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one that everyone can handle. It will also allow more personalized services to be provided because each location will be better equipped to serve its residents. Zoning in Irvine Something that has not really been spoken too much about in public hearings is the fact that the 100-acre site is currently zoned for a homeless shelter. It seems appropriate for someone who is opposed to having the site as a homeless to neglect this inconvenient fact. However, it is still true. The current zoning is in place which means that an emergency shelter can be quickly erected on the site. The city of Irvine should not be able to utilize its power to indicate that the location is not acceptable because of the proximity to houses, the Great Park, and schools. The city knew that the zoning when it was planning the surrounding areas and the residents who purchased homes in the area either knew or should have known that the site was zoned for a homeless shelter. Now that the time has come for the land to take on its intended purpose, Irvine wants to change the rules of the game. That is not fair to the County and it is not fair to the residents. Additionally, this is county owned land. The county should be able to do with it what it feels is appropriate under the current plan. Since it is already zoned appropriately and there is a tremendous and identified need, I do not see a reason to not utilize it outside of having quite a few better alternatives which I do not believe exist for emergency shelters. Simply because residents of Irvine never thought that the county would actually follow through and build a shelter on land that was zoned for a shelter does not mean that the site is no longer viable. This county owned land needs to serve the county. It should not sit vacant and idle when there are so many who could use the land for the betterment of the entire county. If the city of Irvine really wants to say to the community that there are options and the city is serious about it, the city will step forward with not only the Alton site which will be part of the longer term solution but with the immediate need and allow the 100-acre site to proceed. Low Income Housing Temporary emergency shelter is needed immediately and each city in the county should be stepping up to shoulder their fair share of the responsibility. In addition though, we need to continue to expand our low income housing stock. I applaud Irvine for making improvements on its low income housing availability. In other parts of the county, such as Irvine, we have a lot of non - qualified low income housing. That is a term you are not familiar with I am sure because 1 just made it up. It would essentially be where you take a rental unit and make it affordable housing by putting a large number of occupants in a dwelling thereby making each occupants share of the rent affordable. We need to be willing to increase our affordable housing availability across the county. This will allow those in temporary emergency shelters to be able to get training, clean up, get a job, save a few dollars and then transition into affordable housing whereby they hopefully will continue on a direction of success. 6lPage