Minutes 01-16-2024 - Business Meeting

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20 recommendations but said ultimately, the decision is made by the BOCC. She said the Housing Advisory Council is aware that the Board is making the final decision. Chair Bedford clarified that the Board does not need to make a decision about the remaining 10 parcels tonight. Bonnie Hammersley said that will be at a future meeting. Vice-Chair Greene said she is open to shifting numbers around, but her inclination is to honor the recommendations of AHAB. She said she wants to see a conversation happen with providers and the whole affordable housing coalition and a meeting of the minds about what the matrix needs to look like. She said that her interest is that this process is reasonable, fair, and as objective as possible. Commissioner Hamilton said she supports AHAB's recommendation but also looks forward to changes to the process. She said the low points for local residency stands out to her on the matrix. She said that being able to see the big picture of housing units in the county and the total number of affordable housing units would be helpful so that they can track the impact of the money. She said she also focused want to use taxpayer money efficiently and the per unit cost is important. Commissioner Richards said she would like for the affordable housing community to be able to provide feedback. She said that she was wondering if there should be a different scoring matrix for NOAH projects. She said that those may need to be evaluated differently than new projects. Bonnie Hammersley said her thought was to have a section just for NOAH projects. She said she agrees with Commissioner Hamilton and that this should come back at a work session in the near future. Commissioner Richards said she is confused by what the funding is already for some projects. She said she would like for that to be incorporated into the process. Bonnie Hammersley said that could be captured in the leveraging section of the scoring matrix going forward. Commissioner Fowler said it would be nice to know how the ruberics are used because some got the highest and lowest funding. She said there is confusion on how rubrics are used because scores do not equate to the recommended scoring. She said she read the minutes but does not understand how AHAB members got to their decision. Bonnie Hammersley said the matrix was used as a base. She said one of the AHAB members said they used the scoring matrix, but also took into account the impact of displacement if NOAH projects were not funded. She said the last time the scoring matrix was presented as a scoring matrix and then the Board decided to change it and it was not based on the score. She said the Board needs to discuss how to move forward with this. Commissioner Fowler said local residency was not scored very highly. Chair Bedford said this can come back at the work session and be explained better. She said that there are restrictions based on federal funds. Commissioner Fowler said given this discussion, she said she can support AHAB's recommendation. Commissioner Portie-Ascott said she supports AHAB's recommendation and appreciates their consideration of the impact of displacing residents. A motion was made by Vice-Chair Greene, seconded by Chair Bedford to adopt and authorize the Chair to sign the attached Resolution awarding funds for the FY 2023-24 CIP Affordable Housing RFP process based on the funding recommendations from the Affordable Housing Advisory Board. Chair Bedford said they discussed the RFP in June, and they did not change it then. She said that the questions that were raised in the meeting minutes were the same questions she had.