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6 <br /> 1 The Board approved an agreement for the purchase of seven (7) Motorola Radio consoles in <br /> 2 the 9-1-1 Center to replace seven (7) existing consoles that will soon be obsolete, and <br /> 3 purchase four (4) additional consoles to prepare for growth, with the new consoles all being <br /> 4 APCO P25 digital compliant for a total project cost of$770,088 and authorize the Chair to sign. <br /> 5 h. Application for North Carolina Education Lottery Proceeds for Chapel Hill — Carrboro <br /> 6 City Schools (CHCCS) and Contingent Approval of Budget Amendment #8-C Related <br /> 7 to CHCCS Capital Project Ordinances <br /> 8 The Board approved an application to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction <br /> 9 (NCDPI) to release funds from the NC Education Lottery account related to FY 2012-13 debt <br /> 10 service payments for Chapel Hill — Carrboro City Schools, and approved Budget Amendment <br /> 11 #8-C (amended School Capital Project Ordinances), contingent on the State's approval of the <br /> 12 application, and authorized the Chair to sign. <br /> 13 L Approval to Extend the Central Orange Fire Insurance District Boundary <br /> 14 The Board approved the Central Orange Insurance District Map which has been expanded to <br /> 15 include properties from the Cedar Grove Fire District that are not currently in an insurance <br /> 16 district. <br /> 17 L White Cross Fire Department Proposal to Construct Station #2, Purchase Tanker, <br /> 18 and Increase Station Staffing <br /> 19 The Board approved the proposal from White Cross Fire Department to construct a second <br /> 20 station to be located at 2521 Neville Road, purchase a tanker, and increase staffing. <br /> 21 k. Changes in BOCC Regular Meeting Schedule for 2013 <br /> 22 The Board considered three changes in the County Commissioners' regular meeting calendar <br /> 23 for 2013 as follows: <br /> 24 - Add a BOCC meeting on Thursday, April 4, 2013 to jointly meet with the Town of <br /> 25 Hillsborough, Town residents, Cultural Community representatives, and Orange <br /> 26 County School member regarding the potential uses for the Whitted space. This <br /> 27 meeting will be held at the Whitted facility. (The Asset Management Services <br /> 28 Department will be responsible for meeting set up, A/V, sound system, etc.) <br /> 29 - Add a BOCC meeting (public hearing) for the Fire Service Districts on Wednesday, <br /> 30 April 17, 2013 at 7:00 pm at Carrboro High School. <br /> 31 <br /> 32 6. Public Hearings-NONE <br /> 33 <br /> 34 7. Regular Agenda <br /> 35 <br /> 36 a. Approval of Use Agreement between Orange County and the Orange Rural Fire <br /> 37 Department <br /> 38 The Board considered approving the recommendation from the Emergency Services <br /> 39 Director to enter into an agreement with the Orange Rural Fire Department in order to place <br /> 40 one (1) emergency medical services (EMS) ambulance at the Orange Rural Fire Department <br /> 41 (ORFD) station at 835 Phelps Road and authorize the Manager to sign. <br /> 42 Jim Groves, Emergency Services Director for Orange County, recognized Jeff Cabe, <br /> 43 Chief of Orange Rural Fire Department and Jeff Borland, Chief of Cedar Grove Fire <br /> 44 Department. He said the Allen Study on Emergency Services was very beneficial to Orange <br /> 45 County in recommending work on improved response times in Orange County. He said Jeff <br /> 46 Cabe has worked with Emergency Services to house Emergency Services ambulances, to store <br /> 47 their drugs in a secure location and a to provide a place for their staff to rest when there is <br /> 48 downtime. He said all of Emergency Services ambulances are located outside at this time and <br /> 49 station 2 will provide a great place to house an ambulance in the northern part of Orange <br /> 50 County. He discussed current response times, referring to a map of the district zones. He <br />