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Additional Projects Recommended for Funding in FY 2007-08 <br /> 4. Blackwood Farm <br /> 2007-08 Recommended Capital Funding: $44,000 <br /> The County purchased the historic Blackwood Farm in 2002 as a <br /> future low-impact oriented park site. Along with the 152-acre site <br /> came a farmhouse (house on the site dates to the eighteenth <br /> century and includes a chimney that likely dates back to 1827), a <br /> large barn, and several other farm outbuildings (smokehouse, <br /> milking shed, etc). Many of the buildings are in need of immediate <br /> stabilization, and others need intermediate and longer-term <br /> restoration to keep them from disrepair and ultimate collapse. <br /> Stabilization involves completing immediate repairs to ensure the <br /> buildings are structurally sound and weatherproof, such as <br /> repairing structural members, securing siding, reattaching, and <br /> painting tin roofs, among others. At this point, stabilization will <br /> preserve the structures so that the County can continue to use <br /> them as a part of the future park. Proposed funding for the project <br /> comes from 2004 two-thirds net debt reduction bonds. Cost of the <br /> restoration is estimated to be $150,000. <br /> Funds budgeted in FY 2007-08 would add to the currently available <br /> monies in this project ($87,648) and allow staff to move forward <br /> with stabilization and preservation of the structures to prevent <br /> additional disrepair. <br /> 5. County Facilities Arts Reserve <br /> 2007-08 Recommended Capital Funding: $5,000 <br /> In keeping with Orange County's commitment to the Arts, funding of <br /> this project would create a reserve fund from which the BOCC <br /> would allocate monies to construction and renovation projects for <br /> approved art projects in County facilities. Allocations in previous <br /> years have funded artwork for the Central Orange Senior Center, <br /> SportsPlex, and Animal Services Facility. <br /> 6. Equipment and Vehicle Replacements <br /> 2007-08 Recommended Capital Funding: $459,000 <br /> The County uses a portion of the proceeds from half-cent sales <br /> taxes to fund its vehicle and major equipment purchases. While <br /> staff would bring back specific recommendations for replacement <br /> purchases in fall/winter 2007, examples of items that staff would <br /> consider purchasing include replacement of Sheriff's vehicles and <br /> equipment and equipment for new parks and soccer fields. <br />