Remarks by Tara Waters
101 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 5
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“Well, that is quite a bit of life-changing work that you have shared with us. I'm really appreciative of your leadership and what you've been able to achieve and the blueprint that you have established. I have one quick question before I go to my colleagues. When working with the encampments, were there any needs that were a surprise to you and in terms of having a holistic approach to helping neighbors transition? Were there any surprises? And what does those partnerships look like that you perhaps needed to establish based upon things that you may not have anticipated?”
Board of Commissioners · Oct 5, 2026
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“Well, thank you for remaining flexible and nimble to meet people where they were. And I don't know, Manager Ellis, if you still have your hand up from earlier, if you'd like to chime in. If not, we will go to Commissioner Stallings and then We will go to Commissioner Adamson.”
Board of Commissioners · Oct 5, 2026
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“Well, colleagues, this has been an enriching afternoon. I'm so grateful for the updates that we received. Thank you to all of our presenters this afternoon. I think we have so much to celebrate, so much to cheer for, and so much to be proud of. So I hope everyone who is here will respectively share the appreciation for all of our colleagues who are unable to be on the call, but who are doing tremendous work to ensure that our neighbors have the resources to access and maintain affordable housing. And so on that note, I will call this meeting adjourned and hope everyone has a good rest of the…”
Board of Commissioners · Oct 5, 2026
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“Yes, sir. There were no additional comments, Mr. Chair. Thank you.”
Board of Commissioners · Oct 5, 2026
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“Thank you so much for the presentation, Morgan. We know this is a important need to address in our community. Can you speak a little bit more about the due diligence part that you mentioned as it relates to the fiscal ability to take on this project, and if that included review of certain documents, audits, and things of that nature?”
Board of Commissioners · Oct 5, 2026
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“And then also, in terms of understanding the timeline, since the Women's Center is already at the facility, can you help just kind of clarify that this was a property already on the county's purview as well as it already being leased? I think that might be helpful to clarify.”
Board of Commissioners · Oct 5, 2026
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“And given the number of partners that the housing team works with on a regular basis, we had our affordable housing meeting this afternoon and just really impressed by the number of partners. You mentioned that the Women's Center volunteered. What did the process look like for you reaching out to other organizations who have capacity, staff, and the ability to serve in the same capacity because the word volunteer doesn't clarify for me that there was an opportunity for others perhaps to step up and indicate their ability or willingness to do the same. Can you speak to what volunteer looked…”
Board of Commissioners · Oct 5, 2026
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“And so I'll make space for my colleagues to ask questions, but it sounds more like you identified the best partner as opposed to, you know, a broader process to search among those that might be available.”
Board of Commissioners · Oct 5, 2026
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“Thank you. I just really want to acknowledge, as you showed in the presentation, the strong history of the Women's Center in Raleigh. I want to date myself and say I remember when it was on Harker Street under the Cafe Luna area building. I really appreciate the longevity of the Women's Center and having had its presence at one point in Southeast Raleigh on New Bern Avenue, so i really appreciate the work of the women's center and most recently when my state of the county was taped in the new facility and so all my questions come from a place of wanting success for any collaboration that we…”
Board of Commissioners · Oct 5, 2026
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“Managing expectations I think is an important part of things going effectively because sometimes parties have different expectations and so understanding what these expectations are from the county and what this would look like for the really vulnerable neighbors that we're hoping to serve, what that would look like long term and if we come to a place which you never want it to happen What would this look like in terms of saying, hey, this is not working the way that we had hoped? How do you establish those parameters? When you establish those parameters and how do you enforce those…”
Board of Commissioners · Oct 5, 2026
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“Okay, and so ideally if this passes, then that would be the next step to have that conversation to come to an agreement on what these terms could look like and how we enforce those terms. Absolutely. Okay, thank you.”
Board of Commissioners · Oct 5, 2026
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“And I appreciate that. And again, I'm just asking the questions to ensure my understanding and to, make an informed vote and also to advocate for what is best for a really special and vulnerable part of our neighboring community. And then also one thing that you mentioned earlier in terms of audits and reviewing of financial solvency of the Women's Center and their ability to take on a project of this capacity, I believe you said you looked at the publicly available Did there seem to be any concerns that you saw when you looked at the publicly available data? Because I've sort of glanced…”
Board of Commissioners · Oct 5, 2026
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“And once, if the building is purchased and conveyed, will the housing department cease its support of operational costs?”
Board of Commissioners · Oct 5, 2026
- Play at 2:20:24
“Thank you. And thank you, Morgan, for the time that you took to walk through a lot of the questions. And I see our partners from the Women's Center here in the room. So this is an important, important asset for our community. And I completely am in support of the purchase. I don't feel still that I have all the information that I have to make the best vote in support of the property, but I still have some questions as it relates to the conveyance and the huge fiscal ask of the Women's Center. So those, I was hoping that we would be able to split these apart as well just to, that I feel…”
Board of Commissioners · Oct 5, 2026
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“Yes, and thank you. And again, affirming the need for this property, the importance of it in our community. I just don't have an assurance now to make an informed yes vote, so I'll have to unfortunately vote no at this time.”
Board of Commissioners · Oct 5, 2026
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“Thank you so much for this update. When our neighbors hear about property valuation, it can increase anxiety and a lot of concern, especially among our legacy residents. And so I just wanted to acknowledge the work that you have done to reach out and be in community. We have, at least in District 5, a number of organizations that have convened and have asked a lot of questions and have done a lot of advocacy. And the team, Marcus particularly, has been really present in Southeast Raleigh and in other communities to answer questions and to make changes that impact our residents in a positive…”
Board of Commissioners · Oct 5, 2026
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“Well, thank you, Chair. Vice Chair Jackson and I had a chance to attend the Wake County Housing Authority September meeting and wanted to update everyone that they have a new chair, John Austin, and a new vice chair, Rose Cornelius, and are moving forward with a number of initiatives. There had been a hold on the foster youth to independence voucher as well as the family unification program voucher. Those are now able to be issued, and so that's good news for some of our vulnerable citizens, and they are also doing a number of outreach events. They recently held a home ownership event for…”
Board of Commissioners · Oct 5, 2026
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Board of Commissioners · Oct 5, 2026
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“Motion to approve the minutes of the August 17th meeting. I second it.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 21, 2026
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“Thank you all for walking us through these significant changes that we've been able to negotiate. Could you spend a little bit more time talking about the revisionary clause, the threshold that would require that to kick in and if there will be any independent verification of compliance?”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 21, 2026
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“Is there any independent verification that these thresholds have been met? And also, where does the collection agreement fall?”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 21, 2026
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“I mean, does that fall under the revisionary clause or does that fall under the mediation or the process by which the board would determine? Because when you mentioned just a few minutes ago that the $2 billion doesn't fall under the revisionary clause, what about the collection practices?”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 21, 2026
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“But it doesn't fall under the revisionary?”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 21, 2026
- Play at 3:14:36
“Okay, revisionary clause. And is there any independent verification of these?”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 21, 2026
- Play at 3:34:56
“Thank you. And I just wanted to expand on the recent development of the rate calculations or the rate caps. Do you have any information or specifics on how those rate calculations will be done?”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 21, 2026