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11 1 Craig Benedict said the typical cadence would be to identify five different pots of money. 2 He said non-profits would normally request monies at this hearing. He said monies are not 3 available as they have been in the past, but monies are available for infrastructure that will bring 4 jobs to low income residents. He said he would expect to see projects such as extending 5 water and sewer to companies that provide jobs to people who have not been making 80 6 percent of the median income. 7 Craig Benedict said the effects of the state legislature rules are far-reaching, and he will 8 provide the Board of County Commissioners with this information at a later date. 9 Commissioner Rich asked if any non-profits have contacted Craig Benedict's or Tara 10 Fikes' office yet. 11 Tara Fikes said she has received one inquiry from Habitat for Humanity. 12 Chair Jacobs said this is a two-step process. He said people will be encouraged to come 13 to the next hearing. 14 Craig Benedict said people have been notified directly, and there are public hearing ads. 15 He said people are scrambling to see how monies will be distributed. 16 Commissioner Dorosin said, in thinking about issues of poverty, the state has prioritized 17 tier one counties. He noted that the 40 lowest wealth counties are tier one, the second 40 18 counties are tier two, and the 20 wealthiest counties are tier three, which includes Orange 19 County. He said people who live in a low wealth community in a high tier county have a much 20 smaller pool of funds to address needs. He said this clearly places the burden on the Board of 21 County Commissioners to address the low wealth communities in Orange County. 22 Michael Talbert said there are going to be limited funds for Orange County, especially in 23 the housing arena, this year and next year. He said the next public hearing will be very specific 24 regarding the economic development grant. He said this is the first step in making that happen. 25 Chair Jacobs referred to Commissioner Dorosin's comment and said this was one of the 26 hurdles in addressing concerns with the Rogers Road Neighborhood. He said the tier three 27 status prevented access to monies. He noted that the Board has now gone in a different, self 28 supported direction. 29 30 The Interim Manager recommends that the Board continue to receive comments from 31 the public as additional information. 32 33 7. Regular Agenda 34 35 a. Infrastructure Design and Construction Administration Contract for Morinaga 36 Site 37 The Board considered approving a contract with McGill & Associates for the design, 38 permitting and bid and construction administration of interstate frontage road, water and sewer 39 infrastructure to serve the proposed Morinaga manufacturing facility site and authorizing the 40 Chair to sign. 41 Craig Benedict noted the revised contract at the Commissioner's places, and he 42 thanked Commissioner Gordon for her helpful comments on this revision. 43 He said this is just for the design work. He said when this is completed next year this 44 will go out to bid. He said staff chose McGill because the firm provided help in the past with the 45 Efland sewer project and the North Buckhorn Sewer project, which were completed on time and 46 within budget. 47 He said the contract would be for the amount of$142,000, to included work outlined in 48 the abstract materials. 49 Commissioner Gordon asked if staff wanted to change the recommendation to include 50 the wording "subject to attorney review."