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i. Budget Amendment #14 <br />The Board considered approving budget, capital project, and grant project ordinance <br />amendments for fiscal year 2003-04. <br />Commissioner Gordon said that this was something that was just received and she <br />asked for a review. <br />Budget Director Donna Dean said that this includes: <br />^ DSS -received an additional $3,000 <br />^ Department on Aging -received an additional $7,000 from the Home and Community Care <br />Block Grant <br />^ Equipment and Vehicle replacements - on May 18th, the Board approved an equipment <br />financing plan for solid waste equipment and emergency management ambulances <br />^ County-wide -puts some functions in the correct areas after switching to a new financial <br />system, MUNIS <br />^ Governing and Management Non-Department -allocating the health insurance increases <br />and equity retention fund <br />^ Item 7- performance review issue <br />^ Animal Services -amount to allocate to complete animal services transition from fund <br />balance <br />^ Revaluation Fund - complete a transfer from the General Fund to the Revaluation Fund to <br />cover expenditures this year <br />^ Governing and Management Non-Department -appropriation of $25,000 to fund UNC <br />School of Education .Research Project approved by the Board <br />^ Environment and Resource Conservation Department -budgeting funds for ERCD for <br />matching grant for the USDA Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program for $638,840 <br />^ Emergency Management -grant carried forward to next year <br />^ Efland Sewer Enterprise Fund -put funds in place to cover operating expense for the <br />Efland Sewer Fund <br />Chair Jacobs suggested for next year to keep track of grant funds received, budgeted <br />funds allocated, and unanticipated expenses so the Board can keep better track of these items. <br />John Link said that he would mention this to staff. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded Commissioner Carey to <br />approve the attached budget ordinance, capital project, and grant project ordinance <br />amendments. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />!: Utilization of Land at Public Works Facility for Parks Operation Base and <br />County-wide Storage Facility <br />The Board considered assemblir-g the appropriate stakeholders to develop a plan for <br />utilization of land at the Public Works Facility for use as a parks operations base and county <br />wide storage facility; and appoint Commissioner Halkiotis as the Board's representative to the <br />group; and approve a 12-month lease with JCBH Properties, LLC for approximately 4,000 <br />square feet of interior space and 3,500 square feet of exterior storage area at 503 Cornerstone <br />Court, Hillsborough and authorize the Chair to sign; and authorize the Manger to contract with a <br />surveyor to expedite site planning work over the summer. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis commended staff for looking at a long-range way of doing <br />County business. He would be delighted to. serve as representative on this group. He <br />encouraged the Manager to inc{ude the Sheriff, the Fire Marshall, and appropriate EMS staff <br />and other emergency responders, because shelter and warehousing opportunities always seem <br />to be highlighted whenever there is a natural disaster. <br />