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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: February 7, 2017 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 7-a <br /> SUBJECT: Proposed Release of Request for Proposals for Use of County Bond Funds and <br /> Designated Surplus Land for Affordable Housing <br /> DEPARTMENT: Housing, Human Rights and Community Development <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1) Income Targets Approved Audrey Spencer-Horsley, Director <br /> 2) Project Scoring Criteria Amended Housing, Human Rights and Community <br /> 3) Maps of Parcels for Affordable Development (919) 245-2492 <br /> Housing Request for Proposals: <br /> a) Overall County Map Showing All <br /> Ten Potential Parcels <br /> b) Individual Maps for the Parcels <br /> 4) BOCC Minutes - May 4, 1992 <br /> 5) Resolution Authorizing the County <br /> Manager to Convey County-Owned <br /> Real Property By Private Sale Or <br /> Other Means To Provide Affordable <br /> Housing <br /> 6) Proposed Timeline for Request for <br /> Proposals to Utilize County Bond <br /> Funds and Designated Surplus <br /> Land for Affordable Housing <br /> 7) Communications Plan for Release <br /> of Affordable Housing RFP <br /> PURPOSE: To receive an update on the timeline to release Request for Proposals (RFP) for <br /> use of County bond funds for affordable housing projects and approval of the following: <br /> 1) An amended project scoring criteria that includes points for local residency preference; <br /> 2) A resolution declaring eight (8) County owned parcels surplus land for the purposes of <br /> affordable housing development; and <br /> 3) The schedule for release of Affordable Housing RFP's for use of $2.5 million in bond <br /> funds and eight (8) County-owned parcels for affordable housing development. <br /> BACKGROUND: As a part of the Board's discussion and actions on the County's Proposed <br /> Affordable Housing Strategic Plan, the Board approved income targets (Attachment 1) and <br /> project selection criteria (Attachment 2) for affordable housing projects assisted with County <br /> resources at its November 1, 2016 meeting. In addition, the Board requested that staff work <br /> with the County Attorney to determine the feasibility of adding local residency preference and <br />