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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNA ORD-2002-010 Budget Amendment #6101AW - o7 o a Z -- 0/6 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF. COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: April 16, 2002 Action Agen a Item No. SUBJECT: Budget Amendment #6 DEPARTMENT: Budget PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Attachment 1. Budget as Amended Donna Dean, 245 -2151 Spreadsheet Attachment 2. Intensive Home Visiting TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Grant Project Ordinance Hillsborough 732- 8181 Chapel Hill 968 -4501 Durham -688 -7331 Mebane 336- 227 -2031 PURPOSE: To approve budget ordinance amendments and grant and capital project ordinances for fiscal year 2001 -02. BACKGROUND: Human Rights and Relations Department 1. The Human Rights and Relations Department has received notification from the Department of Mousing and Urban Development (HUD) of Partnership Initiative grant funds totaling $25;000 to be used to support the fair housing education outreach and enforcement initiative. This budget amendment .provides for the receipt of these funds. There Is no County match required for the receipt of these funds. (see Attachment 1, column #1) 2. The Department has also received notification of additional* funds in the amount of $4,600 to be used. to enforce the County's Civil Rights Ordinance. Each year, the department projects expected revenues to be received from HUD based on a federal formula. After the federal budget is set, HUD then makes adjustments to the dollar amounts based on the approved budget. This amount of $4,600 represents the adjustment. (see Attachment 1, column #2) Department of Social Services 3. The Department of Social Services Chas received notification from the State of additional Crisis Intervention funds totaling $9,734 to be used for crisis related heating/living needs of those citizens who are "medically at risk ". To date this fiscal year, this program has served' 426 Orange County citizens. These additional funds bring the current budget for this program to $139,734. (see Attachment 1,. column #3) r 2 Health Department 4. The Health Department has received notification of additional State grant funds totaling $10,520 for its Intensive Home Visiting Program. This funding is made available by the North Carolina Children's Trust Fund and expenditures must be reported to the North Carolina Division of Public Health by June 19, 2002 in order for the County to- receive reimbursement. The goal of this program is to decree( se child abuse and neglect, improve parent -child interaction, ensure adequate use of preventive family support services, and improve children's health and development. The additional funds will be used to purchase incentives, such as baby birth supplies, and educational supplies to families who participate in the program. This brings the total budget for the grant project to $179,139 for the current fiscal year. (see Intensive Home Visiting Grant Project Ordinance, Attachment 2) Library 5. As part of the Telecommunications Act of 2996, the Universal Service Fund "schools and libraries" program was established. One provision of the Act was to provide discounts of 20 to 90 percent for telecommunication services, Internet access, and internal connections to schools and libraries. The discount that individual schools and libraries receive depends on economic need (as determined by the National School Lunch Program) and location, such as rural or urban. Funding for these discounts comes through the telecommunications industry to the Universal Service Fund. Orange County Public Library's discount is based on basic telephone service only. This year, the Orange County Library has received a -rate discount funds totaling $4,564 from Sprint. These discount funds will be used to purchase a Gates computer for patron access, conference room tables (to replace damaged ones) and book carts for patron access to library services. Funds will also be used to continue the maintenance agreement on the library security system. There is no County match for the receipt of these funds. (see Attachment 1, column #5) FINANCIAL IMPACT: Financial impacts are included in the background information above. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board of County Commissioners approve the attached grant project and budget ordinance amendments. W� Its .o oil C a •2 if m. O m � m O 9em w 9 'o v wv O � �4 ppN LO V N m INUENI voor:lo vO�Pim■ v000raommmmmmmFllm 3 4 Attachment 2: Intensive Home Visiting Program Grant Project Ordinance Project Number 11 -648 Be it ordained by the Orange County Board of County Commissioners that pursuant to :Section 13.2 of Chapter 159 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, the following grant project is hereby adopted. Section 1.. The project authorized is the Intensive Home Visiting Demonstration Program as awarded to the Orange County Health Department by the North Carolina Division of Women and Children's Health, Department of Health and Human .Services. The planned project period continues until June 30,' 2002. This grant provides funding for 2.5 permanent, time- limited