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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 19820519~i1~13 MINUTES MAY 19, 1982 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in a special session --, scheduled for this time and p1 ace and also adjourned from May 18, 19$2, to this time and place, on May 19, 1982, at 7:30 P.M. in the Lincoln Center Board Meeting Room, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Commissioners Present: Chairman Richard E. Whitted, and Commissioners Norman Gustaveson, Shirley E. Marshall, Norman Walker and Dan Willhoit. A. CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO SCHOOLS' BUDGET PRESENTATION Ms. Phyllis Sockwell, Chair of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education, welcomed the Board of 'Commissioners and made some introductory remarks about their budget. She said State and Federal funds were uncertain at this time and that .support for the District School Tax was strong. Dr. Pamela Mayer, Super- intendent of the School System, reviewed the budget for the Boards. The schools goals are divided into three divisions: administration, instruction, and .support services. Dr. Mayer listed specific goals for each division. She noted that the overall budget represented a 4.3% increase over last year's with capital out- lay requests representing about a 47.7% increase; she added that the current capital needs were not the total capital needs. of the school system. Commissioner Whitted thanked the School Board members and Staff for the presentation and said the Public Hearing on the budget was scheduled for . June 8, 1982. Following a five minute break, the Board of Commissioners resumed deliber- ations with all members present, with the items postponed from the meeting of the previous evening. 1. Minutes: ` Commissioner Marshall moved; seconded by Commissioner Willhoit, to approve the Minutes of March 1,1982, as corrected. Vote: Ayes, 5; noes, 0. Commissioner Willhoit moved, seconded by Commissioner Marshall, to approve the Minutes of March 8 1982, as corrected. Vote: Ayes, 5; noes, 0.. Commissioner Willhoit moved, seconded by Commissioner Marshall, ~o approve the Minutes of March 16, 1982, as corrected. -Vote: Ayes, 5; noes, 0. 2. Draft Water and Sewer Extension Policy: The Manager told the Board this was a draft statement, that responses _ . ; °. UIU ~'' 1~>r had not been received from either the County Attorney or the Institute of Govern- meet. Fred Luce, of the Planning Staff, reviewed the draft policy with the Board (the document is an pages of this book). Commissioner Walker disagreed with the revolving fund set up to pay back costs of extension suggesting instead 'a six year payback from ad valorem taxes." Commissioner Gustaveson felt that a more "flexible policy" was needed. Following much discussion, the Chairman suggested that the Board wait for the Attorney's and Institute's comments before making its own suggestions for changes. 3. Requests for Special Public Hearings: The Board, by consensus, set July 8, 1982, at 7:30 P.M, in the Superior Courtroom in Hillsborough as the time and place fora public hearing as requested by Mr. Fred Cates and developers of Midway Airport. 4. Lease Agreement far Child Support Offices: The Manager presented the Board with a lease agreement for the Child Support Office; he said he hoped to locate the office in County facilities within about six months. Commissioner Gustaveson moved, seconded by Commissioner Walker, to approve the lease agreement as recommended by the Manager: Vote: Ayes, 4~.(Cammissivners Whitted, Gustaveson, Marshall and Walker); noes, 1 (Commissioner Wil1hait). Having finished the agenda of the previous evening's meeting, the Board continued with the announced agenda for this meeting. 1. Cane Creek Environmental Statement: Commissioner Willhoit noted several points, he would Tike to make in the County's response to the Cane Creek Environmental Impact Statement: 1) there are no permitted paint source discharges in Cane Creek while there were 132 such discharges in the Haw River; 2) 8~ of the flow of the Haw River at the dam is effluent; 3) there is no urbanization'•in the Cane Creek watershed, consequently urban runoff is minimal while the Haw drains a large urbanized area and there is significant urban runoff into it. Commissioner Willhoit said there would be significant difference in the water quality of Jordan Lake. and the proposed Cane Creek Reservoir. He added that the EIS quoted Burby's study regarding growth around such sites when• the study cited actually showed very little impact on recreational growth if such .sites were more than 3DD yards from the reservoir. Commissioner Marshall thought that the Socio-Economic impact section of ~ the Staff response to the ETS should address the pattern of growth and development that has followed the upgrading of Highway 54. ulu~~ ,~. .:.~~:~: Commissioner Gustaveson moved, seconded by Commissioner Walker, to approve the Cane Creek Enviromental Impact Statement Response from Staff as submitted. Vote: Ayes, 3 (Commissioners Whitted, Gustaveson and Walker); noes, 2 (Commissioners Marshall and Willhoit). 2. Governor's Statewide Volunteer Awards: Commissioner Gustaveson moved the nomination of the Hi-llsborough Exchange Club in the category of Community Volunteer Organization; Commissioner Walker seconded. Vote: Ayes, 5; noes, 0. Commissioner Gustaveson moved, seconded by Commissioner Walker, the nomination of the Samaritan Relief Fund in the category of Church/Religious Volunteer Group. Vote: Ayes, 5; noes, 0. Commissioner Willhoit moved, seconded by Commissioner Marshall, .the nomination of Coy Hargraves in the category of Individual Human Service Vol- ; unteer. Vote: Ayes, 5; noes, 0. Commissioner Gustaveson moved, seconded by Commissioner Walker, the nomination of John Hayles Jeffries in the category of Lndividual Community Volunteer Leader. Vote: ayes, 5;noes, 0. Commissioner Willhoit moved, seconded by Commissioner Whitted, the nomination of Sandra Barnes Davis in the category of Administrator/Coordinator of Volunteers. Vote: Ayes, 5; noes, D. Commissioner Willhoit nominated Evelyn Vinyard as the Senior Citizens Volunteer. Commissioner Whitted moved the appointment of Evelyn Vinyard as the . Senior Citizen Volunteer; Commissioner Gustaveson seconded. Vote: Ayes, 5; noes, 0. Commissioner Walker moved, seconded by Commissioner Gustaveson, the nomination of Tom Bivins in the category .of Disabled Person Volunteer. Vote: Ayes, 5; noes, 0. Commissioner Wil1hait moved,:seconded by Commissioner Gustaveson, the nomination of Lorraine Shields in the category of One-to-One Volunteer. Vote: byes, 5; noes, 0. The Chairman instructed the Clerk to forward the names of those nominated in the various categories to the Governor as the nominees from Orange County. The Clerk was asked .to solicit further nominees in the categories of ' Business/Industry Involvment, Youth Volunteer and. to cull out those already nom- inated in other categories who were appropriate nominees in the..5chool Volunteer ~.,;(~1(~2~ ;, ., ,. . category. These are to be considered at the meeting on June 7, 1982, With no further business to come before the Baard, Commissioner Marshall moved, seconded by COr~nissioner Whitted, to adjourn the meeting. Vote: Ayes, 5; noes, 0. Paulette Pridgen-Pond, Clerk Ri Whitte ,