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ARTICLEOF OBLIGATION
Expenditure Category for Recurring Funds Amount Type of Obligation
Debt service on infrastructure $881,720 Obligation to pay debt service on utilities through June 30, 2040
Innovation Center— Launch Inc. $73,500 Contractual obligation with Town of Chapel Hill through
December 31, 2024
Agricultural Grants $100,000 Discretionary
Business Investment Grants $150,000 Discretionary
Agricultural Summit $5,000 Discretionary
Economic Development Summit $30,000 Discretionary
Breeze Farm Contribution $10,000 Discretionary
Orange Connect Scholarships $200,000 Discretionary
Back to Work Initiative $50,000 Contractual obligation with Durham Tech through December 31,
2022
Arts Incubator—Administrative Office $10,000 Lease obligation through September 30, 2024
OC Farm App— Maintenance Fee $3,600 Discretionary
Chamber Dues $7,646 Discretionary
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ARTICLEOF OBLIGATION
Economic Development Dept. Budget $355,502 Discretionary
Indirect Costs associated with Dept. Budget $147,392 Discretionary
County's 75% share of Agricultural Economic $76,740 Discretionary
Development Position
TOTAL $2,101,100
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Incentives—Wegman's & ABB $675,000 Incentive agreement obligations through December 31, 2026
Capital Pay-Go for Piedmont Food Processing Center $242,000 One time
Beacon Public Art Festival $50,000 One time
Durham Tech Small Business Program $70,000 Discretionary
TOTAL $1,037,000
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ARTICLE 46
Overview of Orange County's Key Economic Development Programs,
Expenditures & Return on Investment Measures Tied to Article 46
Orange County Economic Development has prepared this summary of Article 46 expenditures, and
noted success metrics,tied to our Department's key economic development programs: small business
and agriculture grants, business recruitment, entrepreneurial start-ups, and collaboration with our
municipal economic development partners.
Assistance was also provided by the Orange County Planning & Inspections Department regarding
the Buckhorn Economic Development District's utility infrastructure, and return on investment
forecast. Information has also been provided by other County agencies (Arts Commission, Cooperative
Extension) and other organizations (Durham Technical Community College, Piedmont Foor Processing
Center, LAUNCH, Inc.)that also receive Article 46 funds supporting their respective economic
development initiatives.
The goal of this summary, updated as of 12/31/21, is to present the primary uses of Article 46 funds
dedicated to economic development, and the positive results recorded in job creation, property and
sales tax generation, and associated economic benefits to our local community.
A. Special BOCC-Approved Funding in 2020 for the COVID Emergency Loan &
Grant Financial Rescue Program (3 Rounds)
During 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic's severe financial challenge to the local
economy, Orange County Economic Development staff administered 3 separate emergency COVID loan
and grant financial rescue programs that received special funding from the Board of Commissioners.
This Board action placed $647,131 million in emergency funding in 2020 into the local Orange County
economy to assist small businesses. All funds were paid from Article 46 reserves.
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COVID Round 1
Emergency Loans
Total Loan Amount $125,131
Total Loans Awarded 17
Women-Owned Loans Awarded 7
Minority-Owned Loans Awarded 2
Women & Minority Owned Loans Awarded 1
COVID Emergency Grant and Loan Funding for Rounds 1 —3
March 2020—February,2021
Total Grants& Loans Awarded 122
Total Amount of Funding Awarded $522,000
Total Jobs Created* 47 FTE
Total Jobs Retained* 249 FTE
Women-Owned Grants Awarded 59
Minority-Owned Grants Awarded 10
Women&Minority Owned Grants Awarded 18
B. Small Business Investment Grant Program
Total Budgeted Article 46 Funding Amount: $1,100,000
The Small Business Investment Grant Program is an important financial assistance resource that
receives $150,000 each year from Article 46 to support the growth and retention of Orange County's
many locally owned small businesses.
Business Investment Grant Program 2Q 2015—1Q 2021
Total Grants Awarded 208
Total Amount of Funding Awarded $1,060,079
Total Jobs Created* 287 FTE
Total Jobs Retained* 296 FTE
*Jobs created and jobs retained represent the minimum number of jobs as self-reported on the six-
month expenditure reports received to date.
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C. Agriculture Grant Program
Total Budgeted Article 46 Funding Amount: $700,000
This important financial assistance program receives$100,000 annually from Article 46 to support
the growth and retention of Orange County's small farms. This program awards grants that help
support Orange County's many local farmers, and strengthen our local food resources.
Agriculture Grant Program 2Q 2015—1Q 2021
Total Grants Awarded 86
Total Amount of Funding Awarded $691,874
Total Jobs Created* 104 FTE
*Jobs created represents the minimum number of jobs as self-reported on the six-month
expenditure reports received to date
D. Summary of All Grants Program Awards Made Since 2Q 2015
All grant and loan funds were paid from Article 46 reserves and from annual allocations to the
Agriculture Grant and Small Business Investment Grant programs.
Summary of all Small Business Investment,Agriculture and COVID Emergency
Grants for Rounds 1 —3 since 2Q 2015
Total Grants Awarded 416
Total Amount of Funding Awarded $2,273,953
Total Jobs Created* 498 FTE
Total Jobs Retained* 721 FTE
*Jobs created represents the minimum number of jobs as self-reported on the grant recipients' six-
month expenditure reports received to date
E. LAUNCH, Inc. — Entrepreneurial Start-up Innovation Center
Total Budgeted Article 46 Funding Amount: $807,500
Orange County has used Article 46 funds since late 2012 to partner with the Town of Chapel Hill and
the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to operate the current LAUNCH, Inc. entrepreneurial start-
up innovation center, located at 321 W. Rosemary Street. The County allocates $73,500 per year from
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Article 46 under an interlocal agreement with the Town of Chapel Hill. Web site:
http://www.launchchapelhill.com
A summary of key LAUNCH metrics achieved since the 2013 opening:
• Total #of start-up companies accelerated: 162
• Total #of companies still in operation: 108 (64%)
• Total #of student cohorts: 18
• Total venture capital &grants raised: $39.8 M
• Total revenues earned in 20-21: $105,256,390
• Total #of employees/jobs created 20-21: 1,187
• Total #of employees in NC 20-21: 687
• Total #of employees based in Orange County 20-21: 431
• Minority-led companies: 47%
• Women-led companies: 53%
• Mentors advising student cohorts in 20-21: 83
F. Piedmont Food Processing Center
Total Budgeted Article 46 Funding Amount: $340,000
PFPC occupies a 10,000-square-foot facility at 500 Valley Forge Rd. in Hillsborough.The building
features four kitchens, offices, a conference room, and storage space, including two walk-in coolers and
two walk-in freezers. In addition to the standard commercial cooking equipment, it offers specialty
equipment for blast freezing, chocolate making, bottling, dehydration, and other food processes.
Website: https://www.pfapnc.org/
A summary of PFPC's 2021 metrics:
• Over$4.5 M in retail value created
• More than 160 jobs (83 FT/77 PT)
• 73 business startups during 2021
• 63 continue as clients today with five graduated and five closed (only one due to COVID).
