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BOARD OF ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />2018 STATUS REPORT ON GOALS AND POLICY PRIORITIES <br />Applies to all goals <br />• More aggressive social agenda <br />• Bridge diverse cultural populations and values <br />• Social Justice Values <br />• Foster a community culture that rejects oppression and inequity. <br />• Ensure economic self- sufficiency. <br />• Create a safe community. <br />• Establish sustainable and equitable land use and environmental policies. <br />• Enable full civic participation. <br />Goal 1: Ensure a community network <br />of basic human services <br />and infrastructure that <br />maintains, protects, and promotes the <br />well -being of all county residents. <br />(Each Commissioner <br />was allotted two votes for the priorities <br />related to this goal) <br />Policy Priority <br />2017 Accomplishments <br />AFFORDABLE HOUSING (S VOTES) <br />• Provide decent, standard housing <br />• Scoring criteria refined <br />• Clarify the framework <br />options for all residents regardless <br />for affordable housing <br />for existing affordable <br />of household income level. <br />projects <br />housing funds and <br />• Identify funds to develop targeted <br />• System mapping and <br />programs <br />number of units (set numerical <br />gap analysis completed <br />• Coordinate urgent <br />goal). <br />for residents <br />repair and <br />• Develop explicit plan to inform <br />experiencing or at risk <br />rehabilitation <br />bond expenditures and other BOCC <br />of homelessness <br />program(s) across <br />affordable housing funding. <br />• Awards made for bond <br />jurisdictions and non - <br />funding and the use of <br />profit agencies <br />County owned land for <br />• Recruit more landlords <br />affordable housing <br />to participate in Rapid <br />projects <br />Re- housing and <br />• Mobile home strategy <br />Housing Choice <br />and associated land <br />Voucher programs <br />banking strategy <br />• Advance discussions <br />adopted by BOCC <br />for utilizing the Greene <br />• Role of the HOME <br />Tract for affordable <br />Committee expanded to <br />housing development <br />the Affordable Housing <br />• Evaluate opportunities <br />Collaborative <br />to use tax foreclosures <br />• Senior housing needs <br />and surplus County <br />identified through the <br />property for affordable <br />Master Aging Plan <br />housing <br />(MAP) update <br />• Offer and promote <br />summer recreational <br />opportunities for <br />