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Chair Brown asked if the non-profit could ever sell itself to afor-profit. John Link said that this is addressed in Section 8 and says that it would be reverted back to the County so that this non-profit stays anon-profit and provides these kinds of services for the citizens who need them. Chair Brown made reference to Article IX, Section 7 on the last page about compensation and asked that it come back to the County if there is any compensation over a certain amount so that there is a check on something that is going on. Commissioner Gordon asked if the meetings were open to the public and Geof Gledhill said not by virtue of this document. Commissioner Gordon would like to follow upon this as long as the County is financing it. Commissioner Jacobs said that if the Board is going to fund to a certain threshold in organizations that depend on public funding, there aught to be a public component. John Link said that the Board of County Commissioners could indicate in the contract with a non-profit what is expected. If the organization does not meet the expectations, then the Board does not contract with them. Commissioner Gordan suggested "DOA staff' be changed to something else, Commissioner Jacobs suggested"Don A". Commissioner Carey said that there should be public access to agencies that the County funds because it is unwise for the County to pursue a policy that attempts to convert every non-profit into a public agency. He would like to consider this further. This item will be brought back on June 17t" or 26tH e. Renewal of Faod Waste Collection and Composting Contract The Board considered renewal of a contract that enables the County Solid Waste Management Department to provide separated food waste collection services to commercial establishments throughout Orange County, and authorizing the Chair to sign the agreement, subject to final review by the County Attorney. Commissioner Jacobs said that in the past there have been compost sales at the landfill that was a product of Brooks Contracting, and he did not see that this year. Solid Waste Management Director Gayle Wilson said that it is continuing and they no longer have compost sale days because it is for sale everyday. Commissioner Jacobs asked if this was being advertised. Gayle Wilson reported that there was a meeting this morning, and they just completed construction on C&D recycling facilities and there is anew facility for handling compost and other types of mulch. There will be press releases and paid advertisements as well as a brochure an Orange County earth products for sale. A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Chair Brawn to approve the service contract with Brooks to collect and compost food waste and authorize the Chair to sign the agreement, subject to final review by Staff and the County Attorney. VOTE: UNANIMOUS I. Proposed Zoning Ordinance & Subdivision Regulations Enforcement Procedures Amendments The Board considered closing the public hearing and considered making a decision on adoption of the proposed Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations text amendments regarding enforcement and penalties. Commissioner Gordon made reference to page six where it defines zoning officer, and this has been deleted. She asked if this should have been deleted. Craig Benedict said that it was covered in the zoning ordinance. Commissioner Gordon made reference to pages 9 and 16 and the stop work order and pointed out that it never says what the stop work order is. She thinks that the definition was deleted in error. She asked that this be corrected. Commissioner Gordon said that it states that the amount the zoning officer can fine is $500 and she did not know where it stood with the Board of County Commissioners. She said that there were minutes and comments about the amount, but she does not know if it was definitive. In looking through the minutes, it was not clear to her that the County Commissioners had come to any definitive position. Jahn Link said that whether the fine is $100 or $500, the zoning officer is not going to exercise the fine until each issue is addressed. We need to make sure that the individual citizen has been notified in person by a staff person and that they understand the issues involved.