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22 1 impact was less than they had predicted for those same developments. He said this data 2 collection allowed them to fine-tune the program specially for the multifamily developments. He 3 said they found out that newer multifamily developments had a net positive. He said they also 4 checked their model assumptions against actuals with industrial development, as well. He said 5 they plan to continue to do the same with this model. 6 Chair Price asked how long before the fine-tuning is done. She asked if the findings from 7 checking the model applied across the board in the future, or only the one location where it is 8 found. 9 Craig said the model starts out with generalizations and is fine-tuned on a case-by-case 10 basis. 11 Chair Price asked if TischlerBise used lessons learned from other locations in modeling 12 for Orange County, or if it was the standard model. 13 Julie Herlands said the model is built specifically for the Orange County community. She 14 said that the data has become better and to get to distinction between sizes of multifamily units 15 has been refined as data has become available. She said that she expects Orange County's 16 model will be updated annually by staff. She said that any assumptions and averages in the 17 model can be overwritten as more data becomes available. 18 Chair Price asked about the zeros listed under the key assumptions in the residential 19 model. 20 Julie Herlands said at the time, there was a gap in that data, but staff can put that 21 information in as it becomes available. 22 Chair Price said she understood the use of general data and then each user will adjust 23 as actual data becomes available. She said she was curious about national or regional trends 24 being used in the beginning. She asked about the pre-development shown. 25 Julie Herlands said the undeveloped lot is for doing a pre-development to after 26 development scenario. 27 Commissioner Bedford said some recent developments in the county have been 28 warehousing and logistics. She asked how this tool could be used to establish county costs for 29 this type of development vs. revenue. She said she thinks this could be a different use than the 30 commercial that has been shown. She said it would be interesting to be able to use this tool for 31 those uses. 32 Julie Herlands said warehouses have a different set of characteristics and parameters 33 can be directly entered into the model. She said that the trips to and from factor into the public 34 safety part of the equation because there's potentially increased vehicle accidents on roads with 35 increased traffic. She said that it does not correlate to road maintenance costs but does 36 correlate to public safety. She said the county can certainly evaluate and test those types of 37 uses. 38 Commissioner Fowler asked how the planning department is using this tool right now. 39 Craig Benedict said that this is not a direct requirement of the unified development 40 ordinance, but it can be used to understand the value of land uses. He said the numbers show 41 that retail generates nine times more revenue than industrial or office. He said this can be used 42 to assist in making legislative and economic development decisions. 43 Commissioner Fowler asked if retail includes food, even though it is taxed at a lower 44 rate. 45 Craig said it is combined in the same category as grocery stores and retail. 46 Commissioner Fowler said the model gives an idea of government spending but not 47 necessarily what's best for the community. She said they know there is a need for affordable 48 housing. 49 Bonnie Hammersley said this tool is available and staff will begin to use it as new 50 projects come in. She said they may even look at past projects and plug into the model to 51 monitor them. She said that it is important to recognize that this is a tool to use in combination