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7 <br /> Visitors Bureau <br /> 15.The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (NCDNCR) is leading <br /> the statewide effort to plan for the commemoration of America' s 250th anniversary, with <br /> a goal of energizing and promoting robust, comprehensive, and inclusive programs <br /> across the entire state. These programs will commemorate the 250th with wide-ranging <br /> activities across a multi-year commemoration that began in 2024, with a focus on 2026. <br /> Additional events will continue through 2033. This amendment recognizes $5,976 in <br /> funds that were not spent in FY 2025 to be reauthorized in FY 2026 in the Visitors Bureau <br /> Fund. <br /> ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN: This item supports: <br /> • GOAL 2: DIVERSE AND VIBRANT ECONOMY <br /> OBJECTIVE 1. Provide family-oriented and inclusive programming or other cultural <br /> events for residents and visitors. <br /> Environment, Agriculture, Parks & Recreation (DEAPR) <br /> 16.DEAPR has requested a $35,801 increase to the NC Forest Service County contribution <br /> due to an increase in costs that was not included in its initial FY 2026 budget request. <br /> The requested increase would help cover an increase in personnel costs as well as a <br /> replacement Initial Attack vehicle. The vehicle being replaced is used to respond to <br /> wildfires in remote, off-road locations and is essential to the Forest Service's firefighting <br /> capabilities. This amendment appropriates $35,801 of Fund Balance in the General Fund <br /> to cover the full cost of the request. <br /> 17.The Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation has received $6,000 <br /> in donations for the Little River Regional Park and Natural Area, a Durham/Orange <br /> County Partnership, from the annual Trail Run. This donation from the Trail Heads <br /> organization will be utilized for park projects and equipment. This amendment recognizes <br /> these donations and appropriates the additional funding in the following grant project <br /> ordinance, outside of the General Fund: <br /> Little River Park ($6,000) - Project# 20012 <br /> Revenues for this project: <br /> Current FY 2025-26 FY 2025-26 <br /> FY 2025-26 Amendment Revised <br /> Donations Revenue $69,936 $6,000 $75,936 <br /> Total Project Funding $69,936 $6,000 $75,936 <br /> Appropriated for this project: <br /> Current FY 2025-26 FY 2025-26 <br /> FY 2025-26 Amendment Revised <br /> Project Expenditures $69,936 $6,000 $75,936 <br /> Total Costs $69,936 $6,000 $75,936 <br />