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17 <br />In order to begin to meet the need for affordable housing in Orange <br />County, particularly residents who are most cost burdened at 30% to 50 % <br />median income as discussed in the AHSP, the ASHP has a proposed <br />overarching shared countywide goal of 1,000 affordable housing units. <br />The shared countywide goal of 1,000 units are to be provided through <br />acquisition, construction, urgent repair, assisted housing, and <br />rehabilitation of the existing housing stock, over the next five (5) years. At <br />least <br />500 of those units is recommended to be new assisted rental units through <br />the proposed five million dollar Bond for affordable housing in addition to <br />other county and public and private resources. <br /> <br />The AHSP proposes that of the 1000 units goal 25 – 30% of the units be <br />rental units serving extremely low and very low income households, at or <br />below 30% – 50 % of median income (using the federal definition) and <br />another 25 - 30% serving special needs populations including the <br />homeless, persons with physical and or mental disabilities and seniors. <br />The highest priority is recommended for these populations and then for <br />individuals and households that are at or below 50 - 80% of median <br />income for the County. <br /> <br />The AHSP has identified ten goals with strategies provided for each goal <br />and action and recommendations to implement them. The thirty-three <br />Actions (A)/Recommendations(R) are listed with each goal and set of <br />strategies. Those numbered with both A and R (AR) are <br />Actions/Recommendations county staff is requesting to pursue <br />immediately and or require funding decisions. With the Board’s approval <br />of the AHSP, the Director of the Department of Housing and Community <br />Development in consultation and collaboration with other county staff and <br />approval of the County Manager will bring back to the BOCC detailed work <br />plans and metrics in collaboration with the community, municipal partners, <br />Advisory Boards and County agencies as appropriate. <br /> <br />The format of the following table presents the ten goals, by each goal and <br />the respective plan strategies and actions (A)/recommendations (R). The <br />actions (A)/recommendations (R) are listed and grouped with the <br />respective goal and related strategies and are also numbered <br />consecutively across all goals providing thirty-three <br />actions/recommendations in all. Those numbered with both A and R (AR) <br />are actions/recommendations county staff is requesting to pursue <br />immediately and or require more funding decisions. <br /> <br /> 132