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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 19760122for the County Administrator be eliminated. ~_ There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned to meet again on Thursday, January 22, 1876, ~\ 0~4 ~ ~~ Flora R. Garrett, Chairman Betty June Hayes, Clerk MTNUTE5 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS January 22, 1976 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in adjourned session on Thursday, January 22, 1976, at 7:30 p.m., in the Commissioners' Room of the Courthouse in Hi118borough, N. C. Members present were Chairman Flora Garrett, Commissioner Norman Gustaveson, Jan Pinney, Norman Walker and Richard E. Whitted. Members absent were none. 5. 'M. Gattis, County Administrator, and Betty June Hayes, Clerk were also present. Charles Johnston, Chairman of the Orange County Planning Board; Marilyn Riddle, Leon F. Yates, John A. Scarlette, and Jean Anderson, members of the Planning Board, were also present. Ervin Dobson, Planning director for Orange County, Chfis Edwards, Hal Minis, Kathy Williams, Frank Parker and Terry Hoffer, members of the Planning Department Staff, were also peesent. Mr. Carl Shy, Donald N. Cox, Robert Drakeford, Douglas Sharer, Josephine Barbour, S. G. Barbour, Eve Shy, Joanne Carl, Ellen Ironside, Beverly Kawalec, members of the Steering Committee for the Growth Options Conference, were present as was Mark Burnham and Ray Green of the Triangle J Council of Governments. Carenthia Wright and L. M. Cathcart were present as interested citizens. Chairman Garrett referred to Item #4 on the Agenda: A report on the Ceunty Growth Option Conference. The Chairman recognized Ervin Dobson, County Planning Director, who began the discussion on ways and means that the Planning Staff and Planning Board could utilize, in their proposed planning program, the suggestions offered by the Growth Options Conference. Discussion ensued between the representatives present, members of the Board, and the Planning Staff. It was suggested that members of the Steering Committee of the Growth Options Conference serve as an Ad Hoc Committee and/or Advisory Committee to the Planning Board and the Planning Staff. ~_ Upon motion of Commissioner Whitted, seconded by Commissioner Gustaveson, it was moved and adopted that an Ad Hoc Committee to the Planning Board, made up of persons who possess expertise in the plann- ing area and/or those persons who had served on the Steering Committee of the Growth Options Conference, be established. These persons are to be representative of the entire County and not just from those townships that are zoned. The Chairman referred to Item #3 on the Agenda: The question of approval of the Alamance County 201 Study was deferred from you meeting of the 20th, Mr. Hal Minis will comment on this report for the Planning Department. The Resolutien of approval should then be considered. ~ !95 Hal Minis of the Planning Department stated that an investiga- tion of the Alamance County 201 Study showed that the 201 Project for that County would have little or no effect on Orange County, therefore, he saw no reason for Orange County not to adopt the Alamance County 201 Resolution. Upon motion of Commissioner Walker, seconded by Commissioner Pinney, it was moved that the Resolution entitled "A Resolution Adopting a 201 Facilities Plan for the Alamance County Complex. Alamance County, North Carolina", be adopted. "WHEREAS, The Cities of Burlington and Graham; the Towns of Gibsonville, Elon College, Haw River, and Mebane; ~ . and the Counties of Guilford, Alamance and Orange have jointly undertaken a commitment to develop a 201 Facilities Plan for the Alamance County Complex Planning Ax'ea; AND WHEREAS, The City of Burlington was selected to act as the 'Lead Agency' in the development of a 201 Vacilities Plan; AND WHEREAS, A 201 Facilities Plan has been prepared pursuant to P. L. 92-500 (Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972) by Alley, Williams, Carmen, and King, Inc.; and submitted to the 'Lead Agency;' AND WHEREAS, A formal Public Hearing was held by the 'Lead Agency' on September 18, 1975, in the Superior Court Room, Alamance County Courthouse, in Graham, North Carolina; pursuant to P.L. 92-500; AND WHEREAS, Comments made: at the Public Hearing have subsequently been addressed; AND - WHEREAS, After due consideration by the public and the govern- ing body of the County of Orange, it is deemed to be in the best interest of said County of Orange to adopt the provisions of said Facilities Plan and to imple- ment said plan as seon as feasible; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BX THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE County of Orange that the 201 Facilities Plan for the Alamance County Complex Planning Area heretofore sub- mitted to the Orange County Board of Commissioners and it hereby is accepted and adopted. Adopted this 22nd day of January, 1976." Item #1 was the next item introduced for discussion: Consideration of a possible settlement of the case pending before the Property Tax Commission between the Order of the Gimghouls and Orange County. "At the January meeting of the Board of Commissioners, the Tax Supervisor reviewed with the Commissioners a possible basis for compromise of the case before the Property Tax Commission involving the Order of the Gimghouls and Orange County. Since that time, the trustee for the `- Gimghouls has agreed to this proposal. If the Commissioners assent to the proposal, the Property Tax Commission will execute an order to this affect. EXISTING ASSESSMENT PROPOSED ASSESSMENT Land $262,800 Land $204,400 Buildings 64,800 Buildings 64,800 Total $327,600 $269,200 ~ ss There are 29.2 acres in this tract. The land is presently assessed at $9,OOO.per acre. The proposed new assessment on the property is $7,000 per acre. No value Change is proposed for the structure." Discussion ensued. Upon motion o~ Commissioner Jan Pinney, seconded by Commissioner Gustaveson, it was moved and adopted that the proposed new assessment on the property of the Order of Gimghoul be set at $7,000. per acre and that the recommendation of the Tax 5upervisar -' regarding the buildings be adopted. Chairman Garrett stated that the Community Development Task Force was needing to schedule a meeting with the Board as soon as possible in order that their Grant Application might be reviewed and filed by the deadline of February 16, 1976. She stated further that the Emergency Medical Services Council also needed to schedule a special meeting with the Board. It was agreed that the Board would designate Thursday, February 5, 1976, at 7:30 p.m., as the date for these meetings. The County Administrator was requested to arrange the schedule so that one group would appear at 7:30 p.m., and the other group would be scheduled for 9:00 p.m. Commissioner Walker inquired of Stewart Barbouz if there was anything he wished to discuss with the Board. Mr. and Mrs. Barbour called to the attention of the Board the fact that the State was purchasing a large tract of land on the Eno and that they felt this action was a breach of faith. Discussion ensued. There being na further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned. _ ~~n~a~ Flora R. Garrett, Chairman Betty June Hayes, Clerk MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS February 2, 1976 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, February 2, 1976, at 10:00 a.m., in the Commissioners' Room of the Courthouse in Hillsborouc~,North Carolina. Members of the Board present were Chairman Flora R. Garrett, Commissioners Norman Gustaveson, Jan Pinney, Norman Walker and Richard E. Whitted. Members absent Were none. Others present were 5. M. Gattis, County Administrator; Neal -- Evans, Finance Officer; Steve Bernholz, County Attorney; and Betty June Hayes, Clerk. Item #1 on the Agenda asked that persons not listed on the Agenda, and who desired to speak to the Board of Commissioners, should make their presence known in order that an appropriate time might be arranged for them to be heard. Mr. Tom Ward, Social Services Director, presented the Title XX Contract to the Board, Steve Bernholz was requested to review the Contract prior to the approval and signing of the same.