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A motion was made by Commissioner Rich, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to adopt Attachment 3 for $780,281 for the County Approved Grant projects FY 2015-16. VOTE: UNANIMOUS Commissioner Jacobs suggested in the future making a summary sheet of the newly proposed changes in fees, listed by department. A motion was made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to adopt Attachment 4, the FY 2015-16 County Fee Schedule. VOTE: UNANIMOUS Chair McKee thanked the staff for their exhaustive efforts and asked for any comments on this budget process. Commissioner Burroughs thanked everyone for supporting the additional funds for the school districts, especially the planning funds in the CIP. Commissioner Jacobs thanked the Manager and staff and the Board for representing the public and said support for public education has been shown. He said this has been a progressive budget and this Board and staff are trying to stand by the values of what Orange County stands for. Commissioner Price thanked the Manager, staff and the public who have voiced their opinions. Commissioner Pelissier agreed with her colleagues and thanked staff, the Manager, and the public. She said this year not only did funding go to the schools but other issues such as additional staff, commitment to affordable housing, etc. Commissioner Rich said she agreed with all comments and she too thanked the Manager, saying this is the smoothest budget process in her three years on the BOCC. She proposed thinking about school funding differently. She said perhaps it is possible for the topic of schools to be discussed throughout the year so as to be less stressful at the end of the budget process. Commissioner Dorosin said he appreciated what Commissioner Rich said about school funding. He said although the meeting on June 11 th was long and voluble, it was the best meeting of the year. He appreciated the discussions. He said the Board needed to have these discussions all year long as well as to how to fund issues. He thanked the Manager and the staff for their dedication. Chair McKee said Orange County is blessed. He said because of increasing revenues and an improving economy, this is the fourth year out of five without an ad valorem tax increase. He said the Orange County Board of County Commissioners always has, and always will, support education to the extent that it can. 8. Reports a. Orange County Sustainability and Environmental Responsibility Update The Board considered receiving information and progress reports on current initiatives from several County Departments related to sustainability, including the Environmental Responsibility in County Government (ERG) goal and the Energy Scorecard, and provide feedback to staff for consideration. Brennan Bouma, Orange County Sustainability Coordinator, presented the following PowerPoint slides: