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A motion was made by Commissioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner Carey to take $100,000 from the social safety net and designate it for childcare subsidies. VOTE: UNANIMOUS Outside Agency Funding: Chair Jacobs made reference to the Director of the ArtsCenter, who was in attendance, and said that the Arts Director needs to meet with the Arts Commission and the staff to talk through some of the issues about how the County should participate more fully in the activities of the ArtsCenter. It would be good to have a vision. A motion was made Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Carey to accept the Manager's recommendation on outside agency funding. VOTE: UNANIMOUS Decision Point -10: Fire District Tax Rates A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to approve the Fire District tax rates as recommended by the Manager. VOTE: UNANIMOUS Concluding Discussion on the Operating Budget Rod Visser made reference to the 3R fee and said that if you adjust each figure down by $9.00, which would be $27 for the basic fee, $41 total for multi-family, $43 total for rural curbside, and $66 total for urban curbside; this would generate a little over $2.5 million. This is with the understanding that there will be a subsidy based on the Homestead Exemption. The staff will report back on haw the subsidy has affected the revenue. Chair Jacobs said that this is with the understanding that the Board is making a commitment to look more fully over the next fiscal year into additional improvements and changes in the solid waste system that would achieve greater reductions and would also share with the public a better understanding of why the County is imposing fees. Rod Visser asked about the permanent position in reference to the 3R fee that was deferred at the last meeting. This is the Revenue Technician II. A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Brown to approve the Revenue Technician II full-time equivalent position, as recommended by the Manager. VOTE: UNANIMOUS At this point, the Commissioners concluded their discussion of the key decision points remaining to be addressed in the Resolution of Intent. The staff will complete the "Resolution of Intent to Adopt the 2004-05 County Annual Operating Budget" based on these decisions and will bring it back for inclusion in the June 23rd agenda materials. 3. Review and Approve CauntV 2004-14 Capital Investment Plan