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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 19750310~:; C, State approval of Completed plan D. Application for funding of specific projects ~ In 1974 the Hillsborough Area 201 Study was not sufficiently high on the State priority list to be funded. It is not certain where the Hillsborough Area Study stands on the priority list today, Therefore, the 20$ Study will finance the 201 Study for the Hillsborough Area as it will be a part of the Greater Durham 208 .Study. Ray Green explained what a 208 Study really is. This study is much more com- prehensive than a 201 Study. In addition to those "point; sources of pollution considered in a 201 Study, the 208 Study other sources of pollution such as urban run off. Because of the expense attendant to treating non point sources of pollution part of the 208 Study is to devise methods of treating this type pollution. To determine the effects of non point sources of pollution in periods of flood a system of water ,sampling station has to be set up and operated over a period of at least 1D months. Another technique to hold up water quality is to determine what land use patterns cause least pollution from urban run off then try to direct development in this direction. Work schedules for some aspects of 208 Study are: A. Water Monitoring Sample Completed January 1, 1976 B, Inventory of Environmental Systems C. Trend Projection of: 1., Employment 2. Population December 1, 1976 D. Alternative Land Use Patterns May 1, 1976 E. Recommended Land Uses October 1, 1976 F. Formal Local Review January 1, 1977 Jim Michar then discussed some of the specifics of the actual Hillsborough Area 201 Study. He passed outt a small map showing a possible study boundary. Mr. Mark Burnham suggested the western boundary of the area be moved further westward until it abutted the eastern ]aaundary of the Greater Alamance County 201 Area. Tt was agreed that a committee be appointed to study then make recommendation about the Study area boundaries. Mr. Michar added at this point that the 208 Study effort would do a 201 Study for all parts of Orange County that are not included in an existing 201 Study. The Tawn and County later delegated Mr. Michar to advertise for an engineer to Conduct the Hillsborough 201 Study and to report his progress with this effort to Chairman Garrett and Mayor Cates. A meeting will be scheduled to select the engineer. for this study at an appropriate time. ~~~ CS10 Flora Garrett, Chairman S..M. Gattis, Acting Clerk MINUTES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1975 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in adjourned session on Monday, March 10, 1975, at 8 o'clock p,m,, in the Commissioners Room at the Courthouse in Hillsborough, N. C. Members Present: Chairman Flora Garrett, Commissioners Norm Gustaveson, Jan Pinney, Norman Walker, and Richard E. Whitted. Members absent: None. 5. M..Gattis, County Administrator, Neal Evans, Fiscal Officer, A. B. Coleman, Jr., County Attorney, and Betty June Hayes, Clerk, were also present. The Board agreed to hear Item #2 on the Agenda as it was an item that had been deferred from the March 3rd meeting. (Mrs. Betsy Muir To Request the Board of County Commissioners Endorse a Resolution Requesting the State Allow Credit for Service Prior to the Year 1969 when computing retirement Allowances for Employees of the Food Service Division of the County School System.) ii ~7j Chairman Garrett recognized Betsy Muir, Supervisor of the County School Food Service. Mrs. Muir introduced Anabelle Selph, Legislative Chairman of the Durham- Orange School Food Service Association. Mrs. Selph stated that the School Food service Association was requesting legislation that would allow school service employees to receive retirement credit for prior years of service. It was noted that the Orange County School Unit employed 20 persons and that the Chapel Hill- Carrboro School Unit employed approximately 15 persons. The cost of retirement benefits for the County Food Service personnel would amount to approximately 535,000.00.. No cost figure was given for-the coverage of Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Unit personnel. Mrs. Selph presented a Resolution for the Board's consideration. RESOLUTION "Whereas the Orange County Board o£ Commissioners understands that some full-time School Food Service employees in the State of ' North Carolina are ineligible for retirement credits prior to 1969 and whereas there are twenty School Food service employees in the Orange County School System and fifteen in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School System who did not receive retirement credits prior to 1969 and Whereas School Food Services part of the total educational program of pur county and state and performs a service essential to our student population and Whereas employees of Schaal Food Service should be treated equitably with other employees of our N. C. educational system Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, by the Board of Commissioners of Orange County that letters be sent to our representatives in the General Assembly urging them to introduce a bill or assist others in introducing a bill at the earliest time to pay for retirement credit for years of service for School Food Service employees prior to July 1, 1969." Discussion ensued. Upom motion of Commissioner walker, seconded by Commissioner Whitted, it was moved and adopted that the Board of Commissioners support the proposed legislation that would allow retirement coverage for the School Food Service Personnel prior to July 1, 1969. Chairman`Garrett referred to Item #1 on the Agenda: lThe Town Manager of Chapel Hill Has Requested the County share with the Town the cost of operationg the Retired Senior CitizElls VOlunt@er PSOgram.) Charles Haywood, Director of the Chapel Hi11 Human Services Department, .and Diana Brown, Director of the RSVP Program, requested that the County share with the Town o£ Chapel Hill the C65t of operation the Retired Senior Citizens Volunteer Program. Mrs. Brown explained the purpose of the program and how its efforts had been extended into the County. The Board was advised that the application for Federal Grant monies must be filed by March 31, 1975, and that the Town of Chapel Hill would be the grantee of this program. Discussion ensued. Commissioner Walker called attention to the ruling from the Attorney General that stated the endorsement of these types of grant programs from either State or Federal funds must.