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17 <br /> 1 Commissioner Pelissier noted that this application asks the applicant to find their own <br /> 2 mentor. She suggested that applicants should be able to get direction on where to find <br /> 3 assistance. <br /> 4 Commissioner Pelissier said she does not think the criteria should be heavily based on <br /> 5 innovation. She said the idea is to get more income, and there may be areas where the market <br /> 6 still needs to be filled. <br /> 7 Commissioner Jacobs said he would hope that staff would help people avoid running <br /> 8 their heads into a competitive wall where the niche is already filled or saturated. He hopes the <br /> 9 applicants are given guidance to steer them to places where they can be successful. <br /> 10 Commissioner Jacobs expressed his thanks to staff for moving this forward. <br /> 11 Commissioner Price asked where an applicant would go if they wanted to manufacture <br /> 12 strawberry jam, and whether this would be an agricultural grant or a small business loan. <br /> 13 Karen McAdams said this question has not been addressed yet. <br /> 14 Chair McKee said he is one of the operations that enjoy the use value process. He said <br /> 15 he would not want a detrimental effect to the small farmers who do not enjoy this use value, but <br /> 16 he also does not want to see a mark against an operation that does use it. He said it is <br /> 17 important to look at each individual operation on a stand-alone basis. <br /> 18 Chair McKee thanked the staff for being conscientious about the use of the County's <br /> 19 money. <br /> 20 <br /> 21 3. FY 2015-16 Budget Assumptions/Fiscal Outlook/Budget Update <br /> 22 Bonnie Hammersley presented the following PowerPoint slides on the overview of the <br /> 23 budget process for 2015-16: <br /> 24 <br /> 25 ORANGE COUNTY FY2015-16 BUDGET Orientation <br /> 26 Presentation Outline <br /> 27 Financial Overview <br /> 28 Financial Projections <br /> 29 FY2015-16 Budget Process <br /> 30 <br /> 31 FY2015-16 Budget Goals <br /> 32 e Structurally Balanced Budget <br /> 33 e Implement Team Approach <br /> 34 e Enhance Transparency and Communication <br /> 35 e Maintain or Improve Service Levels <br /> 36 <br /> 37 General Fund GROWTH (Bar Graph) <br /> 38 General Fund Revenues (Bar Graph) <br /> 39 General Fund Expenditures (Bar Graph) <br /> 40 General Fund Appropriated Fund Balance (Bar Graph) <br /> 41 <br /> 42 BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS <br /> 43 e State Impact <br /> 44 e Local Revenue <br /> 45 e Cost to Continue <br /> 46 <br /> 47 State Budget Impact <br /> 48 • Social Services <br /> 49 • Public Safety <br /> 50 • School Funding <br />