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Commissioner Jacobs asked how much money the County receives for Smart Start. John Link said that he would bring this information. Commissioner Jacobs would like for the legislators to see specifically what the Smart Start money goes for in Orange County. Commissioner Halkiotis made reference to the Hispanic brochure on safety that was presented to the Board of County Commissioners a few meetings back and the Board recommended that this program be nominated for a NaCo award. This program is not being recommended for funding because of Smart Start cuts. He spoke to this issue at the meeting of the Partnership for Young Children last week. He said that we need to continue to hammer this to all of our legislative delegates. Smart Start is making a difference in young children. Commissioner Carey said that the State and the federal government seem to be ravishing our safety net and we should do what we can to protect it. Jahn Link said that the County Commissioners appropriated about $300,000 for the Social Safety Net, and the Board has had to spend about $167,000. There is $133,000 left uncommitted this year. A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to approve the annual consolidated agreement between the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and the Orange County Health Department and to authorize the Chair to sign the agreements and assurances pending County Attorney review. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 9. ITEMS FOR DECISION--REGULAR AGENDA a. Facility Use Policies and Procedures -Smith Middle School Soccer Field The Board reviewed the proposed Facility Use Policies and Procedures for the Smith Middle School soccer field. Chair Brown said that this is basically an interlocal agreement with the Town of Carrboro on the use of the Smith Middle School soccer field. She introduced Recreation and Parks Management Director Lori Taft. Lori Taft said that back in February 2001, Orange County signed an agreement with the Town of Carrboro and the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School Board with regard to the use and development of fields at Smith Middle School. The particular concern was soccer field #3- b. In this agreement, there is a paragraph that states, and she read, "The Town and the County will work together to coordinate programming of the use of the fields when school is not in session and that the Town will be the lead entity in programming such use and communicating to the Board of Education regarding the same." The Board asked the Recreation and Parks department to work with the staff of Carrboro in pursuing this agreement. They have developed a draft agreement far the Board's consideration. The Carrboro Board of Aldermen reviewed the policy and came up with some suggestions, which were in bold. Commissioner Gordon asked if this was the same as other soccer fields that Carrboro maintains. She made reference to priority of use policy and said that this means that people with priority can sign up first and then others can sign up. She asked why they wanted to change it from 75°~ Orange County residents to 50°~. She also asked about using the field before April 15t and why it is best practice to not use soccer fields before April 15t Lori Taft made reference to the report from the Soccer Symposium Task Force from 2000, which lists field inventories. Hank Anderson Park is listed as having one multi-purpose field, which is designated as football. This is the only field that Carrboro maintains. Regarding the percentage of residents of Orange County, it was discussed and there was a concern because there were three members of the Orange County Soccer Alliance who would be disadvantaged by the policy of 75% of the membership that must live in Orange County. The Orange County Soccer Alliance took the position that it should be reduced to 50°~. Regarding