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9 may have had conversations with private partnerships, and, if so, he would like to see this information. Mayor Hemminger said there is a partnership with soccer clubs in Chapel Hill, who are fronting the money to artificially turf the Homestead fields. She said there are other groups interested in talking with the County, if water and sewer were present for bathroom facilities. She said she is asking the BOCC to consider this option, as everything takes time. Commissioner Marcoplos asked if this type of turf needs water. Mayor Hemminger said yes and no. She said cork will be used at the Homestead site, and the amount of watering needed by artificial turf is far less than grass. She said she does not have specific statistics, but pesticides will not be used. Commissioner Price asked if it is possible to use existing developed property across the road, in order to build restrooms. Mayor Hemminger said it would be unadvisable to have children/people crossing active roads. Mayor Lavelle suggested getting the particulars of this possible discussion of the amending of the WASMPBA, and to have all attorneys bring information forward to each of the boards. Chair Dorosin asked Mayor Hemminger to share any information with all the boards. 2. Orange County Food Council Travis Myren reviewed the information below: BACKGROUND: The Orange County Food Council (OCFC) began as a grassroots effort of local residents involved in the local food system. The first tangible product of this effort was a baseline Community Food Assessment created for the Food Council’s initial Task Force in 2015-16. Over 100 interested attendees participated in the first community meeting held in 2015. The efforts of that first gathering resulted in a one-time grant administered by United Way from the Burt’s Bees Foundation, as well as seed funds from Orange County’s Agriculture Economic Development grant program. The OCFC was officially formed and began meeting in May 2016. The Council currently operates as an outside agency using Orange County as its fiscal agent and receives financial support from the County and the Towns. This funding supports a half- time Coordinator position and a modest operating budget for workgroup activities and community outreach. The Council has evaluated different organizational structures to support its work, including a fiscal agent model, an independent nonprofit agency, and a publicly supported and hosted position. The Council has concluded that seeking collaborative governmental funding from the County and Towns to support a County employee as its Coordinator was the most desirable choice. During the Council’s presentation, Food Council leadership discussed the history and purpose of the Food Council, as well as a proposal for sustained support from the County and Towns. The proposal will involve multijurisdictional funding support based on the model used by the Partnership to End Homelessness, which calculates each jurisdiction’s contribution based on population.