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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: November 6, 2008 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. J <br />SUBJECT: Resolution Supporting Orange County School Board Reconsideration of Rental <br />Fee for KidSCope at Hillsborough Elementary <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager's Office PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Resolution <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Gwen Harvey, Assistant Manager, <br />245-2307 <br />PURPOSE: To adopt resolution asking the Orange County School Board to reconsider its <br />decision to charge rental fees to KidSCope for space traditionally occupied at Hillsborough <br />Elementary <br />BACKGROUND: The BOCC decided in the FY08-09 Budget to hold all outside agency grant <br />requests to their FY07-08 approved levels due to fiscal constraints. As a result, KidSCope <br />received an appropriation of $89,000, their historical, base amount. At one of the last budget <br />work sessions, KidSCope appealed to the BOCC to provide an additional $25,000 because they <br />needed this amount to make an annual rent payment to Orange County Schools. BOCC <br />approval would have raised the appropriation to a total of $114,000. Because the BOCC was <br />not able to meet this request given considerable financial constraints, KidSCope has continued <br />to indicate concern for this "unfunded liability". As anon-profit struggling to survive under the ill <br />effects of mandatory mental health reform, KidSCope would appreciate any assistance or <br />support the BOCC could provide in seeking relief for increase in annual expenses. <br />The BOCC is asked to adopt a resolution requesting the Orange County School Board to <br />reconsider its decision to charge KidSCope rent for the space they have traditionally occupied <br />at no cost at Hillsborough Elementary. This request is made in the interest of helping stabilize a <br />long-standing non-profit partner whose mission is to provide vital services to youth with special <br />needs. A proposed resolution is attached. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: No fiscal outlay is involved in adopting the resolution encouraging the <br />Orange County School Board to eliminate this. expectation of KidSCope. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board adopt the proposed <br />resolution on behalf of KidSCope and forward to the Orange County School Board. <br />