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James Davis said this is a loan pool, and the money covers the entire umbrella of what they can max. He said a certain number of properties must be proposed, but that number can be exceeded. He said properties may require a lesser amount of rehab, and that will allow for more projects than originally proposed. He said there are also change orders that may come in after projects are proposed, so they feel safest with three. Commissioner porosin said he thinks, in the policies in d-1, the priority should be a higher number of houses repaired with a lower targeted rate. He said he would rather see them do 10 houses at $17,000 than just 2 or 3 houses that need $45,000 in repairs. He said the Board may need to talk about this policy. Commissioner porosin said the program guidelines also talk about prioritizing families with children under age 6. He said Orange County's priority ranking (page 4) does not prioritize families with children in its scoring system. He feels this should be a priority at least equal to the elderly. He is wondering why it is not. James Davis said these priority rankings are from the housing finance agency. He said while there may be priorities that can be set for things that come out of the County's general fund, these are monies from the housing finance agency, and this requires compliance with the agency's rankings. He referred to the idea of focusing on more properties with lower cost and said it has been difficult to get properties that come in under $40,000 that meet all of the other criteria. He said this is because the entire structure must meet a certain qualification for a rehab, unlike an urgent repair. Commissioner porosin said he would be interested in either the Board or the Affordable Housing Advisory Board (AHAB) giving feedback to the finance agency regarding the County's priorities, or at least requesting more information on how the priorities are set. Chair Jacobs suggested approving this item with direction to refer the matter to the AHAB for additional examination on how to use the remainder of the funds to address more properties within the parameters set by the housing finance agency. A motion was made by Commissioner porosin, seconded by Commissioner McKee to adopt the Assistance, Procurement and Disbursement Policies for the 2014 Single Family Housing Rehabilitation Program funded by the N.C. Housing Finance Agency and authorize the Chair to sign, with direction to refer the matter to the AHAB for additional examination on how to use the remainder of the funds to address more properties within the parameters set by the housing finance agency. VOTE: UNANIMOUS a. Minutes The Board approved the minutes from both meetings on March 27, 2014 as submitted by the Clerk to the Board. b. Approval of Budqet Amendment#8-A Appropriatinq Unassiqned Fund Balance from the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund for Additional Landfill Closure Costs and Purchase of 19,500 Urban Roll Carts The Board approved Budget Amendment#8-A appropriating $1,456,555 in Unassigned Fund Balance from the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund for the additional Landfill closure costs and the purchase of 19,500 roll carts related to the Urban Curbside Recycling program. 7. Reqular Aqenda