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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 08-18-2009Orange County Board of Commissioners Agenda Regular Meeting Note: Background Material Tuesday, August 18, 2009 on all abstracts 7:00 p.m. available in the Clerk's Central Orange Senior Center (Adjoining Triangle SportsPlex) Office 103 Meadowlands Drive Hillsborough, NC 27278 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. Triangle Transit Presentation on Plans for Expansion of Bus and Rail Services in the Region b. Tax Collector's Annual Settlement for Fiscal Year 2008-09 c. Recognition of Revenue Staff and. Appointment of Three (3) Deputy Tax Collectors 4. Consent Agenda a. Minutes b. Appointments (1) Advisory Board on Aging -Reappointment & Reassignment (2) Human Relations Commission -Reappointment (3) Solid Waste Advisory Board -Reappointment c. Motor Vehicle Property Tax Release/Refunds for June 2009 d. Motor Vehicle Property Tax Release/Refunds for July 2009 e. Temporary Installations Made for the Elements (T.I.M.E.) Public Art Project at Cedar Grove Park f. Diabetes Self-Management Program Grant Funds g. Land Application of Biosolids Regional Forum 2009 h. Additional Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Funds i. Agreements Between Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools, Orange County Schools, and Health Department for School Nurses j. Agreement Renewal Between Health Department, the UNC School of Dentistry and UNC Hospitals for Dental Resident k. Report of Previously Approved Settlements 1. State Required Modification to the Orange County Massage Parlor Ordinance m. Recognition of Rebecca B. Wall Within the New Orange County Main Library n. Authorization to Purchase Wall Partitions and Carpet for Phase I Link Center Renovation through NC State and/or GSA Contract o. Driveway Reimbursement to Efland Volunteer Fire Department p. Approval of Proposed Emergency Medical Charge Review Process q. Proclamation Regarding Quality Growth Initiative r. Fiscal Year 2009-10 Budget Amendment # 1 s. Changes in BOCC Regular Meeting Schedule for 2009 5. Public Hearings a. Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment Relating to the Required Commencement of Construction Activities for Planned Developments b. Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment Relating to Development Limits within Nodes 6. Regular Agenda a. Jail Medical Services Contract b. Friends Funds To Continue Seymour Center Evening Hours c. Divestiture of County Properties 7. Reports a. Rogers Road Area: Cross-Reference of Town and County Task Force Reports 8. Board Comments (Three Minute Time Limit Per Commissioner) 9. County Manager's Report 10. Appointments a. Advisory Board on Aging -New Appointment b. Board of Health -New Appointments 11. Information Items • Bradshaw Quarry Road Solid Waste Convenience Center Closure 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 2:00 PM, Wednesday, August 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 current Eno River flows are at approximately 11 cfs (7.1 mgd) and falling. This flow represents a level that is approximately 120% of the historical median flow level (9 cfs) for this day of the year. • At this time of year, seasonal rains have ended and there is very little base flow to the Eno. The Stage I Capacity Use restrictions on withdrawals and requirements for minimum instream flow have been in effect for more than a month. However, instream flows and lake levels have been boosted by thunderstorm activity for most of the time since the initiation of the Capacity Use requirements. • Orange Alamance continues the operation of its water plant five days a week (Monday- Friday) with average withdrawals of 350,000 gallons per day, an increase of 50,000 gpd since last years. West Fork Reservoir (as last reported 8/12/2009) • Water level is just below full • Water storage capacity remaining is approximately 100 • Approximately 365 days of water supply remaining (assuming Town's current 30 day average-water consumption rate (1.18 mgd). OWASA Reservoirs (as last reported 8/11/2009) • Water level at Cane Creek Reservoir is 2'-5" below full. • Water level at University Lake is 16" below full. • Total remaining water storage capacity is approximately 87.7% (3.13 billion gallons) • Approximately 353 days of water supply remain with no additional rainfall (at the current 30- day average daily demand [8.85 million gallons per day)) • OWASA's year-round water conservation requirements are in effect National Weather Service/NOAA Regional Precipitation data (through 8/11/2009) (inches above f+1 or below ~-1 normal) RDU Piedmont-Triad -0.63" since August 1, 2009 -0.77" since August 1, 2009 -5.12" since January 1, 2009 -4.47" since January 1, 2009 Miscellaneous notes The NC Drought Management Advisory Council drought map, last updated August 4, 2009, indicates that all of Orange (and all surrounding counties) County lies within the area of the state characterized as experiencing abnormally dry weather conditions.