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17 <br /> OCPEH updated Homeless Service <br /> System Gaps Analysis in June 2019 <br /> ffi Lo <br /> Y�BreNItrnJUin nmw.d�n <br /> Or,frmn.,nkr� [ep� p uh <br /> ArrtLaeew•f 5130]L <br /> Nhw 6Clam Cols llY <br /> A.xneRk,lkimgxaxn` Iw [ydrq sppwth <br /> 1,Frwd,,rn,fwq SSA <br /> YufNxIMKS S,Him ParxnersElipx <br /> 1 TOTAL $1,717,314 <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Corey Root said $1.7 million more is needed in annual funding to fill all of the gaps. <br /> 4 Commissioner Dorosin asked if there is a priority to these gaps. <br /> 5 Corey Root said yes, rapid re-housing is the number one gap, and her staff plans to <br /> 6 prioritize this time around. <br /> 7 Commissioner Dorosin said there is low hanging fruit that is not being harvested, and <br /> 8 this seems like a case where the County has experts that know what needs to be done and <br /> 9 what works. He said $1.7 million is a lot of money, and the annual budget is $220 million, and <br /> 10 he asked the BOCC to start thinking about addressing some of these needs. <br /> 11 Bonnie Hammersley said the Partnership budget is funded from all of the governments, <br /> 12 and thus the $1.7 million gap does not just fall on Orange County. She encouraged the <br /> 13 committee to consider how to address some of the low-hanging fruit, and does not feel the <br /> 14 County should come in and be responsible for meeting all the needs. <br /> 15 Chair Rich said this may be a good conversation topic for the Assemblies of <br /> 16 Government (AOG). <br /> 17 Bonnie Hammersley said Corey Root will be giving this report to the other elected <br /> 18 officials. <br /> 19 Commissioner Greene thanked Commissioner Dorosin for jump-starting this <br /> 20 conversation. She said there is a team of experts locally, and Corey Root has been singing this <br /> 21 song for some time now. She said the priorities are known, and the answer is funding. <br /> 22 Commissioner Greene said one of the problems with lacking capacity is the set up with <br /> 23 the men's shelter. She said she was on the Town Council when the Director announced he <br /> 24 was changing the model from a shelter to a transitional men's home, thus resulting in no <br /> 25 homeless shelter for men in Orange County. <br /> 26 Commissioner Greene said the facility could be reorganized, but fundamentally it is time <br /> 27 to take some action. <br /> 28 Commissioner Marcoplos said since rapid re-housing is a priority, and funding is the <br /> 29 deterrent. He said the County has access to land at the Greene Tract, and creating 20-30 tiny <br /> 30 homes would not be difficult or expensive to construct. He asked if this type of resource would <br /> 31 have a major impact on the need. <br /> 32 Corey Root said 20-30 units of anything would be great. She said tiny homes are one <br /> 33 option, but will not end homelessness by themselves. She said it is just one part of the solution, <br /> 34 as sometimes there are families in need, or those who do not want to live in tiny homes. <br /> 35 Commissioner Marcoplos asked if there is an effective way to pull information together <br /> 36 to put out to the community. <br /> 37 Corey Root said Raleigh is building a tiny home community, and Austin, Texas has a <br /> 38 very famous one. She said there are many models to follow. She said it also important to <br /> 39 remember community. <br />