• 139 companies incubated since 2018--70%are still in business today
• Six years of double-digit growth in both revenue and number of clients served.
• Types of Food Businesses:
o Packaged Goods-59.5%
o Food Trucks-23%
o Catering& Meals- 12.2%
o Farm Added-Value-5.4%
• 2021 Women-led companies: 47%
• 2021 Minority Owned companies: 50%
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G. Orange County Arts Commission
Total Budgeted Article 46 Funding Amount: $20,000
The Eno Arts Mill is an arts hub located in the historic Eno Mill in West Hillsborough, NC, managed
by the Orange County Arts Commission. The hub invites people of all types to gather and experience
the visual, performing, and literary arts, and strives to be a community arts space that is safe,
welcoming, and accessible for all people. Website: https://artsorange.org/enomill/
Eno Arts Mill:
• Of the 17 artists who rent studio space for their arts businesses, six (35%) are artists-of-color,
and 3 (18%) are persons with disabilities.
• It has hosted 1,100 people at our First Friday openings since opening in October.
• In the first three months of operations saw$10,849 in gallery sales.
• It has hosted 89 people for classes at the mill since starting classes in November.
• The gallery has exhibited the work of 138 local artists since opening in October.
• The gross revenue generated since opening in October(rent, gallery sales, event rentals,
classes): $72,909
• The Hub has paid 55 artists $26,327 for work sold and services related to Eno Mill programs.
H. Breeze Farm
Total Budgeted Article 46 Funding Amount: $30,000
The Breeze Farm incubator, started in 2008 in Orange County, NC, is located approximately six miles
northeast of Hillsborough at 4909 Walnut Grove Church Road, Hurdle Mills, NC 27541. It provides a
place for people interested in learning to farm, but without a place to do so. It also provides tools,
infrastructure, and services as part of the lease which minimizes the start-up capital need to start a small
farm.This arrangement allows aspiring farmers to determine whether farming is really something they
want to pursue without the worry of having to pay back loans.
I. Agriculture Summit
Total Budgeted Article 46 Funding Amount: $27,500
Orange County has been holding annual Agricultural Summits since 1998 which continue to be a
source of information, resources for farmers, agricultural diversity and an event to discuss a wide
range of topics with other farmers, local government elected officials, agriculture vendors, and experts
in the field.
Each year a topic or theme is chosen that is geared toward current interests, barriers, new resources
and recent events. It is an all-day event and included lunch using local resources.
Local producers, agricultural product vendors, agricultural agencies, government agricultural
departments and field experts are provided with space and invited to be onsite to offer information
and suggestions regarding their products or knowledge.
J. Orange County Radio Summit
Total Budgeted Article 46 Funding Amount: $90,000
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Orange County has hosted two radio summits to date utilizing Article 46 funds.These events have
been held in partnership with WCHL and have covered topics such as Economic Development,Tourism,
the Arts, Workforce Development, Social Justice, Affordable Housing and Public Transportation.
K. Farm Application —to identify OC Farms
Total Budgeted Article 46 Funding Amount: $3,600
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services maintains a website
https://www.visitncfarmstoday.com/ listing the counties participating in the app. Currently, there are
more than 80 communities and 4 state farmers' markets.The NCDA&CS also shares posts on social
media, pays for advertising to promote the app and provides promotional materials to share with the
assets.
• The Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau promotes the Visit NC Farms mobile app on their
social media channels as well as their Agritourism page on their website
https://www.visitchapelhill.org/agritourism/
• There are just under 100 agricultural related businesses listed on the Visit NC Farms mobile app
for Orange County including farms, restaurants, local shops, farmers markets and farm stays.
Users of the app can also search for special events and build an itinerary.
• To keep users engaged, several push notifications are sent monthly announcing Orange County
events, seasonal products, suggested itineraries and more. 25 notifications were sent in 2021
• 12 new listings (assets) and 10 new events were added in 2021.
0 Orange County placed in the top 5 for users in 2021 in January, March, May and October
• The most recent analytics report (February 2022) showed 73 push notification opens and 325
asset views for Orange County. Note: this changes monthly and is dependent upon the number
of push notifications sent among other factors.
L. Durham Technical Community College
Durham Tech Promise Scholarship
Total Budgeted Article 46 Funding Amount: $1,050,000
Durham Tech Promise offers recent high school graduates in Orange County up to $1,000 in
scholarships each year for two years.
Credit Programs:To be eligible, in-state students must enroll in at least six credit hours within a
year after completing a high school diploma or high school equivalency. Due to the higher cost of out-of-
state tuition, out-of-state students do not have a credit hour requirement. Disbursements are made in
$500 payments per semester.
Non-credit(Continuing Education) Programs:To be eligible, students must enroll in one of
the programs listed below within a year after completing a high school diploma or high school
equivalency. Disbursement will cover tuition and fees up to $1,000 per year
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Durham Tech Promise Scholarships by Ethnicity
• 39%White, Non-Hispanic,
• 35% Hispanic
• 12%Other/Unknown/Multiple
• 7%Asian or Pacific Islander
• 7% Black, Non-Hispanic
Durham Tech Promise Students by Gender
• Male 46%
• Female 54%
Back to Work Initiative
Total Budgeted Article 46 Funding Amount: $50,000
Durham Tech will provide training and support with short-term courses that provide our community
with skillsets needed for jobs and later offer opportunities to Durham Tech's guided pathways when
those students return for later training.
• Scholarships target unemployed and underemployed residents in Orange County. Short-term
offerings with service area industry trends/projected sector growth such as Life Sciences,
Construction Trades, Health Care, Information Technology
• $500 scholarships to 100 students
• Cover average tuition cost of$250 and funding to support additional student needs such as
textbooks, technology, and transportation.
M. Collaborative Outreach
Total Budgeted Article 46 Funding Amount: $180,000
Starting in FY 2019-20, $60,000 has been allocated annually,with each of the four municipalities
receiving a pro-rata share based on population.The funding may be utilized by each municipality for any
identified economic development need. Examples of use have been the Town of Carrboro supporting a
music festival, the Town of Chapel Hill holding micro-grant small business programs,the Town of
Hillsborough supporting downtown businesses through sidewalk and Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) access improvements, and the City of Mebane improving its website.
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Municipality
Funding • .
through FY 21-22
Carrboro 1 $41,991
Chapel Hill $118,475
Hillsborough $15,449
Mebane $4,085
N. Buckhorn Area Study
Total Budgeted Article 46 Funding Amount: $15,000 (City of Mebane Coordinated
Planning Project— Phase 2)
The Buckhorn Area Study is a technical study of future land use and potential utility services to
identify properties that could be zoned for nonresidential purposes and best support economic
development,while balancing the cost of utility service extensions.This report uses GIS mapping to
determine parcels most suitable for development within the study area.This process allows for a
technical review of multiple development factors including: developable acres, preservation areas, mean
slope, watershed, sewer infrastructure, water infrastructure, interstate access, interstate visibility,
roadway access, and access to existing rail.
