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22 Commissioner Halkiotis agreed with Commissioner Jacobs that this is misleading. He said that the issues brought up by James Carnahan and Allan Rosen are interesting because the Board has been talking about walkability, sustainability, and maximizing the resources. Somehow, there is no connection between the issues. He disagrees a little about what Shaping Orange County's Future actually did, but he thinks the County should be very careful about this and look at all of the pieces to see how they fit before people see one map and go ballistic. John Link said that, as an alternative to the public hearing, they could talk about each of these options that have been discussed in the smaller area groups or speak to the prospects of each of the options of the comprehensive plan. He said that the community meetings have their place, but to get people's attention there needs to be an advertisement with the options. Chair Carey asked if the Board would like to table this. Craig Benedict said that this was a semi-formal notification and it was not the legal formality that is suggested in November. As an alternative, the advertisement could indicate that the County is strongly considering sustainable matters in the County (i:e., air quality, water quality, rural activity nodes) and have a meeting - not a formal meeting - but a discussion item, to pull together the people that have participated in outreach. Commissioner Gordon suggested that Craig Benedict come back on May 5th with a more complete notice on the Orange County Land Use Element Update and Text Amendments, and leave out#3, the Orange County Zoning Text Amendments, and then a more complete description of the update of the Rural Enterprise Pro�ect. The staff will bring back an update on May 5' to the Board of County Commissioners. c. Orange County FY 2005 HOME Program Action Plan The Board considered adopting a resolution approving the proposed HOME Program Activities for 2005-2006 and to authorize the Manager to implement the HOME Program as approved by the BOCC including the ability to execute agreements with partnering non-profit organizations after consultation with the County Attorney. Tara Fikes made reference to the draft for the 2005-2006 HOME Program and said that they have a total of$978,896 available in HOME funding. The applications amounted to a little over$1.2 million. The proposed plan programs just the $978,896 that is available. The recommendation reduces a total of three applications for funding for The Chrysalis Foundation for$100,000; Habitat for Humanity for$100,000; and the Inter-Faith Council for Social Services for$75,000 as an initial investment. A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to approve the proposed HOME Program Activities for 2005-2006 and to authorize the Manager to implement the HOME Program as approved by the BOCC including the ability to execute agreements with partnering non-profit organizations after consultation with the County Attorney. VOTE: UNANIMOUS d. Implementation of 60-40 Capital Funding Policy The Board will determine which method will be used for implementing the Board's policy related to school and County capital funding. Commissioner Halkiotis asked for a quick summary of the letter from Lisa Stuckey from the CHCCS Board. Lisa Stuckey said that she wrote her letter on her own behalf. The school board has not had the opportunity to take up the question. She asked the County Commissioners to support option #2, which would eliminate the Cedar Ridge debt for OCS. She thinks that the 75/25 split for recurring capital matches up with the amount of square footage within both school districts and the County owned buildings.