HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda 06-17-2025; 8-l - Approval of Resolution Conveying a Surplus Vehicle to Grow Your World 1
ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: June 17, 2025
Action Agenda
Item No. 8-1
SUBJECT: Approval of Resolution Conveying a Surplus Vehicle to Grow Your World
DEPARTMENT: County Manager's Office
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
1) Request from Grow Your World Caitlin Fenhagen, 919-245-2303
2) Resolution to Convey Property Travis Myren, 919-245-2308
PURPOSE: To approve a resolution authorizing the County Manager to convey a surplus County
vehicle to Grow Your World, a local nonprofit organization.
BACKGROUND: In April 2025, the County received a written request (Attachment 1) from Grow
Your World (GYW) requesting the donation of a surplus vehicle to transport youth program
participants to various program opporunities offered by the nonprofit. GYW identified this as an
urgent need for its summer programming serving youth impacted by juvenile justice and the
Department of Social Services (DSS). The County identified one (1) surplus vehicle, a 2005
Dodge Caravan with 125,000 miles, as an option. Kelley Blue Book estimates the value of the
vehicle between $1,794 and $3,723.
North Carolina General Statute §160A-279 authorizes a county to convey real or personal
property to a nonprofit corporation if the county is authorized by law to appropriate money to the
nonprofit. Given the educational support programming conducted by Grow Your World, the
County is authorized to make a financial contribution to the organization. Grow Your World is
currently the recipient of $6,730 in Orange County funding this current fiscal year through an
Outside Agency grant and contracts with DSS and the Criminal Justice Resources Deparment
(CJRD).
The proposed resolution (Attachment 2) authorizes the County Manager to execute all documents
necessary to convey title to the 2005 Dodge Caravan vehicle to Grow Your World in exchange for
the following consideration:
1. For the functional life of the vehicle, Grow Your World will utilize it for youth transportation;
2. Grow Your World is required to submit an annual written report to the County summarizing
its use of the Property; and
3. Grow Your World is obligated to notify the County in writing when use of the vehicle has
ended and explain the circumstances under which the vehicle was retired.
These terms would be codified in a contract between the County and Grow Your World.
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FINANCIAL IMPACT: The estimated value of the surplus vehicle is between $1,794 and $3,723
according to Kelley Blue Book.
ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN: This item supports:
• GOAL 5: PUBLIC EDUCATION/LEARNING COMMUNITY
OBJECTIVE 1. Foster collaborative relationships with formal and informal educational
organizations and agencies to provide opportunities for community members to meet,
connect, and learn together.
OBJECTIVE 2. Improve school readiness and educational outcomes by providing access,
training, tools, technology, and other resources needed to thrive.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve and authorize the
Chair to sign the resolution authorizing the County Manager to convey the surplus 2005 Dodge
Caravan vehicle to Grow Your World for the purposes of transporting program participants.
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From: Sophie Suberman
To: Travis Myren
Cc: Laura Jensen
Subject: Nonprofit Request for County Vehicle(s)
Date: Tuesday,April 1,2025 1:58:20 PM
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Dear Town Manager Myren,
I hope this email finds you well.
Grow Your World, a 501(c)(3)nonprofit(EIN 84-1845124)based in Carrboro, is writing to
request donated vehicles* from Orange County Government that, when combined, are capable
of transporting and/or serving twenty(20) or more individuals related to youth programming.
Grow Your World will use these donated vehicles from Orange County to provide youth who
largely lack ready access to transportation and face multi-faceted barriers to opportunities with
the following, to include: afterschool programming, summer camp, access to in-school to
mentors from local universities, nutritious food and snacks,project-based learning
experiences, tutoring and academic support, substance misuse education, healthy alternatives
during high-risk use times both in and out of school. Beyond transportation, these experiences
usually come with a high price-tag, which Grow Your World strategically offsets for youth
currently in low-income households and other fragile groups (e.g.juvenile justice-involved
and justice impacted youth).
Would you please share the vehicles currently in inventory which are available to be donated?
The 2024 Obioid Settlement Funding Community Meeting Report specified Grow Your 4
World's Early Intervention programming as a success in intervening in substance
misuse across the county.
To see a fuller scope of our nonprofit's programming that addresses public health crises facing
Orange County youth and more about our regional impact,please see Grow Your World's
2023-2024 Annual Report.
In closing, sometime this week will you please provide the current vehicle inventory list and
the next steps in this process?
Please let me know if there are any questions you have and thank you for this opportunity!
Sending peace,
Sophie
* With each vehicle having between 5-15 operating seatbelts, which most often are passenger
vans, mini-vans, SUVS and wagons. We request at this time that a CDL not be required to
drive any vehicle.
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RES-2025-033 Attachment 2
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Resolution Approving Conveyance of Property to a Nonprofit Organization
WHEREAS, Orange County owns a 2005 Dodge Caravan (the "Property"); and
WHEREAS, North Carolina General Statute §160A-279 authorizes a county to convey real or
personal property by private sale to a nonprofit corporation if the county is authorized by law to
appropriate money to the corporation; and
WHEREAS, North Carolina law provides that counties may expend funds so long as (1) the
expenditure is for a public purpose, (2) the activity supported is one in which the local
government has statutory authority to engage, and (3) the expenditure is not inconsistent with
the laws of the state constitution; and
WHEREAS, Orange County has engaged in discussions with Grow Your World, a North
Carolina Nonprofit Corporation (the "Nonprofit") related to the sale of the Property, in order that
Grow Your World may utilize the Property to provide transportation for youth to afterschool
programming, summer camp, project-based learning experiences, tutoring, and academic
support which use will benefit the residents of Orange County and assist the County in meeting
the needs of its residents.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
1. The County Manager is authorized to execute all documents necessary to convey title to
the Property, 2005 Dodge Caravan (VIN number 1 D4GP24R45B428263), to the Nonprofit.
2. The consideration for the conveyance is the following set of conditions, covenants,
requirements, and restrictions, which shall be incorporated in a contract executed by between
the County and the Nonprofit:
a. For the functional life of the Property the Nonprofit will utilize the Property for youth
transportation.
b. The Nonprofit shall submit an annual written report to the County summarizing its use of
the Property.
c. The Nonprofit shall notify the County in writing upon its cessation of use of the Property
and the reasons therefor.
3. The Clerk to the Board shall publish a notice summarizing the contents of this resolution,
and the property may be sold at any time after 10 days after publication of the notice.
Adopted this the 17t" day of June, 2025.
Chair, Orange County Board of Commissioners