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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />47 <br />48 <br />49 <br />N. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Price, seconded Commissioner Marcoplos by to <br />approve funds of $5000 to the Cooperative Extension appropriation to create two community <br />gardens. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said if the BOCC funds projects that give credit to funders, then <br />these projects should give credit to Orange County government. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />Travis Myren resumed the presentation: <br />• Operating Budget Amendment #5 (General Fund) <br />— Work with Community Organizers and Professional Race Equity Facilitators <br />— Increase Access and Inclusion on the Food Council's Workgroups <br />— Develop a Method for Tracking Equity in the Food Council's Action Plan <br />Commissioner Rich said the study is already underway, and the Jackson Center is <br />helping with the listening sessions. She said there are more people to listen to than initially <br />thought, and thus the expenses are higher. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Rich, seconded Commissioner Jacobs to provide <br />$4000 to the Orange County Food Council for racial equity study and implementation. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />Travis Myren resumed the presentation: <br />Operating Budget Amendment #6 (General Fund) <br />— Amendment Fully Funds Requests <br />• $3,000 Increase Requested by Chapel Hill - Carrboro Meals on Wheels <br />— Total Grant Request - $18,000 <br />• $21,000 Increase Requested by Orange Congregations in Missions <br />(OCIM) <br />— Total Grant Request - $92,415 <br />— Manager Recommendations Based on Funding Formula <br />• $900 Increase Recommended for Meals on Wheels <br />• $6,300 Increase Recommended for OCIM <br />• FY2018 -19 Operating Budget <br />Commissioner Price said she contacted OCIM, who reported that these funds would <br />specifically cover meals, and not other programming. She said she was unable to reach the <br />Meals on Wheels program, but assumes the funds would go directly to food, as this is mostly a <br />volunteer run program. <br />Commissioner Rich asked if these initial requests were part of the outside agency <br />process. <br />Bonnie Hammersley said yes. <br />Commissioner Rich said changing the funding amount would again be going against the <br />established process. <br />Commissioner Price asked if these funds would come out of OPEB. <br />