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5 1 Jim Groves said the issue of sheltering is being addressed by the County Emergency 2 Operations Plan. He said sheltering involves a wide variety of factors: the weather, the length 3 of the outage or event, access, etc. He added sometimes sheltering in place may be a better 4 option. 5 Chair McKee asked if the Emergency Services Plan is available electronically to be sent 6 to the Board. 7 Jim Groves said it is an internal document but he will gladly provide it electronically to 8 the Board. 9 10 Orange County Radio/Paging Systems Upgrade (CIP page 40) 11 Paul Laughton said three radio towers will be looked at, over the next three years. 12 13 Communication System Improvements (CIP page 41) 14 Paul Laughton said these are various pieces of equipment and items that have been 15 replaced. He said radios have been replaced this year. 16 Chair McKee asked if the new software in the 911 Dispatch Center is working properly. 17 Jim Groves said the CAD system is working very well, but still not quite 100 percent. He 18 said it is a map based system, and if the Center is provided faulty address information, it may 19 lead to an error. He said response times have been remarkably reduced. 20 21 b.) Special Revenue Projects (Article 46 Sales Tax Projects) 22 The Special Revenue section includes anticipated revenue from the Article 46 (1/4 cent) 23 Sales Tax, with 50% of the proceeds for Economic Development initiatives and 50% for 24 Education (allocated by the ADM count of the two school districts). In FY 2015-16, proceeds 25 are estimated at $2,814,576, with 1.5% growth assumed in subsequent years. A summary is 26 provided within the Special Revenue Projects section of the document listing the recommended 27 uses of these proceeds. 28 Paul Laughton said the Special Revenue Projects starts on page 62 and it breaks down 29 the initiatives for the Economic Development section, which is estimated to receive $1.4 million. 30 He said there are there are seven initiatives for Economic Development, with broken down 31 budgeting, on page 62. He said 60 percent is marked for Debt Service, especially on water and 32 sewer projects. 33 Commissioner Jacobs said there is a line in the CIP for facility improvements at schools, 34 and asked if this could be explained. 35 Paul Laughton said typically the Article 46 monies are used for technology. He said the 36 Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) have decided to put about half of their share of the 37 monies towards improvements in older schools. 38 Chair McKee asked Steve Brantley, Orange County Economic Development Director, if 39 it is possible to start accepting applications for the Agriculture and Business Grant Programs. 40 Steve Brantley said both the Business and Agricultural Investment grants are being 41 heavily marketed. He said the response has not met expectations, and the guidelines are being 42 reviewed and presented to the Orange County Economic Development Advisory Board next 43 week. He said the subcommittee for the Agricultural Business Grant Program will also review 44 the guidelines. 45 Steve Brantley said Yvonne Scarlett, Business Retention Manager, has given out almost 46 200 applications; and 13 people have expressed an interest in applying, while only two have 47 actually done so. He said the requirement for applicants to disclose personal financial 48 information has been off putting for some potential applicants. 49 Chair McKee said unfortunately financial disclosure is part of the process to insure that 50 the grants go to the neediest.