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