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

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3 property occurred in January 2007 at a cost of $130,298. Upfront funding for this acquisition came from Orange County open space bond funds, but will be reimbursed $130,000 from the State by granting a conservation easement on the property to the State of North Carolina. The additional $298 in transaction costs will be paid from the County's 2001 Parks and Open Space bond (Lands Legacy). This budget amendment provides for the receipt of the $130,000 from the State for reimbursement of the purchase price, and provides for the transfer of $298 from the Lands Legacy capital project to cover the remainder of the purchase. At its May 15, 2007 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners accepted a $9,000 Historic Preservation Fund grant from the State of North Carolina. These funds will be used to offset the cost of a cultural and archaeological survey for the Hollow Rock Access Area open space project scheduled for an upcoming joint master plan design (as well as adjoining lands that would be part of the New Hope Preserve). (See Attachment 6, New Hope Preserve Capital Project Ordinance and Attachment 6, Lands Legacy Capital Project Ordinance) 9. At its December 12, 2006 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners approved the purchase of a 10-acre tract of land (Paydarfar property) for an addition to the future Millhouse Road Park property. This property is adjacent to a 69-acre tract of land that the County acquired from Julia Blackwood in 2004 for a future county park. The closing on the property occurred in March 2007 at a cost of $188,712. Funds were paid from the County's 2001 Parks and Open Space bond (Lands Legacy). This technical budget amendment provides for the booking of these Parks and Open Space bond funds for the purchase of this property.. (See Attachment 6, Millhouse Road Park Capital Project Ordinance) 10. At its Februrary 20, 2007 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners approved the purchase of and acceptance of an agricultural conservation easement related to the 61- acre Fickle Creek Farm property. The closing on the property occurred in April 2007 at a cost of $277,658. Of this amount, $138,525 will be reimbursed by the federal Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program. The County's share of $139,133 comes from alternative financing for conservation easements previously approved by the Board of Commissioners. This budget amendment provides for the updated Conservation Easement Capital Project Ordinance to reflect these funding sources. (See Attachment 6, Conservation Easement Capital Project Ordinance) Orange/Chatham Justice Partnership Program 11.Orange County has been notified by the North Carolina Department of Correction of the receipt of reallocated funds totaling $20,000 for the Criminal Justice Partnership Program. Freedom House, the local service contract agency, has been approved for $18,000 to purchase a van to transport Northern Orange County clients to and from their Chapel Hill facility for treatment services. The remaining $2,000 is awarded to the County for the purchase of a laptop, printer, and software for the Criminal Justice Program Coordinator, the staff position who serves both Orange and Chatham counties. (See Attachment 7, Criminal Justice Partnership Program Grant Project Ordinance) 12.The North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention has awarded an additional $5,000 to the Orange/Chatham Justice Partnership Program for FY 2006-07. The Partnership will pass these monies onto Volunteers for Youth, Inc. to