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BOARD MINUTES <br />ORANGE SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT <br />Environment & Agricultural Building, Hillsborough <br />October 26, 2015 <br />Supervisors Present: <br />Others Present: <br />Chris Hogan, Chairman <br />Brent Bogue, NRCS <br />Morris Shambley, Treasurer <br />Gail Hughes, Soil Con <br />Roger Tate, Supervisor <br />Lisa Pope, Admin. Asst. <br />Kenny Ray, Soil Con <br />Todd Roberts, Soil Con <br />Chairman, C. Hogan, called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m <br />September 9, 2015 Meeting Minutes were reviewed and approved as submitted. M. Shambley <br />moved for approval, R. Tate seconded. <br />NC Ag Cost Share Program - NCACSP <br />T. Roberts, K. Ray and G. Hughes submitted the following Application and Contracts PY 2016: <br />• Milton Durham — 68- 2016 - 006 /Supplement: 23.27 acres prescribed grazing totaling <br />$698. (CS) Ranking: 560. M. Shambley moved to approve; R. Tate seconded. <br />• Richal Vanhook — 68 -2016: Livestock Exclusion (well & water trough system, heavy <br />use area) totaling $15,538. (CS) Ranking: 575 pts. R. Tate moved to approve; M. <br />Shambley seconded. <br />NCACSP Requests for Payments <br />❖ 68- 2013 -401 — Milton Durham: 86.73 acres Prescribed Grazing $2,602. (JL) <br />❖ 68- 2014 -018 —Patrick Purcell: 10.18 acres Sod Based Rotation $1,782. (CS) <br />❖ 68- 2015 -012 — Hoot Owl Farms: 50.06 acres Sod Based Rotation (CS) and 14.0 acres <br />Cropland Conversion (CS) totaling $11,911. <br />R. Tate moved to "blanket" approve the three above RFP's; M. Shambley seconded. <br />Additional NCACSP discussion included: <br />• Allocation Received and additional forthcoming allocation funds <br />• No Till Drill Insurance: T. Roberts worked with County Risk Manager to agree to pick <br />up the cost of insurance policy while saving the District money. <br />• Secondary Employment Forms for staff members were reviewed. <br />• NCDA & CS State Contract approval. The Board reviewed Master Agreement. M. <br />Shambley moved to approve; R. Tate seconded. <br />• Updates on two Noncompliance Refunds to Landowners (Contract 68- 2006- 24 -09; <br />Refund $1,333.) and Contract No. 68- 2005- 05 -09; Refund $357.) These funds will be <br />added to PY 2016 current year allocation. <br />