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