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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 19751021~~ Mrs. Garrett stated that Cashe Boggs, County Dog Warden, was present and inquired if the Board would agree to defer from the Agenda in order to talk with Mr. Boggs about the dog pound situation. The Board did so agree and the Chairman recognized Mr. Boggs, The Dog Warden reviewed the condition of the present dog pound. He stated that the conditions could not be improved due to the fact that the pound facility was not adequate for proper housing and/ox for the separating of the animals. Mr. Boggs then reviewed the statutes and the routine that must be followed by the bog Warden and his assistant. The Board inquired if he felt anything could be done to improve the current facility. He replied "no". Further discussion ensued. Commissioner Walker moved that the County construct a dog pound on the 20 acre site that, had recently been purchased from Mr. Crabtree. This motion died far the lack of a second. The Board agreed to defer Item #5: (Will the County send on mem- ber of its Energy Conservation Task Fore to a Nationwaide Conference in Atlanta?) This item will be discussed at the October 21 meeting. There being no further business to come before the Board, the _ meeting was adjourned. ~~~~ ~ Flora R. Garrett, Chairman Betty June Hayes, Clerk ORANGE COUNTX BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS October 21, 1975 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, October 21, 1975, at 7:30 p.m., in the Commissioners' Room at the Courthouse in Hillsborough. Members present were Chairman Flora Garrett, Commissioners Norm Gustaveson, Jan Pinney, Norman Walker, and Richard E, ivhitted. Members absent: None. Others present were S. M. Gattis, County Administrator; Neal Evans, Fiscal Officer; A. B, Coleman, Jr., Ceunty Attorney; and Betty June Hayes, Clerk to the Board Chairman Garrett explained that for health planning purposes and due to a new Federal Law, Regions J and Tc are being combined. It will be necessary to hold a Public Hearing for the purpose of selecting persons from Orange County who will serve on the Health Service Board. Orange County has been allocated five members. The Convener Group will meet on October 29th and need to have the appointments from Orange County by that date. The Board agreed to hold the Public Hearing on Tuesday, October 28th, at 7;30 p.m,, in the Commissioners' Room. Chairman Garrett referred to Item #1 on the Agenda: (Recognition of. persons present and not on this Agenda desiring to speak with the Board). No one came forth. Chairman Garrett referred to Item #2 on the Agenda: (Minutes of prior meetings). it waspmovedtand adoptedlthatnthis~item~beedeferredy Commissioner Whitted, The Chairman referred to Item #3 on the Agenda: (Public Hearing - to hear public comments on proposed County-wide Sediment Control Ordinance. This hearing will be conducted in the Ceunty Commissioners' Room. Copies of an Ordinance Entitled "An Ordinan~e$ented to eachrBoard Control of Soil Erosion and Sedimentation" was p Member. rocedures that had Chairman Garrett outlined the work and the p been followed in the preparation of the Sedimentation Ordinance. She stated thatosed OrdynanceCarS~er~e~odt~aaphatHNiayoraH ward Lee hadrings on the prop formed hea t~OVettheBOrdinancelafrthe Countyeadoptedfithandltheylwere voted to pp rocedures- She then inquired if willing to work out the enforcement p _ there was a person present who wished to speak to the: Ordinance. Chairman Garrett rccomm~ntsdabout Carrboxo reactionnhaCas~boroed if the Board had heard reamble. They felt was concern that thoingeto adoptethe Ordinanceethat they should be that if they were g onion. Mr. Burnham suggested that if the mentioned in the opening p ointed that will work out Ordinance is enacted theh a committee ro erprecognition of each the minor details of enforcement and p p Govarnreonr~atenway sincertheyGhadebeenttold byathehAttorneys that was an pp p wide Ordinance and what the Town would do is this would be a County- ose of the Task Force. pass a Resolution concurring with the main pure The County Manager spoke to the procedures that he felt should be followed in order far the Ordinance to be adopted on a County-wide basis. The Board referred the matter of th`ey~~g~~edfurtherfrequestathat~on of the Ordinafor eachhofCthetTownsobe given an opportunity to comment the Attorney on the proposed Ordinance. Chaiiu~~onaEndorsingethedDepartznent4ofnTransportationsoproposedion of a Resa Secondary Road Improvement Plan for the Fiscal Year 1975-1976. Earl Hoover, Assistant Division Engineer, and S. H. Jones, District Engineer of the Department of Transportation were present. Discussion ensuad hiscdepartment couldlnat prooeedrwithaanyrofr~ Mr. Hoover stated th osed road program was approved. The its preliminary work until the prop ro ram prior Board, however, was concerned about the adoption of the p g due to the to their meeting