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33 <br /> The Board approved a change to the Affordable Housing Advisory Board's (AHAB) regular <br /> meeting locations to allow the Advisory Board to schedule some of its meetings at various sites <br /> throughout the County. <br /> v. Proposed Changes to the Long-Term Housing Affordability Policy <br /> The Board approved changes to the Long-Term Housing Affordability Policy as it relates to <br /> reporting requirements for projects financed with HOME or other federal funds in order to bring <br /> about consistency with federal regulations and to incorporate those changes, if approved, into <br /> the FY2019-20 HOME Annual Action Plan and all future Annual Action Plans. <br /> w. Soccer.com Center- Naming Rights Agreement Renewal <br /> The Board approved the renewal of a naming rights license agreement, for a period of five <br /> years, between Orange County and Sports Endeavors, Incorporated, for naming rights to the <br /> Orange County soccer center, currently known as the Soccer.com Center and authorize the <br /> Chair to sign. <br /> x. Fiscal Year 2018-19 Budget Amendment#11-C <br /> The Board adopted this budget ordinance amendment for Fiscal Year 2018-19. <br /> 9. County Manager's Report <br /> Bonnie Hammersley thanked the Department Heads and employees that helped her put <br /> together this budget, and said she looks forward to working with the Board in the fall to improve <br /> the process further. <br /> 10. County Attorney's Report <br /> John Roberts referred to the public comments on shooting noise, and said he sent the <br /> current status of the law to the Board of County Commissioners. He said the Board of County <br /> Commissioners can add firearms discharge noise to the noise ordinance, but this would only <br /> apply prospectively against sport shooting ranges. He said the legislature has exempted those <br /> from retroactive nuisance or noise regulation by local governments. He said a sport shooting <br /> range is defined as an area that is operated or maintained for shooting activities. He said <br /> generally a noise ordinance that prohibits/limits gunfire noise would apply to random discharge <br /> or to sports shooting ranges prospectively; and does not apply to any that exist currently. He <br /> said this is problematic, and he has communicated this to the public on many occasions. He <br /> said last night, the Senate passed a new bill, which is sitting in the House, that will further <br /> exempt gunfire and shooting activities from local regulation, in that it will exempt from land use <br /> ordinances all that activity, whether it is indoor or outdoor, as it will classify those shooting <br /> activities as agritourism. He said if this bill passes, even an indoor shooting range, would be <br /> exempt from land use laws of counties across the state. He said he will encourage the public to <br /> contact the General Assembly to voice displeasure. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin asked if"prospectively" means if one establishes a sports- <br /> shooting area in the future, but one that is in existence currently would be exempt. <br /> John Roberts said that is correct, and what was described this evening was an area that <br /> is regularly used for shooting, and has a berm, which falls within the "shooting range" definition <br /> and may not be subject to a noise ordinance. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said only on a new shooting facility. <br /> John Roberts said yes. <br /> 11. *Appointments <br /> a. Animal Services Advisory Board —Appointments <br /> The Board considered making appointments to the Animal Services Advisory Board <br /> (ASAB). <br />