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Chair Brown asked that the pie charts be done for five years instead of ten Commissioner Carey made reference to the agricultural center and said that the County received some federal money for this. He asked if there were constraints on this and if the County would lose the money after a certain period of time. John Link said yes and that there are constraints on the Farmer's Market. Commissioner Gordon said if the Board wants the Manager to come back on Thursday and then wait till fall for rest of the CIP, then she suggests that the Manager prioritize the projects for the County. It would be up to the County Commissioners to decide what the pie chart would be. One thing that the Board agreed to change {not by motion) is that the Lands Legacy Fund would have $500,000 a year for the opportunity fund. It was reduced to $200,000. She would like this to be restored without waiting until after the break. John Link said they need a motion by the Board to do this. A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Chair Brown that the opportunity fund for the Lands Legacy program be restored to $500,000 a year. The Board discussed what was cut from the Lands Legacy budget last year. Commissioner Gordon said that they cut some things in the budget to make it $200,000. Commissioner Jacobs said that last year they made cuts in the CIP because of what the State had done. Now the Board has not kept up with where all of this is now. He asked that the staff track what gat cut last year and what is being restored this year. He thinks the Board needs to devote the same time and attention to this as it has for schools. John Link said that the staff would come back on Thursday with the projects that need to be funded next year, such as the Northern Human Services Center, etc. The staff will show the Board how to reinstate Lands Legacy at $500,000 and how that affects other projects. He recommended that the staff come back in the fall with the prioritization of projects for future years and looking at the pie chart adjustments. Chair Brown asked John Link to come up with a short process to determine how things are added. There was no vote on the motion. 3. County Operating Budget Matters a. Outside Agency funding - BOCC discussion {if representatives are needed to respond to Board questions, they would be asked to attend the beginning of the June 19 work session) Chair Brown made reference to the Piedmont Wildlife Center not recommended to be funded. She asked about the comment, "not considered to be within the Human Services purview." John Link said that he did not recommend funding the Piedmont Wildlife Center and he would be delighted to discuss it. Commissioner Jacobs asked if the wildlife center does not fit under Human Services and if there was any other place in the budget to address this other than the APS budget. John Link said that if the Board were to initiate funding for this, then he sees it coming out of the Human Services Safety Net. His perspective is a little different than staff on thl5. Commissioner Jacobs said that, in the short term, it would be fine to look at this stand