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1995 and will provide a foundation for them. She said this plan is included in the blue folder as well. Audrey Spencer-Horsley said the needs assessment looks at the cost burden. She said the number for affordable rental housing needs is 40-1. She said there is over 20% that are 50 % cost burden. She said at their last meeting she mentioned the great need for affordable rentals. Audrey Spencer-Horsley said she had been working on preparing a five-year plan for the housing choice voucher program. She said there are 623 units that the County is authorized to lease to eligible clients. She said another required piece of the continuum of care is the consolidated plan. Audrey Spencer-Horsley said finally staff would bring back an analysis of impediment that looks at fair housing stock, barriers to fair housing, and the location and availability of land to develop housing. She said that document would come to the Board in December. Audrey Spencer-Horsley said the second phase is the development of strategies, working with affordable housing partners and what they have accomplished with past bonds, and the challenges they are facing with County programs. She said the third phase will be to make recommendations that will have the most impact on affordable housing in the County. Bonnie Hammersley said she had been working with Audrey Spencer-Horsley for a plan on affordable housing, and the timeline indicates this plan would be complete in February 2016. She has been working with the Town Managers to make this a more coordinated effort, along with Housing Directors and Economic Development Directors. Audrey Spencer-Horsley said various internal departments have been working together. She said the inventory of mobile home parks, tiny homes, and the like, is being gathered. Craig Benedict, Orange County Planning Director, said Audrey Spencer-Horsley developed internal teams to get background information. Craig Benedict made the following PowerPoint presentation: Affordable Housing Plan Update Board of County Commissioners Work Session November 10, 2015 Affordable Housing Plan Update • Overview— Consolidated Housing Plan • Timeline • Existing Conditions • Mobile Home Park Inventory • Small Housing (i.e. Tiny Houses and Cottage Homes) • Orange County Owned Properties • Moving Forward and Next Steps • Strategies • Questions Overview Consolidated Housing Plan Timeline: See November 10 Abstract-Attachment 3 Existing Conditions: Mobile Home Park Inventory