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15 <br /> 1 Center expansion project. It further provides $200,000 in Years 6-10 for future design work, as <br /> 2 well as $1,800,000 in Years 6-10 for future infrastructure work. <br /> 3 • Affordable Housing Land Banking (New Project-39a) —this project provides $1,000,000 <br /> 4 in Year 1 (FY 2015-16) for a land banking program. The purpose of the program is to acquire <br /> 5 aggregate parcels and/or improve existing county-owned properties for future residential <br /> 6 development to address displaced manufactured homes, as well as affordable housing <br /> 7 alternatives. <br /> 8 Commissioner Jacobs said the County needs to be aggressive with surveying the <br /> 9 manufactured homes in the area. He said this community needs to be included in any forward <br /> 10 discussions. <br /> 11 Chair McKee said if the funds are not spent will they revert back to the general fund. <br /> 12 Paul Laughton said no, the funds would stay with the project throughout its lifetime. <br /> 13 Commissioner Dorosin asked if land became available in September would the funds be <br /> 14 available to use. <br /> 15 Paul Laughton said yes, the funds would be available July 1. <br /> 16 Commissioner Dorosin said guidelines will be needed quickly to move this project <br /> 17 forward. <br /> 18 Commissioner Jacobs said it is important to aggressively survey the current <br /> 19 manufactured housing community within Orange County, especially in the urban areas. He <br /> 20 said he anticipates a lot of involvement from the manufactured housing community. He said it <br /> 21 will be important to involve them every step of the way. <br /> 22 Commissioner Price asked if the debt service on the $1 million would ever be recouped <br /> 23 by the County perhaps through the sale of the land purchased for the land bank. <br /> 24 Paul Laughton said the direction of the Board will determine how this project will take <br /> 25 shape. <br /> 26 Chair McKee said all the details will need to be ironed out. <br /> 27 Commissioner Burroughs expressed enthusiasm for the project, and supported it taking <br /> 28 shape quickly. She added that all plans should be tied closely to those of the Housing Director <br /> 29 and her department. <br /> 30 Bonnie Hammersley said, in collaboration with the Housing Director, the goal was to <br /> 31 make the language for this project as flexible as possible. She said the Housing Director is <br /> 32 working on draft criteria for this topic. <br /> 33 Commissioner Rich said this is a land banking conversation, not just simply $1 million <br /> 34 going into affordable housing. She said it is important to make this distinction clear with <br /> 35 affordable housing advocates. She said she understands the goal of this program is to provide <br /> 36 a safety net to those in the manufactured home community. <br /> 37 Commissioner Jacobs confirmed that this was his intention when he proposed the land <br /> 38 banking idea. <br /> 39 <br /> 40 Information Technology(CIP page 28) — includes $800,000 in FY 2014-15 for the <br /> 41 Central Permitting System approved by the Board of Commissioners as part of the current 2015 <br /> 42 Financing package (scheduled to close on June 25, 2015). Also, includes funds of$378,100 in <br /> 43 Year 1 (FY 2015-16) for three IT Governance Council initiatives. <br /> 44 • Sheriff Equipment (New Project-39b) — includes $517,798 in FY 2014-15 for <br /> 45 replacement of In-Car cameras approved by the Board of Commissioners as part of the current <br /> 46 2015 Financing package (scheduled to close on June 25, 2015). <br /> 47 • Board of Elections Equipment (New Project-39c) — includes $679,870 in FY 2014-15 for <br /> 48 the replacement of voting machines and the purchase of electronic poll books approved by the <br /> 49 Board of Commissioners as part of the current 2015 Financing package (scheduled to close on <br />