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15 the County planned to put $1 million annually towards affordable housing, separate from the 1 bond funds. 2 Chair Dorosin said he does not think there should be any delay in spending the housing 3 bond money. He said he hoped the Board would continue to fund affordable housing, and he 4 asked if there was going to be a $1 million in the budget this year. 5 Bonnie Hammersley said no. She said there is $2 million already in the budget that has 6 not yet been spent, although some of it has been obligated. 7 Chair Dorosin said he would like to push this money out, and the Board has to balance 8 priorities all of the time. 9 Commissioner McKee said he does not want this to be delayed indefinitely, rather for 10 just 6 months to a year. He said he did not mean the County would cut back on its support for 11 affordable housing. He said he is just worried that the public perception will be that the County 12 will offer $2.5 million every year. 13 Commissioner Marcoplos asked if a realistic timeline is known. 14 Travis Myren said RFPs could be issued in the fall, and wait until January to award the 15 projects. He said, alternatively, staff could wait for RFPs in January 2019 and award projects 16 in June 2019. 17 Commissioner Marcoplos said he thinks this would be a reasonable gamble, and the 18 Board could spend half of the money as quickly as possible, and hold the other half to see if 19 there can be any leverage of funds. 20 Travis Myren resumed the presentation: 21 22 • Sheriff’s Office Body Worn Cameras - $300,000 (page 52) 23 Project Description/Justification: Funding of $300,000 in FY 2018-19 would equip Sheriff 24 Deputies with body-worn cameras. Body-worn cameras will allow deputies to better document 25 evidence while increasing accountability and transparency. Studies on the use of body-worn 26 cameras by law enforcement indicate that incidents of use of force decrease as do the number 27 of complaints filed against officers. 28 29 FY2018-23 Recommended Capital Investment Plan 30 Policy Priorities 31 • Sheriff’s Office Body Worn Cameras - $300,000 (p. 52) 32 o Successful Pilot Project – Report in February 2018 33 o Integrated with Portable Radio Project – Reallocated Funds 34 o 75 Body Camera Units 35 36 Commissioner Rich asked if the $300,000 is for equipment only. 37 Sheriff Blackwood said it is for both the purchase of the equipment and the storage for 38 3 years. 39 Commissioner Rich asked if the number of deputies could be identified. 40 Sheriff Blackwood said there are 162 total employees, and this process will be phased 41 in to determine who receives cameras, and in what order. 42 Commissioner Rich asked if there is a new contract every three years for data storage. 43 Sheriff Blackwood said cost negotiation will be completed every three years. 44 Travis Myren resumed the presentation: 45 46 • Community Centers - $100,000 (page 71) 47 Project Description/Justification: The Efland Cheeks Community Center is located adjacent to 48 Efland Cheeks Park and Efland Cheeks Elementary School. Due to the limitations of 49 expansion potential for the existing 1992 building, funding is proposed for FY 2018-19 to 50