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53 <br /> 1 The Board approved and authorized the County to enter into a contractual agreement with WM <br /> 2 Recycling America, LLC and Waste Management of Carolina, Inc., to provide Recycling material <br /> 3 processing and Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) disposal services. <br /> 4 p. Approval of Sportsplex Management Services Agreement <br /> 5 The Board approved a Management Services Agreement between Orange County and <br /> 6 Recreation Factory Partners to operate the Orange County Sportsplex. <br /> 7 q. Approval to Increase in the Letter of Credit Required from Travelers Indemnity <br /> 8 Company for Secure Payment of Workers Compensation Deductibles <br /> 9 The Board approved an increase in the Letter of Credit (LOC) required from Travelers Indemnity <br /> 10 Company (Travelers), the County's insurance carrier, from $500,000 to $1,000,000. <br /> 11 r. Renewal of Health Services Agreement with Southern Health Partners for Medical <br /> 12 Services at the Orange County Detention Center <br /> 13 The Board approved a renewal of the Health Services Agreement with Southern Health Partners <br /> 14 for medical services at the Orange County Detention Center. <br /> 15 s. DSS Computer Peripheral Surplus Declaration and Donation to Triangle Ecycling <br /> 16 The Board approved and authorized the Chair to sign a resolution declaring items listed below as <br /> 17 surplus and authorizing the donation of those items to the non-profit Triangle Ecycling. <br /> 18 t. Resolution of Approval — Conservation Easement on Property owned by Jane Saiers <br /> 19 and Darin Knapp (RambleRill Farms) <br /> 20 The Board approved a resolution approving the purchase of and acceptance by Orange County <br /> 21 of a conservation easement on property owned by Jane Saiers and Darin Knapp (RambleRill <br /> 22 Farms). <br /> 23 u. Approval of Health Department Fee Changes <br /> 24 The Board approved changes to the Personal Health Services fee schedule as recommended by <br /> 25 the Board of Health and amend the FY 2024-25 County Fee Schedule. <br /> 26 <br /> 27 9. County Manager's Report <br /> 28 Travis Myren reviewed the upcoming meeting schedule and topics listed below: <br /> 29 <br /> 30 Projected June 5, 2025 Budget Work Session Items <br /> 31 Decisions on Proposed Budget Amendments to Manager's Recommended FY 2025-26 Budget& <br /> 32 2025-35 C I P <br /> 33 Decisions on Tax Rates <br /> 34 Resolution of Intent to Adopt FY 2025-2026 Budget <br /> 35 <br /> 36 Chair Bedford asked the Clerk to print out all of the proposed amendments for the next <br /> 37 meeting. <br /> 38 Travis Myren said they will also be in his PowerPoint presentation. <br /> 39 Travis Myren said in response to some of the concerns about vertical equity and the <br /> 40 revaluation, as a short-term effort, Orange County will retain a vendor to run mathematical models <br /> 41 that will identify potential areas where there are vertical equity problems so that the Tax Office <br /> 42 can take those to the Board of Equalization and Review for changes. As a longer-term strategy, <br /> 43 Travis Myren said he will convene a work group in the late summer or early fall of subject matter <br /> 44 experts, community members, and Tax staff to look at different tools to use in the future that can <br /> 45 measure vertical equity so those tools can be used proactively, as well as some recommendations <br /> 46 to build staff capacity. He explained that this is highly technical statistical work. <br /> 47 Chair Bedford reminded the Board that the meeting on Thursday will take place at the <br /> 48 Southern Human Services Center, and the Closed Session to evaluate the Manager, Attorney, <br /> 49 and Clerk will be next Tuesday at the Whitted Building. <br /> 50 <br /> 51 <br />