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21 Commissioner Burroughs said she also liked the no interest loan idea presented by 1 Commissioner Jacobs. She said at any given time, agencies will be doing capital campaigns 2 and the no interest loan would be a viable option. 3 Commissioner Burroughs thanked Bonnie Hammersley and Travis Myren for organizing 4 this process so well. She said the process respected these agencies, and has been taken to a 5 whole different level. She said she cannot thank the staff enough for this process. 6 Commissioner Marcoplos asked if there is a way to bring forward this Northside Initiative 7 request. 8 Bonnie Hammersley said she has it on the amendment list for the Board to vote on at 9 the June 12th meeting. 10 Commissioner Jacobs echoed Commissioner Burroughs’ comments about the outside 11 agency process. He applauded Bonnie Hammersley, Travis Myren and all of the department 12 heads that took the care to work with the agencies to find out what they are doing and what 13 they need. 14 Commissioner Jacobs suggested that when Paul Laughton, Finance and Administrative 15 Services, sent this document to the BOCC, he sent a link to the actual applications. He 16 suggested including this in the book, and also to have each agency’s website on their individual 17 pages. 18 Commissioner Rich echoed all these comments. She said when she f irst came on the 19 Board, this process was very random, and it was like an auction for County funding. She would 20 like to make sure that staff follows up with agencies when scores get off balance. 21 Bonnie Hammersley said Allen Coleman is the person that drives this whole process, 22 and nothing would happen without him. 23 Commissioner Price referred to IFC’s request for capital funding, and asked if the 24 Manager has a follow up plan. 25 Bonnie Hammersley said she will check with the new IFC director to see if the agency 26 has any interest in the interest free loan. 27 Chair Dorosin said he appreciated Commissioner Jacobs’ suggestion about this interest 28 free loan, but sometimes the Board needs to go outside of its policy. He said this IFC project 29 will serve so many people, and he thinks it warrants the Board going outside of its policy to help 30 fund the project. 31 Commissioner Price agreed. 32 Chair Dorosin said the Board should recognize that the IFC project meets so many of 33 the Board’s goals. 34 35 3. Policy on Board Petitions and Board Members Requests to Staff 36 37 BACKGROUND: 38 At the Board of Commissioners’ March 20, 2018 regular meeting, a petition was submitted that 39 the Board review its policy on Board petitions, requests from a single Board member, and the 40 staff time commitment associated with the request. 41 42 Members of the Board of Commissioners voice petitions for information, reports to be 43 developed, letters to be written, etc. as part of regular Board meetings. The Manager 44 documents these petitions and then reviews them with the Board Chair and Vice Chair for any 45 additional information, concerns, and direction. The Manager then directs the subject matter to 46 the appropriate County staff for follow-up, and the designated staff member(s) sends an 47 acknowledgement to the entire Board confirming that the matter is being addressed. The staff 48 member(s) subsequently reports back to the full Board with conclusions, outcomes, or other 49