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Resolution to Authorize the Town Manager to Execute a Contract for the Site Assessment of Town-Owned Property
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to request that the Town Council authorize the Town Manager to execute a contract for the site assessment of identified town-owned land for possible affordable housing use.
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Department
DEPARTMENT: Housing and Community Services, Finance
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Contact
CONTACT INFORMATION: Anne-Marie Vanaman, Interim Director, amvanaman@carrboronc.gov, (919) 918-7321; Arche McAdoo, Finance Director, 919-918-7439, amcadoo@carrboronc.gov
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Council Direction
COUNCIL DIRECTION:
_X__ Race/Equity ____ Climate _X___ Comprehensive Plan ____Other
Council Direction Statement
On February 8, 2022, the Town Council approved a strategy for utilizing town-owned land to create affordable housing. Three parcels located on Pathway Drive and one parcel on Crest Street were identified for conducting a site assessment to determine the feasibility of residential development.
This site assessment is an activity in support of Goal 3 in the Affordable Housing chapter of the Comprehensive Plan: Diversify and expand a variety of housing options throughout Carrboro using a mixture of affordable housing types. Specifically, it addresses one of the Plan's Affordable Housing Priority Projects: Strategy 3.4 A (Identify existing town-owned lands that can be conveyed to affordable housing developers. Review all town-owned land not needed for public facilities to determine suitability for affordable housing and determine value of land in consideration of provision of public benefits.)
Race and Equity is one of two pillars underpinning Carrboro's Comprehensive Plan. Noting that historic discrimination in housing practices negatively impacts people of color, Carrboro's affordable housing strategies and projects have been designed to advance race and equity in the town. Pocket questions are included as Attachment B.
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