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<br /> 1 approved by the BOCC, which plan shall include 35 percent of affordable housing for senior
<br /> 2 citizens and people with disabilities, including mental illness.
<br /> 3 Commissioner Price added that a companion proposal would be that $1 million per year,
<br /> 4 at a minimum, be committed from the CIP to schools to be divided 40-60 between OCS and
<br /> 5 CHCCS for at least the next five years; and that $1 million per year, at a minimum be committed
<br /> 6 from the annual operating budget to affordable housing, which may be used for non-capital
<br /> 7 needs, for at least the next five years. She said the implications of this formula will provide
<br /> 8 $125 million to schools over the next five to seven years, and $10 million for affordable housing
<br /> 9 over the next five to seven years. She said this plan could begin with the next fiscal year, as
<br /> 10 opposed to waiting until 2017 and the passage of the bond. She said this proposal would
<br /> 11 address housing and education needs, as well as provide employment through housing
<br /> 12 development projects.
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<br /> 14 A motion was made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Burroughs for
<br /> 15 $120,000,000 for schools and $5,000,000 to address the capital needs for affordable housing.
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<br /> 17 Commissioner Dorosin asked if voting on the motion would bind the BOCC to the rest of
<br /> 18 Commissioner Price's outlined proposal.
<br /> 19 John Roberts said no, and that changes can be made on how the money is divided once
<br /> 20 the amount is set.
<br /> 21 Bob Jessup agreed with John Roberts.
<br /> 22 Commissioner Rich said she wished that Commissioner Price's carefully prepared
<br /> 23 outline would have been shared with the entire BOCC prior to tonight's meeting. She said it
<br /> 24 was a lot of information to take and process on the spot, and it is unfair that half of the Board
<br /> 25 had the information while the other half did not. She said it is indicative of the entire bond
<br /> 26 process.
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<br /> 28 A motion for a hostile amendment to Commissioner Price's motion was made by
<br /> 29 Commissioner Rich, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to raise the bond to $130,000,000,
<br /> 30 with $117,000,000 to schools, $10,000,000 to affordable housing, $3,000,000 senior facilities;
<br /> 31 and find $8,000,000 in the CIP for schools, which in addition to the $117,000,000 from the
<br /> 32 bond, it would give the schools a total of$125,000,000.
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<br /> 34 VOTE: Ayes, 3 (Commissioner Dorosin, Commissioner Rich and Commissioner Jacobs); Nays,
<br /> 35 4 (Commissioner Burroughs, Commissioner Rich, Commissioner McKee, and Commissioner
<br /> 36 Pelissier)
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<br /> 38 Motion failed.
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<br /> 40 Commissioner Rich said she would like to make another hostile amendment, raising the
<br /> 41 bond to $130 million with $120 to schools and $10 million to affordable housing with $5 million
<br /> 42 coming from the CIP for the schools.
<br /> 43 Commissioner Jacobs said he is willing to support this amendment. He said it is
<br /> 44 unfortunate that the Board has not given enough attention to seniors. He said he does not
<br /> 45 have confidence that monies will be found within the CIP without having a clear plan. He added
<br /> 46 that groups of Commissioners are making decisions as majorities, without including the rest of
<br /> 47 the Board.
<br /> 48 Commissioner Burroughs said she understands the frustrations. She said she is
<br /> 49 frustrated as well, saying she spoke to each member of the BOCC throughout this process, and
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