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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: April 21, 1998 <br />SUBJECT: Orange County Dive Team Franchise Application (First Reading) <br />DEPARTMENT: Emergency Management <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Franchise Application <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. A _ <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) <br />BUDGET AMENDMENT: (Y/NS) <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Nick Waters, ext 3030 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732 -8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968 -4501 <br />Durham 688 -7331 <br />Mebane 227 -2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider franchising a dive team in Orange County. <br />BACKGROUND: Orange County has always depended upon dive teams from other counties, <br />when the need has arisen. In the most recent Cedar Grove area drowning, individual volunteer <br />divers donated their time to assist in body recovery. The primary organized dive team was from the <br />Durham County Sheriff's Office. The individual volunteers and other certified divers have formed <br />a dive team. This team has been incorporated as a non - profit organization and developed a set of <br />by -laws, policies, and operating procedures. This team is composed of highly qualified, trained, and <br />personally equipped divers. This team has submitted an application to be franchised to provide dive <br />related services to Orange County. Their application complies with all the stipulations of the <br />Orange County Franchise Ordinance. The team has asked for no County funds to subsidize their <br />operations. <br />Franchising this team will enable Orange County to have a lead agency in any dive operations that <br />may occur within the County, and also to return the favors to other agencies that have assisted us in <br />the past. This application was submitted to the EMS Advisory Council for review, and received <br />favorable recommendations to be carried forward to the Commissioners. <br />Under NCGS 153A -46, any action related to granting or amending a franchise requires a passing <br />vote by the governing board at two regular meetings. If the Board votes to approve this request, the <br />item would be brought back for consideration of a second reading at the Board's next regular <br />meeting. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board award a franchise for the <br />dive team to function as part of the emergency services of Orange County. <br />