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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: August 23, 1999
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Action Agenda
Item No. ~_
SUBJECT: Changes in Commissioners/ Meeting Schedule
DEPARTMENT: County Manager/Clerk PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
None Rod Visser, ext 2300
Beverly Blythe, ext 2125
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:-
Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel Hill - 968-4501
Durham 688-7331
Mebane 336-227-2031
PURPOSE: To consider several changes or additions to the Board of County Commissioners'
approved meeting calendar.
BACKGROUND:
September 7. 1999 - The report from the engineering consultants concerning the evaluation of
proposed construction and demolition (C&D) landfill sites is planned for presentation to the
Board at this meeting. Staff recommends that the regular Commissioners' meeting scheduled
for 7:30 pm at the F. Gordon Battle Courtroom be moved to the District Courtroom on the
second floor of the Courthouse. The second floor courtroom is bigger and more likely to
accommodate the large audience that will likely want to attend that meeting.
September 16. 1999 -The Commissioners may wish to schedule a public hearing to receive
public comment on the potential C&D sites reported at the September 7 meeting. This meeting
is also recommended to be conducted at 7:30pm in the second floor courtroom at the Orange
County Courthouse in Hillsborough. The Board may also wish to invite the participation in this
public hearing by the municipal governing boards.
September 29, 1999 -The North Carolina Administrative Code requires that before final
approval is given to a municipal solid waste landfill, the local government where the landfill is to
be located "shall hold at least one public meeting to inform the community of the proposed
waste management activities". The local government must further "provide a public notice of
the meeting at least 30 days prior to the meeting". While extensive public information about the
C&D activities that are currently being considered has already been provided, in order to meet
the specific regulatory notice requirement, staff recommends that the Board establish an
additional special meeting for 7:30pm on September 29, 1999 in the second floor courtroom of
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the Orange County Courthouse in Hillsborough. Should the Board decide to approve the siting
of a C&D landfill in the County's jurisdiction, this meeting would allow the Board to satisfy the
requirements laid out in the North Carolina Administrative Code.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: None
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the changes to
their meeting calendar as outlined above, and authorize staff to publish the required notice of
the September 29, 1999 meeting.