emergency Management Building(EMB) is 22,O59 SF(deficient t .- <br /> by 10,000 5F).44,000 5F needed by 2040.Site is not suitable to expand 'I <br /> on and meet necessary security requirements and upgrades. <br /> Options <br /> 1. Build a modern EMB at the Motor Pool Site, backfill with other , <br /> County functions) or sell the property as surplus �F <br /> 2. Build an annex near the existing facility := <br /> Cost 1 <br /> Dption 1:New EMB,Approx.$28,000,000($636 f 5F) ti <br /> Dption 2:Build Annear Approx.$10,4Oo,W0 r <br /> Recommendation <br /> • Build new EMB facility at Motor Pool site—use ex building for <br /> general storage and flex J swing space <br /> 24 ti <br /> 25 Commissioner Fowler asked if there is room at Motor Pool for both EMS and the Sheriff's <br /> 26 Department. <br /> 27 Jay Smith said yes, that the site had been studied for that. <br /> 28 Chair Bedford asked if there is space for more out there. <br /> 29 Jay Smith said that it can accommodate several buildings and potentially even more <br /> 30 buildings. <br />