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The Board adopted an Affirmative Marketing Plan for use in the Orange County HOME <br />Program. <br />m. Consultant Services -Ten (10) Year Plan to End Homelessness <br />The Board awarded a contract for consulting services to J-Quad and Associates, LLC for <br />the development of a Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness in Orange County and authorized <br />the Chair to sign contingent upon final review by the County Attorney. <br />n. Allocation Plan for Supplemental Funding Authorized in FY2005-06 Budget <br />The Board approved a funding plan to allocating a $50,000 Board approved appropriation. <br />The proposed plan includes the establishment of two permanent, part-time Circulation <br />Supervisor positions, one at the Cedar Grove branch and one at the Carrboro Cybrary <br />effective October 4, 2005. <br />o. Approval of Plan to Replace Services Previously Offered by Sheaffer House <br />The Board approved the recommendations of the work group, approved the transfer of <br />$165,000 from the outside agency fund to the Social Services budget, approved the contract <br />between Social Services and OPC for the liaison position and between Social Services and the <br />Caring Family Network for emergency placement services and authorized the Chair to sign the <br />contracts after review by the County Attorney and County staff. <br />~ Authorization to Release One-Time Supplemental Funding to OPC/LME to Facilitate <br />Divestiture of EIFS/OC &KidScope <br />This item was removed and placed at the end of the consent agenda for separate <br />consideration. <br />~ Revisions to the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance <br />The Board adopted the amended flood damage prevention ordinance. <br />VOTE ON CONSENT AGENDA: UNANIMOUS <br />ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA: <br />~ Authorization to Release One-Time Supplemental Funding to OPC/LME to <br />Facilitate Divestiture of EIFS/OC &KidScope <br />The Board considered authorizing the release of a one-time County supplemental <br />appropriation in the amount of $57,468 to OPC/LME to facilitate the divestiture (transfer) of <br />EIFS/OC &KidScope to the Chapel Hill Training Outreach Project effective October 1, 2005. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said that the County Commissioners had promised people that <br />they would stand by them during the divestiture and this is an example of how they are doing <br />what they said they would do with one of the entities -KidScope. He said that there are five <br />entities lined up on the chart and he asked about the funds for these. <br />OPC/LME Director Judy Truitt said that the total cost of one month of operating <br />expenses for all of OPC service programs in Orange County was $464,855. OPC made the <br />decision that they would use $180,305 of the continuation of effort monies that OPC already <br />receives from the counties, which left a total in Orange County of $284,550 needed. They <br />have spread the $180,305 across all of the programs on the list. As they divest the other <br />programs, the total amount will be less than the one-month operating expenses because they <br />will be using other monies that have been set aside. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to <br />authorize the release of a one-time County supplemental appropriation in the amount of <br />