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7 <br /> 1 • Smooth bond process for educational facilities (and for affordable housing per goal <br /> 2 1) <br /> 3 • Identify criteria for bond referendum projects— schools and housing. <br /> 4 <br /> 5 FUND K-12 AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES AT LEAST AT 2015-16 LEVELS (1 VOTE) <br /> 6 <br /> 7 Social Justice Goals: <br /> 8 • Foster a community culture that rejects oppression and inequity. <br /> 9 • Ensure economic self-sufficiency. <br /> 10 • Create a safe community. <br /> 11 • Establish sustainable and equitable land use and environmental policies. <br /> 12 • Enable full civic participation. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 CLUSTER (7 VOTES) <br /> 15 • More aggressive social agenda <br /> 16 • Bridge diverse cultural populations and values. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 Other Priorities: <br /> 19 INTERNAL BOARD RELATIONS (4 votes) <br /> 20 • Communication and conflict resolution among Board members generally, including <br /> 21 how members' petitions are processed/move forward. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 MORE EFFICIENT (SHORTER) BOCC MEETINGS (2 VOTES) <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Connections Across the Goals <br /> 26 The Board members noted that substantive connections could be made across different goals, <br /> 27 and identified the following three crosscutting themes: <br /> 28 <br /> 29 1. Aggressive Social Agenda — Board members said that Goals 1, 6, and the Social Justice <br /> 30 Goals contain the following priorities, which fit under this theme: <br /> 31 • Increase support to expand pre-kindergarten services. <br /> 32 • Continue to close the achievement gaps and end the school to prison pipeline. <br /> 33 • Additional support to expand FSA. <br /> 34 • All County departments coordinate with efforts of FSA. <br /> 35 • More aggressive social agenda. <br /> 36 <br /> 37 2. Addressing Poverty— Board members said that Goals 1, 4, and 6 contain the following <br /> 38 priorities, which fit under this theme. Some of these priorities address poverty <br /> 39 prevention and some are intended to reduce the suffering that results from poverty. <br /> 40 • Decent, standard housing options for all residents regardless of household income <br /> 41 level. <br /> 42 • Funds to develop targeted number of[affordable housing] units. <br /> 43 • Especially [affordable housing] rentals <br /> 44 • Develop explicit plan to inform bond expenditures and other BOCC affordable <br /> 45 housing funding. <br /> 46 • Review process and adequacy of dollar amount. <br /> 47 • Convening including state legislators on serious gaps in quality and quantity of long <br /> 48 term senior care, especially low-income seniors. <br /> 49 • Thorough review of services from Cardinal. <br />