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Technical Amendments During the fall of 2009, the Board of County Commissioners approved several grant and capital projects that did not include a project ordinance at the time of review. The following projects, with approval dates listed, will have an ordinance established within the capital or multi-year grant project fund: 4. Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) Grant: On October 6, 2009, the Board approved the Department of Social Services' receipt of $1 million, under the FY 2009 Recovery Act, to provide Orange County citizens with homelessness prevention assistance and rapid re-housing services through the fall of 2012. The department will spend approximately $900,000 on direct services and $100,000 on program administration (personnel) during the grant period. This amendment establishes a project ordinance and budget within the grant project fund and approves a transfer of $24,917 to the General Fund for FY 2009-10 personnel costs. (See Attachment 4, FY 2009 Recovery Act HPRP Grant Project Ordinance.) 5. Seven Mile Creek Preserve Capital Project: On October 20, 2009, the Board approved the purchase of the 13-acre Historic Moorefield as an addition to the planned Seven Mile Creek Preserve. The land and closing costs total $151,000 (estimate), which would require a transfer from the County's 2001 Parks and Open Space bond (Lands Legacy project). This amendment establishes the project ordinance and budget within the capital project fund, with a $151,000 transfer from the Lands Legacy project. (See Attachment 5, Seven Mile Creek Preserve Capital Project Ordinance and Attachment 6, Lands Legacy Capital Project Ordinance.) 6. NC Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) Wellness Grant: On October 20, 2009, the board approved a grant application request for an employee wellness grant, from the Human Resources and Health departments. The departments have since received an award notification of $7,500 for use during the 2010 calendar year. The project budget and ordinance were authorized in the grant request and created upon award notification. (See Attachment 7, NCACC Employee Wellness Grant Project Ordinance.) Cooperative Extension 7. Orange County Cooperative Extension has received a $3,000 grant from the Strowd Roses Foundation toward the costs of an after-school skills development program at Morris Grove Elementary School. The program provides hands-on activities to elementary students in after-school programs such as gardening and agriculture, cooking and culinary, carpentry and shop, sewing and crafts, nature study and outdoor skills, sustainability technologies, civics, and cultural arts. Programming will be provided two days per week through a volunteer program developed by Cooperative Extension. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these grant funds. (See Attachment 1, Column 5) Health Department 8. The Health Department has received notification of the receipt of funds totaling $3,214 from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, North Carolina Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch. In May 2009, the NC General Assembly passed House Bill 2 that bans use of tobacco products in restaurants and bars beginning January 2, 2010. The department plans to use these funds to purchase media ads, construct web page