ORD-2007-036 - Ordinance approving Budget Amendment #14 for FY 2006-07

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z include the alternative financing proceeds for the affected projects. (See Attachment 3, Alternative Financed Capital Projects) Alternative School Capital Project (Orange County Schools) 3. In their 2006-07 capital budget, the Orange County Schools allocated $200,000 to the Alternative School Capital Project. Funding for the project was to come frdm savings from previously completed Orange County Schools capital projects. The actual capital project ordinances were inadvertently left off the capital project ordinances that the BOCC approved earlier this fiscal year. The attached capital project ordinance reflects the transfers from the specific completed projects to the Alternative School Capital Project. (See Attachment 4, Orange County Schools Capital Project Ordinances) County Related Capital Project Ordinances 4. With the opening of the Seymour Senior Center in spring 2007, the Board approved the purchase of new equipment and furnishings totaling $62,000. Funding for these items Center Furnishings comes from a reallocation of prior years' closed out County projects. (See Attachment 5, Seymour Senior Center Capital Project Ordinance) 5. The Orange County Recreation and Parks Department has received notification from the North Carolina Parks and Recreation Trust Fund of a $500,000 grant award for Northern Park. In addition there are $148,000 in Subdivision Payment in Lieu funds that will be used for this park. These funds will be used to help develop Phase I of the park master plan, which includes of a new ball field, basketball courts, amulti-purpose field, picnic shelter, playground, hiking trails, and a paved walking trail. (See Attachment 5, Northern Human Services Center Park Capital Project Ordinance) 6. Beginning in FY 2001-02, the North Carolina General Assembly approved legislation that required counties throughout the State to earmark ten percent of -some of the fees collected by Register of Deeds for automation efforts. The revenues from this earmarking are set aside in the County's Register of Deeds Automation Enhancement and Preservation Capital Project Fund. This budget amendment reflects actual collections to date within this fund. (See Attachment 5, Automation Enhancement and Preservation Fund Capital Project Ordinance) 7. At its May 15, 2007 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners approved the appropriation- of $925,000 from the Greenway Development Project (Bolin Creek Greenway) to the Town of Chapel Hill's Southern Community Park, with the understanding that these additional funds will be used to ensure construction of the three soccer fields proposed in the master plan for the park. These funds were part of the 2001 County Parks and Open Space Bond. (See Attachment 5, Southern Community Park Capital Project Ordinance, and Attachment 5, Greenway Development Capital Project Ordinance) ERCD related Capital Project Ordinances 8. At its December 12, 2006 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners approved the purchase of approximately 25 acres adjacent to New Hope Creek owned by Trinity School to continue efforts for an open space corridor by linking Duke Forest lands in Orange County to New Hope Creek open space in Durham County. The closing of the