P-0490 - Boards and Commissions Appointments and Orientation Process Policy 02-21-2006

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This item was removed and placed at the end of the consent agenda for separate consideration. L Application for Grant from the Federal Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program for Agricultural Conservation Easements This item was removed and placed at the end of the consent agenda for separate consideration. ,/ k. Boards and Commissions - BOCC ~ " ~ O ' ~ The Board adapted the suggested procedure that the BOCC would like to use in order to facilitate any change in Boards and Commissions and adopted the proposed Volunteer Resolution, which is incorporated by reference. VOTE ON CONSENT AGENDA: UNANIMOUS ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA: i. Budget Amendment #11 The Board considered approving the budget ordinance amendments and a grant project ordinance for fiscal year 2003-04. Gommissioner Gordon asked for more detail on page 4 about the Efland sewer. Rod Visser said that County Engineer Paul Thames has been working with the Budget and Finance staff to look at financing the Efland sewer system operations. They discovered #hat the County owed some money to the Town of Hillsborough based on two reasons. One is that certain capital facility fees for the tap-on were received but have been kept in the County's Efland Sewer Fund rather than being remitted to Hillsborough. This amount was $27,504. The other aspect was that the Town of Hillsborough, when it adjusted the sewer rates, the bills did not adjust the rates and the County was under billed. The Gounty will have to provide funding from the General Fund to the Efland Sewer Fund to pay these bills due to Hillsborough. Commissioner Gordon asked if this was something that Hillsborough overlooked. Rod Visser said yes, but that rt is part of the County's respansibi6ty also. A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Carey to approve the attached budget ordinance and grant project ordinance amendments far Department of Social Services, Department on Aging, outside agencies, Governing and Management Non-Departmental, Emergency Management, Emergency Telephone System (Wireless 911}, and Efland Sewer Operating Fund. VOTE: UNANIMOUS L Application for Grant from the Federal Farm and Ranch Land Protection Proaram for Aaricultural Conservation Easements The Board considered authorizing the staff to submit a grant application to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 prior to the May 3 deadline, with county matching funds to come from a combination of alternative financing conservation easements and the Lands Legacy Fund, for the purchase of farmland preservation conservation easements in Orange County. Chair Jacobs painted out that Orange County is applying far up to $1,000,000 in federal funds, which it would match, to protect more than 600 additional acres for farmland. The County received 40% of what was available to the State two years ago. There is preliminary reason to believe that the County will be successful to a large extent again this year. A motion was made by Chair Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Carey to authorize the submittal of a grant application to the federal Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 prior to the May 3 deadline, with County matching funds to