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84 <br /> The Board Chair recommends that two staff members and two board members <br /> attend a professional development event (in 2017). <br /> Estimated fiscal impact: $5,000 <br /> What are the concerns or emerging issues your board has identified for the <br /> upcoming year that it plans to address, or wishes to bring to the <br /> Commissioners' attention? <br /> We consider it essential that the Orange County's leadership find creative ways <br /> to engage the community in the development of an array of affordable housing <br /> solutions. We need to change the way we think about the problem, focusing on <br /> families and their sustainability as stable citizens with the resources they need to <br /> be resilient and self-sufficient. <br /> We have to think strategically about: <br /> • What we authorize to be built <br /> • What can be renovated <br /> • Where vital transportation corridors are located and who they serve <br /> • How does the county secure maximum benefit from federally funded <br /> programs like the Housing Choice Voucher program? i' <br /> • Are there ways for the County to use seed funding to create self-funded 1' <br /> assistance programs for families who struggle with housing affordability? <br /> • What are the risks to the County when lower income workers cannot <br /> afford to live here? <br /> r <br /> r <br /> p <br />