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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Action Agenda
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Item No
Meeting Date: January 16, 1996
SUBJECT: HazMat Grant
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DEPARTMENT Emergency Management PUBLIC HEARING YES NO x
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BUDGET AMENDMENT
REQUIRED YES X NO
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ATTACHMENT(S) INFORMATION CONTACT
Grant Award Letter Mike Tapp, ext 3030
NC Division of Emergency Management TELEPHONE NUMBER
Memorandum of Understanding Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel Hill 968-4501
Mebane 227-2031
Durham 688-7331
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PURPOSE: To accept a $200 Implementation Grant for the Orange County
Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) .
BACKGROUND: Orange County has received notification from the North
Carolina Division of Emergency Management that the Orange County LEPC
will receive a $200 grant for hazardous materials planning. Last year,
the County received a planning grant to develop surveys and compile
information about hazardous materials in Orange County. Fixed storage
facilities were surveyed to determine the amounts, location, frequency
of delivery, and other information related to hazardous materials
storage. This year' s grant will help defray the costs of printing
results of last year' s surveys .
RECOMMENDATION: The Manager recommends that the Board accept the grant
and authorize the Manager to sign the Memorandum of Understanding with
the Division of Emergency Management .
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North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety
Division of Emergency Management
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor J. Bradley Wilson, Acting Secretary
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Mr. Nick Waters, Coordinator
Orange County Office of Emergency Management
Post.Office Box 8181
Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278
Dear Mr. Waters:
It gives me great pleasure to inform you that the Orange County Local Emergency
Planning Committee (LEPC) will be awarded an-Implementation Grant of $200.00.
Our staff will be in touch with you at a later date concerning the fiscal mechanics of
transferring the funds to you.
If you should have any questions, please contact Bob Buchanan of this office at (919)
733-3638.
Sincerely,
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Billy R. Cameron
Director
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CC: Russ Johnston, Coordinator
Area "B" Office
116 West Jones Street • Raleigh,North Carolina 27603-1335 • Telephone(919)733-3867
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF- Orange
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is entered into by
and between the State of North Carolina, Department of Crime
Control and Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management
(hereinafter Division of Emergency Management) , and the County
of Orange State of North Carolina.
(hereinafter Orange County) .
WHEREAS, the Division of Emergency Management is the
designated agency for the disbursement of United States
Department of Transportation funding for training and planning
for hazardous material transportation and emergency response;
WHEREAS, seventy-five percent (75%) of the planning grant
funding is to be passed on to local governments in the form of
grants for the improvement of planning; and
WHEREAS, the County of Orange has
submitted a grant application for receipt of these funds dated
the 29th day of June , 1995 .
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the following covenants
between the parties, the Division of Emergency Management shall
provide a grant payment of $200 . 00 to
Orange County contingent upon the availability
of funds .
For and in consideration of this grant payment,
Orange County agrees as follows :
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1 . To expend the funds in accordance with its grant
application filed with the Division of Emergency
Management on the 29th day of
June 1995, and dated the
29th day of June , 1995, and
in compliance with all applicable federal rules and
regulations;
2 . To maintain accounting records and receipts for the
purpose of an audit to prove expenditure of the funds
pursuant to the grant application submitted by
Orange County on the 29th day
of June 1995;
3 . To maintain these accounting records for a period of
3 years and to submit to any audit upon
request by the Division of Emergency Management; and
4 . To repay to the Division of Emergency Management any
funds not spent as agreed to herein.
5 . To comply with all applicable provisions of federal,
state, and local laws, regulations, and DOT
directives . The county agrees and understands that
federal laws, regulations, policies and related
administrative practices in force and made applicable
to this grant on the date of execution may be modified
from time to time and that the most recent of such
provisions will govern the administration of this
grant .
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6 . The County of Orange agrees to
comply with DOT regulations Drug-free Workplace
Requirements (Grants) 49 CFR Part 29, Subpart F. and
to submit the required certification.
7 . To comply with and execute the appendices attached
hereto and incorporated by reference.
It is further understood and agreed that any funds not
expended by the 31st day of December ,
19 96 , shall revert to the Division of Emergency Management
upon request of the Division of Emergency Management .
This MOU is entered into on this the day of
199 .
Billy Ray Cameron, Director
State of North Carolina, County Manager
Department of Crime Control Signed under authority granted
and Public Safety, Division to the County Manager pursuant
of Emergency Management to that resolution dated the
day of
199 , a copy of which is
attached hereto.