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12 those projects were consistently scoring lower than projects that earned points with special needs attributes. Robert Dowling, Community Home Trust I think Travis is correct. If 100 apartments affordable below 50% AMI each require $50,000 of bond funds, the $5MM is gone. The BOCC talked about limiting the amount spent in each category when they last talked about this. If they go in that direction, I think more funds should be allocated at the lower income categories. For example: $1.5MM for Oto30% AMI $1.5 MM for 30 to 50% AMI $1 MM for special needs $1 MM for 50 to 80% AMI The special needs category may get captured in the two lower income categories, so that category should not get short-changed. Targeting Matrix Discussion: Commissioner Jacobs asked if there is a recommendation from the Affordable Housing Advisory Board. Audrey Spencer-Horsley said this Advisory Board has yet to receive the most recent options. She said this Board has primarily expressed an interest on focusing on housing for the lowest income groups. Commissioner Jacobs asked if these documents specify that these housing units are for Orange County residents only. Audrey Spencer-Horsely said no. Commissioner Jacobs said he feels these units should be for existing Orange County residents, not for people who move into the County because the units are available. Commissioner Price said that conversation has come up before, and there may be people who were Orange County residents, and moved away due to lack of housing, but may now want to come back. Commissioner Burroughs asked if such limitation is legal to do. John Roberts said he would not recommend such a restriction, as it likely violates constitutional equal protection. Commissioner Jacobs asked if anybody in North Carolina can move into these units. John Roberts said yes. He said there may be a way to create some program that assists current residents in order to get a jump-start on the process. He said specific restriction policies would not be possible. Commissioner Pelissier said there are people who work in Orange County, but live outside of it. She said the only special needs population that has even been addressed through affordable housing is seniors. She said special needs populations are likely quite tied to Orange County, via services, etc., and this should be kept in mind. Commissioner Dorosin clarified that the first option is capping every category identically; the second option is no caps, with the exception of the 50-80%; and the third option is going back to everything having caps, but by percent of funds. He asked if it would be best to have no caps in 0-30% and 30-60%, and the cap in the 50-80% being by percent of funds. He said this would be a hybrid of options two and three. Commissioner Dorosin referred to the emails from housing providers, noting that Robert Dowling suggested even less of a cap for the 50-80%.