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20 1 2 Bonnie Hammersley said there were two outstanding issues that did not come through 3 the normal outside agency process, however she did receive requests. She said the Inter-Faith 4 Council (IFC) capital campaign was not funded, as the Board does not fund capital campaigns, 5 unless specifically voted upon by the BOCC. She said the Northside neighborhood request 6 came outside of the agency process. 7 Commissioner McKee said he appreciated the Manager’s direction on IFC capital 8 campaign, since the Board has a policy on outside capital projects. He said the Board should 9 insist that all providers need to follow the process, or else there is no point in having the 10 process. 11 Commissioner Jacobs asked if the Northside neighborhood understood the County’s 12 process, but waited too late to make a submittal. 13 Bonnie Hammersley said one of the group’s major funders unexpectedly reduced its 14 funding. She said the group did not receive this information until after the outside agency 15 process had closed. 16 Commissioner Jacobs said he is more sympathetic to that type of request, as it is due to 17 a crisis. He said he does like the Board’s policy about capital campaigns, but as he said in his 18 email to all Board members, he is open to the possibility of a no interest loan for agencies that 19 already receive funds for operating expenses. He said that may be a viable way to assist some 20 agencies such as Club Nova, IFC and the Rape Crisis Center. He said he does not want to do 21 anything that would adversely affect the County’s finances, but would like to promote the long 22 term benefit of Orange County residents through these organizations that the County already 23 recognizes as worthy of funding. 24 Chair Dorosin said the Northside Initiative did not know that Chapel Hill was going to pull 25 its funding, and if the County had received a timely outside agency request, it would have likely 26 funded it. He said it is worth recognizing the work that the Northside Initiative is doing. He said 27 this group has been able to leverage other funds, and have done well with other funding 28 sources. He said this is an unusual scenario because of the timing, and he believed that this 29 Initiative is an invaluable investment. 30 Commissioner Burroughs asked if it is known why Chapel Hill did not fund this Initiative. 31 Chair Dorosin said part of the reason is, because the organization is providing services 32 more broadly, the Town wanted to see a commitment from other local governments. 33 Commissioner Burroughs said she would support this request 34