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6 <br /> • Target small business loan/grant fund to identified needs (i.e., childcare). <br /> REVISIT COUNTY FAIR (0 VOTES) <br /> • also goes with Goal 6 <br /> Goal 4— Invest in quality County facilities, a diverse work force, and technology to <br /> achieve a high performing County government. <br /> HOUSING LIVING WAGE FOR ORANGE COUNTY STAFF (4 VOTES) <br /> SUPPORT THE MANAGER'S INTERNAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVES TO ENSURE <br /> QUALITY IMPLEMENTATIONN OF ALL KEY PRIORITIES (3 VOTES) <br /> IDENTIFY DEFINITE FACILITY NEEDS OR CONSOLIDATIONS (0 VOTES) <br /> HONOR HISTORICAL CONTEXT IN DECISIONS AND COMMUNICATION (0 VOTES) <br /> [During discussion of this item, prior to the group's voting, the Manager committed to <br /> implementing this idea when preparing agenda abstracts] <br /> • Institutional memory (internal) <br /> • County's cultural heritage <br /> Goal 5— Create, preserve, and protect a natural environment that includes clean water, <br /> clean air, wildlife, important natural lands, and sustainable energy for present and future <br /> generations. <br /> INCLUDE LOCAL AGRICULTURE AS KEY TO UNMENTIONED "OPEN SPACE." (6 <br /> VOTES) <br /> DEVELOP PLAN FOR RESIDENTS AND FARMERS AND BUSINESSES TO <br /> PREPARE FOR AND ADJUST TO EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE (1 VOTE) <br /> BEGIN PLANNING RE: WATER RESOURCES AS ORANGE COUNTY CONTINUES <br /> TO GROW AND DEVELOP (0 VOTES) <br /> Goal 6— Ensure a high quality of life and lifelong learning that champions diversity, <br /> education at all levels, libraries, parks, recreation, and animal welfare. <br /> EDUCATION: AT-RISK CHILDREN (5 votes) <br /> • Increase support to expand pre-kindergarten services <br /> • Continue to close the achievement gaps and end the school to prison pipeline. <br /> CONNECT STUDENTS TO COMMUNITY COLLEGES (4 VOTES) <br /> MOVE TOWARD A JOINT EFFORT WITH TOWNS ON PARKS AND TRAILS <br /> DEVELOPMENT (2 VOTES) <br /> INCREASE COLLABORATION BETWEEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS (1 VOTE) <br /> BOND (1 VOTE) <br />