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21 <br /> Slide#2 <br /> Stakeholder Concerns <br /> • Process and Scorecard confusing and subjective <br /> • Leveraging and repayment to county needs to be <br /> reevaluated <br /> • The following criteria and/or projects need more <br /> prioritization: <br /> • Repair/rehabilitation projects <br /> • Applicant past performance/accountability <br /> • Housing for 60%AMI and below <br /> • Residents with disabilities <br /> • Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing (NOAH) <br /> nORANGE COUNTY <br /> 0 HOUSING DEPARTMENT <br /> Slide #3 <br /> General changes to process <br /> •Affordable Housing Advisory Board (AHAB) will not <br /> score projects <br /> • AHAB scored projects for first time in 2023 <br /> • Scoring shifts back to staff interdepartmental work group <br /> • Staff will present scores to AHAB for comment before BOCC <br /> •Add 10% CIP carve-out for Repair/Rehabilitation <br /> • New scoring matrix will be created for repair/rehabilitation <br /> proposals,to be reviewed by the Board at a later date. <br /> •Simplify scorecard, prioritize 60%AMI or below <br /> projects, assess applicants' past performance, and <br /> streamline monitoring/evaluation <br /> nORANGE COUNTY <br /> 0 HOUSING DEPARTMENT <br /> Commissioner Fowler asked if this precludes them from applying to the other part. <br /> Blake Rosser said it would not, but it might make it difficult to complete. He said that they <br /> can discuss how to weigh that scorecard. He said that having a separate pool might take care of <br /> that issue. <br /> Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked the annual income equivalent to 60% AMI. <br /> Aaron Cohen said for a family of 4 it is roughly $82,000, but it depends on family size. <br /> Blake Rosser said the last two items they feel will address the concerns about naturally <br /> affordable housing. <br />