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best with Orange County's needs. She said the full scope of both the challenges and opportunities could be better discussed in a work session. Commissioner Dorosin said he appreciated hearing that the full picture is being considered. He said he would add considering the quality of the closest elementary school to the list of criteria, as well as demographics of neighborhoods. Commissioner Pelissier said the criteria were interesting to her. She said when the BOCC voted on land banking, it did not have the full set of information and perhaps mobile homes are not the biggest need. She said the Board needs to get full information so that it can prioritize the needs more effectively. Commissioner Rich said the Board has been asking for the mobile home park numbers for some time, and she hopes these numbers can be available for a work session. She added to Commissioner Dorosin's comments stating that it is imperative that affordable housing be along public transit lines. She asked if an apartment is designated as an affordable housing apartment and would it always remain as such. Audrey Spencer-Horsley said that would be a part of the award to negotiate the restrictions to preserve it as affordable housing. Commissioner Rich asked if an estimate of the number of people living in mobile home parks could be provided. Audrey Spencer-Horsley said as much data collection as possible has been gathered, and this can be shared with the Board. Commissioner Rich said she understands that flexibility is needed, but that should a mobile home park close, it will be important to have land available to accommodate people that need to move in a hurry. Commissioner Rich said there should be a dialog with Habitat and the Community Home Trust, as they have asked for flexibility with the land banking. She said the Board informed them that the money was not for Community Home Trust or for Habitat, but now alternatives are being considered. She said having transparent dialog is important. Audrey Spencer-Horsley said she has only shared little nuggets tonight. She said the goal is maximize available resources, and little funding is expected from the Home Choice Program. Commissioner Burroughs expressed hope for where the discussion is going. She said having more data will be helpful and agrees with tabling the discussion for a work session. Commissioner Jacobs said he would like to see more proactivity with mobile home park owners and operators, to determine what plans may be in place for their land, and ask for some advance notice if people are going to need to be relocated. Commissioner Price complimented the work already done. Commissioner Dorosin said he did not see land banking solely as a safety net for potentially relocated mobile home residents. He said there are a lot of issues in mobile home parks that may need addressing, and he could see the possibility of building new mobile home parks. Chair McKee said the Board is by no means criticizing the efforts to this point. He said housing needs are very difficult and complicated issues. He said he knows $1 million is not going to be sufficient in the long term. He said this is more of an urban project being close to sewer and water, transportation, etc. He said cost is a big factor as money goes much further in different parts of the County than others. He said having a broader and deeper discussion in a work session is crucial. A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Rich to table this item until the November 13 work session.