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U • Orange County Schools - $700,543 for technology Article 46 Sales Tax — page 63 ■ 50% allocated to Economic Development - $1,755,746 (table /graph) Commissioner McKee asked if funding will be coming out of this tax to assist the Hillsborough Economic Development District (EDD) with utility projects. Craig Benedict said yes. Commissioner Marcoplos asked if the EDD summit is the reclaiming of the "State of the Economy ". Travis Myren said there will be discussion with the Board about what form this will take. Chair Dorosin asked if the phrase "Local Fest Planning" could be changed to "County Fair Planning ". Commissioner Jacobs said there used to be a State of the Economy Breakfast for years, and it would be nice for this to occur again, and for it to be County driven. Commissioner Price asked if the Economic Summit or the County Fair will generate any revenue. Travis Myren said it is possible that there will be revenue generated. He said the Agricultural Summit does not generate significant revenue. He said there will likely be an entrance fee to the Economic Summit. Commissioner Price asked if anything is being planned to replace the revenue lost from Farm to Fork being discontinued. Bonnie Hammersley said it is the intention that the Local Fest /County Fair will replace the revenue from the loss of the Farm to Fork event. She said it would be an affordable, family and community oriented event, and planning would occur this year for an event in 2018. Commissioner Jacobs asked if the Manager would look into the possibility of having an in house grant writer for the County. Bonnie Hammersley said that was one of her goals when she first arrived at the County, but resources were limited. She said she will continue to look at this going forward. Travis Myren resumed the PowerPoint presentation: Orange Public Transportation (OPT), Pg. 425 • Total expenditure budget - $1,556,943 • Personnel for Bus Services Expansion — 3 new routes • Reduce temporary personnel costs — ($140,000) • Replace temporary staff with Six (6) Public Transportation Drivers with staggered start dates - $99,981 • Public Transportation Scheduler /Dispatcher - $52,700 • Transportation Demand Management Coordinator - $31,196 net cost o 50% offset by grant funds • Scheduling and Routing Software - $14,780 • New buses (2) - $60,000 to fund County's share of new bus purchases Commissioner Marcoplos asked if the duties of the Transportation Demand Management Coordinator could be clarified. Travis Myren said there are some transportation alternatives that will be studied and hopefully implemented, such as: ride share, bus passes, etc. Commissioner McKee asked if any thought has been given to the funds that will come back into the County if the Federal Transportation Authority (FTA) does not approve the light rail project (LRT). He said he wants to make sure there were contingency plans in place.