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22 <br /> 1 said there are lots of needs, and their job is to balance and try to get the most needs met with the <br /> 2 funds that they have. <br /> 3 Commissioner Richards said the process was not ideal and to be fair, she thought that <br /> 4 there should be more information shared with the public and give everyone who applied another <br /> 5 chance after viewing a rubric. She said that she thought there needed to be a coordinator. She <br /> 6 said she worries about the other groups that weren't recommended at all. <br /> 7 Chair Bedford said she has concerns that if there is a pause, that the three community <br /> 8 organizations will get nothing. She said she has concerns of duplication of efforts with the <br /> 9 Transition-Support Network. She said she wants to move ahead with the harm reduction <br /> 10 coordinator, and then turn it over to the committee. She said Grow Your World did not seem <br /> 11 directly tied to opioids. She wanted community organizations to think about other options for <br /> 12 funding, such as ABC funding, DSS foster care funding for afterschool, and the non-county <br /> 13 agency funding program. She said the county has to focus on the mandated services and <br /> 14 requirements first and determine if it is pertinent to the work the county is doing. She also <br /> 15 suggested seeking funds from Orange County Arts Commission and Juvenile Crime Prevention <br /> 16 Council (JCPC). <br /> 17 Vice-Chair Greene said in rethinking everything, she would like to support the <br /> 18 recommendation as is, and then everyone can reapply for future funding. She said they can then <br /> 19 clearly identify what additional things they can fit into the grant. <br /> 20 <br /> 21 A motion was made by Vice-Chair Greene, seconded by Chair Bedford, to approve the <br /> 22 resolution regarding the expenditure of Opioid Settlement Funds and to approve Budget <br /> 23 Amendment#4-B. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Commissioner McKee asked if Vice-Chair Greene would consider adding an amendment <br /> 26 to add $60,000 from social justice funds for those three agencies. <br /> 27 Vice-Chair Greene and Chair Bedford said no. <br /> 28 Commissioner Portie-Ascott said she struggles with approving the motion and would still <br /> 29 like to pause. <br /> 30 Commissioner Fowler clarified that PORT requested a vehicle but that is not included in <br /> 31 the motion. <br /> 32 Chair Bedford said they would all have to apply again. <br /> 33 Commissioner Fowler said they are approving just one year. <br /> 34 <br /> 35 VOTE: Ayes, 4 (Chair Bedford, Vice-Chair Greene, Commissioner McKee, Commissioner <br /> 36 Fowler), Nays, 3 (Commissioner Portie-Ascott, Commissioner Hamilton, Commissioner <br /> 37 Richards) <br /> 38 <br /> 39 MOTION PASSES <br /> 40 <br /> 41 Bonnie Hammersley noted that it was after 9 p.m. and suggested that the Board consider <br /> 42 item 7-a at a later date. <br /> 43 <br /> 44 Commissioner Hamilton made a motion to amend the agenda and postpone item 7-a due <br /> 45 to the lateness of the hour. Commissioner McKee seconded the motion. <br /> 46 <br /> 47 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 48 <br /> 49 <br />