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d jQ~J~~UU~f- /~ ~I <br />~~J~)'[9~ v eqi' 8 /8'-may i <br />/ ~r I <br />The Board adopted a resolution for reimbursement authorizing the Financial Services Director <br />to act as the County's agent and submit an invoice to the NCDOT in the amount of $20,333 on <br />behalf of Efland Volunteer Fire Department; authorized the Clerk to sign the resolution; <br />amended the budget of the Efland Fire District Fund in the amount of $20,333; and authorized <br />payment to the Efland Volunteer Fire Department upon the receipt of the funds. <br />~ Approval of Proposed Emergency Medical Charge Review Process <br />This item was removed and placed at the end of the consent agenda for separate <br />consideration. <br />4 Proclamation Regarding Quality Growth Initiative <br />The Board approved a proclamation endorsing and adopting the Reality Check Report Guiding <br />Principles for Quality Growth. <br />r. Fiscal Year 2009-10 Budget Amendment #1 <br />The Board approved budget, grant and capital project ordinance amendments for fiscal year <br />2009-10 for Health Department, Sheriff Department, County Capital Project Ordinances, Animal <br />Services, Department of Social Services, Solid Waste Department, Department on Aging, and <br />Emergency Services. <br />s. Changes in BOCC Regular Meeting Schedule for 2009 <br />The Board amended its regular meeting calendar for 2009 by: <br />- Changing the location of the September 10, 2009 BOCC Work Session FROM Link <br />Government Services Center in Hillsborough TO Orange County Emergency <br />Services, 510 Meadowlands Dr. in Hillsborough (off of Hwy 70-A near the <br />Sportsplex) -this meeting will start at 7:00 p.m.; and, <br />- Changing the location of the October 13, 2009 BOCC Advisory Board meeting (5:30 <br />p.m.) and the BOCC Work Session (7:00 p.m.) FROM Link Government Services <br />Center in Hillsborough TO the Southern Human Services Center, 2501 Homestead <br />Road, Chapel Hill. <br />VOTE ON CONSENT AGENDA: UNANIMOUS <br />ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA <br />g_ Land Application of Biosolids Regional Forum 2009 <br />The Board considered authorizing redirection of funds in an amount up to $6,000 from <br />conducting a biosolids research project to an educational forum on land application biosolids. <br />PUBLIC COMMENT: <br />Chris Harlan asked the Board to support the request of the Health Department to <br />reallocate the funds regarding the land application of biosolids for a research initiative for a <br />community education effort. Awell-respected group representing several environmental <br />entities in Orange County met to develop a proposal based on what seems needed, <br />appropriate, and feasible given the economic realities. She said that Health Director Dr. <br />Rosemary Summers has provided background information for the change from this research <br />agenda to that of an educational one. The original funds to pay for the proposed research <br />came from an already tight Health Department budget and those funds are not sufficient to <br />carry out a plan. The Health Department has been working since 2006 to design and pull <br />together the people needed to carry out this agenda. She said that this is clearly an arena that <br />the Health Department should and does take leadership with, and it is a matter of working <br />together as a community to figure out what to do in the future. <br />Pam Grogan said that she is a pathologist at UNC and she lives in Bingham Township. <br />She said that she likes the benefits of organic gardening and she is not comfortable with the <br />