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5. The Department of Social Services has received an additional $3,578 in the FY 10-11 <br />allocation of Home Community Care Block Grant funds through Triangle J .Council of <br />Governments (TJCOG). The department plans to use these funds to pay for services <br />for the elderly to avoid institutional placement. <br />This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these additional funds for the above <br />stated purposes. (See Attachment 1, Column 4) <br />Library Services <br />6. Library Services has received donations of $20,000 from the Friends of the Orange <br />County Main Library and $3,000 from the Friends of the Carrboro Branch Library. The <br />department plans to use these funds to purchase shelving end panels, additional chairs <br />for seating and meeting room equipment, as well as purchase "Kindles" to provide <br />patrons access to this new technology at the Main Library, and to enhance the materials <br />budget at the Carrboro Library. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of <br />these donated funds for tkte above stated purposes. (See Attachment 1, Column 5) <br />Department of Environment, Agriculture, and Parks and Recreation (DEAPR) <br />7. At its October 19, 201O~~meeting, the Board of County Commissioners approved the <br />relocation of the Parks Operation Base from the current leased space at 503 <br />Cornerstone Court in Hillsborough to the future Millhouse Road Park property. Funds <br />for the stabilization and up-fit of the house and barn, for conversion to a Parks <br />Operations Base, will come from previously approved funding within the Blackwood <br />Farm Capital Project, as well as savings generated due to the termination of the current <br />lease at 503 Cornerstone' Court, effective December 31, 2010. With these transferred <br />funds, as well as funds currently available within the Millhouse Road Park project, there <br />are sufficient funds to cover the cost of the Parks Operations Base. This budget <br />amendment provides for :the transfer of previously budgeted funds of $14,500 from the <br />Blackwood Farm Capital"F~roject, and $11,590 from Building Rental within the DEAPR's <br />General Fund account to the Millhouse Road Park Capital Project (See Attachment 1, <br />Column 6), and amends,-the capital projects as follows: <br />Blackwood Farm: (Project#20000) <br />Revenues for this project: <br /> FY 2010-11 <br />Current Bud et FY 2010-11 <br />Amendment FY 2010-11 <br />Revised <br />Blackwood Farm $2,451,935 $14 500 $2,437,435 <br />Total Project Fundin $2 451,935 $14 500 $2 437 435 <br />A ro riated for this ro'ecf: <br /> °~ °FY 2010-11 <br />•Current Bud et FY 2010-11 <br />Amendment FY 2010-11 <br />Revised <br />B{ackwood Farm $2,451 935 $14 500 $2,437,435 <br />Total Costs J= $2 451,935 $14 500 $2,437,435 <br />