with the State Secondary Roads Council, fact that some of the members of the Board felt that SR#1330 and SR#1331 should be included in the priority toad listing. Chairman Garrett suggested that the Board approve the Road Program Resolution sxeclassifiedeasoasruraltraadoinsteaddofyaRsubdivisionaroad. #1331 b g Discussion ensueds goadssCouncildmeetingaontNovembea pthnned to attend the State Seconda y Upon motion of Commissioner Whitted, seconded by Commissioner GustaSecondary RaadsoImprovementpprogramtsubjectato therdecisionlof5- 1976 the State Secondary Roads Council concerning Secondary Roads #1330 and #1331. The Chairman referred to Item #5 on the Agenda: (Report on County ~~ Growth Options Conference by Dr. Carl Shy). Dr. Carl Shy presented a report from the Growth Options Conference that had been held September 26,27' resen8ation.reDiscussion ensuedenoe by way of documentation in a slide p the Conference should and the Board agreed that the interest createdested that at some future not be allowed to fade. Chairman Garrett Bugg date the Board should aStaffe andethenBoardwfor the purpose ofodis- Members of the Planning cussing how the ideas from the Conference might be utilized for t e benefit of the County. ~fi The Chairman then asked that item #6: (interim report from the Energy Conservation Task Force) be deferred until later in the meeting due to the fact that Members of the Task Force had not arrived at the meeting. Item #7 on the Agenda was referred to by the Chairman: (Mrs. A. C. Crowder speaking for a group of persons residing near the "Crabtree Land" on Highway 86 North of xillsborough). Chairman Garrett recognized A. C. Crowder. Mr. Crowder was spokes- man for a delegation of citizens from the Fairview and Homemont area. The following statement was filed with the Board. "We the people in the above area respectfilly ask the elected ' representatives of this county to consider the things listed below before a decision is made to locate in our area. 1. Safety. factor-- Vehicles coming into highway #86 during the early hours with the possibility of fog, excessive travel of people going to work, and the hazzard of school buses traveling along this highway. 2. Noise - A11 people in this area work and we feel it would be a nuisance to be subjected to this type of thing early mornings or late at night. 3. Pests - With the type of operation proposed we feel it will serve as a breeding area for rats and other rodents. It will open the area to different types of odors that will be unacceptable and also constitute a health hazzard. With rats come snakes. 4. We think this area will be a credit to this section of Orange County if we are allowed to continue getting people to con- struct decent homes in the area. With this type of facility in the area the growth will be cut off." It was noted that 1S3 persons had signed a petition requesting the Board to reconsider locating a maintenance garage in that area. A question and answer pexiod ensued between County Citizens, the. Board members, the County Attorney, the County Administrator and the Fiscal Officer. Rev. William Richardson commented that the action the Board has taken was apparently in order to determine what decision the Board it- self would take on the question of purchasing the property. His question was "can the vote that was taken be reversed?" He then ex- plained the reason that he felt the decision should be rescinded and offered the following suggestion that along with some of the residents of the area and other interested citizens, a task force be appointed comprised of people from the cross sections of the County and request them to come up with a plan that would be feasible to the needs of the County and also suit the needs of the people. Further discussion ' ensued. No action was taken regarding Rev. Richardson's request. Chairman Garrett referred to Item #6 an the Agenda: (Report from the Energy Conservation Task Force). Chairman Garrett recognized Marvin Silver, member of the Energy Task Force. Mr. Silver filed a report and survey that had been con- ducted on all the County Buildings. Emphasis was placed on the need to conserve energy and money. Chairman Garrett read the following Resolution: 98 NORTH CAROLINA CONSERVATON WEEK NOVEMBER 2 - 8, 1975 "WHEREAS the energy problems facing us today require that we conserve our resources if we are to be prepared for the future, and; WHEREAS public awareness is essential in stimulating a successful energy conservation program, and; WHEREAS this body, the Orange County Board of Commissioners,, has recognized the importance of energy conservation by creating the Orange County Energy Conservation Task Force, and; WHEREAS the State of North Carolina will observe November 2 - 8, 1975, as Energy Conservation Week, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT'RESOI.