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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 /> 4. Authorize the Emergency Services Director to negotiate the Operations Agreement with <br /> JAS and the County Manager to sign the Agreement after review by the County <br /> Attorney or his staff. <br /> k. Contract between the Rural Advancement Foundation International — USA and Orange <br /> County for 2010 Tobacco Communities Reinvestment Fund Grant for Juicing <br /> Equipment at the Piedmont Food and Agricultural Processing Center <br /> The Board approved a contract between the Rural Advancement Foundation International — <br /> USA and Orange County for a 2010 Tobacco Communities Reinvestment Fund Grant, <br /> accepted $28,819 for juicing equipment for the Piedmont Food and Agricultural Processing <br /> Center, authorized the Chair to sign subject to County Attorney review, and approved the <br /> attached Capital Project Ordinance. <br /> I. Fiscal Year 2009-10 Budget Amendment #9 <br /> The Board approved budget and capital project ordinance amendments for fiscal year 2009-10 <br /> for Grant Project Ordinances, Health Department, Department on Aging, Department of Social <br /> Services, Orange County Schools Capital Projects Ordinance, and Economic Development <br /> (Value-Added Processing Center Capital Project Ordinance). <br /> m. Board of Commissioners Meeting Calendar for Year 2010 <br /> The Board approved continuing to hold Board of Commissioners' Hillsborough area meetings <br /> at the DSS Building (Department of Social Services Building), Hillsborough Commons, in <br /> Hillsborough, N.C., until the Link Government Services Center's meeting room is renovated. <br /> VOTE ON CONSENT AGENDA: UNANIMOUS <br /> 5. Items Removed From Consent Agenda <br /> NONE <br /> 6. Public Hearings <br /> a. Shuttle Transportation for Low-Income Orange County Residents for Job <br /> Related Activities <br /> The Board received public comments on a proposal from Essential Transportation <br /> Services to provide transportation services for job related activities to low-income residents in <br /> Orange County under the administration of the Orange County Department of Social Services, <br /> and considered authorizing staff to proceed with the project if funded through a Job Access <br /> and Reverse Commute grant from the North Carolina Department of Transportation. <br /> Social Services Director Nancy Coston introduced this item. <br /> Lisa Ward from Essential Transportation said that they have applied for a grant that is <br /> funded through NCDOT. The grant is called the Job Access and Reverse Commute grant, <br /> which was established to address the unique transportation challenges of low-income <br /> residents seeking to obtain and maintain employment. She said that ETS proposes to fill the <br /> gap of public transportation for these residents. There would be no cost to the County for this <br /> grant. <br /> NO PUBLIC COMMENT <br />