O. Economic Development Department Funding
Total Budgeted Article 46 Funding Amount: $614,832 (Operations and Overhead)
P. Economic Development Districts
Total Budgeted Article 46 Funding Amount: $7,619,757 (Debt Service on Utility
Infrastructure and related engineering costs in all EDDs)
1. Buckhorn Economic Development District
CIP-Funded Utility Lines Funded by Article 46:
Orange County has invested $5.5 million in Article 46-funded infrastructure cost since 2014 to
construct 2 multi-year phased Buckhorn-Mebane CIP utility projects.The County also had a 10-year
Utility Service Agreement with Mebane, at a total cost of$500,000 to guarantee 250,000 gallons per day
of sewer capacity.This was also Article 46 funded. Completed work included sewer lines, gravity lift
stations,force mains, and a large water main loop to engineer a primary"utility"backbone" system.
This system helped to accommodate redirecting the Efland public sewer flow to Mebane,which
stabilized rates, and reduced Orange County costs.
These 2 completed CIP projects serve approximately 1,000 acres of Orange County's 1,724-acre
Buckhorn Economic Development District and Commercial Industrial Transition Activity node (CITAN)
areas in the Efland to Mebane area.
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This represents an average investment of$5,500 per acre in Article 46-funded expenditures by
Orange County to provide the necessary utility infrastructure to this area.
Current Commercial Prospect Activity:
The County's successful recruitment of Morinaga &Co., Ltd., in 2014 was the first major new
industrial announcement that connected to Article 46-fund utility lines that were built in 2012-2013,
and, received a 5-year financial incentive grant that was paid from Article 46. Morinaga announced a
minimum capital investment of up to$48 million, and the creating of 90 jobs. The Company now has
over 230 employees.
Medline Industries' decision to locate in Orange County in 2019 resulted in over 170 acres of non-
residential Economic Development District acreage along West Ten Road being purchased by the
medical products distribution company. Medline Industries recently completed construction of a LEED-
certified 1.2 million square foot facility at an investment that exceeds$80 million. The Company has
over 750,000 individual products in inventory that supplies hospitals, nursing homes, emergency EMS
agencies and related medical centers.This operation will employ at least 250 in the next 3 years, and is
reported by the company to grow to over 600 jobs by year 10. Medline Industries also connected to
Article 46-fund utility lines that were built in 2012-2013, and, received a 5-year financial incentive grant
to be paid from Article 46
Also in 2019,the renowned electrical products manufacturer ABB, Inc.,with Swiss and Swedish
ownership, decided to make a $40 million plant expansion at its' current Mebane facility. The Company
has now completed this large factory addition, and is currently adding 403 additional full-time positions
at an annual salary of$71,000 per year. The County's successful recruitment of ABB's growth will be
paid from Article 46 reserves. ABB is Orange County's single largest private sector employer.
In November 2021,the life science firm Thermo Fisher Scientific selected a site at West Ten Road
and Buckhorn Road to build a 375,000 sq.ft. facility to produce laboratory pipette devices for the
pharmaceutical industry.The Company's$192.5 million investment is funded by a federal grant from the
U.S. Department of Defense in order to prepare for COVID testing and future pandemic response needs.
Thermo Fisher Scientific will initially create 200-250 full-time jobs, increasing to 300 jobs.The
Company's decision to move to Orange County was largely made possible by the site's presence of the
Article 46-fund utility lines that were built in 2012-2013
As a result of current marketing efforts by Orange County Economic Development, and due to a
strong national business recovery, much of Orange County's Buckhorn Economic Development District
(EDD) acreage is now receiving significant interest by industrial development prospects from across the
nation. Among all Buckhorn EDD parcels larger than 30 acres that currently have water and sewer
infrastructure in place, existing ORM zoning(office, research manufacturing), and related strengths that
enhance marketable appeal, more than 15 commercial developers have visited Orange County to
explore site options. Currently,there are 6 industrial development firms actively pursuing those sites.
Each of these 6 developers already own or have option contracts on property totaling over 420 acres.
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2. Eno Economic Development District
Orange County has invested $250,000.00 in Article 46 funds to pay for utility line engineering
design drawings for the Eno Economic Development District. However, due to the absence of
completed sewer line infrastructure, and extended delays for the County to re-establish required
interlocal agreements and/or utility extension agreements with the City of Durham, Orange County's
Economic Development Department has been unable to effectively market or aggressively recruit non-
residential tenants to these 2 areas.
Several reputable commercial developers representing major tenants have shown interest to locate
in the Eno EDD, but have been unable to pursue property due to timing delays between the County and
City of Durham to complete the necessary sewer line extension. There is one site of approximately 50
acres that is under contract.
3. Hillsborough Economic Development District
Orange County has also invested $250,000.00 in Article 46 funds to pay for utility line engineering
design drawings for the Hillsborough Economic Development District.The Hillsborough EDD was
reviewed by the Board of Commissioners in late 2020 and received approval for a master plan rezoning
application for the developer Barrister Commercial (proposed Research Triangle Logistics Park). This
developer anticipates investing at least$130 million to build up to 2.4 million square feet of distribution
and light manufacturing space on 160 acres.As the RTLP business park is built and filled with tenants,
the jobs and additional investment in property tax valuation would add a significant contribution to
Orange County's local economy. RTLP fact sheet: https://www.commercialsea rch.com/pdfs/6FEEEB86-
73A7-46D0-SCBE-623 BEE8405B7
Q. Companies Recruited by Orange County
Total Budgeted Article 46 Funding Amount: $1,985,304 (Incentives)
Since Article 46 was first approved by Orange County voters in 2011, seven (7) companies have been
recruited with performance-based financial incentives approved by the Board of Commissioners.
Incentive payments are made from available Article 46 funds. For the purposes of estimation, each
companies' projected investment amount is used to gauge the potential assessed real and personal
property tax value, while the actual incentive is based on the actual tax value at the time of the
payment.
Five (5) of these incentivized companies located or expanded in the Buckhorn Economic
Development District, while two (2) located in the Town of Chapel Hill. Below is a summary of the six (6)
incentivized projects (AKG, Morinaga, ABB, Medline, Piedmont Metalworks, and Wegmans).Article 46
funds have played an important role in the recruitment of new and expanding businesses for the
majority of these companies through EDD infrastructure and incentive payments.
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Full
. . Average Wage Investment Employment
Expected .
AKG 90 N/A $3 million Dec. 2012
Morinaga 90 $39,000 $ 40million Dec. 2016
ABB 403 $70,789 $40 million Dec. 2024
Medline 250 $35,468 $80 million Jan. 2026
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Piedmon
Piedmont 42 $41,236 $4.2 million Dec. 2024
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Wegmans 350 $12-15/hour $18 million Feb. 2026
` Well Dot 400 $63,656 $3.5 million Dec. 2025
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Fisher 200 N/A $193 million Dec. 2023
Scientific
TOTAL 1,825 $381.7 million
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5-Year Summary of Estimated Property Tax Revenue, Retail Sales Tax Revenue and/or Incentive Payments Since 2019
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
TOTAL
(2022) (2023) (2024) (2025) (2026)
Orange County
Estimated Prop.
