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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_1735(3) Request for Approval of Budget Amendment #21 for the Acceptance of a Technology Grant for $174,471 from the North Carolina Department of Transportation for the Purchase of Automatic Vehicle Locators and Mobile Data Computers: Transportation Director Ben Garrison said vehicle locators/computers would increase efficiency and improve customer service. He said the technology would (1) aid his office in knowing the locations of the vehicles at all times (2) time stamp stop points and (3) monitor the vehicle speeds. Garrison said the system would tie into the automated routing/scheduling software with trip data showing up on the driver's touch -screen device. He said in tum, the information would be routed to the network server. Garrison said the savings from the improved efficiency would result in the capability of providing more trips. (4) Request for Approval of Budget Amendment #22 for the Acceptance of FY 2007 VIPER (Voice Interoperability Plan for Emergency Responders) Program Funding of $56,711.88 for the Purchase of Radios (800 MHz) & a Control Station: County Manager Mashburn said the North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety sent an award letter advising that $56,711 in federal funding was available to purchase the radios. He said the state would hold the funds until the county was ready to purchase the equipment. (5) Request for Approval of the 2007 Firemen's Relief Fund Trustees: Fire Marshal Lloyd Ramsey said that once the trustees were approved, the state would reimburse the VFDs one-half of one percent of the fire insurance written for each fire district. (The VFDs submitted the following candidates for their trustee offices.) Department Name Name Central VFD Russell Ray Jim Reavis Cool Springs VFD Kenneth C. Secrest Wade T. Campbell Ebenezer VFD Wayne Smith Harry Frye Harmony VFD Matt Baldwin Timothy Frye Lake Norman VFD Howard Neel Lamont Thompson Monticello VFD Wayne Mayberry Mary Summers Mt. Mourne VFD Christopher Goodrum Gary Craven Shepherds VFD Ryan Stutts Tim Conley South Iredell VFD Jerry Starr Eric Caldwell Trinity VFD Shannon Goodman Paul May Troutman VFD Gordon Troutman Wesley W. Edmiston Union Grove VFD Nolan T. Shumaker Avery P. Wooten Wayside VFD AnthonyArmstrong Dick Oldfield West Iredell VFD David T. Bennett John B els (6) Request from the Health Department for Approval of Budget Amendment #23 to Accept/Allocate $15,000 in Aid -to -Counties Funding from the General Assembly: Health Director Donna Campbell said the $15,000 was one -time -state funding that would be used to develop and implement a media and advertising campaign. (7) Request from the Health Department for Approval to Apply for a Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust Grant of $30,000: Health Director Donna Campbell said this funding would assist in the Healthy Carolinians Program that was implemented to help make health care more accessible, along with reducing chronic diseases, and to promote healthier lifestyles. (8) Request from the Health Department for Approval of Budget Amendment #24 to Accept an Increase in Healthy Carolinians Funding of $2,048: Health Director Donna Campbell said the additional funding ($2,048) would be used to maintain and enhance necessary infrastructure to reduce rates of diabetes, cancer, heart disease, obesity, injury and infant mortality. (9) Request from the Health Department for Approval to Apply for a $10,000 Susan G. Komen Grant: Health Director Donna Campbell said this funding would provide mammograms for low income women not eligible for other programs, along with an outreach project directed at breast health and breast cancer screening. Johnson said Mr. Williams' beliefs were respected, but more money would be spent if the financing was split into different methods. Williams said about four years ago, the board was told that over a hundred million dollars in projects could he done, and it wouldn't cost anything. He said at that time, the proposal was laughed at, but now the board was doing it.