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Home My WebLink AboutORD-2007-134 - Homestead Aquatics Center Capital Project Ordinance (OPM)-, idol Homestead Aquatics Center Capital Project Ordinance Be it ordained by the Orange County Board of County P Commissioners following pursuant al project s 13.2 of Chapter 159 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, the 9 hereby adopted. Section 1.The project authorized provides funds to assist the Town of Chapel Hill with construction of an indoor aquatic center at Homestead Park on Homestead Road. Proceeds from the 1997 and 2001 bond funds and Town bond funds will finance this project. Section 2.The officers of the County are hereby directed to proceed with the project within the budget contained herein. Section 3.The following revenue is anticipated to complete this project: Through FY M 2006-07 FY 2007-08 $0 $0 Sales Tax $p 1997 Bond Funds $800,000 2001 Bond Funds $0 $3,500,00 2004 Two-Thirds Net Debt $3,500,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $ Grant Funds $0 $0 $0 Fees $0 $0 $0 Other $0 $4,300,000 Total Fun din $4,300,000 Section 4.The following amount is appropriated for this project: Through FY ° FY 200C-07 FY 2007-08 2007-08 $0 $0 $0 IancUBuilding $0 $0 $0 Design Construction $0 $0 $0 Co�ibution to Hill $4,300,000 $0 $4,300,000 Total Costs $4,300,000 $0 $4,300,000 Section 5. The following amounts have been transferred to other County Capital Projects: Through FY moo"gh FY 2006-07 FY 2007-08 2007-08 Transfer to Bolin Qwk GraenwaY $425,000 Development(2005-06 2 Transfer to Lands Legacy(2005-06) $1,750,000 $0 $12 750,000 Transfer to Northern Park(2005-06) $500,000 $0 $500,000 Tisfer to West Ten Soccer(2004-05) $500,000 $0 $500,000 Total Costs $3,175,000 $0 $3,175,000 Section 6. The following budget remains in the project: Orr Budget(see section 4 above $4,300,000 ($3,175,000) Less Transfer to Other Projects(see section 5 above) TOW Total Project Bu et $1,125,000 Section 7. This ordinance shall remain in effect from July 1, 2000 until June 30, 2008. Adopted this 26th day of June 2007. ROAP Application Trips Persons Total (unduplicated) EDTAP 10,000 1,200 $94,023 Employment/Work N/A 72 $21,492 First Trans, Rural General Public 33,000 N/A $73,586 (RGP) TOTAL $189,101 PUBLIC COMMENT: *None. A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Foushee to close the public hearing. VOTE: UNANIMOUS A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Foushee to approve the annual FY 2007-2008 ROAP grant application, including the supplemental request and authorize the Chair to sign. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 6. Re-gular Acienda a. Approval of Fiscal Year 2007-08 Budget Ordinance, Capital Proiect Ordinances. and Grant Project Ordinances The Board considered adopting the County's budget ordinance, School and Capital project ordinances, and County grant project ordinances for fiscal year 2007-08. Laura Blackmon said that this is her first time doing this and she was surprised at the number of resolutions and ordinances that had to be passed. She thanked everyone for all of the hard work that has gone into the budget process. Donna Coffey said that she is asking the Board of County Commissioners to approve the budget ordinance, which includes the changes made at the last work session. The total General Fund now is $173,624,000. The property tax rate increase is set at 4.7 cents on the ad valorem, which totals 95 cents per one hundred dollars valuation. The budget also includes an increase of 1.5 cents to the CHCCS District Tax, which totals 20.35 cents per one hundred dollar valuation. The per pupil current expense was increased to $3,069 per student. This is an increase of$112 over FY 2006-2007. The Fair Funding amount was increased by$188,000, bringing the total to $988,000. These funds will be split 50150 between OCS and CHCCS. The Board is also being asked to approve the School and County Capital Project Ordinances that were delivered yesterday. The Board agreed to budget 50% of the lottery proceeds in the upcoming fiscal year, with the remaining 50%to be budgeted in arrears (2008- 2009). The staff has not been able to work with either school system on how the money will be allocated. The ordinances will be brought back to the Board in the fall. There are also several grant projects that were continued. Commissioner Gordon made reference to the Resolution of Intent, #11, which is "To approve the County and School Capital Project Ordinances for fiscal year 2007-08." She said mom that the Board did not get to discuss this. Donna Coffey said that the Board could approve items 1-10, which would implement the Budget Ordinance. Adoption of Attachment 2 will be the Budget Ordinance and will not include the County and School Capital Project Ordinances. A motion was made by Commissioner Foushee to adopt the 2007-08 budget', capital, and grant project ordinances consistent with the parameters outlined in the Board's"Resolution of intent to Adopt the 2007-08 Orange County Budget,"with the exception of#1`1. Geof Gledhill said that the Board should adopt attachment 2, which will capture everything in items 1-10 on attachment 1. A motion was made by Commissioner Foushee, seconded by Commissioner Gordon to adopt the Budget Ordinance as shown by Attachment 2. Laura Blackmon clarified that the Board is not approving_the County and School Capital Project Ordinances. It will be considered later. Resolution of Intent to Adopt the 2007-08 Orange County Budget The items outlined below summarize decisions that the Board acted upon June 21, 2007 in approving the 2007-08 Budget. WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners