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The Board amended its regular meeting calendar by adding a work session an Thursday, <br />March 15, 2006 from 4:00-6:30 p.m. at Southern Human Services Center prior to the already <br />scheduled 7:30 p.m. CIP work session at Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, N. C. <br />(dinner will be from 6:30-7:15 p.m.}, to address other items of interest such as solid waste. <br />VOTE ON CONSENT AGENDA: UNANIMOUS <br />ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA: <br />f. Acceptance of Hazard Mitiaatian Grant Project Funds - Emeraency Generators <br />The Board considered accepting grant funding and approving a memorandum of agreement, <br />subject to final review by staff and the County Attorney for a State pass-through competitive <br />grant of federal Hazard Mitigation funds to reimburse the County for new generators to be <br />placed at the County's Emergency Operations Center and at the emergency radio <br />communications tower on Eno Mountain and authorizing the Chair and Manager to sign the <br />appropriate documents. <br />Chair Jacobs said that he wanted to encourage the Energy Conservation Board to look at <br />trying to find alternatives to continue to buy generators for emergency situations. He said that <br />they had once brought up the possibility of Orange County purchasing green power and he <br />would like to look at this again. This would be a way to support alternative energy efforts. <br />A motion was made by Chair Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to accept grant <br />funding and approve a memorandum of agreement, subject to final review by staff and the <br />County Attorney, far a State pass-through competitive grant of federal Hazard Mitigation funds <br />to reimburse the County for new generators to be placed at the County's Emergency Operations <br />Center and at the emergency radio communications tower an Eno Mountain and authorize the <br />Chair and Manager to sign the appropriate documents <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />i. Budaet Amendment #10 <br />The Board considered approving budget ordinance and grant project ordinance <br />amendments for fiscal year 2005-06. <br />Commissioner Carey pointed out that the acceptance of $43,000 of Community Health <br />Center continuation grant funds states in the last sentence that this is a one-time grant and <br />when it runs out, the services have to be cut. He said that this is not the way to provide <br />healthcare or expand health services. He said that they should accept the money, but he does <br />not think that they should increase the number of days that care is provided and then cut back <br />after the money runs out. He said that this is not good policy. He said that he would bring this <br />to the attention of the Board of Health. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Foushee to <br />approve the attached budget ordinance and grant project ordinance amendments, with <br />concerns as stated shove, for Health Department, Department of Social Services, Arts <br />Commission, Housing and Community Development, and Recreation and Parks Department. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />k. Confirmation of Plans far Use of Well and Septic for Solid Waste Operations <br />Center <br />The Board considered adoption of a resolution indicating the intent of the Board of <br />Commissioners to construct the new Solid Vliaste Operations Center an Eubanks Road using a <br />well and a septic system, rather than pursuing water and sewer connections to the Orange <br />Water and Sewer Authority systems. <br />