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O~.D - ao1 I- ooh <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: February 15, 2011 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~° <br />SUBJECT: Contract Between the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services <br />and Orange County: Grant for Specialty Crop Equipment for the Piedmont Food <br />& Agricultural Processing Center; and Approval of Budget Amendment #7-A <br />DEPARTMENT: Economic Development and PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br />Financial Services <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Contract Noah Ranells, Agricultural Economic <br />Development Coordinator, 245-2330 <br />Gary Shope, Interim Economic <br />Development Director, 245-2325 <br />Michael Talbert, Deputy Financial <br />Services Director, 245-2153 <br />PURPOSE: To approve a contract with the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer <br />Services fora $79,950 Specialty Crop grant for equipment for the Piedmont Food and <br />Agricultural Processing Center. <br />BACKGROUND: In May 2010, the BOCC approved a request by staff to submit a grant <br />application to the NC Specialty Crops Program for equipment that will be installed at the <br />Piedmont Food and Agricultural Processing Center. A $79,950 grant was awarded to fund the <br />purchase of specialty crop equipment. This award is extremely timely given that the facility <br />renovations are approximately 40% complete and on schedule for opening in April 2011. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The grant includes a staff in-kind match of $12,000 that will be fulfilled <br />by the Ag Economic Development Coordinator position. Budget Amendment #7-A increases the <br />project budget by $79,950 from the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for a <br />Specialty Corp Grant for the purchase of equipment. <br />Budget Amendment 7-A <br />Piedmont Food & Agricultural Processing Center <br />Project # 10043 <br />Revenues for this ro'ect: <br /> Current FY <br />2010-11 FY 2010-11 <br />Amendment FY 2010-11 <br />Revised <br />Sales Tax & Dedicated <br />Pro ert Tax <br />Grant Funds $1,320,419 $79,950 $1,400,369 <br />Total Pro'ect Fundin $1,320,419 $79,950 $1,400,369 <br />