Agenda - 03-19-2019 8-b - Fiscal Year 2018-19 Budget Amendment #7

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2 Appropriated for this project: Current FY 2018-19 FY 2018-19 FY 2018-19 Amendment Revised Senior Citizen Wellness $151,043 $10,000 $161,043 Total Costs $151,043 $10,000 $161,043 This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these additional funds (See Attachment 1, column 1) SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goals are applicable to this item: • GOAL: ENSURE ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY The creation and preservation of infrastructure, policies, programs and funding necessary for residents to provide shelter, food, clothing and medical care for themselves and their dependents. • GOAL: CREATE A SAFE COMMUNITY The reduction of risks from vehicle/traffic accidents, childhood and senior injuries, gang activity, substance abuse and domestic violence. 2. Orange County Department on Aging received donations from the Carol Woods Retirement Community in FY 2017-18 that were not fully expensed at year-end. These funds should have been classified as deferred revenue/in-flows for the Master Aging Plan Initiatives (MAP), but the funds rolled into fund balance at year-end. This budget amendment provides for a fund balance appropriation of $128,263 from the General Fund for use by the department toward MAP initiatives in FY 2018-19. (See Attachment 1, column 2) SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goals are applicable to this item: • GOAL: ENSURE ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY The creation and preservation of infrastructure, policies, programs and funding necessary for residents to provide shelter, food, clothing and medical care for themselves and their dependents. • GOAL: CREATE A SAFE COMMUNITY The reduction of risks from vehicle/traffic accidents, childhood and senior injuries, gang activity, substance abuse and domestic violence. Visitor's Bureau Fund 3. Orange County Visitor's Bureau has received $140,856 in additional revenue from the Town of Chapel Hill, for surpassing FY2017-18 performance benchmarks. As per the Agreement, the Town of Chapel Hill agrees to award the Visitor's Bureau 50% of revenues from hotel/motel occupancy receipts of collections exceeding $1,000,000. The Bureau will use the funds for additional advertising, as well as polling past visitors on changing perceptions of the county and the municipalities. Additionally, funds will be earmarked to pay for analysis to track Airbnb sales to determine the effect on the local tourism market. Lastly, a small portion shall be used to make up for shortfalls in the telephones and credit card acceptance charge line items. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these additional funds for the purposes mentioned above. (See Attachment 1, column 3)