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12 <br /> Chair Bedford said the county also helped fund renovations for Trinity Court. <br /> Blake Rosser said the federal government has moved away from public housing and is <br /> focusing on public/private partnerships. He said the only way to get more public housing is to <br /> privatize it. <br /> Regarding other places where the housing authority is its own entity, Commissioner <br /> Fowler asked if they are only funded by the federal government. <br /> Blake Rosser said it is only federal, but it is supposed to be self-sustaining. He said this <br /> gets to Commissioner Greene's point that they are only receiving a certain amount of money <br /> because they are also collecting rent. <br /> Slide #15 <br /> OCHA <br /> OCHA Board. The Orange County Housing Authority <br /> • C•. • oversees the running of OCHA <br /> programs, chiefly the Housing • Voucher <br /> • program, • -• by <br /> Board monitors all HCV processes and approves <br /> major policy changes and updates. In 2009 the <br /> Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) appointed a <br /> group of citizens to the OCHA Board. Prior to this <br /> time the BOCC had served in the role of Housing <br /> Authority :•. • <br /> Alycia Brown .,)ORANGE COUNTY <br /> HCV Program Manager Q HOUSING DEPARTMENT <br /> albrown@orangecountync.gov <br /> Slide #16 <br /> Strategic Plan Objectives advanced: <br /> Objective 1: Allocate predictable funding <br /> sources to contribute or support adding to <br /> affordable housing stock <br /> • Objective 6: Partner with public agencies to <br /> increase opportunities for public employees to <br /> buy and rent homes where they work. <br /> Objective 9: Increase representation of people <br /> with lived experience on housing related <br /> matters nORANGECOUNTY <br /> O HOUSING DEPARTMENT <br />