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Enclosure 5 <br />regarding the implementation of a Community Land Trust in the County. While the <br />Commissioners approved the concepts, they did not commit funds to the project. <br />Orange Community Housing Corporation's 1999 -00 funding request included $8,000 <br />for the administration of the Land Trust as well as an increase of $19,000 in the 1998- <br />99 base budget. The Manager's recommendation included the increase in the base <br />budget, but provided no funding for the administration of the Land Trust. <br />6. County Funding for Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation (budget page 11- 12)and <br />7. County Funding for 'Chapel Hill Library Program (budget page 11 -11) <br />At the May 27 public hearing, the Chapel Hill Public Library Board of Trustees <br />requested reimbursement for library patrons living outside of the Town of Chapel <br />Hill. <br />In addition at the June 3 public hearing, the Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation <br />Commission requested that the County reimburse the Town for costs incurred in <br />serving County residents as program participants who are not residents of Chapel <br />Hill. The Parks and Recreation Commission's presentation to the Board did not <br />address Carrboro residents. <br />The Town Parks and Recreation staff has informed the County that tracking of parks <br />and recreation program participants by jurisdiction other than Chapel Hill is not <br />maintained across all programs. Carrboro residents and other residents are considered <br />"not residents of Chapel Hill ". In some classes offered by Parks and Recreation <br />residency can be tracked. The Town staff conducts random sampling of participants <br />to determine residency. <br />8. Freedom House (not included in Manager's Recommended Budget) <br />This agency has not received County annual funding for operations in the past. <br />Beginning fiscal year 1995 -96 through the current fiscal year (1998 -99), Freedom <br />House has received $166,320 of Criminal Justice Partnership Program (CJPP) and <br />approximately $300,000 of HOME funds for the construction of additional Freedom <br />House residential and treatment facilities. Freedom House has requested $15,000 for <br />the operation of the new facilities. <br />