~VED, by the Orange County Board of Commissioners, that in recognition of the importance of this conservation problem, that this body encourage all of the residents of this County and all County employees to make conscious efforts toward significant decreases in energy consumption." This the 21st day of October, 1975. Upon motion of Commissioner ~+Thitted, seconded by Commissioner Pinney, it was moved that the Board approve the Resolution entitled "North Carolina Conservation Week." Chairman Garrett read the following resolution: PUBLIC SEMINARS ON ENERGY - A NATIONAL AND A LOCAL PROBLEM "WHEREAS the Orange County Energy Conservation Task Force has initiated a series of public energy seminars entitled 'Energy - A National and a Local Problem', and; WHEREAS this County Board of Commissioners has endorsed the activities of this task force, and; WHEREAS public awareness of the full scope of our energy problems is essential for concerted action, NOW THEREFORE; BE IT RESOLVED, by the Orange County Board of Commissioners that this body encourages all of the residents of this County and all County employees to participate in these seminars This the 21st day of Dctober, 1975." Upon motion of Commissioner Gustaveson, seconded by Commissioner Whitted, it was moved and adopted that the Board adopt the Resolution entitled "Public Seminars on Energy - A National and a Local Problem." Discussion ensued concerning the need to have the public better informed as to the real crisis of the energy problem. Mr. Silver suggested that if various agencies desired to present a program on - the matter then the Task Force would supply the needed guest speaker. The Clerk was instructed to forward a Memorandum to the various agencies, the school units, and local organizations informing them - of the available speakers an the topic of energy. Commissioner Gustaveson stated that there was to be a National Energy Conference in Atlanta and that several members of the Task Force has expressed an interest in attending this first Conference, therefore, he was proposing that the Board share some .of the expense that would be incurred for air travel, hotel accommodations, and a minimal food allowance. Discussion ensued. 9~ Upon motion of Commissioner Gustaveson, seconded by Commissioner Whitted, it was moved and adopted that the County send two persons to the Energy Conference in Atlanta and that $350.00 be allocated from the Contingency Fund to these two representatives. Item #8 was deferred - (Honorable Dalton Loftin representing the New Hope Volunteer Fire Department. This group desires to borrow from the Farmers Home Administration to construct a fire station. Agreement from the County that the County will levy the special. fire tax to repay the loan is required.) Mr. Loftin was not present. Commissioner Walker moved that the remainder of the Agenda items _ be deferred until Tuesday, October 28. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned to meet again on Tuesday, October 28, 1975. Flora Garrett, Chairman Betty June Hayes, Clerk ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS October 28, 1975 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in special session on Tuesday, October 28, 1975, at 7:30 p.m. in the Commissioners' Room at the Courthouse in Hillsborough. Members present were Chairman Flora Garrett, Commissioners Norm Gustaveson, Jan Pinney, Norman Walker, and Richard E. Whitted. Members absent were none. Other present were S. M. Gattis, County Administrator; Neal Evans, Fiscal Officer; William Blue, from the Firm of Winston, Coleman and Bernholz, County Attorneys; and Agatha Johnson, Acting Clerk. Chairman Garrett referred to Item #1 on the Agenda: Public Hearing - The Orange County Board of Commissioners will present to the general public recommendations of the Conveners for appointment to the Area Four Regional Board of Health. Recommendations for appointment to this Board will be received from the general public at this hearing. The Chairman announced that this was the time and place for the Public Hearing to set up a Health System Agency Board for Regions J and K and to receive from the public recommendations for appointments to this board. She informed the Board that Orange County had three members to the Conveners and requested Dr. William Cromartie, a Convener, to talk about the Convener's responsibility. Dr. Cromartie stated that North Carolina was responsible for implementing a new Federal Planning law. The Governor had appointed 15 persons to make up the Conveners and to represent a 11 county area surrounding Wake County. The Conveners were divided into providers, consumers and elected officials (5 each). He stated that the main responsibility of the Convener group -~ is to determine a process by which the initial Board of Directors of the Health Systems Agency is selected. Once the Board is selected, the Convener group is abandoned. He informed the group that it was required by law that 51~ of the Health System Agency Board and not more than 60~ of the Berard be consumers. The number of members to the Board from each County is based on the ratio of population.