Agenda - 12-13-2016 - 6-a - Minutes

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14 1 Commissioner Burroughs said a project has a higher chance of success if it is low- 2 income seniors. She said in the scoring one is weighted, and the odds of success are higher. 3 Commissioner Rich said she may be getting too detailed. 4 Chair McKee said the details are important. 5 Commissioner Rich asked if there was a person with special needs, and who was also 6 low income, where would that person be counted. 7 Travis Myren said that person would be counted in special needs, for the purposes of 8 unit counting; but in looking at the scoring matrix, there are more points given for serving 9 populations that fit multiple categories. He said it is like getting bonus points. 10 Commissioner Burroughs said people are not being counted, rather projects. 11 Audrey Spencer-Horsley said all projects indicate who is trying to be served. 12 13 A motion was made by Commissioner Dorosin, seconded by Commissioner Burroughs 14 to adopt the targets as follows: 0-30%, no cap target units, no cap percent of funds; 30-60%, 15 no cap target units, no cap percent of funds; 60-80%, 20% percent of funds, and no cap for 16 special needs population. 17 18 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 19 20 Scoring Matrix Discussion: 21 Commissioner Price referred to page 5 of attachment 2, and asked if daily needs could 22 be defined. 23 Travis Myren said this refers to a grocery store, health care, etc. 24 Commissioner Price said access to employment is referenced, and said this may be a 25 demerit for retiree housing. 26 Travis Myren said employment would be just one factor. He said access to other 27 amenities for seniors could be more heavily weighted. 28 Commissioner Price referred to the qualifications for an entity to qualify, and asked if a 29 person with some land who wanted to build some affordable housing would be eligible for 30 funding. 31 Travis Myren said any nonprofit or private developer could apply for funds. He said 32 there must be an entity to accept the funds, not a private bank account. 33 Commissioner Jacobs referred to the criteria E-3, and asked if the Communities 34 Consolidated Planning Process could be explained. 35 Audrey Spencer-Horsley said this is the annual plan for all Federal funding. She said 36 much of the data used for the County's strategic plan came through this analysis. She said the 37 County must have an annual plan, and every five years must complete a five-year plan in order 38 to receive federal funding. 39 Commissioner Jacobs asked if the Board will receive an annual report. 40 Audrey Spencer-Horsley said providing regular updates to the Board, possibly bi- 41 annually, is one of the action items. 42 Commissioner Jacobs asked if there is any particular desire to provide affordable 43 housing in rural Orange County. He said this plan does not address rural areas at all, unless 44 housing was built on a transit line or with existing water and sewer. 45 Audrey Spencer-Horsley said that is right for larger units, but does not preclude 46 individual units or small projects from being done. She said vacant units would be a good focus 47 for the rehab program. 48 Commissioner Rich referred to attachment two, and asked if the household income 49 range will be made consistent with the changes made in the previous discussion, from 50% to 50 60%.