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3 <br />Visitors Bureau <br />6. The Visitors Bureau requests an appropriation of $30,000 from existing Visitors Bureau <br />Fund fund balance to complete two initiatives prior to the end of FY 2005-06. The Bureau <br />will conduct a Summer 2006 Newspaper Campaign in regional drive markets at a cost of <br />$20,000. The goal of this campaign is to increase room nights in July and August in <br />Hillsborough and Chapel Hill. $10,000 will be used for the completion of the Visitors Center, <br />which includes cabinetry installation and design and artwork related to the three towns, With <br />this appropriation, approximately $237,472 remains available in the Visitors Bureau Fund <br />fund balance.. In addition to the above appropriation, the Visitors Bureau anticipates <br />requesting an appropriation of $30,000 during FY 2006-07 to initiate a Tourism Marketing <br />Campaign, which will involve building a branding design concept and developing a strategic <br />plan and on-line marketing program, This budget amendment provides for the appropriation <br />of $30,000 from the Visitors Bureau Fund for the above stated purposes. (See Attachment <br />1, column # 6) <br />Health Department <br />7. The Health Department has received $9,800 in unanticipated dental revenues this current <br />fiscal year.. With the Dentist position filled on a regular basis far the entire year, more <br />patients than originally anticipated during last year's budget process received services. The <br />Health Department requests to use the unanticipated revenues to replace aged dental <br />equipment such as high-speed hand piece drills and attachments. This budget amendment <br />provides for the receipt of these additional revenues for the above stated purpose. (See <br />Attachment 1, column #7) <br />Sheriff's Department and Orange County Schools Surveillance Equipment Grant <br />8, The Orange County Sheriff's Department, in collaboration with the Orange County Schools, <br />applied for and received a Secure Our Schools grant totaling $142,660. This grant requires <br />a 50 percent match, and OCS has agreed to cover the required match, OCS plans to use <br />the grant funds to purchase and install surveillance equipment at all school buildings within <br />the District. In accordance with the grant requirements, the County must actually purchase <br />the equipment on behalf of the school district, <br />The district has received bids with the lowest total equipment bid being $298,525. The <br />difference in the amount of the grant funds and the lowest bid equals $155,865, of which <br />Orange County Schools has agreed to provide to the County to serve as the required match, <br />The attached Secure Our Schools Grant - OCS Surveillance Equipment Grant Project <br />Ordinance provides for the receipt of the grant funds as well as Orange County Schools <br />matching funds and allows the County to purchase the equipment on behalf of the school <br />district, No County funds are associated with this purchase, (See Attachment 3, Secure Our <br />Schools Grant - OCS Surveillance Equipment Grant Project Ordinance) <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: Financial impacts are included in the background information above, <br />RECOMMENDATION (S): The Manager recommends that the Board of County Commissioners <br />approve the attached budget ordinance and grant project ordinance amendments, <br />