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WHEREAS, the average residential solar array installed in Orange County over the past 2 <br /> years is approximately 5 kilowatts, and solar installations up to 20 kilowatts are allowed as an <br /> accessory use for a residential property; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County has previously adopted comprehensive land use regulations in <br /> order to distinguish the permit submittal and review process for small residential solar projects <br /> and large, commercial, solar utility operations in an effort to further promote the development <br /> of small residential solar facilities; and <br /> WHEREAS, the County wishes to empower the residents of Orange County to take advantage <br /> of these recent advances in this promising renewable energy technology; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, we, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, declare our support for <br /> this technology and direct the County Manager and staff to encourage and facilitate its <br /> adoption by individual residents. <br /> This 15th day of September, 2015. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Price for the <br /> Board to approve and authorize the Chair to sign the attached resolution of support for small <br /> solar installations in Orange County. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> Chair McKee said he forgot to invite Matt Hughes to speak when item 4-b was being <br /> discussed. He asked if Matt Hughes would like to speak. <br /> Matt Hughes, Human Relations Commission Board Member, thanked the Board for <br /> adopting this resolution. <br /> 2. Public Comments <br /> a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda <br /> Robert Seymour said he is pleased to give comments regarding some of the needs in <br /> Orange County, in hopes that money may be available. He said he is representing seniors in <br /> Orange County. He praised the County for the two existing senior centers, but said they are <br /> now full, and the seniors are still coming into Orange County. He added that seniors are living <br /> longer. He said the Seymour Center needs more parking, which is a good thing. He said the <br /> more ethnic groups are being reached than ever before. He said seniors today represent a <br /> different kind of group. He said he hoped the Board would not see seniors as a liability, but as <br /> a resource in Orange County. He asked the Board to fund the senior needs through the bond. <br /> Mary Kraft read the following: <br /> We urge you to reconsider how the bond referendum is earmarked. The <br /> message we have for you today is that the demands of the senior population are <br /> clearly growing faster than that of the schools, and if we ignore this emerging <br /> reality, and fail to make the capital investments now, we will be placing everyone <br /> in the County at risk. <br /> A relatively short time ago you caused to be established something called <br /> Project EngAGE, to anticipate and prepare for the gray tsunami: the accelerating <br /> growth in the number of people above the age of 60, which already exceeds the <br /> number of children in our county schools, and by some accounts is anticipated to <br /> explode by more than 80% in the next ten years. So you engaged a volunteer corps of <br />