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8 <br /> Orange County Housing Advisory Board Meeting Greatest unmet housing/service <br /> Affordable Housing needs: Physical and mental health <br /> Advisory Board services;Affordable housing supply; <br /> Rental assistance;Supports for <br /> people with disabilities <br /> experiencing domestic violence <br /> Biggest gaps: Rent and utility <br /> assistance;Affordable housing with <br /> access to transportation <br /> Highest funding priority: Rental <br /> assistance; Development of <br /> affordable housing <br /> Other feedback: <br /> • Prioritize rental assistance as it <br /> provides immediate help <br /> • Identify properties that could <br /> easily convert to non-congregate <br /> shelter(e.g.,office building or <br /> floor)or work with hotels to <br /> temporarily house people <br /> • Non-congregate shelter should <br /> make space for youth <br /> transitioning out of the foster <br /> care system, and should be <br /> explicitly LGBTQ-friendly <br /> • Prioritize housing preservation as <br /> it saves community and is more <br /> cost effective than building <br /> • Build multi-unit dwellings/tiny <br /> homes with access to outdoors <br /> • Get regulations on the books to <br /> encourage and enforce affordable <br /> housing integration in future <br /> developments; planning <br /> regulations do not make <br /> integrated affordable housing a <br /> priority; more mixed-income <br /> housing <br /> • Encourage landlords to accept <br /> vouchers and expand voucher <br /> programs(broaden eligibility <br /> criteria) <br /> • Fully adopt Housing First model <br /> 6 <br />