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h. Bid Award: Mobile Trailer for Mass Medical Distribution/Site Area Command <br />Post <br />This item was removed and placed at the end of the consent agenda for separate <br />consideration. <br />i. Endorsement of Orange County's Hosting of Citizen Corps Council <br />Conference <br />The Board endorsed a request from the Governor's Office that Orange County host a <br />statewide conference for Citizen Corps Councils (CCC) and related volunteer programs to be <br />held in October 2005 and authorized staff to carry out the necessary administrative and <br />logistical tasks associated with the conference. <br />L Budget Amendment #9 <br />The Board approved budget ordinance amendments for fiscal year 2004-05 for <br />Department of Social Services, Department on Aging, Orange Public Transportation, <br />Recreation and Parks Department, Governing and Management -Non-Departmental, Arts <br />Commission, and Human Services -Non-Departmental. <br />k. Orange County Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) Task Force Formation <br />This item was removed and placed at the end of the consent agenda for separate <br />consideration. <br />I. Orange County Transportation Priority List for 2007-2013 TIP <br />The Board adopted the resolutions (Attachments 2 and 3) endorsing priority <br />transportation projects for inclusion in the 2007-2013 Transportation Improvement Program <br />(TIP). <br />m. Homestead Community Center Wastewater System Repair <br />The Board endorsed the concept of connecting the Homestead Center to the OWASA <br />sewer system; authorized the Manager and staff to work with OWASA to develop and execute <br />the appropriate documents associated with the design and construction of the sewer system; <br />and approved the attached capital project ordinance that would fund the sewer extension by <br />means of net two-thirds debt reduction bonds. <br />n. Approval of Grant Application Submission to Expand RSVP Disaster <br />Preparedness Program for Seniors, Particularly for Vulnerable and Disabled <br />Persons <br />The Board authorized RSVP to apply for the Project of Nation Significance (PNS) grant <br />application for $20,000 annually to expand its existing volunteer disaster preparedness <br />program, which aims to empower seniors to better deal with natural disasters through <br />information, training, and special projects, subject to any final review by staff and the County <br />Attorney. <br />VOTE ON CONSENT AGENDA: UNANIMOUS <br />ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA: <br />h. Bid Award: Mobile Trailer for Mass Medical Distribution/Site Area Command <br />Post <br />The Board considered awarding a bid to Kraftsman, Inc. for the purchase of a Mass <br />Medication Distribution Site/Site Area Command Post trailer to be shared between the Orange <br />County Emergency Management and the Orange County Health Department and authorize the <br />Purchasing Director to execute the necessary paperwork. <br />Commissioner Jacobs asked about the difference in cost between the two final bids. <br />Jack Ball said that the vendor that is higher builds the trailers from scratch and the lower <br />