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<br /> <br />MEMO <br />To: Elected Officials of and within Orange County <br />From: Recovery and Transformation Planning Support Team (Hagerty Consulting, Inc.) <br />Date: October 29, 2020 <br />Re: Recovery and Transformation Planning Status Update <br /> <br />In early November, the Recovery and Transformation Planning Support Team (Hagerty <br />Consulting, Inc.) will conduct a series of briefings for the elected officials of and within Orange <br />County. This memo provides and overview of what the Planning Support Team will cover in <br />upcoming briefings. <br />The Long-Term Recovery Project is intended to help Orange County navigate long-term recovery <br />from the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic through the identification of <br />community needs, establishment of recovery goals and initiatives, and promoting cost recovery <br />best practices among county, municipal, and non-profit organizations. <br />Since the project kicked off in July, the Planning Support Team has completed several project <br />milestones to help achieve recovery goals and objectives, including: <br />• Visioning Workshop on September 17, 2020; <br />• Community Values Survey closed on September 11, 2020; <br />• Recovery Website Launch on September 16, 2020; <br />• Finalization of the COVID-19 Impact Assessment on September 18, 2020; <br />• Recovery Support Function (RSF) Focus Group Meetings concluded October 16, 2020. <br />Through the collection and aggregation of independent research (COVID-19 Impact Assessment), <br />input from recovery stakeholders (Visioning Workshop, Recovery Support Function Focus <br />Groups), and a public-facing survey (Community Values Survey), five preliminary goals have been <br />identified for the Recovery and Transformation Plan: <br />• Address fundamental needs of all residents; <br />• Create safe, stable, and affordable housing solutions; <br />• Promote a dynamic, equitable, and sustainable economic recovery; <br />• Streamline access to community-based resources; and <br />• Combat the negative effects of social distancing. <br />Upcoming planning activities include conducting a Cost Recovery Training for recovery <br />stakeholders; engaging with Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) community leaders <br />to support plan development/refinement; prioritizing recovery initiatives; and developing the <br />Recovery and Transformation Plan Framework. These activities will be discussed in greater detail <br />during upcoming briefings, where we would like to hear your perspectives about what matters <br />most for community recovery. We are also interested to know what you think would strengthen <br />the Plan and help each elected body champion its implementation in early 2021. <br />Urgent questions can be directed to ocncrecovery@hagertyconsulting.com, and more <br />information is available online at www.orangencforward.org. <br />3