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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 19820817 Y 35� 2, 3° 4. MINUTES 5. AUGUST 17, 1982 6, 7. The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on 8. Tuesday, August 17, 1982, at 7:30 P.M. in the Commissioners' Room, Orange 9. County Courthouse, Hillsborough, North Carolina. 10. Commissioners present: Chairman Richard E. Whitted, and Commissioners .11. Norman Gustaveson, Shirley E. Marshall and Norman Walker. 12. Commissioner absent: Commissioner Don Willhoit. 13. A. BOARD COMMENTS 14- Commissioner Whitted removed from the agenda items C-3 Agricultural.Task 15. Force Implementation Committee and D-12 Firearms Ordinance due to incompleteness. 16. He added a Phillips Project Grant Application for the Youth Services Needs 17. Task Farce and the Deed from the Toi.;n of Hillsborough on the Old Courthouse. 18, B. AUDIENCE COMMENTS 19. There were no persons in the audience who wished to comment about items 20. on the agenda or not on the agenda. 21. C. REPORTS 22. 1. The Honorable Everette Pender, Mebane Town Council : Mr. Pender request:: ' 23. Orange County -Funds to help support the Mebane Library and Recreation Department. 21+. A survey revealed that 15-17% of Orange County residents use the Library and 25. 10% use the Recreation Department. The Board suggested that figures be kept 26. during the year on Orange County use and to whether these residents live within 27. city limits. Commissioner Whitted recommended that the Orange County Manager 28. meet with Ms.. Whitfield, Mebane Town Manager, to discuss this request at next 29, budget process. 30. 2. Emergency Management Plan: Mr. Bobby Bdker, Director of Emergency 31. Services, summarized his report listing accomplishments made since .July 1981. 32. He displayed two trunks used in cases of emergencies. One contained medical 33. supplies that would be needed to assist a large number of casualties; the 34, se_�nd to assist in cases of search and rescue. The compietion date for the C:. : 7cations Center is November 1. 36. . i:_ DECISIONS BY'BOARD 37. 1. P'::••- .:.lamatio -Septf.miber 13-17 Clean Up Litter Week: Commissioner 38,. 'Walker moved, second: by Commissioner Gustaveson to adopt the Proclamation 39. (see page361olfor details). Vote: Ayes 4, Noes, 0. �0. .lb V 2. Annual Certification of Firemen: Commissioner Walker moved, seconded by Commissioner Custaveson that the Director of Emergency ,Services be authorized 365 to sign the certifications (see page31,1for details) for the County as they r become due annually and for any revisions during the year. Vote: Ayes, 4, Noes, 0. 3. Infant Auto Safety Seats: Commissioner Gustaveson moored, seconded by Commissioner Walker to adopt the resolution (see page 34 j-For resolution,) agreeing to establish the program, Vote: Ayes, 4; Noes, 0. Mr. Jerry Robinson, Health Director, addressed the Board with a second proposed agreement with the State of North Carolina (see page, 7.Z for details). C i Commissioner Gustaveson amended his motion to include adoption of the resolu'�ion as well as to authorize execution of the "Program Agreement" with the N. C. Highway Safety Program for two years, on the condition that the agreement is looked over by the County Attorney, after which all seats become property of Oranre County. I i 4. Proposed High Technology Training Grant Application for YJomen: i Ms. Veria Insko, Coordinator for Commission on Idomen, gave thanla to P1r. 'Ert��st Mangum,. CETA Director, for his assistance with the grant. This grant will train 10 women in computer operation in 6-9 months through Durham Technical Institute. { Commissioner Gustaveson moved, seconded by Commissioner Marshall to approve submittal. Vote: Ayes, 4, Noes, 0. I 5. Road Names: Commissioner Marshall moved, seconded by Con,tnissioner Gustaveson to approve road names as submitted (see page 3 7 9 for road nr,nes). Vote: Ayes, 4; Noes, 0. I 6. Participatory Paving Program: Ms. Susan Smith, a planner, informed the Board of Lipscomb Grove Church Road and Willett Road's withdrawal from tlra program. Commissioner Gustaveson moved, seconded by Commissioner Walker that the Board had received the withdrawal notification of the two projects (see page 3$y for details). Vote: Ayes, 4; Noes, 0. 