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9 <br /> 1 Orange County <br /> 2 <br /> 3 <br /> 4 <br /> 5 Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization <br /> 6 <br /> 7 <br /> 8 <br /> 9 Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority <br /> 10 <br /> 11 <br /> 12 A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner McKee to <br /> 13 approve the minutes with the proposed corrections made above. <br /> 14 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 15 <br /> 16 n. Senior Care of Orange County, Inc. — Revised By-Laws and Lease <br /> 17 Agreement <br /> 18 The Board considered two actions concerning Senior Care of Orange County, Inc. (SC <br /> 19 of OC, Inc.): approval of revised by-laws for Senior Care of Orange County, Inc.; and approval <br /> 20 of a resolution authorizing a lease agreement with Senior Care of Orange County, Inc. and <br /> 21 authorized the Chair to sign. <br /> 22 Commissioner Gordon asked about the by-laws and why it does not say that residents <br /> 23 of the facility need to be residents of Orange County. She also asked why it was not more than <br /> 24 simple majority on the board of trustees. She asked the Board of County Commissioners if <br /> 25 they want to make members in the future be from Orange County, and if they do, then they <br /> 26 would ask staff to figure it out. <br /> 27 John Roberts said that any changes the Board of County Commissioners wants to make <br /> 28 they can make but whatever changes they make to by-laws may not last because this will no <br /> 29 longer be an Orange County board. He said they could tie grant funds to some requirements <br /> 30 that they only serve Orange County residents or something of that nature. <br /> 31 Commissioner Gordon asked if Orange County would have oversight for finances and <br /> 32 John Roberts said no. He said that the services they provide and the clientele they have <br /> 33 presents a substantial risk to Orange County. This is why this organization is being separated. <br /> 34 Commissioner Gordon said that Orange County leases the space to Senior Care of <br /> 35 Orange County, Inc., for a dollar. It is a substantial in-kind donation. She said that the value of <br /> 36 the lease may be more than the grant funding. <br /> 37 Frank Clifton said that the staff is trying to identify those items that are non-direct cash <br /> 38 funding so that future budgets will identify those items and what benefits Orange County is <br /> 39 providing. <br /> 40 Commissioner Gordon asked if the lease agreement could be done if the Board wanted <br /> 41 until December 11th to consider it and John Roberts said yes. <br /> 42 Commissioner Hemminger said that she is in support of adding something in the lease <br /> 43 agreement to be supportive of Orange County residents, but she does not want to change the <br /> 44 bylaws. <br /> 45 Commissioner Jacobs suggested asking Janice Tyler to work with the Attorney on this <br /> 46 issue and come to the Board at a subsequent meeting for the County Commissioners to review. <br /> 47 Commissioner Yuhasz said that he would want Janice Tyler to weigh in on this issue but <br /> 48 he would not want to prevent the preponderance of the people being served at all because the <br /> 49 organization could not function financially. He wants to make sure that the facility can be kept <br /> 50 open. <br />