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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 12-14-2004-5iORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: December 14, 2004 Action Agenda o Item No. ~- I SUBJECT: Budget Amendment #6 DEPARTMENT: Budget PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT (S): Attachment 1. Budget as Amended Spreadsheet Attachment 2. Year-Tc-Date Budget Summary Attachment 3. Senior Citizen Health Promotion Program Grant Project Ordinance Attachment 4. Conservation Easements INFORMATION CONTACT: Donna Dean 245-2151 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Capital Project Ordinance Mebane 336-227-2031 Attachment 5. State Homeland Security Grant Project Ordinance PURPOSE: To approve budget, capital and grant project ordinance amendments for fiscal year 2004-05. BACKGROUND: Social Services The Department of Social Services has received notification from the JobLink Regional Partnership Local Area of JobLink Enhancement funds totaling $10,426. These funds will be used for JobL ink programs at the County's Skills Development Center. There is no required County match for the receipt of these funds. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these funds. (See Attachment 1, column #1) 2. The Department of Social Services has received donations totaling $7,400 from citizens helping sponsor a foster care child during the holiday season. These funds are set-aside in anon-general fund account within the Adoption Enhancement Fund and will be used for the above stated purpose. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these donated funds. (See Attachment 1, column #2) Department on Aging The Department on Aging has received notification of additional funding totaling $621 from the North Carolina Division on Aging for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention services, These funds will be used to purchase glucose and cholesterol screening services as well as additional exercise class weights and stretch bands. These additional funds bring the total budget for this program to $2,680 for fiscal year 2004-05, There is no County match required for the receipt of these funds, This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these funds. (See Attachment 1, column #3) The Department on Aging's Senior Health Coordination wellness program has experienced a more than anticipated increase in participation in their wellness classes, and class fee revenue is expected to exceed the current budget of $24,000 within the first 6 months of this fiscal year, Staff anticipates an additional $24,000 in revenue from this program for the remainder of fiscal year 2004-0.5. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these anticipated funds, (See Attachment 3, Senior Citizen Health Promotion Program Grant Project Ordinance) Library Services 5, In accordance with the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, schools and libraries receive discounts for telecommunication services, Internet access, and internal connections. These discounts are based on economic need (as determined by the National School Lunch Program) and location, such as rural or urban, This year, the Orange County Library has received E-Rate discount funds totaling $3,712. The department will use these funds to cover the cost of library Internet tracking software for its public computers at the Hillsborough main library, There is no County match required for the receipt of these funds. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these funds, (See Attachment 1, column #5) Solid Waste/Landfill Enterprise Fund 6. On November 16, 2004, the Board of County Commissioners approved the acceptance of a $10,000 grant from the North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance (NCDPPEA) to conduct public education in recycling and waste reduction, In conjunction with the National Soft Drink Association (NSDA) advertising campaign, the City of Raleigh, which was awarded a similar NCDPPEA education grant in the amount of $25,000, and Orange County will pay for a series of radio advertisements, Together, the two media outlets will create a common and repeated message, focused primarily on can and bottle recycling, especially away from home. This campaign is expected to begin in April, 2005. Orange County must provide a 10% match to the $10,000 NCDPPEA grant, Sufficient funds for this $1,000 match are available in the Solid Waste Management budget far fiscal year 2004-05. No additional County funds will be required, Raleigh's match for their $2.5,000 grant is also 10%, or $2,500. Total value of this radio ad campaign is $38,500. This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these grant funds for the Solid Waste/Landfill Enterprise Fund. (See Attachment 1, column #6) Environment and Resource Conservation Department On November 16, 2004, the Board of County Commissioners approved the acceptance and purchase of an agricultural and watershed protection conservation easement from Ira and Hazel Ward, The total cost of the easement purchase, including closing and other transaction costs, is approximately $444,750, with $210,750 of this amount to be reimbursed by federal Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program grant funds. Orange County s share of the costs (approximately $234,000) would come from the $1,500,000 in alternative financing approved by the Board of Commissioners in fiscal years 2002-03 and 2004-05. (See Attachment 4, Conservation Easements Capital Project Ordinance) Emergency Management 8, On November 16, 2004, the Board of County Commissioners approved the acceptance of a State pass-through grant allocation of federal Homeland Security funds totaling $236,868 to reimburse Orange County for the purchase of equipment associated with homeland security activities of the County, its municipalities, and the University, There is no County match required for the receipt of these State-administered reimbursable Federal grant funds, This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these grant funds. (See Attachment 5, State Homeland Security Grant Project Ordinance) 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 budget, capital and grant project ordinance amendments. 