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23 <br /> 1 Slide #5 <br /> Scorecard changes <br /> Old Points New Points <br /> Community Design Better define terms: 18 15 <br /> "Accessibility to needed Goods and Services"=wlin 1 mi <br /> "Access to Public Transportation" =wlin'/z mi <br /> "Traditionally underserved" part of the county= <br /> unincorporated Orange County <br /> • Change point awards from"up to"to either/or in order to <br /> increase objectivity <br /> • Eliminate bonus points for aesthetic appearance <br /> Community Change point awards from"up to"to eitherlor in order to 20 16 <br /> Support/Sponsorship increase objectivity <br /> • Delete criterion of participation in Consolidated Plan <br /> Developer Experience Require additional documentation, and that documentation 40 40 <br /> be listed by scorer <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> O HOUSING DEPARTMENT <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Commissioner Fowler asked where the information regarding the proximity to public <br /> 4 transportation was gathered. <br /> 5 Commissioner Greene said that planners talk about 1/2 mile but that needs to be nuanced <br /> 6 because people do not want to walk more than '/4 mile for certain modes but '/2 mile for faster <br /> 7 transit options. <br /> 8 Commissioner Fowler asked what language the public transportation plan used for the <br /> 9 mileage. <br /> 10 Commissioner Greene said that she would then propose that the transportation plan <br /> 11 language also be changed from 3/4 to '/4 mile. She said that this is a scoring matrix and that they <br /> 12 should challenge applicants to meet the '/4 mile. She said that way either everyone will get it, or <br /> 13 no one will. <br /> 14 Chair Bedford said that those are two good comments, and they will be given to the <br /> 15 manager to work on. <br /> 16 Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked how traditionally underserved areas of the county will <br /> 17 overlap with the access to transportation. <br /> 18 Vice-Chair Greene said there are some traditionally underserved areas in the towns and <br /> 19 not just unincorporated areas. She said that she wanted it to be possible to increase the number <br /> 20 and frequency of bus trips to neighborhoods like northside. <br /> 21 Blake Rosser said they will take that into account and the underserved areas in the towns <br /> 22 are harder to identify. <br /> 23 Aaron Cohen said community development is studying hotspots for housing displacement <br /> 24 in the towns and those findings could be incorporated. <br />