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The Board authorized the acquisition and installation of audio/video equipment in the <br /> training/meeting room of the new Solid Waste Operations Center at a cost of $47,978 and <br /> authorized the Purchasing Director to issue the necessary paperwork. <br /> n. Orange County Communications Center and Eno River State Park— Memorandum of <br /> Agreement <br /> The Board approved a Memorandum of Agreement outlining responsibilities in regards to <br /> communication between the Eno River State Park and the Orange County Communications <br /> Center and authorized the Chair to sign subject to final review by staff and the County <br /> Attorney. <br /> o. RENCI Lightning Detection Study— Memorandum of Agreement <br /> The Board approved an Agreement to establish a framework of cooperation to allow RENCI <br /> (Renaissance Computing Institute) to place lightning detection equipment on an Orange <br /> County Emergency Services building and authorized the Chair to sign subject to final review by <br /> staff and the County Attorney. <br /> Contracts with Tobacco Trust Fund and Golden Leaf Foundation for the Piedmont <br /> Value —Added Shared-Use Food &Agricultural Processing Center <br /> This item was removed and placed at the end of the consent agenda for separate <br /> consideration. <br /> Grant Submittal to the Tobacco Trust Fund for the Farm Enterprise Incubator at the <br /> WC Breeze Family Farm Extension & Research Center <br /> The Board authorized staff to submit a grant proposal to the Tobacco Trust Fund for the Farm <br /> Enterprise Incubator at the WC Breeze Family Farm Extension & Research Center <br /> r. Exercise of Option to Purchase Gateway Building Unit 200 and Unit 300 <br /> This item was removed and placed at the end of the consent agenda for separate <br /> consideration. <br /> VOTE ON CONSENT AGENDA: UNANIMOUS <br /> ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA: <br /> h. Contract with Property Information Management System Software Vendor <br /> The Board considered approving a contract with Barry Strock Consulting Associates, <br /> Inc. for consulting services to develop vendor agreements, technology deliverables and legal <br /> documents between vendors and Orange County for the Property Information Management <br /> System (PIMS) project for managing land records and property taxation and authorizing the <br /> Chair to sign pending final approval by staff and the County Attorney. <br /> Commissioner Gordon asked how dire the financial situation this year is in terms of <br /> pursuing things that have been planned. This is a contract to do some preliminary work, but if <br /> debt is not going to be issued, then the County Commissioners will have to figure out a way to <br /> do this will not have the money to do the project. <br /> Laura Blackmon said that this item has been included in some of the calculations. <br /> There is a budget work session next week that will have more detail. This item is very <br /> important because the current system is 30 years old. <br /> Commissioner Gordon would like to flag the items that are being done piecemeal. <br /> Discussion ensued on this issue. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs agreed with Commissioner Gordon that the Board has not <br /> discussed the Information Technology Strategic Plan and the priorities and he does not want <br /> to hear what the County's priorities are from the staff, but from the Board of County <br /> Commissioners. <br />