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Human Resources Technlclan 2, CPS Positions (2) - totaily State funded 3. Social Worker positions (4) in Orange County Schools -totally funded thru Medicaid funds and ATTACI-IMENT :3 Senior Citizen Health Promotion Program Grant Project Ordinance 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. This project authorized is the Senior Citizen Health Promotion Program to develop a comprehensive and coordinated County health promotion and disease prevention program for citizens involving a partnership of public agencies, University Health Affairs and private groups. Section 2.The officers of the County are hereby directed to proceed with the grant project in accordance with the mutual cooperation agreement between the County and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, as approved by the Board of County Commissioners on June 30, 1997. Section 3.The following revenue is anticipated to be available to complete this project Grant Funds (1994-95) Grant Funds (1995-96) Grant Funds (1996-97) Grant Funds (1997-98) Fees for Service (1997-98) Grant Funds (1998-99) Fees for Service (1998-99) Grant Funds (1999-00) Fees for Service (2000-01) Grant Funds (2000-01) Grant Funds (2001-02) Grant Funds (2002-03) Fees for Service (2003-04) Grant Funds (200.3-04) Fees for Service (2004-OS) Grant Funds (2004-OS) Total Revenue Section 4. The following amount is appropriated for this project: Human Services -Senior Citizen Health Promotion $32,539 $.37,498 $33,779 $52,434 $14,8.35 $57,645 $12,000 $69,250 $24,000 $49,668 $80,.364 $142,588 $48,000 $56,956 $48,000 $57,914 $817,470 $817, 470 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. ATTACHMENT 3 lJ Section 6.Funds may be advanced from the General Fund for the purpose of making 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,t)Full Time Equivalent Senior Public Health Educator This position is authorized through June 30, 2005, Subsequent funding in future years is contingent upon the availability of grant funds, Section 9.This ordinance supersedes all previous "Senior Citizen Health Promotion" Grant Project Ordinances, Section 10. This project, originally adapted May 2, 1994 and subsequently amended, is in effect through June 30, 2005. Adopted this 14th day of December 2004. ATTACHMENT 4 Conservation Easements Capital Project Ordinance 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 capital project is hereby adopted, Section 1. The project authorized provides funds for the acquisition of conservation easements to help preserve County farmland with a priority placed on farms with a strong conservation track record in water supply watersheds, Financing for the project includes proceeds from private placement loans and federal grant funds from the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service. 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 2003- 04 FY 200405 Tlu~ough F'Y 2004 OS Sales Tax $0 $0 $0 Bond Funds $0 $0 $0 Private Placement $1,000,000 $500,000 $1,500,000 Grant Funds $1,422,995 $0 $1,422,995 Fees $0 $0 $0 OOrer $0 $0 $0 Total blinding $2,422,995 $SOO,OOD $2,922,995 Section 4. The following amount is appropriated for this protect: Section 5. Section 6. Through FY 2003- 04 FY 200405 Through FY 200 OS Land/Building: Walters Easement $725,000 $0 $725,000 Vol eEasement $73,100 $0 $73,100 Cheek Easement $580,000 $0 $58Q,000 McPherson Easement $0 $68,000 $68,000 Ward Easement $0 $444,750 $444,750 Unallocated $1,044,895 ($12,750) $1,032,145 Total LandBuildin $2,422,995 $500,000 $2,922,995 Design $0 0 $0 Construction $0 0 $0 Total Costs $2,422,995 $500,000 $2,922,995 This ordinance supersedes all previous Conservation Easements Capital Project Ordinances for Orange County,. This ordinance shall remain in effect until .June 30, 2005, Adapted this 14th day of December 2004. ATTACHMENT State Homeland Security Grant Program Grant Project Ordinance 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 State Homeland Security Grant Program as awarded to Orange County by the North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety.. These funds are a State pass-through grant allocation of federal funds through the Department of Homeland Security. This grant program provides funding for the purchase of equipment, costs of exercises, and training costs associated with homeland security activities of the County, its municipalities, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Part I), as well as funds to improve domestic terrorism preparedness through the purchase of equipment for first responders, and to provide funding to train and exercise for chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive incidents (Part II).. 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 grant document, and the rules and regulations of the North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety. Section 3. The following revenue is anticipated to be available to complete this project Lrtergovernmental (2003-04) - Part I Fru:ds $111,625 Letergoverumental (2003-04) -Part II Fends $36.3,908 Letergoverunaental (2004-OS) - Part I Fronds $236,868 Total $7ZL,401 Section 4. There is no required County match for this grant.. Section 5. The following amount is appropriated for this project: Public Safety - Houtelaud Security Grant Prograut $722,401 Section 6. 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 7. Funds may be advanced from the general fund for the purpose of making payments due, Reimbursement requests should be made to the grantor agency in an orderly and timely manner, Section 8. Copies of this grant project ordinance shall be made available to the finance officer for direction in carrying out this project. Section 9. There are no positions authorized through this grant project ordinance Section 10. This project ordinance is in effect until April 30, 2005. Adapted this 14th day of December 2004.