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mi;~t.p- ~d mss- acz5 <br />The Board reappointed Sandra Grey Herring to the OPC Area Board. <br />c. Propertv Tax Refund <br />The Board adopted a refund resolution, which is incorporated by reference, related to one (1) <br />request for property tax refund in accordance with the N.C. General Statute 105-381. <br />d. Propertv Tax Releases <br />The Board adopted a resolution that is incorporated by reference, to release property values <br />related to four (4) requests for property tax release in accordance with the N.C. General Statute <br />105-381. <br />e. Propertv Value Changes <br />The Board approved value changes made in property values after the 2005 Board of <br />Equalization and Review adjourned. <br />f. Personnel Ordinance Revision -Drug and Alcohol Testing <br />The Board approved a revision to the Orange County Personnel Ordinance to implement the <br />new State law effective December 1, 2005 requiring that the County report any positive drug or <br />alcohol test for an employee in a Federal Transportation Administration (FTA) safety sensitive <br />position to the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles, effective December 1, 2005. <br />g RFP Award: Surveying at Landfill <br />The Board awarded an RFP for miscellaneous survey work as required for Solid Waste <br />Management operations to Summit Consulting Engineers of Hillsborough, North Carolina for a <br />period of three years with the option of extending the agreement an additional three years and <br />authorized the Manager to sign. <br />h. Budget Amendment #6 <br />The Board approved budget and grant project ordinance amendments for fiscal year 2005-06 <br />for Department of Social Services, Department on Aging, Cooperative Extension, Solid Waste <br />Enterprise Fund, and Gravelly Hill Middle School Capital Project. <br />i. Approval of Subordination Agreement Related to Hurricane Floyd Mitigation Program <br />The Board approved an agreement related to a bank loan against property acquired by <br />homeowners who participated in the federal Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) following <br />damage to their property during Hurricane Floyd in 1999 subject to final review by staff and the <br />County Attorney, and authorized the Chair to sign. <br />L Draft Environmental Responsibility Goal <br />The Board adopted the Environmental Responsibility in County Government goal. <br />k. Examination of Bonds <br />The Board maintained the bonds at their present levels. <br />I. SportsPlex Management Agreement and Purchase Agreement Amendments <br />This item was removed and placed at the end of the consent agenda for separate <br />consideration. <br />VOTE ON CONSENT AGENDA: UNANIMOUS <br />ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA: <br />I. SportsPlex Management Agreement and Purchase Agreement Amendments <br />The Board considered final approval of an agreement with Recreation Factory Partners <br />to provide operational management of the SportsPlex, and to approve amendments to the <br />agreement to purchase that property from RT Holdings, Inc. (RT Holdings is a corporation <br />created by Eaton Vance for the purpose of owning and operating the SportsPlex); and authorize <br />the Chair to sign agreements, subject to final review by the staff and the County Attorney. <br />Commissioner Gordon made reference to pages 12-13 and the definition of "operating <br />revenue benchmark". She would like an explanation of how the operating revenue benchmark <br />works. She said that this influences how to word the management agreement for the facility. <br />