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20 <br /> 3 <br /> 1 is above a certain cost, the Board may want to require value engineering. He asked if staff <br /> 2 would bring back talking points in the fall. <br /> 3 Commissioner McKee said this policy needs more in depth discussion, and he still has <br /> 4 concerns about how the Board controls the amount it provides. He endorsed what <br /> 5 Commissioner Marcoplos said about bringing this item back in the fall or at the Board retreat. <br /> 6 Commissioner Burroughs agreed with all that has been said. She said staff may want to <br /> 7 consider over the summer about having non-profits demonstrate that owning is better than <br /> 8 renting. She asked what would happen if the non-profit were to sell a building, in relation to the <br /> 9 amount of money invested by the County. She said she remembered the past discussion, and <br /> 10 the Board must be fair. <br /> 11 Commissioner Price said she would like to consider partnerships between the County <br /> 12 and non-profits. She said she wanted to support this in order to begin the conversation. <br /> 13 Commissioner Jacobs said if the Board is going to consider funding a kitchen, then it is <br /> 14 important to recall that the County has a policy that a certain percent of the food it serves needs <br /> 15 to be locally grown; and this may be one of the strings the County wishes to attach to any <br /> 16 funding. <br /> 17 Chair Dorosin asked Commissioner Marcoplos and Bonnie Hammersley if they had <br /> 18 talked with IFC about the ramifications of the Board not providing an answer this evening. <br /> 19 Commissioner Marcoplos said he had not spoken with IFC. <br /> 20 Bonnie Hammersley said there is a copy of an email at the Commissioners' places from <br /> 21 Robert Dowling, Community Home Trust Executive Director. She said she spoke with him <br /> 22 about funding, as well as the possibility of an interest free loan. She said staff can continue to <br /> 23 talk with the IFC about partnering, <br /> 24 <br /> 25 From: Robert Dowling fmailto:rdowling(d_)communityhometrust.org] <br /> 26 Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 5:31 PM <br /> 27 To: Bonnie Hammersley <br /> 28 Cc: Jackie Jenks; kevincfoy(cbprotonmail.com <br /> 29 Subject: RE: Information Needed <br /> 30 <br /> 31 Hi Bonnie, <br /> 32 <br /> 33 First, I want to let you know that we are grateful for your support in trying to identify a way <br /> 34 forward. Not every County Manager would have done that. <br /> 35 We are also very grateful for Commissioner Dorosin's willingness to assist IFC. And ideally, if <br /> 36 four commissioners will agree, we would love for the County to grant funds to FoodFirst. <br /> 37 <br /> 38 However if it's not possible to obtain approval for a grant, a zero-interest loan would be helpful. <br /> 39 But as you know Bonnie, a loan does not contribute to the $5.3MM needed to build FoodFirst. <br /> 40 <br /> 41 A zero-interest loan would be useful if our financial pledges come in more slowly than we <br /> 42 expect. It would be even more useful if the County would forgive any amounts outstanding two <br /> 43 years after completion of construction. That way, IFC would not be burdened with a repayable <br /> 44 loan, even if some pledges are never collected. <br /> 45 1 hope this is an adequate response for your discussion tomorrow evening. <br /> 46 Please let me know if you have questions. <br /> 47 Thank you again Bonnie for your support of FoodFirst. <br /> 48 <br /> 49 Robert <br /> 50 Robert Dowling <br />