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Commissioner Brawn said that she thought the public comment and going on the road had already taken place and recommendations were coming back to the County Commissioners. She asked about the process. Commissioner Gordon said that she meant proceeding forward to public hearing She thinks the statement of the goals needs to be more systematic. Chair Jacobs said that the Board should determine if this is ready for public hearing. Commissioner Brown said that the affordable housing issue came up in the public meetings, and she thinks it needs to be understood that there is an affordable housing program in the County. The understanding is that the higher the density, the more affordable the housing will be, and this is an erroneous nation. She thinks they should go back to the original goals, which would steady and balance what the new land use plan is trying to accomplish. Discussion ensued on affordable housing. Chair Jacobs said that part of what was heard at the public meetings was that people were afraid they were getting priced out of Orange County because of the cost of land and housing. The Board can clarify how it is addressing the issue of affordable housing. Craig Benedict said that he would take the Board's comments and try to weave a matrix. He asked the Board far the top five guiding principles. Commissioner Gordon stated again that she could not find in the agenda packet a definitive list of goals to be reconfirmed. She is also concerned that it is not clear what the principles are. Since the Board did not get this information in a timely manner, she does not want to figure this out this evening. She asked the staff to get the information together, including goals from the CPLUC, and give the Board time to review it. Commissioner Brawn made reference to page 21 and said that it could be easily narrowed dawn to six. She said that one and six were virtually the same. She said that 2, 3, and 13 could be put in the same goal. Several others can be combined to make only six goals. Commissioner Brawn said that people need to understand the efforts and existing programs put in place to address these issues. Chair Jacobs said the following goals from page 21 could be combined: 1 and 6; 2, 3, and 13; 4 and 7; 5 and 9; 8 stands alone; and 11 and 12. Chair Jacobs agreed that it would be good to have a definitive statement.