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