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15 <br /> <br /> Commissioner Greene said she is a little uneasy that the advisory board is not weighing 1 <br />in. She asked if the advisory board could be involved without slowing the process down. 2 <br /> John Roberts said he does not know. He said virtual meetings are not prohibited by 3 <br />state law, but rather by BOCC policy, which is up for discussion in June. He said if the boards 4 <br />can meet virtually it could possibly be concluded by the end of June. 5 <br /> Commissioner Greene said she would prefer the advisory board be able to weigh in, but 6 <br />she is not going to insist on it. 7 <br /> Commissioner Price said the advisory board issue did concern her too. She said if the 8 <br />advisory board is allowed to meet virtually, she would encourage it, as the advisory board is 9 <br />made up of members of the community. She said staff could present the advisory board with a 10 <br />recommendation for it to review. 11 <br /> Chair Rich said this is the BOCC’s timeline, and it can be tweaked if need be to allow 12 <br />the advisory board to meet. She said the virtual meeting policy would need to be changed. 13 <br /> Commissioner Greene asked if the advisory board can meet in person, with strict social 14 <br />distancing. 15 <br /> Chair Rich said no, as the state of emergency only allows 10 people to meet in person. 16 <br /> Commissioner McKee said people can sit in the Whitted meeting room, if the advisory 17 <br />board wants to meet. He said it is 5000 square feet, and could be much less congested than 18 <br />grocery store. 19 <br /> Bonnie Hammersley said she respects Commissioner McKee’s position. She said the 20 <br />process for the last $2.5 million of the housing bond included a committee of staff that ranked 21 <br />the applications. She said this committee did not go through the advisory boards at that time. 22 <br />She said the staff that reviews these applications should be those who are experts in housing. 23 <br />She said there is a process that was employed for the small business loan fund, and it worked 24 <br />very well. She said it was an emergency committee and they met virtually. 25 <br /> Bonnie Hammersley said the Orange County Board of Commissioners may decide on 26 <br />June 2nd to allow virtual advisory board meetings, and the applications do not go out to June 8th. 27 <br /> Commissioner Marcoplos said the advisory board involved should be involved, and 28 <br />would support delaying the process a couple of weeks 29 <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said he is in favor of having the advisory board involved, but 30 <br />does not want to change the timeline. 31 <br /> Commissioner Price said the review process is not until August, and virtual meetings are 32 <br />easier to for people to attend, so the timeline can be held to. 33 <br /> 34 <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Bedford amend 35 <br />the application to include housing rehab and acquisition as well as new construction 36 <br /> 37 <br />VOTE: Ayes, 6; Nays, 1 (Chair Rich) 38 <br /> 39 <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Dorosin, seconded by Commissioner Greene for 40 <br />the Board to authorize the release of the 2020 Orange County Affordable Housing Bond 41 <br />Program Application materials with two amendments on June 8, 2020 with any modifications 42 <br />from the Board (and ask Emila Sutton to review the criteria for rehab/acquisition that needs to 43 <br />be changed). 44 <br /> 45 <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS 46 <br /> 47 <br />d. Discussion Regarding Construction and Demolition Waste at Waste and 48 <br />Recycling Centers 49