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