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20 <br /> 1 Slide #10 <br /> RECOMMENDATION <br /> The Manager recommends that the Board reject the AWP FY26 Q2 amendments, as a <br /> slate, and requests the SWG hold the associated funds in undesignated fund balance for <br /> future application. <br /> Significant Concerns: <br /> ■ Service Planning Staff. Potential Supplantation <br /> ■ Route 800: Cost Sharing <br /> • CHT: Request to Withdrawal, Procedural <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Sarah Williamson said the County Manager's recommendation is for the Board to reject <br /> 4 the FY26 Q2 amendments. She said they were sent to the Board as a slate and should be rejected <br /> 5 as a slate. She added that the second part of this recommendation is that the associated funds <br /> 6 be held in undesignated fund balance for future application. The reason for that recommendation <br /> 7 is that in January, the tax district's financial model showed a $4.2 million shortfall for planned <br /> 8 projects for FY27 without any expansions.An updated model was shared with staff last night that <br /> 9 seems to be on better ground, but the tax district hasn't been clear about what changed. She said <br /> 10 that until staff can understand the variables and the model, it makes the most sense for these <br /> 11 funds to be held in undesignated fund balance. <br /> 12 Commissioner Greene noted that the issue with supplantation was resolved, but is still <br /> 13 noted on this slide. <br /> 14 Travis Myren said "supplantation" could be replaced with "allocation based on a more <br /> 15 current staffing study". <br /> 16 <br /> 17 A motion was made by Vice-Chair Fowler, seconded by Commissioner McKee, to reject <br /> 18 the AWP FY26 Q2 amendments, as a slate, and request that the SWG hold the associated funds <br /> 19 in undesignated fund balance for future application. <br /> 20 <br /> 21 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 22 <br /> 23 7. Reports <br /> 24 a. Longtime Homeowner Assistance (LHA) Program Report for 2025 <br /> 25 The Board received a report on the results of the Calendar Year 2025 Longtime Homeowner <br /> 26 Assistance (LHA) program, which assists low-income Orange County homeowners with a <br /> 27 discount or rebate on their property tax bills. <br /> 28 <br /> 29 BACKGROUND: County staff worked with community partners on a five-month campaign to <br /> 30 increase awareness about program eligibility and the apply process with the goal of increasing <br /> 31 the number of program applicants from 2024. LHA campaign efforts in 2025 included: <br />