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23 <br /> 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"=Min 1 rni <br /> "Access to Public Transportation" =Min'/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 /> SupportlSponsorship increase objectivity <br /> • delete criterion of participation in Consolidated Plan <br /> Developer Experience Require additional documentation, and that documentation 40 44 <br /> be listed by scorer <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> HOUSING DEPARTMENT <br /> Commissioner Fowler asked where the information regarding the proximity to public <br /> transportation was gathered. <br /> Commissioner Greene said that planners talk about '/z mile but that needs to be nuanced <br /> because people do not want to walk more than '/4 mile for certain modes but % mile for faster <br /> transit options. <br /> Commissioner Fowler asked what language the public transportation plan used for the <br /> mileage. <br /> Commissioner Greene said that she would then propose that the transportation plan <br /> language also be changed from % to '/4 mile. She said that this is a scoring matrix and that they <br /> should challenge applicants to meet the % mile. She said that way either everyone will get it, or <br /> no one will. <br /> Chair Bedford said that those are two good comments, and they will be given to the <br /> manager to work on. <br /> Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked how traditionally underserved areas of the county will <br /> overlap with the access to transportation. <br /> Vice-Chair Greene said there are some traditionally underserved areas in the towns and <br /> not just unincorporated areas. She said that she wanted it to be possible to increase the number <br /> and frequency of bus trips to neighborhoods like northside. <br /> Blake Rosser said they will take that into account and the underserved areas in the towns <br /> are harder to identify. <br /> Aaron Cohen said community development is studying hotspots for housing displacement <br /> in the towns and those findings could be incorporated. <br />