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20 <br /> 1 Commissioner Fowler said the suggestion of a separate committee was to bring in other <br /> 2 voices from residents in mobile home communities. She said her thought was to keep the same <br /> 3 committee (the Affordable Housing Collaborative), but to bring in other perspectives. <br /> 4 Chair Price said the suggestion was to also increase the voices of people of color and <br /> 5 those that would be affected by development in mobile home community. She said if the Board <br /> 6 agrees to pursue the model, the Affordable Housing Collaborative could begin researching and <br /> 7 discussing how to move forward. <br /> 8 Commissioner Bedford supported partnering with the municipalities to move forward with <br /> 9 implementing the ROC USA model in Orange County. She referred to Chair Price's <br /> 10 suggestions earlier in the meeting for next steps. <br /> 11 <br /> 12 A motion was made by Commissioner Bedford, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to <br /> 13 add four members to the Orange County Affordable Housing Collaborative and to move forward <br /> 14 with implementing the ROC USA model. <br /> 15 <br /> 16 Commissioner McKee said the item was put on the agenda as a discussion item, and he <br /> 17 was not sure what the Board would be voting on. <br /> 18 Chair Price clarified the motion. <br /> 19 Commissioner McKee said he felt this was not the appropriate time to vote on the item, <br /> 20 since it was only to be a presentation. <br /> 21 Commissioner Dorosin said he had all of the information he needed to vote on the <br /> 22 motion. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 Roll call ensued. <br /> 25 <br /> 26 VOTE: Ayes, 6 (Commissioner McKee abstained from voting) <br /> 27 <br /> 28 Chair Price said she would work with Emila Sutton to move forward on the item as <br /> 29 quickly as possible. <br /> 30 Chair Price thanked the presenters from ROC USA. <br /> 31 Chair Price suggested taking a 3-minute break. <br /> 32 Commissioner Dorosin asked if there is anything that could be moved off of the agenda <br /> 33 to a future date in the essence of time. <br /> 34 Commissioner Bedford said future agendas are packed through the end of the fiscal <br /> 35 year. <br /> 36 <br /> 37 A motion was made by Commissioner Fowler, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton, to <br /> 38 recess the meeting for 3 minutes. <br /> 39 <br /> 40 Roll call ensued <br /> 41 <br /> 42 VOTE: Ayes, 6; Nays, 1 (Commissioner Dorosin) <br /> 43 <br /> 44 MOTION PASSES <br /> 45 <br /> 46 RECONVENE THE MEETING <br /> 47 <br /> 48 Commissioner Bedford was not yet present, but due to a quorum of Board members <br /> 49 being present, Chair Price reconvened the meeting at 9:14 p.m. <br /> 50 <br /> 51 All members were present except for Commissioner Bedford. <br />