has considered the Orange County 2007-08 Manager's Recommended Budget; and WHEREAS, the Commissioners have agreed on certain modifications to the Manager's Recommended Budget; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Orange County Board of Commissioners expresses its intent to adopt the 2007-08 Orange County Budget Ordinance on Tuesday, June 26, 2007,,based on the following stipulations: 1) The following changes to existing positions, as presented in the 2007-08 County Manager's Recommended Budget on May 24, 2007, are approved: Department Position Title Approved Approved FTE Funding Information Technology Systems Analyst $0 0.10 Staff Attorney(Transfer vacant position #108, Communications Specialist, assigned County Manager to Board of County Commissioners to $67,000 0.00 County Manager's Office to serve as Staff Attorney Water Resources Coordinator (Transfer Environment and Resource vacant position #386, Agriculture Extension Conservation Department Agent, assigned to Cooperative Extension to $51,000 0.00 ERCD to serve as Water Resources Coordinator: Environmental Health Specialist-Food &' w Lod in effective January 1, 2008 $37,707 1.00 Environmental Health Specialist-Well o Construction Program (effective January 1, $44,432 1.00 _ = 2008 c Environmental Health Technician -Well w $55;794 1.:00 Pro ram & Indoor Air Quality Athletic Program Supervisor(effective $27 689 1:00 January 1 2008 Parks Conservation Specialist/Turfgrass Manager for West Ten & Northern Park $49,367 1.00 0 :.effective September 1 2007 < Parks Conservation Technician II for West Ten &N'orthernPark (effective November 1, $31,699 1.00 2007 Income Maintenance Caseworker LI $50,784 1.00 Social Worker 11 (School Social Worker for Gravelly Hill Middle School $55,452 1.00 Housing & Community HOME Program Coordinator Development 9 $58,245 1.00 Total $529169 9.10 All positions authorized to begin July 1, 2007 unless otherwise noted. 2) The following modifications to the County Manager's Recommended Budget are made: Appropriations: 1. Defer hiring 2 Emergency Services positions for one year_ ($130,000) 2. Rea ro riate savings realized in Cable Casting Contract ($45,000) 3 1 Decrease Board of Elections printing budget to reflect State — allowing competitive bidding for ballots ($37,000) 4. Defer Board of Elections equipment maintenance until fiscal year 2008-09 ($15,000) 5. Change delivery of employee newsletter from paper to electronic ($3,000) 6. Delay hiring of Environmental Health Food & Lodging and Well Construction positions by 6 months ($52,000) 7. Reduce BOCC Contingency by 50% ($17,500) 8. Delay hiring of Staff Attorney position by 3 months (effective' November 1, 2007) ($33,000) 9. Add Water Resources Position Effective November 1, 2007 $51,000 10. Eliminate Funding for Medicaid Increase ($545,000) 1.1. Reduce 01(k) from $5 increase to $2.50 increase per pay period ($46,500) 12. Delete funding for Orange Alamance Water Study ($20,000) 13. Increase appropriation to Energy Management $6,844 14. Retain Families in Focus Program in Health Department $26,000 15. Increase funding to Orange Community Housing for Land— Trust Staffing $35,000 16. Retain Medical Reserve Corps for one additional year $17,000 17. Increase appropriation for HYAA $1,125 18. Eliminate funding for Critical Needs Reserve (Carry forward lunexpended funds from fiscal year 2006-07) ($125,000) 19. Budget for Library Services Interoperability Study $10,000 20. Increase appropriation for School Fair Funding to be split 50/50 between CHCCS and OCS $188,000 21. Increase Schools Current Expense Funding from$2,957 per ,pupil to $3,069 $2,081,912 Total Changes to Recommended Appropriations $1,347,881 1 Revenues: 1. Increase Investment Income Budget 100,000 2. Increase Ad Valorem Tax Rate by the Equivalent of One Cent to Fund Additional Increases in Current Expense Appropriation 1 ,247,881 Total Changes to Recommended Revenues 1,347,8811 3) The total current expense appropriation for Schools is $53,793,744. The appropriation to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is $33,121,357 and the appropriation to the Orange County Schools is $20,672,387. The per pupil allocation is approved at$3,069. 4) The recurring capital outlay for both school districts is $2,400,000 and is hereby- appropriated $1,458,480 for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools for recurring capital. There is hereby allocated $941,520 for Orange County Schools for recurring capital.. 5) The County's ad valorem contribution to Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools and Orange County Schools totals 84,528,997 or 48.7° of the County's total General Fund budget of $173,554,351. 6) The Ad Valorem property tax rate shall be set at 95 cents per$100 of assessed valuation, an increase of 4.7 cents over the fiscal year 2006-07 rate of 90.3 cents. 7) The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School District Tax shall be set at 20.35 cents per$100 of assessed valuation, an increase of 1.5 cents over the fiscal year 2006-07 rate of 18.85 cents per$100 assessed valuation. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education's 2007-08 requested budget included a 25.95 cent increase in the special district tax rate. 8) The Fire District tax rates shall be set at the following rates (all rates are based on cents per $100 of assessed valuation): Cedar Grove 7.30 Chapel Hill 1.90 Damascus 5.00 1 Efland` 4.225' Eno 5.70 Little River 4.60 New Hope 6.75 Orange Grove 3.90 Orange Rural 5.60 -1 South Orange 9.50`" -1 Southern Triangle 5.00 White Cross 5.00 9) Provide for a County pay and benefits plan that includes: