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make this happen. It certainly would be his second preference for us to actually buy property or do the development ourselves. Chairman Eggert asked how we are going to provide money for this. She believed one of the things the DCA is looking for is for us to find a way to acquire these lots. Perhaps they could be sold off. Commissioner Scurlock noted that you can go out and identify a piece of property for a purpose - you can float tax exempt bonds; have loans for borrowers who normally would not be able to qualify; set up scales of income levels; prepay impact fees and provide a deferred payment structure; make use of your Section 8 Rental Assistance Program. There are many ways to do'it, but it is complex and will require working together and having the private sector willing to subscribe. In the ensuing discussion, the Board continued to stress the need to work with private industry. Chairman Eggert pointed out that we need several levels of affordable housing - not just low, low, but moderate, etc. Commissioner Scurlock felt there is a need to blend housing because he believed it has never worked to identify just one area and put all the low cost housing there, and he felt we could develop a program that has a blend. Chairman Eggert agreed that there are a number of different housing needs in this community - not only for the poor, but for the elderly, for those with only moderate incomes, etc. Director Keating tried to pin down the feedback he is getting from the Board, and Commissioner Scurlock felt that it is for the county to take an aggressive roll as discussed and form a committee or some formal structure to see if what we are proposing is actually doable. The possibility of working in the Oslo area was brought up, and Director Keating confirmed that is one of the target areas. He believed.that staff can take the Board's comments and put them into some specific action -oriented words. 19 1p,00Ki F.'.�% JAN 15 1990