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6 1 $150,000 for a study and that there was nothing new discovered through the study. She said the 2 BOCC does not need to spend any money on that. 3 Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked for clarification on the waitlist. 4 Carol Conway said the waitlist for the Innovations Waiver includes 285 in the county. She 5 said that provides services. She said there is no date on housing needs. 6 Commissioner Fowler said she has a son with autism. She said that all of this is 7 inconceivable, and she appreciates her continuing to advocate. She said they will keep pushing 8 the legislature. She said last year she was on the Alliance Board, and they opened up more seats 9 and there are now similar services for TBI. She said that they are not using all the slots they have 10 and are getting more slots at the state level than there is known need. She said she is serving on 11 IDAL (HOPE), and they are working on a pilot for housing in this area that could be spread to the 12 rest of the state. She said that is slow going. She said that the percentage of points serving for 13 disabilities and there needs to be more and how much more points they should get. She said that 14 she learned it is best to ask for 20%. 15 Commissioner Hamilton said she is the current representative on Alliance Health. She 16 asked her to reach out to her because she is still learning about all of the services. 17 Chair Bedford said Carol Conway runs PASSIVE and an email list. She said if anyone 18 wants to be added to learn more about the needs, to let her know and she will make sure they 19 get added to the list. She recently led a local forum with leaders and parents with children with 20 needs regarding housing. She said that the BOCC advocates every year with their legislative 21 delegation. She said that the county has$5 million available for affordable housing and nonprofits 22 to work with. She said that there is another $5 million in the years going forward for Affordable 23 Housing. She said that at 14, that is when the transition starts to occur for services. She said that 24 the children need to be placed on the waitlist for the Innovations Waiver as soon as possible. She 25 said anyone can get on the Innovations Waiver listsery on Alliance's website. She said that her 26 son is in the type of facility that there was contention amongst the state leaders on if they should 27 shut down or not. She said that Alliance has been very responsive to community needs. 28 Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked what type of housing she hopes will be created. 29 Carol Conway said she is advocating for ICF's, group homes, and affordable housing. 30 Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked what is meant by affordable housing. She asked if that 31 is an apartment living program. 32 Carol Conway said yes. 33 Chair Bedford said she will give information to Commissioner Portie-Ascott for the listserv. 34 35 The Board returned to Announcements, Petitions, and Comments by Board Members on 36 the agenda. 37 Commissioner Richards said since the last meeting, she attended the Orange Partnership 38 for Young Children, the Orange Partnership for Alcohol and Drug-Free Youth,the Justice Advisory 39 Council, and several other meetings with local partners. She said that when she came onto the 40 Board, her priorities were focused on youth and justice. She said that she is proud of the 41 accomplishments of the Board since she came on. She said when they go through this time of 42 year she starts looking back, and they have made great progress as a Board. She said they have 43 many accomplishments and said today was the first day of filing. She announced that she will not 44 run for re-election, but she has another year on the Board. She said she would like to focus on 45 the implementation of the strategic plan, opioid funding with a focus on youth prevention, and she 46 can be a free person in her advocacy in 2024 and will do so. She thanked all of Orange County 47 staff for their help and working with her during her time on the Board. 48 Commissioner Fowler said she does plan to file for re-election. She said she attended the 49 ABC Board meeting and they have hired a grant management company to streamline the grant 50 application process for non-profits and the application will be online in January 2024. She said 51 she had a SWAG meeting where they heard an update on the zero-waste plan and the SWAG