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PRIORITY 3 Housing for All 9 <br /> GOAL STATEMENT Objectives <br /> 1. Allocate permanent funding sources to address new <br /> Promote equitable and and existing housing needs. <br /> 2. Address need and any policy barriers to increase access <br /> accessible housing and to emergency shelter beds and other low-barrier housing <br /> address housing disparities <br /> including eviction diversion. <br /> 3. Invest in permanent supportive housing. <br /> through policies, 4. Prioritize and select County-owned land and/or facilities <br /> as part of an overall plan of facilities to create crisis, bridge, <br /> partnerships, and low barrier, affordable, and permanent housing. <br /> collaboration to create 5. Review County ordinances, policies, agreements, and the <br /> regulatory processes to streamline practices, and increase <br /> a thriving community. opportunities and reduce barriers to construct housing. <br /> 6. Partner with public agencies to increase opportunities for <br /> public employees to buy and rent homes where they work. <br /> 7. Expand resources and invest in housing designed for our <br /> aging and disabled residents. <br /> 8. Preserve existing housing stock from disrepair and avoid <br /> displacement. <br /> 9. Increase representation of people with lived experience <br /> on housing related matters. <br /> Performance Measures <br /> 1. Increase the number of affordable housing units by an average <br /> of 5 annually. <br /> 2. Increase the amount of emergency shelter beds available <br /> in the community by 25%by 2025 (Baseline 40 currently). <br /> 3. Number of successful completions in Bridge Housing Le. <br /> (TBD)%of participants moving into stable/permanent housing <br /> solution. <br /> 4. Start construction of affordable housing units on Greene Tract <br /> by 2029. <br /> 5. Identify development nodes through the CLUP to better identify <br /> Affordable Housing opportunities. <br /> 6. Initiate at least one partnership or collaboration that increases <br /> the percentage of employees of Orange County Government <br /> M <br /> that reside in Orange County. <br /> 7. Modify 35 units annually to allow for safe usage for senior and <br /> disabled individuals(Baseline of 33 per year). <br /> 8. Preserve at least 30 units annually through the urgent repair <br /> and housing rehabilitation programs. (Baseline of 25 per year). <br /> 9. Identify plan to reduce systematic barriers for attendees with <br /> lived experiences to participate in county housing related <br /> matters by 2026. <br /> 7 <br />