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47 <br /> Bonnie Hammersley said that another change will occur when the towns solidify their <br /> contribution for the emergency housing. She said they helped with CARES Act money in the <br /> beginning but not since. <br /> Slide #66 <br /> Human Services <br /> • Housing Dept. - page 204 - Housing Roadmap <br /> TransitivningtoPoSt-ARPA <br /> — Recommended budget awards 5500.000 to absorb ARPA programs to Genera! <br /> Fund <br /> Community Stability Manager 1D manage poet ARPA pmgrams,EmergencyHousing <br /> A**l*kanoeTeam Load,EvIeWn Druer*.on pmgram,County$here of Rapld RehousmS <br /> program and Urgent R►palrosingm F"Repw Pund* <br /> Recomwnd Budget utilizes Partnershlp to End Homelessness funding to redwe <br /> ARPA reliance <br /> SOHRAD,Roplo Rehoumg,Hou*Ing Locator <br /> Department wIII presenl corrsldtant nneings for Emergency Housing Assistance <br /> program ko Board in Fad, <br /> • WIllpmM&Boarawlkn wlth&WImat*dannual courmy <br /> co*kx <br /> NTY <br /> e6 r ntz n CA LItNA <br /> Commissioner McKee asked if the programs extend, has the county locked themselves <br /> into the cost since they are in place now. <br /> Travis Myren said that staff could alter programming in a way that makes sense for <br /> timing and budget. <br /> Commissioner McKee said that he wants to be realistic that this would drive a tax <br /> increase by itself to sustain it. <br /> Commissioner Hamilton said that she is concerned about structural issues in the <br /> economy. She said that ARPA was brought into deal with issues because of pandemic. She <br /> said that post-pandemic there are other economic factors that are driving up cost of housing in <br /> Orange County. She said that the forces of demand of Orange County may outstrip their ability <br /> to meet them all. She said that she does not want to put money into underlying structural issue <br /> that may not be fixed when there are other needs in the county. She said that she thinks about <br /> the school needs and wants to understand the magnitude of the choices they must make with <br /> money. She said they need to serve the most vulnerable but not neglect educational needs. <br /> She said that she is concerned that they are creating something that is not sustainable and that <br /> there are impacts this fiscal year. <br /> Commissioner Greene said it is a difficult balancing act. She said that there will need to <br /> be caps and lines drawn. She said that their body passed $125 million bond and that only $5 <br /> million was allotted for housing. She said they need to find a sustainable solution to emergency <br /> housing assistance and that it will be painful. She said that the county cannot fix the structural <br /> problems but to help those that need help. She said that people cannot make a living to support <br /> rent. She said that they all know that, but she wanted to say it. She said they cannot solve the <br /> structural problems, but they can do the best they can to help those that need it. <br />