3. Announcements 5 min.
“In Touch with Durham County”, the Durham County television show, airs on Cable TV channel 8 at 8:00 a.m. and 12 noon daily, 5:00 p.m. on Mondays, and 6:00 p.m. Tuesday – Saturday.
The Commissioners Community Circle Award, created by the Durham Board of County Commissioners (BOCC), is designed to recognize County departments and community organizations for the extraordinary services they provide to Durham’s citizens.
Hold your Head Up, a Durham-based organization created to provide career attire for
low-income women, will be awarded the November 2009 Commissioners Community Circle Award. Hold Your Head Up has received accolades around the Triangle for its ongoing effort to suit women appropriately for professional endeavors. Women that benefit from the program not only receive suits, shoes, and accessories; they also receive valuable career support services from Hold Your Head Up.
The BOCC celebrates Hold Your Head Up for successfully suiting 400 women of the Triangle its first year of inception and for providing valuable tools to overcome employment barriers. Today, many more women have benefited from the unique program. Hold Your Head Up has influenced the lives of many women of Durham and helped these women achieve self sufficiency and financial independence through their ongoing efforts.
County Manager's Recommendation: The Manager’s recommendation is that the Board congratulate Hold Your Head Up for their receipt of the Commissioners Community Circle Award and present the award to a representative from Hold Your Head Up.
5 min.
Each year, the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) hosts an information booth at the North Carolina State Fair. Out of 100 North Carolina counties, at this year’s fair, Durham County Government had the most employees to volunteer for the annual event. Among volunteers, Joyce Logan, Supervisor for the Tax Division of Tax Administration, won a prize package for volunteering. At the meeting, the NCACC will present Ms. Logan with her prize package and thank all Durham County employees for their volunteering efforts. Commissioner Joe Bowser, also a volunteer, will be among those recognized.
Resource Person(s): Neil Emory, Outreach Associate for the NCACC
County Manager's Recommendation: The Manager’s recommendation is that the Board allow NCACC representatives Neil Emory and Lisa Nolen, Outreach Coordinator, to thank employees who volunteered at the 2010 N.C. State Fair and present Joyce Logan with her prize.
7. Consent Agenda 15 min.
g. Department of Social Services Contract Amendment—One Source Contract ($30,091) (approve Department of Social Services’ request to amend its contract with One Source in the amount of $30,091, from $679,441 to $709,532 for the DMI Project);
h. Contract for Triangle Wastewater Treatment Plant Services for Sewer Line Cleaning and Closed Circuit Television Inspection in an Amount not to exceed $46,683.50 (authorize the County Manager to enter into a standard service contract with Vision NC, LLC for sewer line cleaning and closed circuit television inspection, in an amount not to exceed $46,683.50);
i. Contract for Triangle Wastewater Treatment Plant Services for Easement Maintenance, in an amount not to exceed $52,300 (authorize the County Manager to enter into a standard service contract with Bradsher and Son Septic Tank for the easement maintenance inspection services in an amount not to exceed $52,300.00);
j. Contract for Triangle Wastewater Treatment Plant Services for Manhole Inspections ($67,500) (authorize the County Manager to enter into a service contract with Hydrostructures, PA for the manhole inspection services in an amount not to exceed $67,500.00);
k. Approval of 1 Grant-funded FTE for a Street Outreach Worker for Cooperative Extension’s Project B.U.I.L.D Gang Intervention Program (approve the establishment of 1 FTE for a Street Outreach Worker position to support Project B.U.I.L.D., Durham County’s Gang Prevention and Intervention Initiative);
l. Approval of Contracts for the Purchase of Furniture for the Durham County Southwest Regional Library Project No: DC075, Bid No: IFB 10-10, not to exceed the Budget of $426,958.13 (authorize execution of contracts with Alfred Williams and RDS for the purchase of furniture for the Southwest Regional Branch Library, in the total amount of $388,143.79 [Base Bid plus Alternates] and execution of any other related contracts/services, if necessary, not to exceed the budget of $426,958.13;
m. Durham Public School Construction Contract at Lakeview Secondary School and Capital Project Amendment No. 09CPA000008—Transfer of 2007 GO Bond Funds ($1,482,584) from Neal Middle School Renovation Project to Lakeview Project (approve the owner/contractor agreement with Mixon Construction Company Inc. for the Gymnasium Addition at Lakeview Secondary School in the amount of $1,482,584; authorize the Manager to execute the agreement pursuant to the terms of the Interlocal Agreement with Durham Public Schools; and approve Capital Project Amendment No. 09CPA000008 to move available 2007 GO Bond funds from the Neal Middle School Renovation Project to the Lakeview Project);
n. Encroachment Agreements with NC DOT at Neal Middle School (approve two Right-of-Way Encroachment Agreements with NC DOT related to the Neal Middle School addition/renovation project and authorize the Manager to execute the agreements);
o. Encroachment Agreements with NC DOT at Lakeview Secondary School (approve the Three-Party Right-of-Way Encroachment Agreement related to the Lakeview Secondary School addition/renovation project and authorize the Manager to execute the agreement);
p. Durham Public Schools—Annexation and Extension Agreement for New Elementary School E (approve the annexation petition and Extension Agreement for New Elementary School E and authorize the Manager to execute the agreement); and
q. Approve the Durham Chamber of Commerce Contract in the Amount of $142,200 to provide industrial development services for Durham County; and
