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xx5A <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />CONTINUED MEETING FROM AUGUST 3, 1987 <br />4 <br />--- AUGUST 4, 1987 <br />'~ The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in continued session on <br />August 4, 1987 at 7:30 in the Board of Commissioners' Room, Hillsborough, <br />North Carolina. <br />BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Shirley E. Marshall and Commissioners <br />Moses Carey, Jr., Stephen Halkiotis, John Hartwell and Don Willhoit. <br />STAFF PRESENT: Interim County Manager Albert Kittrell, Finance <br />Director Gordon Baker, Clerk to the Board Beverly Blythe, Purchasing <br />Director Pamela Jones, Budget Analyst Donna Wagner and Personnel Director <br />Beverly Whitehead. <br />PROCLAMATION - STAGE II WATER ALERT <br />Chair Marshall read the proclamation declaring a Stage XI Water Alert <br />for the County portion of the oWASA service area. (A copy of this <br />proclamation is in the permanent agenda file in the'Clerk's Office). <br />PROJECT ORDINANCES FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS . <br />The Board reviewed all the project ordinances and agreed to the <br />following projects and costs: <br />Grady Brown Human Resources Center $ 15,000 <br />Homestead Recreation Center $ 30,000 <br />Planning/Agriculture Building $ 56,250 <br />Hazardous Materials $ 18,000 <br />Northern Human Services (Cedar Grove) $ 13,000 <br />New Courthouse Renovations (will be paid from present budget) <br />~ <br />Southern Human Services (Northside) $ 2,000 <br />County Remapping $ 97,554 <br />Jail Renovation $ 82,000 <br />Public Works Facility $ 130,000 <br />Southern Orange Rescue Squad $ 10,000 <br />Courthouse - Bench Padding $ 5,000 <br />Livestock/Horticulture Market $ 25,000 <br />Agriculture and New Courthouse Renovations $ 9,100 <br />911 Center Land Purchase $ 15,000 <br />Emergency Services Ambulances S 34.1000 <br />TOTAL 87-88 REVISED CTP $ 541,904 <br />DAY CARE <br />Social Services Director Marti Pryor-Cook distributed information to <br />the Board and stated that the reallocated figure of $75,000 is an <br />estimated figure. The policy has been changed. to include more centers <br />across the state being eligible to participate in the program. <br />Marti Pryor-Cook stated that currently there are 290 children <br />receiving daycare subsidy. Forty will be entering kindergarden reducing <br />the figure to 250. There are 367 on the waiting list for daycare. The <br />County is mandated to subsidize those children covered by protective <br />services. <br />Chair Marshall expressed a concern of subsidizing some children 100 <br />when there are other children on the waiting list who are just as <br />qualified but for which funds are not available. <br />Discussion ensued on how best to fund daycare and maintain some equity <br />in subsidizing those who are qualified. <br />MOTION was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner <br />Halkiotis to place $98,000 in contingency for day care for phase out with <br />