HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_083910. Request for Approval of a Consent to Assignment for DTE Biomass
Energy, Inc., in Conjunction with a Landfill Gas Rights Agreement Subject to an
Execution of Release and Estoppel Agreement in a Form Satisfactory to the
County Attorney: County Manager Mashburn mentioned during the briefing session
that in 1995, the county entered into an agreement with Enerdyne Power Systems, Inc.,
for landfill gas rights. He said the agreement stipulated that any assignment of the gas
rights had to be approved by the other party. Mashburn said Enerdyne had now made a
request for a gas rights assignment to DTE Biomass Energy. He said the county,
however, was stipulating that the assignment be contingent upon a release and estoppel
agreement that was in a form satisfactory to the county attorney.
11. Request for Approval of Budget Amendment #4 for the Acceptance of a
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Marketing Grant from the State
Library of North Carolina: At the briefing session, Library Director Steve Messick
said a $25,000 marketing grant had been approved for the library, and the friends of the
Library organization had agreed to provide the local match of $2,500. He said the grant
funds would be used to purchase equipment (color laser printer/large format
printer/paper folding machine/laminator). Messick said the equipment would be used to
create publications and pamphlets advertising the library's services and to promote
reading.
12. Request for Approval of Budget Amendment #5 for the Acceptance of a
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Internet Infrastructure
Improvement Grant from the State Library of North Carolina: Library Director
Steve Messick said at the 5 o'clock meeting that a $8,960 LSTA grant had been
approved for the library, and the funds would be used to purchase nine notebook
computers and a wireless network access point. He said $2,240 would be needed for
the local match, and these funds could be obtained out of 5354/Supplies and transferred
to 6100 Depreciable Assets. Messick said the new computers would allow the staff to
inventory books if power outages occurred. He said that in addition, other county staff
members could use the computers should it be necessary to convert the library facility
into an Emergency Operations Center.
13. Request from Wilson Security Services for a Contract Increase: During the
briefing session, County Manager Mashburn said Don Wilson, the owner of Wilson
Security Services, had requested a security guard rate increase from $10.52 to $11.50
per hour. Mr. Mashburn said he was recommending, instead, a five percent increase.
He said the finance director had reviewed the budgets for the departments utilizing
security services, and determined they could manage the increase with the exception of
the courts. Mashburn said the courts' overall budget was going to be about $7,000 short
even before any security guard rate increases.
The amended departmental budgets reflecting the 5% increase are as follows:
2005-06 Budget
Courts $226,848*
Health Dept. 6,300
Human Services Bldg 28,340
DSS 31,154
Public Library 36.606
$329,248
*Courts include:
Hall of Justice $ 75,030
Hall of Justice Annex 50,073
ICGC-South 101,745
$ 226,848
14. Request for Approval of the August 2, 2005 Minutes
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