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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
SEPTEMBER 16, 1980
The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session
on Tuesday, September 16, 1980, at 7:30 p.m., in the Commissioners
Room, Orange County Courthouse, in Hillsborough, North Carolina.
Commissioners present: Commissioner Richard Whitted, Chairman,
and Commissioners Norman Walker, Norman Gustaveson, Don. Willhoit,
and Anne Barnes.
The following items were added to the agenda:
Agenda Item 12: Announcement
Agenda Item 13: ACCESS
Agenda Item 14: Trustees South Orange Fire District
Agenda Item 15: Smith level Road
Mr. Billy Freeland complained about the increase in his property
taxes. The Board referred this item to the County Manager.
Agenda Item 3: Minutes
-` Commissioner Barnes moved, seconded by Commissioner Willhoit,
-to approve the minutes of August 25, 1980, as submitted. Vote:
ayes, 5; noes, 0.
Commissioner Barnes moved, seconded by Commissioner Whitted,
to approve the minutes of August 28, 1980, as submitted. Vote:
ayes, 5; noes, 0.
Commissioner Willhoit moved, seconded by Commissioner Barnes,
to approve the minutes of September 2, 1980, as corrected. '
Vote: ayes, 5; noes, 0.
Agenda Item 4: Names for Certain County'Roads
The Chairman turned the meeting over to Mr. Dave Shanklin, Chairman
of the Road Naming Advisory Committee, to conduct a public hearing
concerning the naming of certain county roads.
Mr. Shanklin opened the floor to comment on proposed names
for the remaining unnamed county roads.
There were no objections to proposed road name in Caldwell
Fire District.
In Eno Fire District, Ms. Lynn Erwin objected to SR 1715 being
named Ruby Lane. Mr. Stuart Wallace objected to the name Wind Flower
.Drive for SR 1877 and requested it be named Celestrus Drive.
Mr. Thomas McBroom objected to SR 1817 being named Station Road.
These names were deleted from the list.
Mr. Shanklin corrected the proposed name for SR 1787 in New
Hope Fire District from Station Road to Legion Road Extension.
In Orange Rural Fire District., Mr. Latta objected to SR 1331
being named Torain Loop. Mr. Bernard Patrikus objected to
naming SR 1594. Quaker Drive and requested it be named Hilltop Drive.
Mr. Jerry Hart objected to SR 1599 being named Athens Drive.
At the Board of Commissioners request, SR 2016, Southern
Drive, was deleted from the list of proposed names.
Agenda Item 5: Oxford Development/Section 8 Housing
Mr. George Chapman, Senior Vice President of Oxford Development
Corporation, reviewed a proposal.for Gateway Village, a 64 unit development.
using Section 8 Rental Assistance in Hillsborough's extraterritorial
-planning jurisdiction.
Commissioner Gustaveson moved, seconded by Commissioner Barnes,
to endorse the concept of a Section 8 Housing Assistance Project
as proposed by Oxford Development Corporation as addressing needs
identified in the County's Housing Assistance Program and Housing
Opportunities Program. Vote: ayes, 5; noes, 0..
Agenda Item 6: Emer enc Shelter Care
The Manager introduced Mr. Bill Brittain, Director of Lutheran
Family Services in Raleigh; Mr. Joel Myers, Chairman of Church. Council
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Chapel Hill; Mr. Harold Rogerson,
Chief Court Counselor Juvenile Court; Mr. Tom Ward, Director of
Social Services; Ms. Lane Gillespie, Supervisor of Child Protective
Services in Carr Mill Mall; Mr. George Cole, Supervisor Child
Protective Services in Hillsborough.
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Commissioner Barnes read a resolution submitted by Reverend
Perry of the Church Council Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.
Commissioner Barnes moved, seconded by Commissioner Willhoit,
to enter into a contract as set forth in the suggested contract
with the Lutheran Children's Home of the South, Inc. and to
authorize the Chairman to sign the contract on behalf of the
county provided there'is no conflict with insurance and to
authorize the Chairman to execute the CBA grant application.
For copy of the suggested contract, see page �ZZ of this book_
Agenda Item 7: CETA
Commissioner Barnes moved, seconded by Commissioner Gustaveson,
to approve $45,583 additional YCCIP (CETA) funds from the State
and to approve a budget amendment reflecting this action: Vote:
ayes, 5; noes, 0.•
For copy of this budget amendment, see page �.,�" of this
book.
Agenda Item 8: Law Enforcement Benefit and Retirement Fund
Commissioner Barnes moved, seconded-by Commissioner Gustaveson,
to accept the Manager's recommendation to increase the county's
voluntary contribution to the Law .Enforcement Officers Benefit
and Retirement Fund from 5% to 5.96%. Vote: ayes, 4; noes, 0.
Commissioner Whitted was out of the room at the time of the vote.
Agenda Item 9: Fixed Assets•,
Commissioner Gustaveson moved, seconded by Commissioner Walker,
to approve the Manager's recommendation to remove certain items of
personal property from the county's property list. Vote: ayes, 4;
noes, 0. Commissioner Whitted was out of the room at the time
of the vote.
For�copy of this list, see page of this book.
Agenda Item 10: Cost Allocation Plan Contract
Commissioner Gustaveson moved, seconded by Commissioner Walker,
to authorize the Chairman to execute an agreement for professional
accounting services with David M. Griffith and Associates, Ltd.
Vntp- ayes, 4; noes, 0. Commissioner Whitted was nijt of the room
at the time of the vote. For copy of this contract, see pageEll�11ii of
this book.
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Agenda Item 12: Announcement
Chairman Whitted invited the Board to attend Triangle.J,
Council of Governments Annual Meeting at the McKimmon Center in
Raleigh on September 24th.
Agenda Item 15: Smith level Road
The Board requested the Clerk send a letter to John Watkins,
Department of Transportation, concerning the safety problem on
Smith Level Road bring to his attention that the shoulder needs
repairing and that there has been another fatality since
the Board's previous request that DOT investigate this situation.
Agenda Item 14: Trustees of South Orange Fire District_
The Board .requested the Clerk advertise vacancies on the
South Orange Fire District Board of Trustees. _
Agenda Item.11: Office Space/Relocation
Mr. Mark Rees reviewed proposed plan for relocation of certain
county offices.
Agenda Item 14: ACCESS Board
-The Board requested the staff prepare a proposal to be submitted
.to the ACCESS Board from the County concerning property acquisition.
The Commissioners requested an opportunity to review this proposal
at the September 22nd meeting.
There being no further business to come before the Board,
the meeting was adjourned.
4ic d E. fitted, Chairman