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3 <br />Commissioner McKee said this policy needs more in depth discussion, and he still has <br />concerns about how the Board controls the amount it provides. He endorsed what <br />Commissioner Marcoplos said about bringing this item back in the fall or at the Board retreat. <br />Commissioner Burroughs agreed with all that has been said. She said staff may want to <br />consider over the summer about having non-profits demonstrate that owning is better than <br />renting. She asked what would happen if the non-profit were to sell a building, in relation to the <br />amount of money invested by the County. She said she remembered the past discussion, and <br />the Board must be fair. <br />Commissioner Price said she would like to consider partnerships between the County <br />and non-profits. She said she wanted to support this in order to begin the conversation. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said if the Board is going to consider funding a kitchen, then it is <br />important to recall that the County has a policy that a certain percent of the food it serves needs <br />to be locally grown; and this may be one of the strings the County wishes to attach to any <br />funding. <br />Chair Dorosin asked Commissioner Marcoplos and Bonnie Hammersley if they had <br />talked with IFC about the ramifications of the Board not providing an answer this evening. <br />Commissioner Marcoplos said he had not spoken with IFC. <br />Bonnie Hammersley said there is a copy of an email at the Commissioners’ places from <br />Robert Dowling, Community Home Trust Executive Director. She said she spoke with him <br />about funding, as well as the possibility of an interest free loan. She said staff can continue to <br />talk with the IFC about partnering, <br /> <br />From: Robert Dowling [mailto:rdowling@communityhometrust.org] <br />Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 5:31 PM <br />To: Bonnie Hammersley <br />Cc: Jackie Jenks; kevincfoy@protonmail.com <br />Subject: RE: Information Needed <br /> <br />Hi Bonnie, <br /> <br />First, I want to let you know that we are grateful for your support in trying to identify a way <br />forward. Not every County Manager would have done that. <br />We are also very grateful for Commissioner Dorosin’s willingness to assist IFC. And ideally, if <br />four commissioners will agree, we would love for the County to grant funds to FoodFirst. <br /> <br />However if it’s not possible to obtain approval for a grant, a zero-interest loan would be helpful. <br />But as you know Bonnie, a loan does not contribute to the $5.3MM needed to build FoodFirst. <br /> <br />A zero-interest loan would be useful if our financial pledges come in more slowly than we <br />expect. It would be even more useful if the County would forgive any amounts outstanding two <br />years after completion of construction. That way, IFC would not be burdened with a repayable <br />loan, even if some pledges are never collected. <br />I hope this is an adequate response for your discussion tomorrow evening. <br />Please let me know if you have questions. <br />Thank you again Bonnie for your support of FoodFirst. <br /> <br />Robert <br />Robert Dowling <br />Executive Director <br />Community Home Trust <br />PO Box 2315