Tax Revenue $1,539,058 $3,323,137 $3,441,807 $3,495,324 $3,542,080 $15,341,406
from Recruited
Projects*
Retail Sales Tax
(Wegmans) $616,200 $616,200 $616,200 $616,200 $616,200 $3,081,000
County Portion
Only
Orange County
Estimated
Incentive ($866,387) ($1,036,832) ($1,083,221) ($1,070,905) ($842,605) ($4,899,950)
Payments Made
to All Projects**
Orange County
Estimated Annual $1,288,871 $2,902,505 $2,974,786 $3,040,619 $3,315,675 $13,522,456
Net Revenues
*Estimated real and personal property tax values generated by all new and expanding industries since 2019:Thermo Fisher Scientific,ABB, Medline Industries,
Piedmont Metalworks
** Estimated incentive payments to new and expanding industries recruited since 2019:ABB, Medline and Piedmont Metalworks. Orange County nets 25%of
the total property tax revenue in years 1-5. Years 6-10 currently include projections for with no additional incentive payments will be made, and Orange County
will net 100% of all future years' annual property tax assessments.Thermo Fisher Scientific received no discretionary County incentives.The value of the
Company's property tax generation is shown on the graph for years 2-10.
***Wegmans will also generate a similar level of annual retail sales taxes to the municipalities
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Buckhorn Economic Development District
AKG North America(Incentive has now been paid)
• 2011 public announcement for manufacturing/distribution expansion of transportation products
• $3 million announced investment
• 90 new manufacturing jobs were created by 2013
• Orange County incentive of$100,000.00 was paid over the years 2012-2016
Morinaga America Foods (Incentive has now been paid)
• 2014 public announcement for 100,000 sq.ft. new food manufacturing
• $34-$48 million announced investment
• 90 new food production jobs were created by 2017 (230+jobs presently),
• Orange County incentive of$1.2 million was paid over the years 2015-2019
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• 2019 public announcement for 200,000 sq.ft. manufacturing expansion of electrical products
• $40 million announced investment
• 403 new manufacturing jobs to be created by 2026 with an average salary of$71,000/year
• Orange County incentive not to exceed $972,722.00 will be paid over the years 2022-2026
ABB - Orange County Revenue Projections
(5 Years)
1s1 Year 2nd Year 3rd Year 4th Year 5th Year TOTAL
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
New Property $45,131 $277,554 $337,110 $324,489 $312,679 $1,296,963
Tax Revenues
Incentive
Payments -$33,848 -$208,166 -$252,832 -$243,367 -$234,509 -$972,722
Annual Net $11,283 $69,289 $84,277 $81,122 $78,170 $324,241
Revenues
Orange County Revenue Projections (10 Years)
New Property Tax Revenue Collected $2,706,336
Less Incentive Payments 972 722
Annual Net Revenue $1,733,614
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COMPANY INVESTMENT $39,900,000 TAX RATE $0.8679
JOBS 403 INCENTIVE 7596 of new property tax for 5 years
AVERAGE WAGE $70,789 DEPRECIATION RATE 10%
Yr 6 r r r r r r (2029) Initial NL
Real $5,000000 $21,600,000 $24.300,000 $24,346,000 $24,300,000 $24,300,000 $24,300,000 $24,300,000 $24,300.000 $24300,000 $24,300,000 $24,300,000
Pers Prop Yr 1 $200,000 $180,000 $162,406 $145:800 $131,220 $118,{}98 $106.288 $95,659 $86.093 $77,484 $69.736 $200,000
Pers Prop Yr 2 $0 $10,200.000 $9,180,000 $8,262,000 $7,435,800 $6,692,220 $6,022,998 $5,420,698 $4,878.628 $4,390,756 $3,951,689 $14,200,000
Pers Prop Yr 3 $0 $0 $5,200,000 $4,680,000 $4,160,000 $3,640,000 $3,120,046 $2,,600,000 $2,080,000 $1,560,000 $1,040,000 $5,200,000
Pers Prop Yr 4 Sc $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Pers Prop Yr 5 Sc $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Pers Prop Yr 6 Sc $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Pers Prop Yr 7 = 53 $_ $0 $0 $0 $0 Lo 5O0 $() $00 $$c
Tax Value 55.=v 53_,98--,vv" 538,842,0--: S37 387,8:0 S3E.v7-7 020 $34,750,318 $33,549,286 531416,358 S31,344,722 $30,328,250 $29,361,425 $39,900,20:
r r r r r r (2029) Total
Property Tax Sc $45,131 $277,554 $337.'__0 $324,489 $312,679 $301,598 $291,174 $28`_.342 $272,041 $263,219 $2,706,336
Incentives SO -$33.848 -$208,166 -$252,832 -$243,367 -$234,509 $0 $0 SO $0 $0 -$972,722
Annual Net S 51'_,283 $69,389 531 277 S81' _ 1 598 5191"1 5=8_,34- S''2:4_ S 9 33.0'_4
Cash Flow 55 51_._x3 $80,671 5164,949 52 E.0'- -' - 0'5,839 591' 13 51,198,354 s_ c 395 a�0
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V Yr 1(2019) Yr 2(20201 Yr 3(2021) Yr 4{20221 Yr 5(2023) Yr 6(2024) Yr 7(2025) Yr 8(2026) Yr 9(2027) Yr 10(2028) Yr 11(2029)
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Medline Industries
• 2019 public announcement for a new1.2 million sq.ft. distribution facility for medical products
• $65 -$80 million announced investment, currently valued at$80 million
• 250 new logistics distribution jobs to be created by 2023 with an average salary of$35,468/year
(growing to 600 jobs by 2032)
0 Orange County incentive not to exceed $968,745.00 paid over the years 2022-2026
Medline - Orange County Revenue Projections
V Year 2nd Year 3,d Year 4th Year 5th Year 6th Year
TOTAL
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
New Property $243,012 $562,399 $555,630 $549,537 $544,045 $537,349 $2,991,972
Tax Revenue
Incentive .($421,799) ($416,722) ($412,153) ($408,034) ($182,259) ($1,840,967)
Payments
Annual Net $243,012 $140,600 $138,907 $137,384 $136,011 $355,090 $968,745
Revenue
* Note:There is no incentive payment scheduled for 2020 or 2021 due to the company's request that
payments begin after building completion.
Orange County Property Tax Revenue Projections
(10 Years)
New Property Tax Revenues Collected $5,086,350
Incentive Payments ($1,840,967)
Annual Net Revenues $3,245,383
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EXHIBIT B- Proposed Orange County Incentives
Mf.0UNE INDt85TRlES.INC.
COMPANY $65,300,040 $0.$544 _
JOBS 250 within the first 5 yearsU-W 1W 75% of new orolrerty tax for 5 yearn
AVERAGE WAGE $35,468 • •, 107E
Comment:Medline also forecasts the total job count by year 81.4 could be as high as 5401-700 positions..
