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144 Family Planning Program Fee Scale Revision The Board briefly reviewed the request to revise the Family Planning Program fee scale for norplant insertion/removal to reflect the increased Medicaid reimbursement rate. It was noted that norplant is not available at the Health Department to anyone who is under age. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Payne, seconded by Chairman Carpenter and unanimously carried, the Board approved the following revision in the Family Planning Program fee scale. SCHEDULE OF PATIENT (SELF-PAY OR PRIVATE PAY) CHARGES WOMEN'S PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES (FAMILY PLANNING) SERVICE 20% PAY 40% PAY 60% PAY 80% PAY FULL PAY Norplant Insertion Norplant Removal Norplant Removal/ Insertion $101.20 $202.40 $303.60 $404.80 $506.00 $ 25.00 $ 50.00 $ 75.00 $100.00 $125.00 $121.50 $242.40 $363.60 $484.80 $606.00 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program - Economic Development Funding - Whitley manufacturing Company Mr. Jerry Newton Mr. Jerry Newton, Director of Planning, Zoning, and Building Inspections, informed the Board that the County has secured the $405,000.00 CDBG grant for the Whitley Manufacturing Company economic development project. UPON MOTION of Chairman Carpenter, seconded by Commissioner Fennel and unanimously carried, the Board approved the Grant Agreement, as amended, for the CDBG Program Economic Development project with the North Carolina Department of Economic and Community Development and approved the Funding Agreement, as amended, for the CDBG grant in the amount of $405,000.00 for the Whitley Manufacturing Company economic development project (ECD Grant No. 92-E-0006). The Board further authorized the Chairman to execute each of these documents on behalf of the County. Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program - Economic Development Funding - Howell Center - Mr Jerry Newton Mr. Newton reviewed a possible CDBG application for economic development funds to provide water and sewer service to the Howell Child Care Center, a 120- bed intermediate care facility located off Highway 24-27 for mentally retarded residents. The Center's sewage treatment plant cannot properly comply with State discharge standards and must be replaced or another means of handling the management of solid waste secured. Rather than build another package treatment plant, Mr. Newton proposed that a pump station and force main be constructed to tie into the existing Back Creek sewer outfall line. He estimated the cost at slightly under $500,000.00 of which the Howell's have pledged $280,000.00 (the cost of a new treatment plant) and $6,500.00 for the pre-application costs. The County's share, which is not known at this time, would represent the upfitting of the project so that other areas could be served. In regards to a secondary water project, Mr. Newton reported it would cost an estimated $230,000.00 to provide public water to the Center. Initial estimates indicate that it would cost the County approximately $32,000.00 to upsize the system to serve other areas. Mr. Newton recommended that Mr. W. E. Cochran, Jr. serve as engineer and that Mr. Bob Stark serve as the consultant for the application preparation and project administration of the Howell Center project. Mr. Cochran's fee proposal was in the amount of $39,200.00 for sewer and $13,200.00 for water. Mr. Stark's fee proposal was in the amount of $6,500.00 for preparation of the application and $25,500.00 for project administration. If the grant is funded, the engineering costs and project administration costs will be paid by grant monies. Mr. W. E. Cochran, Jr., Engineer, stated in his opinion the sewer line to the Howell Center would help to open up the Highway 24-27 area for both industrial or residential development.