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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 05-05-2009Orange County Board of Commissioners Agenda Regular Meeting Tuesday, May 5, 2009 7:00 p.m. Central Orange Senior Center (Adjoining Triangle SportsPlex) 103 Meadowlands Drive Hillsborough, NC 27278 Note: Background Material on all abstracts available in the Clerk's Office Compliance with the ~~Americans with Disabilities Act" -Interpreter services and/or speciat 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. Award to Orange County for Best Community Paper Recycling Program b. Presentation by EDC Chair Anita Badrock on the Economic Development Commission's White Paper on Developing a Solar Cluster in Orange County 4. Consent Agenda a. Minutes b. Appointments -None c. Reappointment of Tax Assessor d. Reappointment of Tax Collector e. National Historic Preservation Month f. Proclamation Recognizing Children's Mental Health Awareness Day g. National Travel and Tourism Week h. Older Americans Month Proclamation i. Lease Approval: Efland Rescue Building j. Child Support Attorney Contract k. Consolidated Housing Plan Annual Update/HOME Program 1. Adoption/Incorporation of OWASA's Proposed Revisions to its Water Conservation Standards in the Section of Orange County's Water Conservation Ordinance Affecting the OWASA Service Area m. Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance -Approval and Certification of Annua12009 Report n. Census 2010 Complete Count Committee o. Eno River Farmers' Market License Agreement Approval and Appropriation to the Eno River Farmers' Market, Inc. p. Approval of FY 2009-19 Recommended County Capital Investment Plan (CIP) q. Resolution Opposing House Bill 1252 and Senate Bill 1004 r. Resolution Supporting the Orange County ABC Board's Operation of ABC Stores and Opposing "Agency Stores" s. Professional Services Agreement for Hyconeechee Regional Library System Executive Director t. Amendment to Agreement for County Manager Search 5. Public Hearings a. Public Hearing and Application for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Transit Funds 6. Regular Agenda a. Orange County Library North Carolina Room (Local History Collection) b. Reorganization of Asset Acquisition, Development and Management Functions 7. Reports a. Domestic Violence: A Background Report on Question of Need for a Shelter in Orange County b. Emergency Services Annual Report: Performance Update and Recommendations for Continuous Improvement 8. Board Comments (Three Minute Time Limit Per Commissioner) 9. County Manager's Report 10. Appointments 11. Information Items Update on 2035 Long Range Transportation Plan and Conformity Analysis and Determination Report 12. Closed Session 13. Adjournment A summary of the Board's actions from this. meeting will be available on the County's website the day after the meeting. 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 10:00 AM, Thursday, April 30, 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 current Eno River flows are at approximately 12 cfs (.8 mgd). This flow represents a level that is well below the historical median flow level (40 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 last 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 (as last reported 04/29/2009) • Water level at Cane Creek Reservoir is full. • Water level at University Lake is full. • Total remaining water storage capacity is approximately 100 • Approximately 457 days of water supply remain with no additional rainfall (at the current 30- day average daily demand [7.8 million gallons per day]) • OWASA's year-round water conservation requirements are in effect National Weather Service/NOAA Regional Precipitation data (through 4/30/2009) (inches above ~+1 or below t-1 normal) RDU Piedmont-Triad -1.01" since April 1, 2009 -0.30" since April 1, 2009 -1.52" since January 1, 2009 -2.04" since January 1, 2009 Miscellaneous notes The NC Drought Management Advisory Council drought map, last updated April 21, 2009, indicates that all of Orange (and all surrounding counties) County lies within the area of the state characterized as experiencing no abnormally dry weather or drought conditions.