Agenda - 12-01-2008 - 4a - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

21 ;•~ 1 Laura Blackmon said that approval was needed tonight in order for the employees to 2 sign up starting on October 15tH 3 Chair Jacobs said that this could be brought back on October 14tH 4 A motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Gordon to 5 approve in principle the enhancements to the dental insurance, flexible compensation plan, and 6 employee assistance plans effective January 1, 2009. This also includes the approval in 7 principle of the renewal of the current plan for health insurance with no changes in plan design 8 for the plan year beginning January 1, 2009. 9 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 10 11 c. Contract with NC Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust 12 Fund for the Regional Value-Added Shared-Use Food & Agricultural 13 Processing Center 14 The Board considered approving a contract with the NC Agricultural Development and 15 Farmland Preservation Trust Fund fora $132,000 grant for the Regional Value-Added-Shared- 16 Use Food and Agricultural Processing Center and authorizing the Chair to sign, subject to final 17 review by staff and the County Attorney. 18 Noah Rannells said that this is a contract for $132,000 for the value-added center. 19 Commissioner Gordon said that she is glad the County got the grant but Orange County 20 is more financially committed than the other counties primarily due to the building contribution . 21 She said that there is no indication how Orange County is going to be repaid in this document. 22 She made reference to page 14 where it shows that every jurisdiction is paying much less than 23 Orange County. She said that she is more concerned about page 25 where there is no 24 indication in the funding plan where Orange County is going to get any recognition of having 25 contributed the building. She suggested instructing the Manager to come back with a 26 recommended budget, 3-5 years, by November 6t . She wants a recommended agreement on 27 the shared monetary compensation. 28 A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, to approve the contract fora $132, 000 29 grant for the Regional Value-Added-Shared-Use Food and Agricultural Processing Center, 30 subject to final review by staff and the County Attorney, and authorize the Chair to sign the 31 contract agreement; and instruct the Manager to come back to the Board of County 32 Commissioners with a recommended budget by November 6th with a recommended 3-5 year 33 budget that takes into account all of the revenues, capital and operating, all of the expenditures, 34 capital and operating, and who pays. 35 Commissioner Carey said that there are at least two more grants that are outstanding 36 and he does not think the Manager has enough information to come up with a budget plan. He 37 said that the issues raised by Commissioner Gordon need to be addressed before the County 38 spends this money. 39 Laura Blackmon said that the County Commissioner group has not talked about how 40 much each county is going to contribute to the bottom line, but coming back in a month will not 41 give her enough time. There are still additional funds to be raised. If the other jurisdictions do 42 not come to the table with more money, then Orange County has to make a decision about 43 whether or not to continue to move forward. 44 Chair Jacobs said that the County has used the building as leverage for seeking grants. 45 He said that all of the jurisdictions have adopted resolutions acknowledging that Orange County 46 has to be compensated. He thinks that it would be a good thing to investigate what the building 47 is worth and share the information with the partners. 48 Commissioner Gordon said that she is willing to change the timeline but she wants the 49 information. She suggested that the information come back in two months (all expenses, all 50 revenues, etc.).