2019-911 Economic Dev - City of Mebane Article 46 funds

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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN ORANGE COUNTY AND THE CITY OF MEBANE Funding for Joint Economic Development Programs Article 46 Collaborative Outreach WHEREAS , North Carolina law authorizes counties to enter into agreements with third parties to provide services under mutually agreed upon terms and conditions , and WHEREAS , the City of Mebane (" City") wishes to provide services or engage in economi WHEREAS , c development activities as designated herein, and Orange County (" County") and its residents and businesses would benefit from those services or activities . NOW THEREFORE, the County and City agree , through this Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") , to the following terms and conditions : 1 . County authorizes the City to request Collaborative Outreach funding from Article 46 for fiscal year 2019 -2020 up to the amount of One Thousand Four Hundred Fifty Two Dollars . and Seventy Five Cents ($ 1 , 452 . 75) . . The services or activities that qualify under this funding category shall consist of and be limited to economic development programs that aid in job creation, drive economic growth, support existing , businesses , recruit new businesses , and in the promotion of other activities such as innovation and entrepreneurial growth, agri-tourism and agriculture in Orange County . No other services or activities are authorized by this MOU . The funding amount will be calculated annually based on a formula that adds the total population of Chapel Hill , Carrboro , Hillsborough and the portion of Mebane located within Orange County, and allocates each towns ' percentage of the total population to the total amount of Collaborative Outreach funding budgeted in a given year ($ 60 , 000 . 00 for FY 2019 - 20) . 2 . The City shall make a request to the County, in writing, to access these funds . The request shall include details pertaining to the amount of funding sought, a description of the services or activities the funding would support, the expected outcomes , any additional partners in the services or activities , and what resources the Town is providing to the services or activities . The City shall also express any additional role they expect the County to play as it relates to the identified services or activities , and to acknowledge use of the Collaborative Outreach funding as a joint partnership between the City and the County . 3 . That by entering into this MOU, the County assumes no liability for, and the City fully releases County from liability for damages to its property or injury to its employees , agents , or officials caused by the acts or failures to act of its employees , agents , or officials related to the activities authorized herein . Additionally, to the extent authorized by law, the City shall - 1 -