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r. Contract between the Rural Advancement Foundation International - USA and Orange County for Growing New Farmers for the Piedmont Grant for the PLANT 01 Breeze Farm Enterprise Incubator The Board approved a contract and accepted a $30,000 grant from the Rural Advancement Foundation International — USA and Orange County for a 2011 Tobacco Communities Reinvestment Fund Grant for the PLANT @ Breeze Farm Enterprise Incubator at the WC Breeze Family Farm Extension & Research Center. s. Status Update for Orange County Small Business Loan Program Company Including Updates to `Operating Policies and Procedures' The Board received a status update on recent activities of the Orange County Small Business Loan Program Company and approved updates to the "Operating Policies and Procedures as endorsed by the acting Board of Directors of the Loan Program. t. Potential Expansion of Foreign Trade Zone #93 The Board directed staff to gather additional information on the impact of expanding FTZ#93 to include Orange County; and authorize the BOCC Chair to submit a letter of support to TJCOG stating Orange County's interest in being included within the Service Area of FTZ#93. u. Reconfiguration of Advisory Board to Orange County Economic Development The Board approved the Resolution to Repeal the 1982 Resolution Creating the Orange County Economic Development Commission, which is incorporated by reference, that formally dissolves the Economic Development Commission; authorized the Board Chair to provide written expressions of appreciation to current and past members of the advisory group to the Orange County Economic Development Commission for their service to the County; directed staff to develop a proposed reconfigured Economic Development Advisory Board structure along with recommendations as to the suggested membership categories and organizational representatives; and encouraged staff to initiate recruitment of qualified persons to be considered by the Board of County Commissioners for appointment to the newly constituted Orange County Economic Development Advisory Board. v. Community HOME Trust— Request to Increase Income Requirements The Board supported the request by the Community HOME Trust to increase the target population of those served by its programs from 80% of area median income to 115% of area median income with the following conditions: 1. Community HOME Trust must provide an annual report that includes statistics regarding the number of families served and their total annual income in relation to the HUD median income; and 2. No subsidy dollars (federal, state, or local) should be provided for homebuyers with incomes above 80%. w. Fiscal Year 2010-11 Budget Amendment #11 The Board approved budget and capital project ordinance amendments for fiscal year 2010-11 for Department on Aging, Planning and Orange Public Transportation, Department of Social Services, Visitor's Bureau, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Capital Projects, The Aquatics Center and Southern Community Park, and Health Department— Medicaid Maximization Capital Project. x. 2010-11 County Employee Performance Award The Board recognized overall County employee performance effort with approval of a "non- recurring" one-time performance award for all employees actively employed as of June 3, 2011.