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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: April 1, 2003 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT• Budget Amendment #10 <br />DEPARTMENT: Budget PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT (S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Attachment 1. Budget as Amended Donna Dean 245-2151 <br />Spreadsheet <br />Attachment 2. Town of Chapel Hill Park TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Projects Capital Project Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Ordinance Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To approve budget ordinance amendments and capital project ordinance for fiscal year <br />2002-03. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Department of Social Services <br />1. The Department of Social Services has received notification from the State of additional funds <br />totaling $110,714 for child-care subsidies to low-income families. To date, 1,002 children and <br />their families have benefited from this program this fiscal year. These additional funds bring the <br />current budget for this program to $3,283,169 for FY 2002-03. This budget amendment provides <br />for the receipt of these additional State funds. (See Attachment 1, column #1) <br />Southern Community Park <br />2. The 1997 and 2001 voter-approved bonds included monies that would allow the County and the <br />Town of Chapel Hill to join forces in building Chapel Hill's Southern Community Park. The 1997 <br />bonds provide $1 million for this project while the 2001 bonds offer $2 million for a total County <br />contribution 4f $3 million. Prior to the current fiscal year, the Board of County Commissioners <br />has appropriated $205,000 from the available bond monies to fund two components of the park: <br />o Construction of a soccer field adjoining the Scroggs Elementary School property <br />($105,000) <br />o Costs associated with. the Park's concept plan ($100,000) <br />On March 5, 2003, the Board of County Commissioners approved the release of $140,000 in <br />1997 Park bond funds to the Town of Chapel Hill. The funds will enable the Town to move <br />forward with developing construction drawings that are required in order to obtain a Special Use <br />Permit. This attached Town of Chapel Hill Park Projects Capital Project Ordinance allows for the <br />payment of funds to the Town. (See Attachment 2, Town of Chapel Hill Park Projects Capital <br />Proiect Ordinance) The chart below outlines fiscal activity to date for the project. <br />