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11 <br /> o 2 Existing Homes for Rental <br /> • One three bedroom home <br /> • One two bedroom home <br /> • Targeting incomes between 30% and 50% Area Median Income <br /> o Project Cost - $264,400 <br /> • County grant - $264,400 <br /> • Funded using other Affordable Housing Funds in CIP <br /> • 100% County grant funds <br /> • County investment per unit - $132,200 <br /> Scoring Criteria and Evaluation <br /> • Income Targeting and Special Needs —45 Points <br /> o All projects serve lower income households <br /> • 36% of units created are serving households under 30% of Area <br /> Median Income <br /> • 78% of units created are serving households under 50% of Area <br /> Median Income <br /> o Special Needs <br /> • Three of the five projects serve special needs populations <br /> • Any special needs populations served awarded 20 points <br /> o Recommended Changes <br /> • Better define special needs populations <br /> • Prorate scores for proportion of units serving residents with <br /> special needs <br /> • Local Residency <br /> o Applicants not directed on how to report local residency <br /> o Reporting across applicants was inconsistent <br /> o No scores assigned <br /> o Recommended Changes <br /> • Define residency as households residing or working in Orange <br /> County <br /> • Award partial score based on marketing and recruitment efforts <br /> • Award partial score based on estimated local residents served <br /> with a reporting requirement upon occupancy <br /> • Leveraging <br /> o Leveraged Funds <br /> • Habitat for Humanity— 64% <br /> • CASA Merritt Mill West— 65% <br /> • CASA Merritt Mill East— 67% <br /> • EmPOWERment Cole and Bynum — 0% <br /> o Mixed Use and Mixed Income points <br /> o Recommended Changes <br /> • Eliminate ability to pay property taxes for non-profit agencies <br /> since rental property owned and operated by non-profit (2 points) <br /> • Eliminate ability to repay bond funds for non-profit agencies due <br /> to low operating margins serving lower income residents (13 <br /> points) <br />