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7 <br /> 1 (VAD) and the Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural District (EVAD) programs. With approval of <br /> 2 these additional acres, the Orange County Voluntary Agricultural District Program will have <br /> 3 enrolled 60 farms, totaling 7,162 acres in the VAD and 1,329 acres in the EVAD for a total of <br /> 4 8,491 acres (rounded) in the program. <br /> 5 <br /> 6 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 7 <br /> 8 5. Public Hearings - NONE <br /> 9 <br /> 10 6. Consent Agenda <br /> 11 <br /> 12 Removal of Any Items from Consent Agenda <br /> 13 Commissioner Price removed item 6-q, Time Warner Wireless at Select County <br /> 14 Facilities <br /> 15 <br /> 16 Approval of Remaining Consent Agenda <br /> 17 A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Rich to <br /> 18 approve the remaining items on the consent agenda. <br /> 19 <br /> 20 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 21 <br /> 22 Discussion and Approval of the Items Removed from the Consent Agenda <br /> 23 Item 6-q —Time Warner Wireless at Select County Facilities <br /> 24 Commissioner Price asked if, once the antennas are up, the service will be free. <br /> 25 Jim Northup, Orange County Chief Information Officer, said under this agreement Time <br /> 26 Warner will install Wi-Fi access points in ten buildings and anyone that is in their consortium of <br /> 27 cable companies will have free access. He said anyone that is not a member will get an hour of <br /> 28 free internet service daily. <br /> 29 Commissioner Price asked if Efland Cheeks Community Center would be one of the 10 <br /> 30 buildings to receive an access point. <br /> 31 Jim Northrup said this building already has internet access. <br /> 32 Commissioner Rich asked if this is a three year contract with Time Warner. <br /> 33 Jim Northup said yes. <br /> 34 Commissioner Rich asked if upgrades are available would Time Warner upgrade their <br /> 35 services during the three years. <br /> 36 Jim Northup said this is the Time Warner model to get Wi-Fi into areas to increase their <br /> 37 market and he assumed they would upgrade as needed over the 3 years. <br /> 38 John Roberts said that Orange County is authorized by statute to work with Time <br /> 39 Warner to expand services, if needed, at the County's expense. <br /> 40 Commissioner Rich said she wants to insure the County is not locking itself into <br /> 41 something that is substandard in a year. <br /> 42 Jim Northup said the current technology that Time Warner is using will not be <br /> 43 substandard in the next eighteen months to two years. <br /> 44 John Roberts said if Time Warner is not upgrading as they should be then Orange <br /> 45 County can terminate the contract. <br /> 46 Commissioner Jacobs said Time Warner is going away as an entity and the County may <br /> 47 well be dealing with different people going forward. <br /> 48 Commissioner Rich said this whole model is going to change sooner rather than later, <br /> 49 with fast moving technology. <br /> 50 <br />