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t Budget Ordinance Amendment#4 2 February 20, 1996 Page 2 Cooperative Extension Orange County's Cooperative Extension 4-H and Youth Program has received funds to provide summer enrichment camps to middle school youths. These camps will provide supervised safe, affordable, and enriching environments for at least 100 youths (ages 10 to 14) to build interpersonal skills and experience positive growth experiences. One site will be located in the Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools and two sites will be located in the Orange County Schools system. Financial support ($60,000) for this upcoming summer(1996) will come from a grant from North Carolina State University. Participant fees collected this summer, anticipated to be $47,000, will be carried forward to offset 1997 program costs. Additional grants are also anticipated to offset 1997 program costs. The attached Middle School Enrichment Camp Grant Project Ordinance appropriates funds for the 1996 summer program. Recreation and Parks The Orange County Recreation and Parks Department has received a grass roots grant from the State. This grant, which totals $19,514, will enable the department to provide mini grants to art-related agencies and individuals throughout Orange County. (See block#4, page 3 of this amendment.) Orange Public Transportation (OPn Orange County's Public Transportation program has received notification of a grant from the North Carolina Department of Transportation. Funds in the amount of$123,750 will be used to purchase vehicles and computer equipment. The County's required 10% match was approved in the fiscal year 1995-96 allocation to the Equipment and Vehicles Capital Project. The attached Equipment and Vehicles Capital Project Ordinance appropriates the anticipated grant. Orange County Public Library Additional State Aid has been awarded to the Orange County Public Library to purchase books. Block# 6 on page 3 of this amendment allocates the $12,486. Motor Pool Facility Capital Project Ordinance The Town of Hillsborough recently submitted their contribution to the County's new Motor Pool Facility's automated fueling station. The total cost of the fueling station is $247,121 with the Town's share of the cost being $43,540. This amendment budgets these funds from the Town in the Motor Pool Facility Capital Project. Recommendation The Manager recommends that the Board of County Commissioners adopt the proposed budget ordinance amendment, grant project ordinances, and capital project ordinances. 2