positions through the grant period. The grant provides funds to .decrease child abuse and neglect, improve parent -child interaction, ensure adequate use of preventive family support services, improve children's health and development, and improve the service delivery system in Orange County by decreasing fragmentation and duplication. Section 2. Under the terms of the agreement, Orange County will administer the grant as fiscal agent. The officers of the County are hereby directed to proceed with the grant project within the rules and regulations contained in the grant document, the rules and regulations of the North Carolina Department of. Health and Human Services and the budget contained herein. Section 3. The following revenue is anticipated to be available to complete this project: Intergovernmental (1997 -98) $105,000 Intergovernmental (1998 -99) $100,000 Intergovernmental (1999 -00) $89,471 Intergovernmental (2001-02) $96O Total Intergovernmental $390,691 Smart Start (1998 -99) $15;965 Smart Start (1999-00) $47,5'78 Smart Start (2000 -01) $87,710 Smart Start (2001 -02) $47,578 Total S by -t&art $198,831 Title X1X Medicaid (1998 -99) Title XiX Medicaid (1999-00) Title 3OX - Medicaid (2000 -01) Title XIX - Medicaid (2001 -02) Total Medicaid Total Intensive Home Visiting Revenue $35,178 $15,863 $56,552 $35,341 $142,934 $732,456 Section 4. The following amount is appropriated for this project: Intensive Home Visiting (1997 -98) Intensive Home Visiting (1998 -99) Intensive Home Visiting (1999 -00) Intensive Home Visiting (2000 -01) Intensive Home Visiting (2001 -02) Intensive Home Visiting Appropriation $105,000 $151,143 $152,912 $144,262 17913 $732,456 5 Section 5. The finance officer is hereby directed to maintain within the grant project sufficient specific detailed accounting records to provide the accounting to the grantor agency required by the grant agreement and federal and state regulations. Section 6. Funds may be advanced brom the general fund for the purpose of malting payments due. Reimbursement requests should be made to the grantor agency in an orderly and timely manner. Section 7. Copies of this grant project ordinance shall be made available to the finance officer for direction in carrying out this project. Section 8. Positions authorized through this grant project ordinance include: 1.0 Full-time Equivalent Position — Public health Name 1.0 Full- time Equivalent Position — Social Worker Q 5 Full -time Equivalennt Position — Offlce Assistant These positions are authorized through June 30, 2002. Section 9. This project ordinance is in effect until June 30, 2002. Adopted this 16th day of April 2002. 0 D6�k - 6 -,?-- o/D RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN APPLICATION FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS WHEREAS, the N. C. Department of Commerce — Division of Community Assistance announced the availability of approximately $500,000 in Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program funds for the purpose of establishing Individual Development Account (IDA) Programs to first - time homebuyers with incomes below 80% of the median income; and WHEREAS, an application for funding must be sent to the Division of Community Assistance on or before April 30, 2002 in order to receive the funds; and WHEREAS, Individual Development Accounts are dedicated savings accounts to be used for homeownership only; and WHEREAS, the Women's Center presently operated an IDA Program under the County's TANF Program and have expressed an interest in administering this program utilizing CDBG funds; and WHEREAS, the grant funds will be used to match participant savings by a 1:1 ratio for a total of 20 families; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Board of Commissioners, that an application for FY 2002 Community Development Block Grant funds for the Individual Development Account Program under the North Carolina Small Cities Program is hereby authorized. The amount of the request will be $40,000. The application will be submitted on or about April 30, 2002. FURTHER, the Orange County Board of Commissioners authorizes the Chair of the Board to sign the application document on the County's behalf. This, the 16th day of April 2002. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 8. ITEMS FOR DECISION - CONSENT AGENDA A motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to approve those items on the consent agenda as stated below: �C a. Proposed Contract with Haden - Stanziale for Conceptual Design and Site Planning at Little River Reaional Park This item was removed and placed at the end of the consent agenda for separate consideration. b. Bid Award: Removal and Replanting of Trees at Richard Whitted Human Services Center This item was removed and placed at the end of the consent agenda for separate consideration. C. Budget Amendment #6 The Board approved budget ordinance amendments and grant and capital project ordinances for fiscal year 2001 -2002. d. Pyrotechnics Approval: Blue Cross and Blue Shield Family Dav The Board approved a pyrotechnics permit for Blue Cross and Blue Shield Family Day 2002, to be held Saturday, May 4, 2002. e. Appointments to the Advisory Board on Mina