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15 <br /> 1 Commissioner Jacobs said he would trust the Manager's judgment on the three <br /> 2 applications, and he does not want to make changes on the fly. He said he would like to see <br /> 3 more refinement before giving them values. <br /> 4 Bonnie Hammersley said they will go forward with existing criteria, and bring back <br /> 5 further information to the BOCC. <br /> 6 Chair Dorosin said any proposals that come in from tonight onward will be subject to any <br /> 7 new changes in the criteria. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 10 <br /> 11 A motion was made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner McKee to <br /> 12 approve: <br /> 13 <br /> 14 2. Defining special needs populations as seniors, people with disabilities, veterans, <br /> 15 individuals or families experiencing homelessness, holders of section 8 vouchers, and <br /> 16 victims of domestic violence. The special needs score will be prorated based on the <br /> 17 number of units dedicated to serving residents with special needs. <br /> 18 <br /> 19 Commissioner Jacobs said he is happy to leave veterans in, but noted this may be <br /> 20 duplicative as veterans are covered in many other areas. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 23 <br /> 24 Chair Dorosin asked to get more information on veterans. <br /> 25 <br /> 26 A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Price to: <br /> 27 <br /> 28 3. Define residency as households currently residing or working in Orange County or <br /> 29 having resided in Orange County. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 VOTE: Ayes, 4 (Commissioner McKee, Commissioner Price, Commissioner Rich, Commission <br /> 32 Jacobs); Nays, 2 (Chair Dorosin and Commissioner Marcoplos) <br /> 33 <br /> 34 <br /> 35 A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Rich to <br /> 36 accept # 4 and # 5: <br /> 37 <br /> 38 4. Eliminate the ability to pay property taxes as a scoring criterion since most affordable <br /> 39 rental property is owned by a non-profit and exempt from property tax. <br /> 40 5. Eliminate the ability to repay bond funds as a scoring criterion since the focus of bond <br /> 41 funds should be to serve lower income households. <br /> 42 <br /> 43 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 44 <br /> 45 Chair Dorosin summarized the topics for further discussion: incentivize private sector; <br /> 46 feasibility of developing a program with housing tear downs — costs and how broad of a <br /> 47 program; workforce housing; developer experience - redefine; reduce feasibility points; and <br /> 48 expand guidelines for landscaping and healthy living. <br />