7. Participatory Paving Program--Mace Road: Ms. Smith requested Mace Road be added to the 1' i3t. Commissioner Gustaveson moved, seconded by Commissioner Marshall that DOT add Mace Road to the 82-83 Secondary List Improvement Program and to encumber $18,184 for the local share of the costs for paving Mace Road (see page for details). Vote: Ayes, 4; Noes, 0. I 3G1 1 . ✓ry1..., 8. Request for Rezoning - Fred and Elizabeth Cates: A summary of the discussion is as follows: Mr. Cannity: On the August 2nd meeting, the Board deferred action on the request by Fred and Elizabeth Cates for rezoning a 4 acre tract of land that lies off of Orange Grove Road near the existing Cates Farm Development. It was - asked that it be put on the agenda for action on the 17t:,, Mr. Cannity proceeded to read a letter from Mr. McAdams i asking that the matter be deferred until sometime in the future, such deferral will enable us to apply to the County for a planned development in lieu of the rezoning request. Commissioner Whitted: At that time he asked that we delay it because his client had been out of town and had not har the opportunity to bring him up to date on the status after the Planning I Board had made its recommendation. 1 Mr. McAdams: What we would like to do is defer it at your preference sometime in the future. This will give us a chance to give him a planned development on it. We haven't had time to get a planned development since the request came E in. All we are trying to do is buy a little more time to get a planned development. Mr. Roland Wagoner: Mr. Chairman what Mr. Cates is asking for really is a withdrawal--A,-I didn't mare it let me back up and not wait the one year that's required by the County Zoning Ordinance. I've been through that Ordinance and there is absolutely no provisions for regrouping, that's not l bankruptcy that's the Zoning Ordinance. 5o I believe that he was advised -the Planning Department when he first made the application for an R-8 that he go with a Planned Development but he decided not to do it he'd. rather go with an R-8. I think he took his cha,r,-os, he didn't think he would get any resistance so I believe its necessary to go ahead and make a decision on this matter. Give the Planning Board a year to work out with Mr. Cates and go with Planned Development. situation as it is will only cause more friction r.•� elevate the -temper and things like that. Any ha_.:_,-,- decisions of trying to come up with a developmenL. ,;ould just make matters worse. Mr, Geoffrey Gledhill : The request cannot be withdrawn. Commissioner Gustaveson:We postponed this the last time. It seems that the Planning Board has examined this very carefully and the substance of the proposal fails a number of findings. I think we should move ahead and act. The Public Hearing we have had the people woo are concerned about this, the Planning Board has acted and I would -so move that we accept the Planning Board recommendation, Commissioner Marshall seconded the motion. Commissioner Whitted: A� I expressed at the August 2nd meeting, one of the f ncerns that I have is the integrity of the zoning ,cocess. We have had in the past persons to request rezoning and then get to the Dublic hearing and with-. draw t sir re,,02st. We have dealt with that but I think that to delay this at this point would, infact, a; ;-�rove that same process that we ti-;ed to eliminate. Vote: Ayes,4; yocs,0. i i i 3G� 9. Minutes of August 7, 1978: Commissioner Gustaveson moved, seconded by Commissioner Whitted that noted corrections be made. Vote: Ayes,4; tJIGes,0. { 10. Village Cable Franchise Amendment: Commissioner Whiitted stated t:i,at this was the second reading of the amendment to the zoning franchise to delay for a period of two years (until August 17, 1984). Commissioner Marshall moved, seconded by Commissioner Gustaveson to approve the amendment (see pace for idetails). -Vote: Ayes 14 4; Noes, D. f 11. Appropriation to Animal Protection Society: Commissioner Marshall moved, .seconded by Commissioner Gustaveson to approve request with a budget amendment to be transferred from the contingency account. Vote: Ayes,4, Noes,O. I� 13. Budget Amendments: Commissioner Gustaveson asked that this item follow I discussion of agenda item D-14 -- 1982-83 Capital Projects. 