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Commissioner Carey said that this firm appears to have the capacity to do this type of project. Chair Jacobs said that he shares Commissioner Nelson's concerns about the County's investment. Commissioner Gordon agreed. A motion was made by Commissioner Foushee, seconded by Commissioner Nelson to award housing bond funds in the amount of $1,000,000 to TBLF Eno Haven LLC to assist in the construction of Eno Haven, a 76-unit multi-family rental complex in Hillsborough and authorize the Manager in consultation with the County Attorney to enter into a Development Agreement detailing the conditions of the award. Commissioner Nelson said that when the County is giving money to a private company, he would like an executive summary of the firm. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 1. FY 2008-09 Recommended New Staff Resources Laura Blackmon pointed out Appendices C-1 and C-2 as well as the spreadsheet in the packet. Budget Director Donna Coffey made one change to the spreadsheet, Appendix C-1, under Parks and Recreation. The amount included for Technician I is supposed to be $48,822 under Salary and Benefits. Commissioner Foushee made reference to the Sheriff, and accepting grant-funded positions as it relates to the additional deputies request. She asked about the County's responsibility for these additional officers. Sheriff Pendergrass said that the responsibility would be for the County to retain these deputies. Commissioner Foushee said that, in terms of any grant-funded positions, if the Board knows that they are accepting grant positions and the County is expected to retain those positions after the grant period, then this is a factor that needs to be considered in terms of costs. Commissioner Gordon asked clarifying questions about the Solid Waste item in Category 5. She clarified that the Board only approved the program and not the budget. Solid Waste Director Gayle Wilson said that the enforcement position does not have anything to do with the new program, but it has to do with increasing enforcement education. Chair Jacobs suggested that whoever puts together the budget documents, that it would be nice to indicate the grant source of the grant-funded positions, since this information is also being provided to the citizens. Chair Jacobs said that he thought the County had converted past Cop Fast positions to deputy positions and the Sheriff said that this was done for the school systems. Commissioner Gordon asked what the 911 charge on telephones was used for in Emergency Services. Emergency Services Director Frank Montes de Oca said that the funds were used for anything that is related to 911 emergency dispatching (equipment, software, consoles, radios, etc.). Chair Jacobs made reference to page 3-59 about telecommunications. He read, "the increase in operations for the fiscal year includes $50,000 to cover the annual wireless contract for 911 radios that can no longer be paid with 911 funds." He asked what changed and Frank Montes de Oca said that he recently received some documentation from the 911 Board. There were some questions as to what the funds could be used for, and there were some clarifications. Donna Coffey said that all of the monies from the provider go to the state and then it is funneled to the counties. Chair Jacobs said that the net effect of the change is that it is going to cost the County an additional $50,000 to the general fund. He asked if there could be an appeal. Frank Montes de Oca said that there was some clarification on this and he can see if there can be a recouping