=secure the Consent of the local Social Services Board. Further discussion ensued. It was agreed that the County Attorney was to contact Tom ward, Director of Social Services, for any directives on this matter and that the Board would place the matter on the March 18th Agenda. Chairman Garrett referred to Item #4 on the Agenda: (A Discussion of Right- .. Of-way Clearings and the Pine Beetle Problem.) H. Dobson and Tony Laws, Local Santarians, Paul Shelton of Carolina Power and Light Company, Rex Woods, George I. Johnson, Jr, and Bill Morris of Duke Power Company, Whit Stallings and Harris from the N. C. Forrestry Department, George Kelly of Copeland Tree Service, Wilkinson of the University Service Plant, Earl Ross of Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation, Ebert Pierce of the Agricultural Extension Department, Gary Sykes, Andrews, Lindsay Tapp and were present. Chairman Garrett opened the discussion with remarks that covered the background information as to the purpose of this meeting. She then requested Mr. Sykes to pre- sent his Comments. A discussion ensued between the various representatives, Mr. Sykes and members of the Hoard concerning prevention, detection and practices in preventing the Pine Beetle. _ Chairman Garrett referred to Item #6 on the Agenda: (The New Hope Rural Fire Department is requesting the Board of County Commissioners create a County Fire Commission. They have mailed directly to you copies of their Memorandum of Request. John L. Kline and Louis Freeland, members of the Boazd of Directors of the New Hope Volunteer Fire Department, presented the following Memorandum to the Boazd. MEMORANDUM ~ "Our department has elected to submit a request for a 9-A 3 mile Fire Insurance Rating that is contained within our presently established fire tax district. To initiate action on a rating request the County must have an adopted resolution providing for a County Fire Commission `i J which can approve departments desiring qualification under this resolution far rating. The attached resolution has been reviewed by the N. C. Fire Insurance Rating Hureau and the N. C. Department of Insurance and is in accordance with the requirements set Earth for a department to become rated. Our department is making no attempt to encourage rating applications from other departments, but we want to share with all, that if the Commissioners approve the attached"resolution it can be used by all departments if any care to apply for ratings. The main concern for getting our department rated is to obtain the firemen's pension; firemen's relief fund and the new $25,000 free life insurance For each of our members. The members of a non-rated department connot qualify for these benefits. The other reason which we have placed at second priority is that it will give the residents within the 3 mile rated area a reduction in their insurance premiums. We ask that you take initial action on this memorandum as Follows: Count Commissioners: Review contents and accept our advance not ce as an item of information. County_Attorney: Review and inform us prior to the Commissioner's next meeting if you judge that -the rem solution has any defects. County Administrator: Request that the Department be placed on the agenda of the Commissioner's next meeting. County Fire Chiefs: For information only.. If you have any questions or desire additional information, please ~ feel free to contact me." Mr. Kline stated that the purpose e£ the requested Resolution would allow the New Hope Volunteer Fire Department to establish a Fire Commission. The Fire Com- mission would then be authorized by General Statute to apply for the Firemen's benefits; and to enlarge the organizational structure of the current. Fire Depart- ment. It was pointed out that some misunderstanding about the change in organi- zational structure did exist and that not all Volunteer Fire Departments in the County were in favor of the Resolution. Discussion ensued. The Board felt that it might be wise to have a meeting of all the Volunteer Fire Department officials in order that the purpose of establishing a Fire Com- mission might be properly reviewed and explained. Mr. Kline and Mr. Freeland concurred with this suggestion. It was further agreed that Calvin Beck, Fire Coordinator, and Jerry Grimes, of the State Insurance Company should be invited to attend this meeting. The Clerk was instructed to issue letters of invitation to all Volunteer Fire Departments in the County plus the. Fire Chiefs df the Towns of Hillsborough, Carrboro and Chapel Hi11 to attend a meeting on Thursday, March 20, 1975, at S p.m., in the Commissioners Room at the Courthouse in Hillsborough. Chairman Garrett referred to Item #5 on the Agenda: (The County Attorney has been requested to Report on a possible Ordinance regulating Development on Lots df less than 40,000 square feet.) , H. Dobson and Tony Laws, Local Santarians, were present for this discussion. They urged the Board to adopt an Ordinance that would establish a 40,OOD square foot minimum for all lots. Discussion ensued. Commissioner Gustaveson moved that the Board proceed and ask the County Attorney to prepare an Ordinance that would include all those items that had been discussed. Mr. Coleman replied that he could prepare such an ordinance, however, he felt that the Board should give him certain directives. Further discussion ensued. It was pointed out the tPake and Durham counties had recently enacted Ordinances similar to the one being discussed. -The County Attorney was requested to secure copies of these Ordinances and to report his findings back to the Hoard on Thursday, March 20th. Item #3 on the Agenda was deferred until March 20, 1975. Chairman Garrett referred to Item #7 on the Agenda: (Discussion of possible Acquisition of the old G. A. Brown School by the County.) The Board 'viewed the utilization of the Grady Brown School Property. They agreed that the gymnasium could be utilized for recreational. purposes and that other portions of the building could possibly serve as additional office space. Upon motion of Commissioner Pinney, seconded by Commissioner Whitted, it was moved arld adopted, that the Board write the Orange County School Administrative Unit and advise them that they (the Hoard) were interested in discussing the sale of the old Grady Hrown School Property. A. H. Coleman, Jr ., `County Attorney, advised the Beard that