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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 09-15-2009 Orange County Board of Commissioners Agenda Regular Meeting Tuesday, September 15, 2009 7:00 p.m. Southern Human Services Center 2501 Homestead Road Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Note: Background Material on all abstracts available in the Clerk's Office 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. Orange County Arts Grant Recipients b. Recognition of Pink Campaign Sponsors c. Orange County Comprehensive Transportation Plan d. New County Website 4. Consent Agenda a. Minutes b. Appointments (1) Economic Development Commission -Reappointment (2) Human Relations Commission -Reappointments (3) Jury Commission -Reappointment (4) Sportsplex Community Advisory Committee -Reappointments & Reassignment c. Motor Vehicle Property Tax Release/Refunds d. Property Tax Refund e. Property Tax Releases f. Applications for Property Tax Exemption/ Exclusion g. Inclusion of 3R Fees in the North Carolina Debt Setoff Program h. Redaction Software Acquisition i. Resolution Supporting the North Carolina Department of Transportation's Application for Funding for the Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor j. Contract Between the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project and Orange County Cooperative Extension k. Change in BOCC Regular Meeting Schedule for 2009 1. Authorization to Contract for Demolition, Electrical and Painting for Phase I Link Center Renovation through Informal Bidding Procedures m. Agenda Abstract Writing Training n. Adoption of BOCC Goals and Priorities - FY2009-10 o. Approval of the Preliminary Steps Necessary to Seek Qualified School Construction Bond Financing for the Carrboro High Cultural Arts Wing p. Fiscal Year 2009-10 Budget Amendment #2 q. Grant Application for Special Appropriations Project for Wastewater Projects 5. Public Hearings a. CDBG Program - IDA Program b. North Carolina Department of Transportation, Rural Operating Assistance Program (ROAP) and Supplemental ROAP Grant Application for FY 2009/2010 6. Regular Agenda a. Groundwater Observation Well Network b. Reorganization of Revenue and Assessor's Office c. Employee Benefits Recommendation and Update 7. Reports 8. Board Comments (Three Minute Time Limit Per Commissioner) 9. County Manager's Report 10. Appointments a. Animal Services Advisory Board -New Appointments b. Arts Commission -New Appointment c. Human Relations Commission -New Appointment d. Information Technology Advisory Committee -New Appointment 11. Information Items 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, September 10, 2009 Lake Orange • Water level is 12" below spilling • Water storage capacity is at 89.5% (467 million gallons) • Approximately 131 days of water supply remaining (at Capacity Use specified release rate). • The Hillsborough gage indicates that current Eno River flows are at approximately 2.8 cfs (1.81 mgd) and supplemental flow from Lake Orange supplemental flow from Lake Orange has increased slightly over the last two weeks. This flow represents a level that is approximately 33% of the historical median flow level (8.5 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. We have experienced little thunderstorm activity over the last two weeks, so the remaining storage in both Lake Orange and the West Fork Reservoir are dropping faster over this period than has been the case for most of the summer. Stage I Capacity Use restrictions on withdrawals and requirements for minimum instream flow have been in effect for approximately two months. • 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 year. West Fork Reservoir (as last reported 9/1/2009) • Water level is 9" below full • Water storage capacity remaining is approximately 97.1 • Approximately 293 days of water supply remaining, assuming Town's current 30 day average water consumption rate (1.25 mgd). • Hillsborough's minimum release for instream flow is 1.0 cfs (0.64 mgd), though the Town has been releasing 2.4 cfs to less the impact of releases on Lake Orange. OWASA Reservoirs (as last reported 9/9/2009) • Water level at Cane Creek Reservoir is 4'-3" below full. • Water level at University Lake is 2'-1" below full. • Total remaining water storage capacity is approximately 79.3% (2.83 billion gallons) • Approximately 308 days of water supply remain with no additional rainfall (at the current 30- day average daily demand [9.17 million gallons per day]) • OWASA's year-round water conservation requirements are in effect National Weather Service/NOAH Regional Precipitation data (through 9/9/2009) (inches above ~+1 or below f-1 normal) RDU -0.69" since September 1, 2009 -7.31" since January 1, 2009 Miscellaneous notes Piedmont-Triad -1.26" since September 1, 2009 -5.55" since January 1, 2009 The NC Drought Management Advisory Council drought map, last updated September 8, 2009, indicates that all of Orange County lies within the area of the state categorized as experiencing moderate drought conditions.