New Val Lie Yr 1 a (20 20) • • . r 1 1 1 • r (2029) Initial New,
Real $25,000.000 $55.000.000 555.000.000 $55.000.000 $55.000.000 $55,000.000 $55,000.000 $55.000,000 $55,000,000 $55,000.000 555,000.000 555,000.000
Pers Prop Yr 1 $3,000.000 52,600.000 52,620.000 S2458.000 52,312.200 $2.080,930 $1,872,882 51.685,594 $1.517,034 $1,365,331 $1.228,798 $3,000.000
Pers Prop Yr 2 5o $7.000.000 $6.300.000 $5:670.000 $5.103.000 $3.592.700 $4.133,430 $3,720.087 $3.348.078 $3.013.270 $2,711.943 $7.000.000
Pers Prop Yr 3 SO $o S10o.000 590.000 $80.000 $70.000 $60.000 550.000 $40.000 530.000 $20.000 $100,000
Pers Prop Yr 4 $o 50 $o 5100.000 $90,000 $•ao.= $70.000 560.000 550.000 540.000 530.000 5100.000
Pers Prop Yr 5 5o $o 5o SD $100.000 $90.000 $80.000 $70.000 560.000 $50.000 540.000 5100.000
Pers Prop Yr 6 5o $o So So $0 $o 5o 5o $o 5o $o 5o
Pers Prop Yr 7 5o 5o 5o 5o so 50 50 1�0 LO LO 10 $o
Tax value 518000.000 $64 800,000 564.020.000 563.318.000 562.685.200 561913 6$0 561216.312 560,585,681 560,015.113 559.498.601 559.030.741 565.300.000
1 • a 1 1 • r '• • /
Property Tax $0 $238.112 $551.059 5544,426 $538:456 $533.075 $526.514 5520.384 $515.221 $510.359 $505.976 $4.983.791
Incentives $o -$17$584 -5413.294 -$408.320 4443.3-42 4399.805 5o $o 5o $o 50 -$1.1103;346
Annual Net $o $59 5'8 $137.765 $136.107 $13-:611-1 $133 269 $526,514 5520.584 $515.221 $510,369 $505.976 53.179.965
Cash Flow 50 $59523 $197.293 $333.399 $568.013 $601,282 $1,127.796 $1,648.380 $2.163,600 $2.673.969 $3,179.945
53,400.000
43,000.000
52,500;00$
rr2;000,000
51.500.000
51,000,000
$500.000
$0
Yr 1(2019) Yr 2(2020) Yr 3(2021) Yr 4(2022) Yr 5 023) Yr 6(2024) Yr 7120251 Yr S(20261 Yr 9(20271 Yr 10 02028) Yr 11029)
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'Jobs yr 1 r • r * r • r r r r • r (2029) Total
0 30 75 75 50 20 50 So 50 54 5o 500
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Piedmont Metalworks
• 2020 public announcement for new 40,000 sq. ft. metalworking manufacturing building
• $4.5 million announced investment
• 35 new production jobs to be created by 2023
• Orange County incentive not to exceed $86,000.00 paid over the years 2022-2026
Piedmont Metalworks - Orange County Revenue Projection
(5 Years)
Vt Year 2nd Year 3rd Year 4th Year 5th Year TOTAL
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Gross Property
Tax Revenue $14,320 $15,926 $24,314 $26,005 $34,449 $115,014
Incentive ($10,740) ($11,944) ($18,236) ($19,504) ($25,837) ($86,261)
Payments
Annual Net
Revenue $3,580 $3,981 $6,079 $6,501 $8,612 $28,753
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Project FFM Last Updated:8/6/2019
COMPANY $4,150,000 TAX RATE $0.8679 IP
JOBS 42 75% of new property tax for 5 years
AVERAGE WAGE $41,236 IDEPRECIATION RATE 10%
A ILI
New Value Yr 1
(20 20) 1 1 / 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 (20 30)
Real $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $2,250,000 $2,250,000 $3,050,000 $3,050,000 $3,050,000 $3,050,000 $3,050,000 $3,050,000 $3,050,000 $3,050,000
Pers Prop Yr 1 $150,000 $135,000 $121,500 $109,350 $98,415 $88,574 $79,716 $71,745 $64,570 $58,113 $52,302 $150,000
Pers Prop Yr 2 $01 $200,000 $180,0001 $162,000 $145,800 $131,220 $118,098 $106,288 $95,659 $86,093 $77,484 $200,000
Pers Prop Yr 3 $0I $0 $250,000 $225,000 $200,000 $175,000 $150,000 $125,000 $100,000 $75,000 $50,000 $250,000
Pers Prop Yr 4 $0 $0 $0 $250,000 $225,000 $200,000 $175,000 $150,000 $125,000 $100,000 $75,000 $250,000
Pers Prop Yr 5 $0 $0 $0 $0 $250,000 $225,000 $200,000 $175,000 $150,000 $125,000 $100,000 $250,000
Pers Prop Yr 6 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Pers Prop Yr 7 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Lo $0 $0 $0 $0
Tax Value $1,650,000 $1,835,000 $2,801,500 $2,996,350 $3,969,215 $3,869,794 $3,772,814 $3,678,033 $3,585,229 $3,494,207 $3,404,786 $4,150,000
Financial Yr 1 (20 20) 1 1 1 1 / / 1 1 1 1 (20 30)
Property Tax $0 $14,320 $15,926 $24,314 $26,005 $34,449 $33,586 $32,744 $31,922 $31,116 $30,326 $274,709
Incentives $0 -$10,740 -$11,944 -$18,236 -$19,504 -$25,837 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 -$86,261
Annual Net $0 $3,580 $3,981 $6,079 $6,501 $8,612 $33,586 $32,744 $31,922 $31,116 $30,326 $188,448
Cash Flow $0 $3,580 $7,562 $13,640 $20,141 $28,754 $62,340 $95,084 $127,006 $158,122 $188,448
$200,000
$180,000 -
$160,000
$140,000
$120,000
$100,000
$80,000
$60,000
$40,000
$20,000 . . . . .
