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~~~ -~cJ/c~- ~,3c~ <br />-~_~r~ -~ r~l~ <br />~/~ ` <br />d. _Proposed Revisions to the Voluntarv Farmland Protection Ordinance tVFPO) <br />The Board approved the revisions to the County's Voluntary Farmland Protection Ordinance. <br />e. Resolution to Endorse Orange County Segment of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail <br />The Board approved a resolution, which is incorporated by reference, in support of the <br />proposed corridor for the planned North Carolina Mountains-to-Sea Trail through Orange <br />County and authorized the Chair to sign, and directed staff to work with the County's partners <br />on the next stages of the project. <br />f. Proposed Master Plan -Hollow Rock Access Area at New Hope Preserve <br />The Board approved the proposed master plan for the Hollow Rock Access Area and directed <br />staff to schedule an opportunity for representatives from the Board to discuss master plan <br />implementation (including key issues, future construction, and operation) with representatives <br />from the Durham County Board of Commissioners, Chapel Hill Town Council, and Durham City <br />Council. The Board would select Commissioner representatives for this meeting at a future <br />point after completion of the current budget cycle (Note: Commissioners Gordon and Jacobs <br />currently serve on one existing group, the Durham-Chapel Hill-Orange County Work Group). <br />g_, Grant Application for Workforce Investment Act Youth Proposal <br />The Board approved authorizing the Manager to sign the grant application and staff to submit <br />the application; if the County is awarded the grant, authorized staff to negotiate an Agreement <br />with the Regional Partnership Local Workforce Development Area, subject to review by the <br />County Attorney, and authorized the Chair to sign the Agreement; and if the County is awarded <br />the grant, authorized staff to receive the W IA grant funds and implement an appropriate budget <br />amendment to reflect receipt of the funds. <br />h. Public Safety Communications Improvements <br />The Board approved the purchase of the items described under BACKGROUND to update the <br />Public Safety Communications Infrastructure; and approved funds up to $112,000 from the <br />Emergency Services Reserve Capital Project, allocate this amount to the Emergency Services <br />Department's capital budget section within the General Fund for the purchase, and approved <br />the attached capital project ordinance. <br />i. Renewal of Consolidated Agreement Between Health Department and NC Department <br />of Health and Human Services <br />The Board approved the annual consolidated agreement between the NC Department of Health <br />and Human Services and the Orange County Health Department, which provides State and <br />Federal funds to the Health Department to partially support mandated services, and authorized <br />the Chair to sign. <br />L Second Reading: Emergency Services Franchise by Ordinance for Johnston <br />Ambulance Service, Inc. <br />The Board: <br />1. Approved on Second Reading the granting of a franchise by ordinance to Johnston <br />Ambulance Service, Inc. (JAS) -the Franchise Agreement under which it will operate <br />and authorized the Chair to sign: <br />a. Convalescent Transport Services <br />- Basic Life Support Transport Services <br />b. Emergency Services <br />- Basic Life Support Transport Services <br />2. Authorize the Chair to sign the Franchise Agreement; <br />3. Approve the Franchise Agreement under which Johnston Ambulance service, Inc. will <br />operate during the five-year period of franchise, and that as a condition of the <br />Franchise, JAS enter into an Operations Agreement with Orange County within 90 days <br />to provide for the daily operational functions of JAS as it works within the Orange <br />County Emergency Services System; and <br />