14. Discussion of items relating to the 1982-83 budget. . 1. Planning Department Objectives for 1982-83: Mr. Cannity summarized r the list of Planning Department Objectives for the Board (see page, 9 7 for objectives). The Manager noted that the question on whether to make Hazardous Waste a part of the- Zoning Ordinance or having an ordinance to deal with Hazardous Waste Disposal Sites is being ,•;o on by the Planning Depattm-nt and is one of their objectives. Commissioner Whitted said that since the County was in the process of hiringanew Planning Director there should be a del :_ - setting major objectives -for the Planning Department. The Manager sugge st:c.'. taking these objectives as tentative objectives and riving the Bcard any revisions after that person has been hired, making any alterations at that time. 2. Commission on Women Objectives for 1982-83: Ms. Insko reviewed her list of objectives for the Board (see page 3 9 for objectives). She asked that "E" - Update Bylaws be added to #1 l on the list of objectives. 3. 1982-83 Capital Projects: The Manager explained that Attachment 3 was the originally proposed County Capital Project and Attachment 4 was the revised project (see pageL W for details). What we've done, based on your instructions, - is to take out the vehicle iter;is and equipment items and put those in the Operating Department rather than have them in the Capital Project Fund. Reduced the amount related to building improvement so as to allow. for a $10,000 contin- gency account and to provide for word processing under the Data Processing Department--those are the revisions. Besides the accounting for some of the egcripment and vehicles under the Operating Department, we have made some reduc- f tions in this list so as to accommodate word processing and to have contingency account in this fund. $9,000 would be used to enclose the attic area of the 363 south wing, using County labor, to accommodate the needs of the Register of Deeds and lax Sup6rti or's Office with the 4-D Office being a possible third user of space. Ms. Betty June Hayes, Register of Deeds, asked that no other agencies be moved into the building until the space needs of present occupants i are met. Commissioner Gustaveson moved, seconded by Commissioner Marshall to I implement the Capital Plan (see page, 9 7 for Budget Amendment). Vote: Ayes, 4; i I Noes, 0. i 4. Energy Coordinator/Management Analyst Position: Commissioner Gustaveson moved, seconded by Commissioner Marshall that the moving of the Energy Coordinator position to the Manager's Office be approved (see page AWS for job description). Vote: Ayes, 4; Noes, 0. Discussion: The Manager suggested that both the HSAC and the Energy Commission have full involvement in deciding staff time availability during the clarifi- cation of'objectives and implementation stages. The Memorandum of Understanding (see paget/Oy for details) would spell out, with each Commission that we attempt to assist, how we would allocate initially and adjust that tinting as we went through the year, Mr. Keith Aldridge, HSAC Representative, suggested reporting back in six months with a Status report on the staff person by the HSAC Chair. Commissioner Whitted concluded that in dealing with the HSAC the Board wo;y:c' identify task; and in dealing with the Energy Commission the Board would I identify an area that needs top priority and utilize resources available fu. I weatherization to the fullest extent possible. ADDED ITEM: Phillips Project: Commissioner Gustaveson moved, seconded by Commissioner i Marshall to submit the grant application. Vote: Ayes 4; Noes, 0. ADDED ITEM: Deed from the Town of Hillsborough: The Board acknowledged that the Deed had been accepted and recorded. Commissioner Marshall moved, seconded by Commissioner Gustaveson the ratification and recordation of the deed. I Vote: Ayes, 4; Noes, O. EXECUTIVE SESSION Commissioner Gustaveson moved, seconded by Com;;;issioner Marshall to go into Executive Session to discuss Personnel and litigation matters. Vote: Fl• 4; ;.yes, 0. Richard E-:. Whitted, Chair Nancy McAdoo,Acting Clerk 1 .