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August 3, 2015 (Work Session) Page 2509 A discussion ensued. Issues addressed included: the sale of alcohol on county property; a long -term lease in regards to the restaurant; issues with the brick facade of the building; etc. It was the consensus of the Board to move this item to the September work session with a proposed lease and more specifications. EMS - Purchase of Two Ambulance Units Jimmy Lentz, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Assistant Director, advised the purchase of two ambulances was approved in the FY 16 budget. He stated Board approval is required to move forward due to individual unit cost exceeding $90,000.00. He responded to questions from the Board. Alan Thompson, EMS Director, was also in attendance. Finance - Reappropriation of Funds for Ongoing Projects, Grants, and Commitments Susan Fearrington, Finance Director, reported each year there are projects, grants and commitments that need to be transitioned to the new fiscal year when they are unable to be completed within the fiscal year for which they were budgeted. She said a reappropriation of funds, via fund balance, is needed to transition the projects to the new fiscal year. Human Services - Approval of Title VI Program Policy Ben Rose, Human Services Director, presented a request for approval of the Title VI Program Policy. He advised the Title VI Program Policy deals with civil rights, civil rights processes, how complaints are received and how complaints of civil rights violations are responded to. He stated approval of the policy is required in order for the Department to apply for certain Federal grants for Transportation Services. Suzanne Moose, Assistant Human Services Director, advised this is a pre - application process for the 5307 grant, which is an urbanized formula funding program that allocates Federal resources to urbanized areas for transportation needs. She stated the approved policy is needed for the pre - application process. A discussion ensued. During discussion, Mr. Rose responded to questions from the Board_ Human Services - Approval to Submit 5310 Transportation Grant Application Ben Rose, Human Services Director, and Suzanne Moose, Assistant Human Services Director, presented the following information relating to approval to submit a 5310 transportation grant application. The Department of Human Services, Transportation Division, is requesting approval to submit an application for a 5310 transportation grant. The City of Concord is accepting proposals for the 5310 transportation grant, a grant program (49. U.S.C_ 5310) that provides formula funding for the purpose of assisting to meet the transportation needs of the elderly and disabled when the transportation service provided is unavailable, insufficient or inappropriate in meeting these needs. The local agreement for the grant would be through the City of Concord. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Shue, seconded by Commissioner Honeycutt and unanimously carried, the Hoard suspended its Rules of Procedures in order to take action on this item due to time constraints. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Mynatt, seconded by Commissioner Shue and unanimously carried, the Board scheduled a public hearing on Monday, August 17, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as persons may be heard to consider approval of the 5310 transportation grant application to the City of Concord. Infrastructure and Asset Management - Award of Van, SUV and Hybrid(s) Bids Michael Miller, Assistant Director of Infrastructure and Asset Management, presented a request to approve a bid award to Hilbish Ford and Cloninger Ford Toyota Scion. He stated a public bid for one (1) van, one (1) SUV, and four (4) hybrids was advertised and a total of three (3) companies submitted sealed bids on the various vehicles. Based on the outcome of those bids, he recommended to purchase one (1) van and one (1) SUV from Hilbish