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4 <br />fiscal year budget ordinance to suspend the County's $250 per day rental fee for an entire <br />park. Among concerns raised by the Board were the appropriateness of allowing rental of an <br />entire park, use of an entire park for profit by an organization, circumstances under which <br />Commissioners might waive fees, and limitations on the length of time that a group might <br />rent a facility. The Board further directed staff to study the concerns raised, and report the <br />results of the study /analysis to the Board before Commissioners break for the winter <br />holidays. <br />In addition to suspending the $250 per day park rental fee, this budget amendment also <br />decreases the Recreation and Parks Rental Fee revenue line item by $1,500, the anticipated <br />amount of revenue lost due to suspension of the rental fee. (See Attachment 1, column #8) <br />Arts Commission <br />9. The North Carolina Arts Council has awarded the Orange County Arts Commission a one- <br />time increase in Grassroots Arts Program funding for $13,188 bringing the County's state <br />arts grant total to $36,130 for fiscal year 2007 -08. The Arts Commission plans to use these <br />funds for Orange County Arts Commission programs and as grants to local artists. This <br />budget amendment provides for the receipt of these funds from the North Carolina Arts <br />Council for the above stated purposes. (See Attachment 1, column #9) <br />Conservation Easements Capital Project Ordinance <br />10. At its September 6, 2007 meeting, the -Board of County Commissioners approved the <br />purchase and acceptance of an agricultural conservation easement related to the 78 acre <br />Tate Farm property. The cost of the property is $333,750 with the County's share being <br />$125,250 and the remaining $208,500 paid with federal revenues from the Farm and Ranch <br />Land Protection Program. The County's share comes from alternative financing for <br />conservation easements previously approved by the Board of Commissioners. (See <br />Attachment 5, Conservation Easements Capital Project Ordinance) <br />Orange County Schools Capital Project Ordinances <br />11. The Board approved County and school capital project ordinances for fiscal year 2007 -08 on <br />June 26, 2007. At that time, Orange County Schools allocated $1,050,000 of their <br />$1,547,986 pay-as-you-go funds to designated projects, with the understanding that they <br />would prioritize their remaining projects and allocate the district's remaining pay -as- you -go <br />funds ($497,986) later in the fiscal year. The district recently submitted a request for <br />Commissioners to approve the allocation of the remaining $497,986 for district pay- as -you- <br />go capital projects scheduled for completion in fiscal year 2007 -08. This budget amendment <br />provides for the allocation of approval of these additional Orange County School projects. <br />(See Attachment 6, Orange County Schools Capital Project Ordinances) <br />