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11 <br /> 1 Commissioner Rich asked Travis Myren if the County is providing money up front for <br /> 2 these projects, and then reimbursing itself with the bond proceeds in the fall. <br /> 3 Travis Myren said a reimbursement resolution is the next item on the agenda, proposing <br /> 4 to do just that. <br /> 5 Commissioner Jacobs asked Commissioner Burroughs if she was proposing language. <br /> 6 Commissioner Burroughs said she would propose adding the words "or workers" to the <br /> 7 criteria. <br /> 8 Commissioner Jacobs said he agreed with this proposed language. <br /> 9 Commissioner Jacobs said if money is spent down too quickly, funds may be depleted <br /> 10 too quickly, which has happened before. He said he would encourage staff to remember some <br /> 11 projects may be quicker than others, and to take this into consideration as staff rates the <br /> 12 criteria. He said there was a situation years ago where the Board was told that bond money <br /> 13 was available for a project, when it actually was not. <br /> 14 Commissioner Price said when she hears the public share dire situations, due to <br /> 15 bureaucracy, it is very upsetting, and she would like to provide money before June if need be. <br /> 16 Commissioner Marcoplos said he has a problem with the residency/locally-employed <br /> 17 criteria. He is not sure if there is any benefit to including it. <br /> 18 Commissioner McKee said there is another$2 million directed toward affordable <br /> 19 housing, and asked if these funds are ready to be dispersed now. <br /> 20 Travis Myren said $1 million was specifically targeted toward mobile homes, and another <br /> 21 $1 million towards a land banking program, the parameters of which are not yet defined. He <br /> 22 said there are also funds in the operating budget for the rehabilitation and urgent repairs <br /> 23 programs. <br /> 24 Commissioner McKee said there are other funds beyond the $5 million from the bond, <br /> 25 which allows for a bit more flexibility. <br /> 26 Chair Dorosin agreed with Commissioner Marcoplos about the residency requirement in <br /> 27 the scoring criteria, and suggested deleting that provision. <br /> 28 Commissioner Burroughs agreed. <br /> 29 <br /> 30 1) The project scoring criteria as amended in Attachment 2; <br /> 31 <br /> 32 A motion was made by Commissioner Burroughs, seconded by Commissioner Price to <br /> 33 remove item B in Attachment 2, pertaining to percentage of Orange County residents served at <br /> 34 time of occupancy. <br /> 35 <br /> 36 Commissioner Rich said it is important to take care of locals first, and while she is <br /> 37 amenable to removing item B, she wants to make sure that taking care of those that live and <br /> 38 work in Orange County first remains a goal of the Board. <br /> 39 Chair Dorosin said deleting item B does not mean it is no longer a priority, and he finds <br /> 40 that is not something that is reasonably measured through this matrix. <br /> 41 Commissioner Jacobs said he agreed with Commissioner Rich, and the object is to <br /> 42 serve those who are living and working in Orange County. <br /> 43 Commissioner Price said she could see both sides, and the community organizations <br /> 44 know the locals and can connect the neediest to the available housing. <br /> 45 Commissioner McKee said leaving the wording in aligns with the County's value of local. <br /> 46 Commissioner Jacobs said if there is a mission statement, the Board can use that to <br /> 47 articulate that the Board's goal, to the greatest extent possible, is to serve those who live and <br /> 48 work in Orange County. <br /> 49 Travis Myren said staff can include a policy statement, of that nature, in the RFP <br /> 50 documents, noting that first priority will be given to those who live and work in Orange County. <br />