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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 03-17-2009 - Agenda Orange County Board of Commissioners Agenda Regular Meeting Note: Background Material Tuesday, March 17, 2009 on all abstracts 7:00 p.m. available in the Southern Human Services Center Clerk's Office 2501 Homestead Road Chapel Hill,NC 27514 Compliance with the"Americans with Disabilities Act"-Interpreter services and/or special sound equipment are available on request. Call the County Clerk's Office at 732-8181,extension 2130. If you are disabled and need assistance with reasonable accommodations,contact the ADA Coordinator in the County Manager's Office at 732-8181,extension 2300 or TDD#644-3045. 1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda PUBLIC CHARGE The Board of Commissioners pledges to the citizens of Orange County its respect. The Board asks its citizens to conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner, both with the Board and with fellow citizens. At any time should any member of the Board or any citizen fail to observe this public charge, the Chair will ask the offending person to leave the meeting until that individual regains personal control. Should decorum fail to be restored, the Chair will recess the meeting until such time that a genuine commitment to this public charge is observed All electronic devices such as cell phones, pagers, and computers should please be turned off or set to silent/vibrate. 2. Public Comments (We would appreciate you signing the pad ahead of time so that you are not overlooked.) a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda b. Matters on the Printed Agenda (These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda below.) 3. Proclamations/Resolutions/Special Presentations a. Presentation from Durham Technical Community College 4. Consent Agenda a. Minutes b. Appointments (1) Historic Preservation Commission—Reappointments (2) Human Services Advisory Commission—Reappointments (3) Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee—Reappointments (4) Orange County Planning Board—Reappointments c. Motor Vehicle Property Tax Release/Refunds d. Sexual Assault Awareness Month Proclamation e. Proclamation Recognizing Kick Butts Day f. Renewal of Consolidated Agreement Between Health Department and NC Department of Health and Human Services g. Renewal of Urban Curbside Recycling Services Contract h. Orange County Animal Services Center Custodial Contract i. NC State Firemen's and Rescue Squad Annual Certification Roster j. Notice of Public Hearing on Orange County's 2009 Legislative Agenda k. Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (SAPFO)—Receipt and Transmittal of 2009 Annual Technical Advisory Committee Report 1. Fiscal Year 2008-09 Budget Amendment#6 m. Adoption of Resolution Approving Alternative Financing for Capital Projects and Equipment n. Partnership to End Homelessness—Interim Coordinator Agreement 5. Public Hearings a. North Carolina Community Transportation Program(CTP)Administrative and Capital Grant Application FY 2009/2010 b. Zoning Atlas Amendment(Rezoning)—4115 Old NC 10 (Jones) c. Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment: Hillsborough Area Economic Development District(EDD) Buffer Regulations d. Zoning Atlas Amendment(Rezoning): Hillsborough Area Economic Development District (West Side of Old NC 86) 6. Regular Agenda a. Approval of FY 2009-19 Recommended County Capital Investment Plan(CIP) b. Consideration of Official Name for Northern Park(working title) 7. Reports a. Potential Discussion Points for Jordan Lake Nutrient Management Rules Position Statement b. Emergency Services—A Performance Report and Recommendations for Improvement 8. Board Comments (Three Minute Time Limit Per Commissioner) 9. County Manager's Report 10. Appointments a. Affordable Housing Advisory Board—New Appointment b. Agricultural Preservation Board—New Appointments c. Commission for Women—New Appointment d. Equalization and Review Board—New Appointments e. Orange County Planning Board—New Appointments 11. Information Items • Memo from Animal Services Director and Emergency Services Director Regarding Pet Co- Located Sheltering During Disasters • Orange County Health Department Celebrates National Nutrition Month®March 2009: Eat Right • Status Report—Transfer Station Siting Process and Parallel Investigations 12. Closed Session 13. Adjournment Note: Access the agenda through the County's web site, www.co.orange.nc.us Orange County water supply reservoir water levels Available information as of 11:00 AM, Tuesday, March 12, 2009 Lake Orange • Water level is full and spilling • Water storage capacity is at 100% (475 million gallons) • Approximately 141 days of water supply remaining (at Capacity Use specified release rate). • The Hillsborough gage indicates that the latest Eno River flows are at approximately 29 cfs (18.4 mgd). This flow represents a level that is approximately 50.1% of the historical median flow level (57 cfs) for this day of the year. • Orange Alamance continues the operation of its water plant five days a week (Monday- Friday) with average withdrawals of 300,000 gallons per day. West Fork Reservoir (as reported 2/27/2009) • Water level is full and spilling • Water storage capacity remaining is 100 % • Approximately 366 days of water supply remaining (assuming Town's current 30 day average water consumption rate (1.124 mgd). OWASA Reservoirs • Water level at Cane Creek Reservoir is full. • Water level at University Lake is full. • Total remaining water storage capacity is approximately 100 % • Approximately 473 days of water supply remain with no additional rainfall (at the current 30- day average daily demand [7.53 million gallons per day]) • OWASA's year-round water conservation requirements are in effect National Weather Service/NOAA Regional Precipitation data (through 3/2/2009) (inches above [+1 or below [-1 normal) RDU Piedmont-Triad +0.18" since March 1, 2009 -0.08" since March 1,2009 -3.13" since January 1, 2009 -2.56" since January 1, 2009 Miscellaneous notes The NC Drought Management Advisory Council drought map, last updated March 10, 2009, indicates that all of Orange County lies within the area of the state characterized as experiencing abnormally dry - but not yet drought - conditions.