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6 <br /> 1 A motion was made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner McKee for the <br /> 2 Board to approve and authorize the Chair to sign the proclamation. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 5 <br /> 6 Bishop Victor Glover, Executive Director, Fathers on the Move, said mentoring is his <br /> 7 passion and purpose, and if he had had a mentor in school he would have probably gone to <br /> 8 college. He said he wants to give back and help. <br /> 9 Charlene and Jeff Campbell, Co-Founders of Beyond Expectations, Inc., said they <br /> 10 mentor kids in grade 6-12, and a mentee can come in all kinds of form and fashion. They said <br /> 11 they are kind of a mom-and-pop mentoring, with about 25 kids in the program. They said they <br /> 12 are mainly in Hillsborough and work with middle and high schools. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 b. OWASA Annual Update Presentation <br /> 15 The Board received a presentation and information from the Orange Water and Sewer <br /> 16 Authority (OWASA) on recent activities. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 BACKGROUND: At the beginning of each calendar year over the last decade, OWASA <br /> 19 representatives have appeared before the Board of Commissioners to make a presentation on <br /> 20 recent OWASA activities. OWASA Executive Director Ed Kerwin will also be available at the <br /> 21 meeting to provide information and respond to questions. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 Commissioner Bedford arrived at 7:40 p.m. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 OWASA Board Chair Ray DuBose and Board member Jody Eimers made the following <br /> 26 PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 27 <br /> 28 OWASA's Annual Update for Board of County Commissioners <br /> 29 Jody Eimers and Raymond DuBose <br /> 30 January 21, 2020 <br /> 31 <br /> 32 Key OWASA Initiatives <br /> 33 • System resiliency and infrastructure investments <br /> 34 • Forest Management-to protect watersheds and forest health <br /> 35 • Energy Management <br /> 36 ➢ Solar PV <br /> 37 ➢ Participation on Orange County Climate Council <br /> 38 <br /> 39 System Resiliency/Infrastructure Investments <br /> 40 • Remains high priority; -50 cents of every dollar of OWASA revenue invested in <br /> 41 renewing and replacing infrastructure <br /> 42 • Capital improvement investments: <br /> 43 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2020-2024 <br /> 44 -$17 million -$28 million -$113 million <br /> 45 Plan to replace -14 miles of water mains over next 5 years <br /> 46 <br /> 47 Drinking Water System Resiliency <br /> 48 Board approved resources to improve execution of capital improvement projects and <br /> 49 maintenance of OWASA's -13,000 valves in the water distribution system <br />