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Commissioner Jacobs asked where we stood on putting Spanish language signs <br />up in County buildings. Commissioner Halkiotis said that there is limited signage in <br />Spanish in the Government Services Center and it might be good to get feedback from <br />the Register of Deeds and the Tax Office on how this is working out. <br />John Link said that they will come back with an assessment of this. <br />Chair Brown would like to add in that the staff would bring back the goals that this <br />group adopts and to give an update every year. <br />A motion was made by Chair Brown, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to <br />accept the Grant Award, authorize the Emergency Management Director to sign the <br />grant guidelines and grant related materials, and authorize the Emergency Management <br />Specialist to be the point of contact for the program, with the revisions as stated by Chair <br />Brown. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />f. Acceptance of Grant to Establish a Community Emergency Response Team <br />Program within the County <br />The Board considered accepting a federal grant in the amount of $10,000 to <br />establish a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program within Orange <br />County; authorizing the Emergency Management Director to sign the Memorandum of <br />Understanding, and allowing the Emergency Management Specialist to be designated <br />as the paint of contact for the program. <br />Commissioner Gordon asked about the budget for this and said that she would <br />like a copy of it. She was not sure why it cost $10,000. John Link said that they would <br />provide a detail line item. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner <br />Halkiotis to accept the Grant Award, authorize the Emergency Management Director to <br />sign the Memorandum of Understanding, and allow the Emergency Management <br />Specialist to be designated as the point of contact for the program. <br />Chair Brown asked to include the caveat concerning the $10,000 and to bring <br />back the results of the training outcomes. This was added to the motion. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />h. Bid Award: Crawler Dozer for Orange County Landfill <br />The Board considered awarding a bid to Gregory Poole of Raleigh, NC for a <br />Crawler Dozer for the Orange County Landfill, bid number 246, at a delivered cost of <br />$308,451; authorizing the Purchasing Director to execute the necessary paperwork; and <br />authorizing the Finance Director to solicit and execute all administrative action and <br />documents associated with completing an appropriate installment financing agreement <br />for this equipment with a local financial institution. <br />Commissioner Gordon asked about the total cost for the installment purchase <br />and the debt service payments. She asked if it would be paid off at the end of the five <br />years and how much more it would cost than $308,451. Assistant County Manager Rod <br />Visser said that the installment financing would be paid off in five years. He does not <br />have the exact amounts for the interest payments, but it is around $65-70,000. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner <br />Halkiotis to award bid number 246 to Gregory Poole Equipment Company of Raleigh, <br />North Carolina at a delivered cost of $308,451; authorize the Purchasing Director to <br />execute the necessary paperwork; and authorize the Finance Director to solicit and <br />execute all the administrative actions and documents associated with completing an <br />appropriate installment financing agreement for this equipment with a local financial <br />institution. <br />