$0
Yr 1(2020) Yr 2(2021) Yr 3(2022) Yr 4(2023) Yr 5(2024) Yr 6(2025) Yr 7(2026) Yr 8(2027) Yr 9(2028) Yr 10(2029) Yr 11(2030)
MIIIIIIIAnnualNet -CashFlow
•• (20 20) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 (20 30)
15� 4 10 4 9 42
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Town of Chapel Hill
Wegmans Food Market
• 2016 public announcement for new retail grocery store
• $18 million investment,
• 350 full-time equivalent retail and food preparation jobs to be created
• Up to$1.5 million annually in local retail sales tax forecasted by 2026
• Orange County incentive not to exceed $2 million paid over the years 2022-2027
Wegmans-Orange County Revenue Projections
15t Year 2nd Year 3rd Year 4th Year 5th Year TOTAL
Net New Property
Tax Revenue $103,7821 $95,002 $86,222 $77,442 $68,662 $431,112
Sales Tax Revenue $813,426 $879,025 $944,624 $1,023,343 $1,088,941 $4,749,359
TOTAL REVENUE $917,208 $974,027 $1,030,846 $1,100,785 $1,157,603 $5,180,470
Incentive Payment $(400,000) $(400,000) $(400,000) $(400,000) $(400,000) $(2,000,000)
Annual Net $517,208 $574,027 $630,846 $700,785 $757,603 $3,180,470
Revenue
Well Dot
• 2019 public announcement for new health care IT call center
• 400 professional jobs to be created by 2026 with an average salary of$65,000/year
• A lease agreement with the company was approved by the Board of Commissioners in June
2022County-owned space located at 501 and 503 W. Franklin Street
0 A performance-based incentive was also approved by the Board of Commissioners.
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Additional Uses of Economic Development's Portion of Article 46
The information below summarizes information related to many of the key programs housed within the
Economic Development Department. Program information regarding other uses may be available from
other departments or partner organizations.
Economic Development Use for FY 2021-22 Amount % Of
Allocation
Debt Service on Utility Infrastructure $896,986 44%
Utility Service Agreement with Mebane $50,000 2%
Collaborative Outreach $60,000 3%
Small Business Loan Program $0
Innovation Center— "Launch Chapel Hill" $73,500 4%
Agricultural Grants* $100,000 5%
Business Investment Grants $150,000 7%
Incentives $ 251,202 12%
Agricultural Summit* $5,000 <11%
Orange County/Economic Development Summit $0
Durham Tech Promise (Scholarships)* $200,000 10%
Durham Tech Back-to-Work Initiative* $50,000 2%
Breeze Farm Contribution* $10,000 <1%
PFAP Improvements (as included in CIP)* $140,000 7%
City of Mebane Coordinated Planning Project— Phase 2* $15,000 1%
Arts Incubator* $10,000 <1%
National Endowment for the Arts — County match* $5,000 <11%
Farm Application —to identify OC Farms* $3,600 <11%
TOTAL $2,020,288 100%
*Yellow identifies use of funds outside of Economic Development Department
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Orange County Planning& Inspections Department
Report on Development Potential in the Economic Development Districts
1) Utility Infrastructure Capacity Generated:
The Orange County Planning and Inspections Department originally forecasted assumptions about
land use regarding utility demand for the Buckhorn Economic Development zone and Commercial
Industrial Transition Activity node regions (CITAN). The County's projections in this regard were based
on State of North Carolina guidelines to estimate general utility demand for industrial, warehouse and
distribution. Consistent with Orange County's UDO and the City of Mebane's short and long-term utility
capacity, low water use businesses are sought, and a potential consumption level of 880 gallons per day,
per acre, has been estimated.
Commercial office and retail users can require four times this standard, and engineering design
parameters can accommodate some limited presence of these types of uses. Orange County's UDO also
notes that even with industrial or manufacturing users,there is a limit on "process water" availability,
which is water used in the operation beyond the expected potable water needs of employees.
Since June 2011, he County's Utility Service Agreement with the City of Mebane has provided for a
"reserved" cap of 250,000 gallons per day. That Agreement, which had an annual $50,000 fee, was paid
by the County from Article 46.The Agreement expires on 6/30/22. However,the City of Mebane
reports it remains committed to supporting Orange County's economic development recruitment efforts
in the Buckhorn Economic Development District, and will supply water and sewer with no annual
reservation fee to the County. Design capacity, if necessary, can accommodate up to approximately 1
million gallons per day. An example of how capacity expansion is built in includes a large volume sewer
lift station structure, but with downsized pumps until upgrades are necessary.
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2) Development Potential:
Orange County's Planning and Inspections Department provided the following forecast of potential
commercial, retail, distribution and light manufacturing development, and revenue per acre for the
Buckhorn Economic Development District and CITAN areas:
• 1,000 acres
• 880 gallons per day per acre (Sewer; Light Industrial Usage) (Water; 1000 gallons per day per
acre) (standard used by Hobbs Upchurch Engineers in a 2012-13 study of the Efland-
Buckhorn-Mebane region)
• 880,000 gallons per day(design can accommodate with phased upgrades to approximately
1.1 million gallons per day)
Background: Development potential (i.e., how many square feet of a certain use can be
accommodated on a site) has a relatively high degree of variability. The intensity is regulated by the
County's UDO, but also specific site constraints where the size and shape and environmental attributes
can limit potential. A reasonable standard for one-story buildings is about 23%of an acre or 10,000 sq.
ft. can be achieved on an acre. Again,there is variability due to parking, buffers, streams, etc. To
illustrate, Morinaga purchased a 21-acre site and built 100,000 sq. ft., with expansion capability to
200,000 sq. ft.
Gross acreage implies the total site size. However, net acreage is the reduced area size that is more
usable for development. The ratio varies, but 20-30% "gross to net reduction" is common. Medline
Industries purchased more acreage than was needed due setback requirements, coverage ratios and
related land use restrictions, and due to the property sale arrangements unique to the site.
Development potential and timing is also affected by the location of nearby developed smaller
parcels consistent or inconsistent with the County's future land use plan, and property owners' interest
to sell or not, depending on their choice.
• 1,000 Acres—Gross
• 80%-Gross/Net Reduction (Some lands are limited by development restrictions)
• 800 Acres—Net
• 10,000—12,000 sq.ft. per acre is typical. Some projects (such as the developer Al. Neyer
currently building 580,000 square feet on 47 acres at West Ten Road & Buckhorn Road) are
achieving 15,400 sq. ft. per acre.
Note: Buildout will occur over time, but large aggregated parcels that have already been assembled
have the most short-term potential. Approximately 420 acres are presently under contract or
ownership with commercial developers.
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3) Revenue Per Acre Analysis:
Background: Value per sq. ft. and value per acre, and associated tax revenue can range from higher
manufacturing equipment businesses being added to the base building and land value, compared to a
more basic building value with less equipment. Also,the quality and building specifications based on
use can vary from food production, pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution, which affects total
sq.ft. values. County revenues can also be generated from sales tax with retail buildings that can
average 3 to 4 times the property value.
• 10,000-12,000—sq.ft./Acre
• $80—sq.ft. taxable (Range is$55-$140 per sq. ft.) ($80/sf Morinaga and Medline average)
• $800,000--$960,000 Value (Includes land, building and business properties)
• Orange County's current property tax rate$7,680-$9,216 per acre per year(Retail revenue
may be 3 times more due to sales tax)
• $2,180-$3,716 per acre net positive (after deducting the $5,500/acre utility extension cost)
4) Summary Analysis:
As an example, and using an average development potential of 11,000 sq.ft. per acre, and a low
value per square foot of$80 per sq. ft. (average of the Morinaga food manufacturing building and the
Medline distribution building value). A single 130-acre net project could develop an estimated 1.43
million sq. ft.@ $80 per sq. ft., or a value of$114.4 million would generate $1.1 million per year in taxes.
