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14 <br /> questions and sections changed from the previous year. To accommodate changes to the <br /> application, the point distribution was altered in each section. The County Manager presents <br /> recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners, which approves the final allocations. <br /> Recipients are required to submit written program reports that include: goals, description of <br /> activities/challenges, revisions of timelines/budgets, and other relevant information. Funded <br /> projects are monitored for progress and performance, financial and administrative <br /> management, and compliance with the terms of Performance/Development Agreement(s). <br /> Monitoring may involve site and/or office visit(s). <br /> For fiscal year 2020-21, Orange County received applications from 54 agencies. The requests <br /> totaled $1,923,289, an increase of $433,108 above fiscal year 2019-20. The FY 2020-21 <br /> County Manager's Recommended budget includes funding awards for 49 agencies with a total <br /> of $1,541,974; an increase of $51,793 from FY 2019-20 Commissioner Approved Budget. <br /> Based on the theme of this year's budget, most outside agencies are recommended to receive <br /> the same funding as they did last year. The Budget recommends approving the additional <br /> funding requests for six agencies that will likely be involved in the response to or impact by <br /> COVID-19. Agencies that are recommended for an increase are: <br /> • Compass Center for Women and Families — increase of $12,751 <br /> • Community Home Trust— increase of $3,108 based on an interlocal agreement formula <br /> • Meals on Wheels of Orange County— increase of$27,488 reallocated due to merger <br /> with Orange County Rural Alliance <br /> • Interfaith Council — increase of$69,397 <br /> • Orange Congregations in Missions — increase of$13,965 <br /> • Pathways to Change — a new domestic violence program — increase of$4,351 <br /> Please refer to the Outside Agency section (Pages 298-309) of the FY 2020-21 Manager's <br /> Recommended budget for discussion of Outside Agency funding. <br /> The Board has historically received an Outside Agencies Funding Request booklet. Due to the <br /> current COVID19 restrictions on businesses, the production of this document did not occur in <br /> time for this budget work session discussion. The Outside Agencies Funding Request booklet <br /> will be provided to the Board in September 2020, along with the FY 2020-21 Commissioner <br /> Approved Annual Operating Budget and Capital Investment Plan. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with the discussion of Outside <br /> Agencies. Decisions that the Board makes on Outside Agency funding, as part of its discussion <br /> of the Manager's Recommended FY 2020-21 Annual Operating Budget, will have financial <br /> impacts. <br /> Bonnie Hammersley made the following PowerPoint presentation: <br /> FY2020-20 Budget Recommendations <br /> Outside agencies <br /> ❑ Base Budget (FY2019-20) with the following exceptions that received increased <br /> funding: <br /> Community Home Trust: $3108 based on Interlocal Agreement <br /> ✓ Compass Center for Women and Families: $12,751 <br />