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8 <br /> 1 Emila Sutton said staff will be sure to keep the BOCC up to date, and not lose <br /> 2 momentum. She said there is a high volume of people coming through coordinated entry, <br /> 3 and all hands are on deck to deal with this new surge of need. <br /> 4 Bonnie Hammersley said Corey Root's presentation promoted a phased in approach, <br /> 5 which has begun with some new HUD funded positions this year, as well as some funds for <br /> 6 rapid rehousing. She said these additions are significant, and are in line with phase one of <br /> 7 the plan. <br /> 8 Commissioner Marcoplos referred to the urgent repair and rehab program, and asked <br /> 9 if there is an average cost in these programs <br /> 10 Emila Sutton said urgent repair is $8500410,000, and single-family rehab is $30,000 <br /> 11 and up, and depends greatly on the project. <br /> 12 Commissioner Marcoplos asked if staff ever screens for age, members in the <br /> 13 household, etc. <br /> 14 Emila Sutton said yes, urgent repair funding factor in these variables. <br /> 15 Commissioner Greene referred to homelessness, and underscored the street <br /> 16 outreach program for which some of the CARES act funds will be used. She said this has <br /> 17 been a huge priority, and it is great to see it getting underway. She agreed with Bonnie <br /> 18 Hammersley that strides are being made in the area of homelessness. <br /> 19 Commissioner Price referred to the new position in homelessness, and asked if the <br /> 20 costs be split with the towns. <br /> 21 Travis Myren said there are 3 positions, 2 of which are funded through HUD, with no <br /> 22 additional funds from towns; and the housing access coordinator is funded by all the entities. <br /> 23 Commissioner Price referred to page 240 - performance measures for 20-21 housing <br /> 24 rehab — and said there are currently 24 units, but there are zero listed for this coming year. <br /> 25 Emila Sutton said she would get this information to the BOCC. <br /> 26 Commissioner Price asked if the current need for veterans in Orange County could <br /> 27 be identified. <br /> 28 Emila Sutton said she will ask Corey Root this question. <br /> 29 Travis Myren said the metric Commissioner Price was looking at was in the HOME <br /> 30 program, and not the single-family rehab program, and those projects are awarded through <br /> 31 the HOME consortium program. He resumed the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 32 <br /> 33 Human Rights and Relations — page 253 <br /> 34 Annette Moore, Human Rights and Relations Director, in attendance <br /> 35 • Total Expenditure Budget - $444,427 <br /> 36 o Increase of$89,218 <br /> 37 • Education Program Manager Transferred from Health Department - <br /> 38 $89,213 <br /> 39 o Focus on Support to Refugee Communities <br /> 40 <br /> 41 Library Services — page 260 <br /> 42 Lucinda Munger, Library Services Director, in attendance <br /> 43 • Total expenditure budget - $2,483,318 <br /> 44 o Net Reduction of ($14,095) <br /> 45 • Child Literacy Outreach Librarian <br /> 46 o Increase County Match - $16,000 <br /> 47 o Offset by Expenditure Reductions <br /> 48 o Loss of Orange County Partnership for Young Children Grant <br /> 49 (0.35 FTE) <br /> 50 <br />