Therefore, at the end of the first 5 years for one incentivized project that is recruited, after incentives
have ceased, it would represent cost recovery and/or return on investment.
• Jobs per acre potential, assuming 10,000 sq. ft. building;
• Industrial: 5-16 jobs per 10,000 sq. ft.
• Retail:40 jobs per 10,000 sq. ft.
• Office: 35 jobs per 10,000 sq. ft.
While it is unknown how the Buckhorn EDD's larger tracts may ultimately develop concerning this
private investor activity, current trends point to additional growth in a significant level of living wage
jobs and property tax base with this by-right (ORM and Economic Development Buckhorn District 2
zoning) development activity in designated economic development and CITAN acreage. A Return on
Investment (ROI) analysis of the Buckhorn EDD region will continue to show increasing economic benefit
to the County as prospect activity continues the County's Article 46-funded utility infrastructure that has
been completed in this area is a significant contributor to this ongoing industrial activity now bringing
speculative distribution/light manufacturing tenants, and advance manufacturing tenants like Thermo
Fisher Scientific.
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Orange County Board of County Commissioners
2021 Retreat Progress Report
June 23, 2022
Knowing what we know about the current reality, what priorities do we need to
set?
Related to Schools 1. Support students and parents
2. Improve air quality in schools given COVID-19
3. Support faculty and staff
4. Focus on public education needs during
COVID-19
S. Develop school facilities plan for future
• Created School Capital Needs Task Force; • Provided $1.5 million in additional school
meeting monthly funding to support student mental health and
narrow the achievement gap using surplus
funds from FY2020-21
• Provided $120,000 grant to Orange • Implemented new NC InCK (Integrated Care for
County Schools to equip students with Kids) grant
hotspots for internet access
• Provided youth enhancement • Modified the Capital Investment Plan to
programming to 140 low-income include an additional $30 million in the School
children. Activities included sports Deferred Maintenance program and a potential
(soccer, baseball, ice skating, swimming), bond for school capital needs
camps, tutoring and other enrichment
programs.
• Provided $1.2 million in bond premium
earned on school borrowing to the school
districts for capital needs
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Related to Priority Setting and Strategic 1. Realign spending to focus on immediate
Planning human need. Review capital projects for areas
that can be delayed
2. Identify policies that will address the highest
need and produce greatest impact. Also
consider short term/immediate measures, as
well as mid and longer range
3. Identify legal mandates and still prioritize
human services
4. Recognize all goals can't be met at once.
Need to develop triage model
5. Identify immediate needs: small
business/workers support, housing aid,
education access
6. Create a strategic plan that incorporates short
term, measurable goals, prioritized by need
and equity
Responses contained in other tables.
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Related to Housing 1. Provide housing supports
2. Assure safe housing for individuals and
families
3. Provide homelessness/housing aid,
coordinating countywide
• Administered the Emergency Housing • Managed the new DHHS Low Income Water
Assistance program that has used Assistance Program to help catch up
funding from the Towns of Chapel overdue water bills. This program has
Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough, in provided $75,000 this year and additional
addition to funding from CARES Act, funds will be available in next fiscal year to
ARPA, and CDBG-CV. Since 2020, this continue paying overdue bills and providing
program has provided $10,437,689 in credits for low income families
assistance to help people stay in their
homes.
• Implemented the Eviction Diversion • Paid more than 2,200 utility bills for Orange
Program which has prevented 93 County families so far this fiscal year to
evictions November 23, 2021—June prevent cut-offs and provide payment
9, 2022. relief.
• Managed the Orange County Housing • Increased the Housing Choice Voucher
Helpline for residents in housing program. As of March 2022, there are 569
crisis. From July 1, 2021—June 9, vouchers under lease, up from 566 in 2021
2022, the Helpline has serve 6,242 and 489 in 2020. This totals over $4.2
unique households, responding to million in housing supports.
20,584 calls, 11,550 emails, and 446
in person visits.
• Implemented the Longtime • Managed the Housing Access Coordinator
Homeowner Assistance program. The to identify new affordable units. The HAC
program served 91 households, 88% has recruited 46 additional landlords
age 56+ and 49% People of Color. resulting in 102 additional units.
• Administered rapid re-housing to • Implemented the Street Outreach, Harm
assist people exiting homelessness Reduction, and Deflection (SOHRAD)
with case management and financial program. Since the program began in
assistance. From June 2021-May October 2020 through March 2022 the
2022, the program served 23 team has served 270 people: 81 entered
households, housing 14 of them; 7 permanent housing, 200 people were
households remain in housing search. connected with services like food and
transportation, over 100 were provided
clinical services, and an additional 100 were
deflected from law enforcement.
• Adopted Manufactured Homes Action
Plan
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Related to Food 1. Ensure provision of food and housing as
essential core services
2. Provide access to healthy food
3. Coordinate with schools and other agencies
countywide to alleviate hunger
• Served an average of 5,786 families • DSS has continued distribution of food from
per month in Food and Nutrition donations, ARPA funds and food bank
Services. This is over $14,000,000 in
food and nutrition benefits.
• Served an average of 167 hot meals • Continued to enroll and support 5 CSFP
weekly Monday-Friday to residents (Commodity Supplemental Food Program)
age 60 and over sites serving —300 older adults.
• Added over $100,000 for food related
outside agencies in the FY2021-22
Budget which is maintained in the
Recommended FY2022-23 Budget
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Related to Health Care 1. Assure quality health care for all
residents including access to
vaccinations
2. Improved access to healthcare
• Continued to offer primary care, • Increased Dental Clinic hours at
maternal health, communicable Whitted to pre-pandemic schedule
disease care and dental services to and continued services using the
county residents through the Health mobile unit to see patients on
Department Tuesdays & Wednesdays at Southern
Human Services
• Administered Medicaid program • Worked with Information
serving 18,082 per month in Medicaid Technologies to develop an
over $106,000,000 in Medicaid automated system for listing vendors
annually. in the Community Resource Guide
that is used by Aging Helpline staff
and outside agencies
• Served 1093 adults ages 55 and over
through exercise classes, health
education, walking programs and/or
individual health services.
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Related to Internet access 1. Improve Internet access
2. Internet access, including lobbying for
state change in law
3. Deploy broadband by any means
necessary
• Worked with IT and DSS to ensure Created Broadband Task Force to
that all low income senior housing recommend broadband expansion
complexes had a computer and solutions to the Board of
internet access available for residents Commissioners
to use for telehealth and for social
engagement with friends and family.
• Dedicated $10 million in American • Approved a Network Development
Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to the Agreement with North State
broadband expansion effort Communications to deploy
broadband service to unserved
addresses
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Related to COVID 1. Improved information about COVID
2. Get COVID under control
• Managed COVID testing and vaccine • Institutionalized employee remote work
sites in Hillsborough and Chapel Hill policies
• Hosted vaccine clinics at the Senior • Provide access and education on COVID
Centers and other County facilities vaccine and testing resources to justice-
involved individuals and those experiencing
homelessness.
