Agenda - 10-04-2016 - 6-a - Minutes

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6 1 John Roberts said the bond money will be limited to what is on the bond issue question 2 on the ballot. 3 Commissioner Burroughs said the bond money is limited, and it is important to be 4 focused. 5 Commissioner Jacobs said the Board could consider incentivizing one project, which 6 does not fit into the bond money criteria, and work with the non-profits to make it work. 7 Commissioner Pelissier said the ballot says housing for low and moderate income, up to 8 80% median of$72,000 for a family of four. 9 Commissioner Dorosin said one of the factors in a matrix could be income range, while 10 others may be a particular population; or access to public transportation, which will limit where 11 you put units; or access to water and sewer; or strategic partnerships. 12 Commissioner Dorosin said this is a living document, and perhaps in the first year 13 priorities a, b, and c are addressed, and in the following year(s) other priorities are addressed. 14 Commissioner Dorosin said there should be a list of questions to put into the 15 prioritizations. 16 Chair McKee said work force housing and parameters of percentages of income were 17 mentioned. 18 Chair McKee asked if the Board wants to indicate a preference for a particular target 19 area, such as targeting work force, with a focus on low income; or target the entrepreneurs 20 such as the creative class. 21 Commissioner Rich said the Board has not even talked about micro housing, and it is 22 important to think outside of the box when making priorities. She said $5 million is not a lot of 23 money, and a matrix for how to use this funding needs to be determined, as well as what to do 24 when this funding runs out. 25 Commissioner Jacobs said one of the handicaps for jobs in Orange County is the lack of 26 public transportation, and the Board should consider the criteria to include in a plan for the 27 usage of the bond money and beyond. He said the funds are for housing, but the overall plan 28 should be bigger than just housing. He said the Board has yet to come to terms with how it 29 wants to do land banking. 30 Commissioner Pelissier said to add land banking to the matrix, allocating points to 31 different variables in proposed projects. 32 Commissioner Jacobs said there could be an incentive for not using public land or 33 money. 34 Commissioner Pelissier said the biggest challenge is targeting income level, and may 35 make it messier in terms of assigning points. 36 Audrey Spencer-Horsley said points can be assigned for serving a particular income 37 level. 38 Chair McKee asked if the Board wants Audrey Spencer Horsley and her staff to come 39 back with a matrix of prioritization areas, with some potential percentages, incorporating 40 comments she has heard tonight. 41 The Board agreed by consensus. 42 Commissioner Dorosin suggested connecting with the Consortium on items that may 43 need to go into the matrix. 44 Bonnie Hammersley said staff will move forward on this. 45 46 Land Banking for Affordable Housing 47 Discussion Question #2 48 What are the Board's criteria and priorities for land banking? 49 50 Chair McKee asked if there is a direction the Board would like to take.