ORD-2007-208 - Finance - Fiscal Year 2007-08 Budget Amendment #3 - 10-23-2007-4i

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