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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No. 9-e ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: March 17, 1998 SUBJECT: Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA Capital Campaign DEPARTMENT: Manager's Office ATTACHMENT(S): Correspondence from YMCA Draft Performance Agreement PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) ~r> BUDGET AMENDMENT: (Y/N) ?'< INFORMATION CONTACT: Albert T. Kittrell, Assistant County Manager TELEPHONE NUMBERS: - -ext. 2300 Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 227-2031 PURPOSE: To consider a request from the YMCA to contribute funds to their capital campaign. BACKGROUND: On December 1, 1997 the Board received a report from the YMCA requesting a $50,000 Capital Campaign Challenge Grant from the County. The Board asked the Manager to review the request. The YMCA has submitted correspondence distinguishing the public benefit of the campaign. County funds and other campaign funds will assist YMCA expand the existing building to include a Child Care Center and a Youth Center. There would be no membership requirement for the child care facility and youth programming services for middle school and high school age young people. The County Attorney acknowledges the public benefit of a County contribution to the YMCA Capital Campaign, but suggests that any allocation of funding to the YMCA should include a performance agreement ensuring County funds will be used for a public purpose. A draft performance agreement, which includes cooperation with Youth Voices of Orange County (the County Youth Council), is attached. The County has contributed to similar capital campaigns in the past. The Arts Center, Triangle Hospice and the Dickson House are private nonprofit capital projects which received County funding. Funds were budgeted allocated over several years.