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Home My WebLink AboutP-0300 - Recreation Access onto Duke Forest Properties 10-05-1987-15• ~~ POLICY FOR INSERTION INTO THE POLICY MANUAL MEETING DATE• EFFECTIVE DATE: October 5, 1987 October 5, 1987 NUMBER: 0300 REVISIONS• POLICY: RECREATION ACCESS ONTO DUKE FOREST PROPERTIES It is the policy of the Orange County Board of County Commissioners to encourage recreation, access onto Duke Forest properties via designated greenways only at roads, firetrails or other points of entry mutually agreeable between Orange County and Duke University. No site plan and no subdivision plat of property adjacent to the Duke Forest properties and showing any portion of the Orange County greenway system (as outlined in the Orange County Land Use Plan and/or the Orange County Master Recreation & Parks Plan) shall be approved which designates or shows the property as having recrea- tion access to Duke Forest unless it is via a road, firetrail or other point of entry approved by Orange County and Duke University. ;' 1 ~pnRnvwn NQ~ER 22 ,..3~~ MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMI65ION$RS REG[TLAR MEETING OCTOBSR 5, 1987 The orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular sQasion on Monday, October S, 1987 in th® courtroom of the Old Courthouse, Hillsborough North Carolina. Bq,,.1+~R~ I4EMBER~ PRF.SEN'Z Chair Shirley E. Marshall, and Commissioners Moses Carey, Stephen Halkiotis and John Hartwell. D Commissioner Don Willhoit. COUNTY AT1`ORNEY pRES iT: Geoffrey Gledhill. ~Tntrt? ANT: interim County Manager Albert Kittrell, Assistant County Manager William T. Laws, Interim Assistant County Manager/PeraonnQl Director Beverly M. Whitehead, interim Management Analyst/Commission for Women Coordinator Andi Reynolds, Finance Director Gordon Baker, Planner Gene BQ11, Clerk to the Board Beverly Blythe, Housing and Community Development Director Tara Fikss, and planner Greg Szymik. A. ~~Rn 7LNlD 1~LaN~G~'RN COMMENTS Chair Marshall pointed out an the back wall of th4 courtroom a picture of the USS Constitution which was presented to the County by Mary Ellen and Gerrard Priestley in celebration of the bicentennial. Shs announced that on 14 October at Culbrsth Jr. High, a Joint Public Hearing will bs held bet'Ween Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Orange County on the Joint Planning AgreeYeht. Chair Marshall indicated applications for the County Kanagsr vacancy would bs accepted as long as they are postmarKed by Saptambar 30. one hundred twenty one applicationm have been received. A profile and list of general questions will be reviewed by th® Board. She asked the members of th® Board to do individual screening of those applications received and provide a list of candidates to Beverly Whitehead. Commissioner Carey stated that the reason the Rancher street application was not approved by the State was that the local funds were not in an aocouht that Raleigh considered to be local funds. This caused th4 application to lose points and mat be accepted far funding. He recommended that the Administration coma forward with a recommendation on when these funds should be moved to the appropriate account. Commissioner Hartw~aii asked that a discussion on the tax listing form be added to item G14. ~. AUDIENCE CO~II~NTS ~s TTL~R9 ON TEIE PRINT$ILA ENDA Those who hav~a indicated a desire to speak will ba recognized at the time their item appears on the agenda. 8 MATTERS NOT ON THE PRINTED AGENDA Mr. Squires distributed to the Board members a copy of a court injunction which stated; "That poultry waste from Piedmont Egg Ranch, Ina. or any poultry production unit presently operated by Kent Mann fn Orange and Alamanes counties shall be dispersed, disposed of and operated in • security for required iaprovements. 7 The Administration recommends approval of the aaendment as recom- mended by the Planning Board with an effective data of October S, 1987. Motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner 8alkiatis to approve the recommendation. VOTE: UNANIMOUS. Z4. RgOUBBT TO INITIATE, IO~J OB EDi~ARDS Greg szymik presented for Board consideration a request to initiate legal proceedings against Jehue Edwards of Rt. 4, Box 370, Chapel Hill. The property is zoned Rural Buffer and is being used as a landfill. Motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commis- sioner Carey to approve the initiation of legal proceedings against Jehue Edwards. voTE: UNANIMOUS. ~~ ~~ ~~ 13 . POLICY STATEME~_ DUKE FOREB~,$~ ACCESS VIA COUNTY G$~.