• Implemented and maintained COVID • Produced websites, newsletters and social
call center to answer community media messages that are updated regularly
member questions and direct them to to share the latest information about
needed COVID resources. vaccine eligibility and testing information.
• Expended Social Services supports for • Engaged former foster youth in order to
vulnerable families and community provide state/federal funds provided during
partners to provide food, masks, pandemic. Resulted in payments of
quarantine housing for persons $237,000 that could be used by the youth
experiencing homelessness, diapers, for rent, car repairs or other expenses.
medical supplies and various other
essentials.
• Created the COVID-19 Resources for • Offered Aging programs virtually and also
Seniors webpage to share information hybrid programs to assist in keeping
and resources. Created and shared participants engaged with the community
the COVID-19 Resource Guide for and to help in reducing social isolation.
Older Adults Hybrid programming will be continuing
indefinitely.
• Purchased and assembled 50 PPE Designed and fabricated custom sneeze
supply boxes for County departments guards throughout County facilities where
and distributed 15,000 KN95 masks. departments or court staff request physical
barriers between customers and staff. This
was especially valuable at the start of the
pandemic when pre-manufactured desktop
sneeze guards were unavailable.
• Developed protocols for cleaning Managed the installation of ionization
spaces exposed to Covid-19. equipment in HVAC systems at the Library,
Seymour Center, Passmore Center,
Whitted, Justice Center, and Southern
Human Services.
• Assembled and installed of 17 hand- • Installed 36 touchless water fountains.
sanitizing stations, including
inspecting and refilling stations as
needed.
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Related to Mitigation of Climate Change 1. Climate change mitigation, continued
work
2. Climate Change
• Issued a Request for Qualifications in • Installed 12 new vehicle charging stations
May to start work on Orange County's in May at the Eno River Parking Deck and
Climate Action Planning process Durham Tech Park and Ride using federal
Congestion Mitigation Air Quality funding
provided from the NC Department of
Transportation
• Applied for a Department of • Working collaboratively with the Towns of
Environmental Quality grant utilizing Chapel Hill, Hillsborough and Carrboro on
VW settlement funds to add an EV charger analysis study that will help
additional EV chargers in Orange strategically prioritize the installation of
County electric vehicle chargers
• Enrolled in Solarize the Triangle • Managed Community Climate Action Grant
campaign which is a community projects are underway with the next round
based public-private partnership of funding scheduled to open up this
aimed at providing affordable, summer.
accessible residential and commercial
solar. The program addresses market
and policy barriers by reducing costs,
vetting materials, providing education
to the community on solar, approving
contractors and securing pricing.
• Received LEED Gold certification as a
County
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Related to Supporting Residents with 1. Supporting disabled residents and others who
Disabilities have difficulty traveling to services
2. Supports for residents with disabilities and
awareness that they too are
disproportionately referred to legal system,
disproportionately lower wealth, and have
disproportionate barriers to employment
• Launched the new Endless • Installed two accessible ramps at the
Possibilities (EP) News and Activities Whitted Complex
for Orange County's Older Adults
which is designed with low-vision and
cognitive impairment in mind with
larger print, more white space, less
text, greater contrast, and simplified
organization
• Replaced lift at the Court Street Replaced accessible ramp at the Board of
Annex building with a new enclosed Elections with a new ramp from the street
lift sidewalk. The new ramp has a decreased
the slope from the parking lot that now
complies with the ADA.
• Replaced exterior fountains at the
David Price Pavilion and Town of
Hillsborough public restrooms with
both the upper and lower accessible
fountains and bottle fillers
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Related to Improving Mental Health 1. Improve mental health supports,filling in the
Supports gaps (diversion facility, inpatient care for
adolescents)
2. Continue work on Behavioral Health and also
Move to Alliance
• Completed transition to Alliance Created Behavioral Health Crisis Diversion
Health as the County's Managed Care Facility planning teams to issue Requests
Organization for Qualification for planning and design
and continued outreach and information to
local municipalities and interested partners
and agencies continues.
• Worked with Alliance Health to Used MOE funds to implement contract
transfer services for vulnerable foster with mental health provider to serve
youth and adults in guardianship uninsured children in child protection cases
services. Identified areas of concern
and service gaps. Assured
Department of Social Services staff
representation on numerous
committees and work groups and
established relationships with new
behavior health liaisons.
• Maintained five teams of Telephone Provided 18 programs providing
Reassurance volunteers— providing educational information on topics ranging
assistance with social isolation and from End of Life Choices to Mental
wellness needs for—65 older adults. Wellness support and resources or social
engagement programs.
• Provided licensed clinical social work • Provided harm reduction resources to
assistance to 10 persons through the justice-involved individuals at risk of opioid
Aging Transitions program overdose
• Worked closely with Alliance Health • Created the Lantern Project with grant
to improve access to care funds to improve deflection, diversion, re-
coordination and services for their entry and harm reduction education and
Orange County members who are services to justice-involved individuals with
justice-involved. Worked with Alliance substance use disorders, opioid use
to create a Crisis Collaborative of disorders and mental health concerns
behavioral health crisis service
stakeholders that meets monthly.
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What else? 1. Ensure close coordination with State and
other local governments, to avoid
unnecessary duplication of effort
2. Assure opportunities for gainful
employment
3. Promote economic development--attract
corporations, assist small businesses and
farms.
4. Continue aging support
5. Transform the criminal justice system
6. Address racism and implicit bias
7. Close the revenue gap
• Administered over $5,000,000 in • Continued employment outreach,
childcare subsidy vouchers conducted hiring events at the
request of numerous businesses,
assured access to services at
employment centers as soon as was
feasible during pandemic
• Provided direct support to working • Registered all real property appraisers
families to assist with car repairs, for a course entitled "Fair Housing,
insurance and other barriers to Bias and Discrimination"
employment • Appraisers will complete the 4-
hour course by June 30, 2022
• Continued to collaborate with • Continued working with Government
municipalities on implementation of Alliance on Race and Equity for staff
One Orange framework training
• Developed the 2022-27 Master Aging • Implemented new comprehensive
Plan using a racial equity lens. MAP bail policy to reduce inequities and
Workgroup leaders, Aging Board ensure pretrial detention is reserved
members and interns were trained for individuals who present a true risk
through GARE. to the community and/or will not
return to court.
• Worked with School of Government • Provided Second Chance Act relief for
to address court non-appearance and Orange County individuals who were
strategies to improve appearance convicted as adults at 16 or 17 prior
rates using grant from Pew Charitable to Raise the Age legislation
Trust
• Expanded pre-arrest and pre-charge • Selected as a pilot site by the
diversion to include programs serving Department of Public Safety for
youth 17 and under and individuals embedding a peer-support specialist
with prior justice involvement and with lived experience to work with
behavioral health issues newly re-entering individuals
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• Established court transportation and • Increased Mobility on Demand
Jail commissary funding in services to provide a transportation
collaboration with the Bail Bond alternative to fixed route service
Justice Project
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