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<br />k. Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (SAPFO) -Receipt and Transmittal of <br />2009 Annual Technical Advisory Committee Report <br />The Board received the 2009 SAPFOTAC Annual Report and authorized the Chair to sign the <br />transmittal letter to SAPFO partners contained in Attachment 1. <br />I. Fiscal Year 2008-09 Budget Amendment #6 <br />The Board approved budget, capital project ordinance and County fee schedule amendments <br />for FY 2008-09 for Board of Elections, Health Department, Central/Northern Orange Senior <br />Center Capital Project Ordinance, Visitors Bureau, Solid Waste Department, and County and <br />School Capital Project funds. <br />m. Adoption of Resolution Approving Alternative Financing for Capital Projects and <br />Equipment <br />The Board authorized staff to proceed with the recommended financing proposals by adopting <br />the resolution directing staff to execute documents and complete the closings of the financings. <br />n. Partnership to End Homelessness -Interim Coordinator Agreement <br />The Board approved the Agreement to Provide an Interim Homelessness Program Coordinator <br />for the Partnership to End Homelessness with the Town of Chapel Hill and authorized the Chair <br />to sign the document on behalf of the Board subject to final review and approval by the County <br />Attorney. <br />VOTE ON CONSENT AGENDA: UNANIMOUS <br />ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA <br />e. Proclamation Recognizing Kick Butts Day <br />The Board considered a proclamation recognizing March 25, 2009 as Orange County Kick <br />Butts Day and authorizing the Chair to sign. <br />Health Director Rosemary Summers recognized a group of high school seniors. She said <br />that the Tobacco Reality Unfiltered project is 100% grant funded through the Health and <br />Wellness Trust Fund. This is the sixth year of this project and they have received word that <br />there is funding for an additional three years. <br />Elena Black is a member of the Orange County Tobacco Reality Unfiltered Club. She <br />spoke about the consequences of using tobacco. She thanked the Board and the Health <br />Department for their support of this project. She also thanked the Board for designated <br />tobacco-free schools and County buildings. This year Orange County TRU will be hosting the <br />Kick Butts Day carnival at the Wal-Mart Supercenter on Saturday, March 21St. <br />Shannon Jacobs read the proclamation. <br />PROCLAMATION TO RECOGNIZE MARCH 25, 2009 AS <br />ORANGE COUNTY KICK BUTTS DAY <br />WHEREAS, Kick Butts Day is an annual national initiative sponsored by the Campaign for <br />Tobacco-Free Kids that makes students leaders in the fight against tobacco use and exposure <br />to secondhand smoke; and <br />WHERES, the 2007 North Carolina Youth Tobacco Survey revealed that 27% of NC high <br />school students and 9% of NC middle school students currently use some form of tobacco; and <br />WHEREAS, the Tobacco Reality Unfiltered (TRU) Program of Orange County, funded by the <br />NC Health and Wellness Trust Fund, has been working with youth since 2003 to prevent <br />