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Page 1 of 10 <br />PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT <br /> <br />THIS AGREEMENT (“Agreement”), made and entered into the first day of July 2022, (“Effective Date”) <br />by and between the County of Orange, a political subdivision of the State of North Carolina, Post Office <br />Box 8181, Hillsborough, North Carolina, 27278, ("County") and Food Bank of Central and Eastern North <br />Carolina, a not-for-profit corporation, located at 1924 Capital Boulevard, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 <br />(“Provider”). <br /> <br />WITNESSETH: <br /> <br />WHEREAS, it is in the interests of the County that said program be assisted by the County and thereby <br />enhance its availability to residents of the County, and said program addresses an important community <br />human services need, as identified by the Board of Commissioners. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above and the mutual covenants and conditions hereafter set <br />forth, the County and Provider agree as follows: <br /> <br />1. Term of the Agreement. The term of this Agreement shall be a program year beginning July 1, <br />2022 to June 30, 2023. <br /> <br />2. Scope of Services. <br /> <br />a. Provider will provide services as follows: The Triangle Food Collaborative is an effort <br />between Orange, Wake, and Durham County food councils and food security coordinators <br />to engage in relationship and capacity building to benefit the regional food shed. The <br />Provider is a partner in this work and serves as the fiscal agent for the Wake County based <br />food council known as the Capital Area Food Network. The Triangle Food Collaborative <br />received a small micro-grant of $3,700 to invest in regional partnerships with Black <br />farmers. The Orange County Food Council has held these funds until partnerships and <br />projects could be identified. Once the available funding has been transferred, the Food <br />Bank will help distribute these funds to Black farmers and the Black Farmers' Market. The <br />funds will be invested in areas like infrastructure and food production to support Black <br />farming businesses and market access across the Triangle region. The Provider will work <br />with the Triangle Food Collaborative to serve as a fiscal agent in distributing grant funding <br />to regional partners. Once received, the funds will be distributed by Provider within 60 <br />days. All funding routed through the Provider will go directly to partners identified by the <br />Triangle Food Collaborative. <br /> <br />b. The Provider shall be solely responsible for the means, methods, techniques, sequence, <br />safety program and procedures necessary to properly and fully complete the work set forth <br />in the Scope of Services. <br /> <br />3. Funding. <br /> <br />a. The County agrees to appropriate for the provision of services the maximum not to exceed <br />sum of $3,700. This funding shall be available upon execution of this Agreement by the <br />parties. <br /> <br />b. All funds appropriated shall be used for purposes described herein. Any funds not used for <br />the purposes stated shall be returned to the County. Any changes in the use of funds must <br />be authorized in writing by the County prior to any expenditure of the funds by the <br />Provider. If the funds are expended not in accordance with the Scope of Services, at the <br />discretion of the County the Provider may be required to repay the funds to the County. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 43713C45-A36C-4FA7-B98C-D49D2454C7C1