Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
20 <br /> 1 colleagues have done on this, and would like to know how many small business loans have <br /> 2 gone to businesses making $3 million. <br /> 3 Commissioner Marcoplos said $3 million does not seem like that much to him, and what <br /> 4 is left at the end of the year of a $3 million business is not much. <br /> 5 Commissioner Greene agreed with raising the questions, but said it is likely good to wait <br /> 6 and watch. She said the scoring criteria include equity and social justice. <br /> 7 Commissioner McKee said the document says gross income should not exceed $3 <br /> 8 million, so smaller entities could certainly apply. <br /> 9 Commissioner Dorosin said it does not exclude businesses that make less, but he is just <br /> 10 saying the cap should be lower. <br /> 11 Commissioner McKee agreed that $3 million is not much at the end of the day, and such <br /> 12 businesses would not have excess cash to start a big project. He said for many businesses this <br /> 13 may just be breaking even. <br /> 14 Bonnie Hammersley said the North Carolina definition of a small business is, 17 million <br /> 15 in revenue, and less than 500 employees". She said staff likely just cut this number in half. <br /> 16 Chair Rich said the only change she sees as necessary is Commissioner Price's request <br /> 17 to tighten the language up in paragraph 3. <br /> 18 The Board agreed by consensus. <br /> 19 <br /> 20 A motion was made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Greene for the <br /> 21 Board to: <br /> 22 <br /> 23 1) Receive recommendations from the Climate Mitigation Review Team updating and <br /> 24 clarifying the eligibility and scoring for future Climate Action Fund projects; and <br /> 25 2) Approve the new guidance and provide it to the Orange County Commission for the <br /> 26 Environment (CFE) for its use in soliciting and scoring project applications for the FY <br /> 27 2020-21 round of Climate Action Fund projects. <br /> 28 <br /> 29 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 30 <br /> 31 c. Amendments to the Advisory Board Policy <br /> 32 The Board considered options for clarification to the advisory board policy related to <br /> 33 remote meetings of advisory boards and vote to select one of those options to be effective July <br /> 34 1, 2020. <br /> 35 <br /> 36 John Roberts presented this item: <br /> 37 <br /> 38 BACKGROUND: <br /> 39 On March 13, 2020 the Board Chair declared a State of Emergency in Orange County <br /> 40 ("Declaration") related to the national emergency created by the Corona Virus Disease 2019 <br /> 41 pandemic. At that time the Chair directed all Orange County advisory and other boards to cease <br /> 42 in-person meetings to reduce chances of virus transmission. The Orange County Board of <br /> 43 Commissioners Advisory Board Policy ("Policy") does not allow remote meetings. This <br /> 44 restriction was included by the Board during the creation of the Policy to encourage members of <br /> 45 advisory boards to actually attend meetings rather than attending by teleconference. Recently <br /> 46 members of the Board have expressed an interest in removing this restriction. <br /> 47 <br /> 48 There is also language included allowing individual members to attend meetings remotely when <br /> 49 they are unable to be physically present for a regularly scheduled meeting. Furthermore, the <br /> 50 County Attorney noticed a technical inconsistency in the Policy and made a minor change that <br />