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Laura Blackmon said that this is also being done and it will be translated into Spanish. Commissioner Nelson said to make sure that the letter is clear and concise. Commissioner Jacobs said that the Board needs to have a discussion about whether it wants more water and sewer customers and how this relates to the land use plan and the vision of US 70. • ERCD Environment and Resource Conservation Director Dave Stancil said that one of the service delivery reductions is printing and they are posting materials electronically. Also, the Commission for the Environment has agreed to produce its State of the Environment Report in 2009 largely electronically. He noted the operating line on the first page and said that the department requested amount is much higher than previous years because it reflects $75,000 for Priority P10 Master Energy Plan. This might be accomplished through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Stimulus, so this amount is no longer in the request. Commissioner Jacobs asked about the $20,000 in "other" and Dave Stancil said that this was a stipend for Triangle Land Conservancy. Commissioner Jacobs asked that this be flagged. • Financial Services Commissioner Gordon asked about the $1 million for the phone system and renovations to the Link Government Services Center that the Board just decided to issue in debt and she asked if this was more expensive as a standalone issuance. Financial Services Director Gary Humphreys said that it is more expensive because there are no fixed costs in borrowing. Commissioner Gordon asked about combining general obligation bonds with alternative financing and if this would be advantageous. Gary Humphreys said that general obligation bonds are getting better, but the County could use alternative financing. Issuing as standalone might have to be done when issuing general obligation bonds. Chair Foushee asked Commissioner Gordon to stick with the subject of the operations budget because that is the purpose of this work session agenda. Commissioner Gordon indicated that she was interested in knowing the operational costs for debt service and asked how much it would cost to issue the debt and service it. Gary Humphreys said if the County issued $1 million after January 2010, it would not cost any debt service in the 2009-10 budget. • Housing & Community Development Commissioner Pelissier asked Housing and Community Development Director Tara Fikes about the possibility for stimulus money and Tara Fikes said that they are thinking about applying for$1 million for homeless prevention and rapid re-housing. The State has received $22 million to distribute. It is a competitive process. The application will be done by early August and the funds will be available by October. • Human Resources Commissioner Jacobs asked about non-permanent employees and Human Resources Director Michael McGinnis said that this is the new terminology for a temporary employee. Commissioner Jacobs asked if the same language was used throughout the budget and Donna Coffey said that she would provide a list of the categories and their definitions. • Orange Public Transportation (OPT) Jerry Passmore said that there has been a 10% growth in ridership during this economic recession.