~L By consensus, the Board approved the following policy and asked the Manager to forward the draft policy to Duke University officials for their comments: "It is the policy of the Orange County Board of County Commis- sioners to encourage recreation access onto Duke Forest properties via designated greenways only at roads, firetraiis or other points of entry mutually agreeable between Orange County and Duke University. No site plan and no subdivision plat of property adjacent to the Duke Forest properties and showing any portion of the Orange County greenway system (ns outlined in the Orange County Land Use Plan and/or the Orange County Master Recreation & Park Plan) shall be approved which designates or shows the property as having recreation access to Duke Forest unless it is via a road, firetrail or other point of entry approved by Orange County • and Duke University." 1 APP NDIX TO PROPO~,ED JOINT PLANNING AGRE~',~ (A copy of this agreement is attached to these ninutas as pages ~• Motion was made by Commissioner Hartwell, seconded by Camaafssioner Carey to approve the appendix to the proposed Joint Planning Agreement. VOTE: UNANIMOUS. ~7. FUNDING SENIQR CITIZENS ART/CRAFTS CLASSES Director of Department on Aging Jerry Passmore reported that five senior citiaen arts/crafts classes will be terminated as of October is as a result of a change in Durham Technical Community Co11Qge's regulations and funding formula. To continua the classes through June 30, 1988 it would Cost from $4,679 to $11,696. several senior citiaens spoke of the importance of these programs and asked the Board to find a way to continue the arts/crafts Classes. Chair Marshall spako highly of the senior citiaen pr rains. She explained that there is a very small amount of money in contingency and that other programs were not funded because of a lack of funds. Motion was aade by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Iialkiotis to request that the Manager work with the two Department Heads to determine if funds can be taken Pram their budgets and if a budget amendment is necessary that it be brought bank to the Board .for consideration. VOTE: UNANIMOUS. 18. CONTINUATION OF ~NTBRGOVERNI~iT WORK CROUP l"./~` .s 32~~ ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COI~IISSIONERS Action AQ da Itesu No. ~~~ ACTION AGBNDA ITEM ABSTRA't-"x Meeting Date: October 5, 1987 STJR7ECT: Policy Statement Duke Forest Properties Access Via County Greenways DEPARTMENT: COUNTY MANAG$R PUBLIC HEARING: Yes X No ATTACAMENTjB): INFORMATION CONTACT: IKANAGER'S OFFICE,X503 Policy statement TELEPHONE NiTMBSR Hillsborough - ?3a-8181 Chap®1 Hill - 968-4301 Mebane - 22?-2031 Durham - 688-7331 PURPOSE: To adopt a policy statement concerning the county's position regarding the preservation of the integrity of the Duke Foreect properties when a county greenway abutts andJor adjoins these properties. BACKGROUND: Recently proposed subdivisions adjoining Duke Forest have referenced the county's designated greenways as providing access to the Duke forest properties; not all paints of e»try into the Duke Forest properties are suitable for recreation access, however. The Board requested that a policy statement concerning this situation be drafted. RECOMl~BNDATION(S): As the Hoard decides. Ac;,: .~ 328 POLICY STATEMENT It is the policy of the Orange County Board of County Commis- sioners to encourage recreation access onto Duke Forest properties via designated greenways only at roads, f iretrails or other points of entry mutually agreeable between Orange County and Duke University. No site plan and no subdivision plat of property adjacent to the Duke Forest properties and showing any portion of the orange County greenway system (as outlined in the Orange County Land Use Plan and/or the Orange County Master Recreation & Park Plank shall be approved which designates or shows the property as having recreation access to Duke Forest un- less it is via a road, f iretrail or other point of entry approved by Orange County and Duke University. • ,:. • • POLICY FOR INSERTION INTO THE POLICY MANUAL MEETING DATE: October ~ 1987 EFFECTIVE DATE: October 5~ 1987 POLICY' NUMBER' P'0300 REVISIONS' RECREATION ACCESS ONTO DUKE FOREST PROPERTIES It is the policy of the Orange County Board of County Commissioners to encourage recreation access onto Duke Forest properties via designated greenways only at roads, firetrails or other points of entry mutually agreeable between Orange County and Duke University. No site plan and no subdivision plat of property adjacent to the Duke Forest properties and showing any portion of the Orange .County greenway system (as outlined in the Orange County Land Use Plan and/or the Orange County Master Recreation & Parks Plan) shall be approved which designates or shows the property as having recreation access to Duke Forest unless it is via a road, firetrail or other point of entry approved by orange County and Duke University. S-~~I~ U~~~~I ss ~4~GS ~R ~~Gw r~