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A motion was made by Commissioner Brown, seconded by Chair Crowther to specify under <br />eligibility requirements that preference will be given to businesses who pay 50% of health insurance <br />costs for their employees. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis that the <br />Program specify that any wages paid to employees must comply with any Living Wage Ordinance <br />adopted by Orange County. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to reduce <br />the percentage of ownership from 20% to 10% that an individual could own without requiring an <br />individual to execute an Unconditional Guaranty Agreement for the full amount of the loan. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to add to <br />the policy either under #4 on page 8 or under Loan Analysis as #9 "that no more than 50% of the loan <br />could be used for working capital. " <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to add to <br />the composition of the Loan Committee, a County Commissioner, the County Manager and the County <br />Finance Director. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />Commissioner Brown volunteered to serve on this Committee. <br />A motion was made by Chair Crowther, seconded by Commissioner Brown to add to page 8 <br />between items 3 and 4 that the Loan Committee will make their recommendation which will be presented <br />at the next County Commissioners meeting on the Consent Agenda for information. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />A motion was made by Chair Crowther, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to adopt the <br />entire Loan Program document as amended above including a requirement that businesses that take <br />part in this program will comply with the statement of corporate citizenship. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Brown, seconded by Chair Crowther to authorize the <br />County Attorney to develop legal documents for commitment by all parties, to develop third-party <br />contracts for underwriting and servicing and to "create" the non-profit corporation, as recommended by <br />the County Attorney, to receive the bank funds, incur the debt, and lend the money. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />C. SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTER RENOVATIONS <br />Purchasing Director Pam Jones gave background information on how this plan was <br />developed. She talked about the community involvement in this project. If the Board approves this <br />tonight, this could go out for bid the end of September and could be considered by the County <br />Commissioners in November. It will take four to six months to complete the renovations. <br />Commissioner Gordon made reference to the resource area and explained how people <br />walking through this area would have the privacy to use the resource center. She explained that there