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37 <br /> Orange CounEy AFFORDABLE HOUSING STRATEGIC PLAN 2016 -2020 <br /> BOCC Work E n September 8, 2016 <br /> 6. Criteria Important to the Board from Previous Discussions and from Community Engagement <br /> • Goal: Assistance for 1,000 Homes to Address Greatest Affordable Housing Needs in Our Community <br /> • Highest Priority: Affordable Rental Homes for Households with Lowest of Incomes and Homes For Persons With <br /> Special Needs; Then Workforce Housing and Homeownership for Moderate Income <br /> • Range of Housing and Mixed Incomes in Diverse Neighborhoods (Not Concentrated) <br /> • Energy/Environmentally Efficient <br /> • Universal Design <br /> • Leveraging <br /> • Transit Oriented Development <br /> • Consider Transportation and Housing Costs <br /> • Private and other Public Investment (non-county) <br /> • Intergovernmental Collaboration and Investment <br /> • Inclusiveness and Diversity <br /> • <br /> Creativity/Innovations in Access to Transportation/Community-wide (Eliminating Areas of Isolation) <br /> • Access to Amenities (Services and Shopping including Grocery Stores/Food) <br /> • Coordinating and Collaboration Among Other Related Initiatives For Stronger <br /> Community Outcomes (e.g., Anti-poverty, FSA, Aging and Homelessness Initiatives) <br /> • Access to Educational and Employment Opportunities <br /> • Learning from Past Efforts (Studies, Plans and Projects) <br /> • Learning from New Initiatives, Strategies and Evaluating Different Housing Models <br /> • Prepared for and or Creating Opportunities (Land Banking, strategic partnerships, etc.) <br /> • Community Partnerships (including Nonprofit, Neighborhood and Faith Based Organizations <br /> Intergovernmental and Private Sector) <br /> 35 <br />