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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 3, 2014 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 6 -g <br />SUBJECT: Potential Funding Assistance for Fairview Community Watch through Orange <br />Tennis Club <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager, DEAPR PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Petition from May 8, 2014 BOCC <br />Meeting <br />Letter from Orange Tennis Club <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Michael Talbert, County Manager, 919- <br />245 -2300 <br />David Stancil, DEAPR Director, 919, <br />245 -2510 <br />1 <br />PURPOSE: To consider a request for $2,000 in matching funds for Fairview Community Watch <br />Summer Monitoring Program at the County's Fairview Park. <br />BACKGROUND: At the Board's May 8, 2014 regular meeting, a representative from Fairview <br />Community Watch presented a request to the Board for matching funds for the Fairview <br />Community Watch Summer Monitoring Program. As implemented last year, the cost of the <br />program is $4,000 to pay for an adult monitor and youth assistant to work in the park 18 hours <br />per week from June to August and distribute play equipment and games. The monitors were <br />compensated and the equipment was purchased last year as part of a grant awarded for this <br />initiative. The monitors are asked to serve as a "friendly presence" in Fairview Park and monitor <br />activity. Approximately $2,000 remains from the grant, and the group is requesting a matching <br />amount to provide the needed funds. <br />Fairview Community Watch and the Summer Monitoring Program coordinated with the <br />Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation and the Town of Hillsborough <br />Police Department (which has a substation adjoining the park) in last year's successful <br />program. The organization has also been active in other joint efforts with the County and non- <br />profit groups for improvements in the Fairview community. <br />Fairview Community Watch is awaiting 501(c)(3) designation, and has made an arrangement <br />with the Orange Tennis Club (which has such designation) to receive funds and serve as "pass - <br />through" if funding is provided. A letter from the president of the Orange Tennis Club <br />confirming this arrangement is attached. County staff has also informed Fairview Community <br />Watch that any funding requests in future years should occur through the County's Outside <br />Agency funding application process. <br />