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36 <br /> Steve Arndt said the allocation was for the FY21-22 allocation year. He said that in <br /> October 2021 they came to the Board for approval of the non-school portion. He said this item <br /> now takes care of the schools. <br /> Commissioner Richards asked if Orange County Schools have used their funds. <br /> Steve Arndt said that Orange County Schools did not submit anything for the FY21-22 <br /> cycle but he plans on working with them to develop proposals for the next cycle. <br /> Commissioner Richards asked if this impacts the capital plans for Chapel Hill. <br /> Steve Arndt said no. <br /> Bonnie Hammersley said half is for non-education and the other for education. She said <br /> there is no stipulation that says half has to go to Chapel Hill and half to Orange County. She <br /> said that only one grant application came in. <br /> Commissioner Richards asked if they are comfortable with the technology behind this. <br /> Steve Arndt said yes that it will be a wonderful addition to the high schools. <br /> Commissioner Bedford said that Steve has a lot of experience doing solar work. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Richards, seconded by Commissioner Greene, to <br /> approve item 8-e. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 9. County Manager's Report <br /> Bonnie Hammersley reminded the Board that May 26t" will be a budget work session <br /> with a presentation by Durham Tech along with other outside agencies to wind up the budget <br /> presentations. <br /> 10. County Attorney's Report <br /> John Roberts said the legislature can continue to consider bills that met the crossover <br /> deadline last year. He said one that came out of committee is HB 755, similar to a bill passed <br /> in Florida, he said that among other things prohibits discussions of LGBTQ issues in grades K-3 <br /> and establishes a long list of parental rights and access that parents have. He said a longer <br /> report will be available when filing is finished this week. He said this bill is nothing like the bill <br /> that met crossover and that they completely gutted the original and added new language. <br /> 11. *Appointments <br /> None. <br /> 12. Information Items <br /> • May 3, 2022 BOCC Meeting Follow-up Actions List <br /> • Memorandum — Financial Report- Third Quarter FY 2021-22 <br /> • Memorandum — Draft FY23 Orange Transit Work Program <br /> • Memorandum — Orange County Receives LEED Gold Certification from U.S. Green <br /> Building Council <br /> 13. Closed Session <br /> None. <br />