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31 <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said he is not opposed to the project, but he is trying to get a <br /> more realistic picture of the costs and the vulnerabilities that are not being articulated. He said <br /> this project provides more units than were approved through the provision of the $2.5 million, <br /> and he wishes this project had come forward during the bond funds discussion. <br /> Commissioner McKee said this addresses need and he will not vote against it, but that <br /> does not alleviate his concerns that the County will be feeding this project going forward. He <br /> asked if CHT would keep the Board of County Commissioners updated, especially pertaining <br /> to costs and upgrades. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Rich, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to <br /> approve the request and approve the Community Home Trust's request to acquire the property <br /> and approve the modifications to the Development Agreement as described in this abstract. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> Robert Dowling thanked the Board and the staff for its ongoing support, and said he <br /> does not expect that CHT will come back to the Board for money. He said it is a possibility, but <br /> he does not expect it to be the case. <br /> d. Operations Agreements - Cedar Grove and Efland Cheeks Community Centers <br /> The Board considered entering into operating agreements with non-profit organizations <br /> - Cedar Grove Neighborhood Association and United Voices of Efland Cheeks - for the <br /> operation of the County's Cedar Grove Community Center and Efland Cheeks Community <br /> Center, respectively. <br /> David Stancil, DEAPR Director, reviewed the following information: <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> In June 2016 Orange County began regular operating hours at the Efland Cheeks Community <br /> Center (built 1992) and the Cedar Grove Community Center (a 2016 renovation of a 1950 <br /> building). During FY 2016-17, the County has worked with community groups at each location <br /> to operate the centers and provide for community programs and access, with a goal of <br /> completing operating agreements at each center for a community non-profit to eventually take <br /> over the operation of the centers on a regular schedule. This is a similar approach to the one <br /> taken at a third County-owned community center, the Rogers Road Community Center <br /> (operated under an existing agreement by the non-profit Rogers-Eubanks Neighborhood <br /> Association). <br /> (The Rogers Road / RENA Operating Agreement is a five-year agreement that runs through <br /> February 2, 2019. As such, a separate addendum to that agreement incorporating new <br /> provisions has been drafted and is included on tonight's June 20, 2017 meeting agenda as a <br /> separate Board action.) <br /> In recent months, a new association has formed and achieved incorporation and non-profit <br /> status with the intention of contracting with the County to operate the Cedar Grove Community <br /> Center, while an existing incorporated non-profit association has done likewise with the <br /> intention of contracting to operate the Efland Cheeks Community Center. <br /> The United Voices of Efland Cheeks (UVEC) is an existing community non-profit organization <br /> in the Efland Cheeks community that has provided for local activities, programs and services <br />