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Commissioner Gordon made reference to the cover and said that Orange County is not very prominent on this cover. She suggested making Orange County larger on the cover so it is more prominent. Joe Blake agreed to make this change. Commissioner Halkiotis said that there used to be two Commissioner delegates on the board of the Visitors Center Bureau. However, the Visitors Bureau Board has proven to be very functional with good leadership. He commended the Visitors Bureau on their hard work. A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to award the bid to Hickory Printing, Raleigh, NC, in the amount of $28,386; and authorize the Purchasing Director to execute the appropriate paperwork. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 3. N.C. HEALTH CHOICE COORDINATOR POSITION -CONVERSION FROM TIME-LIMITED TO PERMANENT STATUS Social Services Director Marti Pryor-Cook said that this project has surpassed her expectation as it relates to the number of children in Orange County who would be eligible for the Medicaid Health Check or the Health Choice program. Social Services has enrolled over 1200 children and continues to get applications an a daily basis. One thing that the Health Choice program has done is to bring in more children who are eligible for the Medicaid Health Check insurance. This has made the application process much easier. Commissioner Halkiotis said that many kids were going to the school nurse for health care. A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Brawn to approve the conversion of the Health Choice position from atime-limited status to afull-time permanent status. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 4. PROPOSED CONTRACT FOR STUDENT GENERATION RATE AND IMPACT FEE STUDY Planning Director Craig Benedict said that 22 requests for bids were sent out and only two were returned. He said that the information from the student generation rate and impact fee studies would help the County move along with three goals that were determined last year -fiscal impact analysis, school impact fees, and adequate public facilities ordinance. He said that this proposal was unique to the existing system in that there is now a flat rate far all types of housing. He said that Tischler and Associates have done over 300 fiscal impact fee studies and over 400 direct impact fee analyses around the United States. They have done work in Cary and Holly Springs and are very familiar with the state's funding options for schools. He said that the original fee for the contract has been negotiated to make it more consistent with the budget. The cost of the studies will not exceed $53,400. Commissioner Halkiotis suggested that the Manager ask the two school superintendents to facilitate this study. Commissioner Brown made reference to the Apartment Association's offer to pay for some of the impact fee study. She feels that the perception may not be good if the County accepts a contribution. Commissioner Gordon said that she feels that it is really important to get these projections and she hopes that the Board can approve the Manager's recommendation and move ahead. Commissioner Jacobs said that hopefully this study would help with justifying any increases in the impact fee. He feels that it is better that the County pays for this study. A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Gordon to award the proposal to Tischler and Associates in an amount not to exceed $53,400; appropriate $30,400 from the Contingency account; and authorize the Manager to sign an agreement incorporating substantially the same terms as the attached proposal, subject to final review by staff and the County Attorney. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 5. HOUSING