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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 19820927 58.6 31, MINUTES SEPTEMBER 27, 1982 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, September 27, 1982, at 7:•30 P.M. in the Superior Courtroom, Orange County Courthouse, Hillsborough, North Carolina. Commissioners present: Chairman Richard E. Whitted, and Commissioners Norman Gustaveson, Shirley E. Marshall, Norman Walker and Don Willhoit. Chairman Whitted said the Board would hold the Joint Public Hearing with the Orange County Planning Board prior to the other. itemsion the agenda. Orange County Planning Board Members present: Pat'Crawford, Chair, and Tom Bacon, Sally Boericke, Logan Irvin, John Kizer, Sharlene Pilkey, David Shanklin, Carl Walters and John Wilson. According to procedure, Ms. Crawford chaired the joint public hearing. I. Proposed Amendments to the Ado ted Land Use Plan for Cheeks Township Mr. Fred Luce, Planning Staff, presented the proposed amendments to the Land Use Plan for Cheeks Township (details are on page ,S90 of this book). Planning Board member Irvin asked if Mr. Luce felt this plan provided adequate protection to the Seven Mile Creek and if any thought had been given to construction of a berm or a drainage canal to shunt water runoff from the highways (Interstate 85 and US 70) away from Seven Mile Creek in order-to preserve it as a future reservoir? Mr. Luce replied that since the original plan was conceived, new information from the State regarding a possible reservoir at Corporation Lake said such a reservoir would provide about the same amount of water as a reservoir on Seven-Mile Creek. This would, in turn, provide an additional amount of land for development in the i Seven Mile Creek watershed. He continued that a berm or canal had not been consid- ered as the problem .did not exist. Mr. Irvin asked if consideration had been given to the concept of an industrial park for development rather than the " node concept which would include a general i aviation airport. Mr. Luce said such a concept had not been specifically examined;however; an industrial park would have to have water and sewer available to it and such ser- vices don't presently exist. He added that such a park would be located very near 15 8 the activity nodes as presently defined. Transportation, Mr. Luce added, is con- venient in these areas, being at or near both I-85 and US 70. Planning Board member Kizer asked how many gallons of water per day were supplied by existing reservoirs to Orange County. Mr. Luce replied approximately four million gallons per day by existing reservoirs and Cane Creek, if built,would supply-ten million gallons per day and Seven Mile Creek, if built, an additional six and a half million gallons per day. Ms. Crawford asked for public comments. Mr. Ben Lloyd, Route 1, Efland: Said that what is proposed tonight is not what the Cheeks Township Advisory Council recommended. He said the Advisory Council had .asked that the entire corrider between I-85 and US 70 be designated industrial/commercial and that such development not. be limited to certain "nodes." He said this concept of "nodes" was a major concern of Cheeks residents, that it left no place for development to occur. He suggested a linear zoning concept which would encompass the entire corrider formed by I-85 and US 70. There were no other public comments either for or against the proposed amendments to the Land Use Plan for Cheeks Township. 2. Extension of Zoning Into Cheeks Township Mr.' Rick Cannity, Acting Planning Director, provided the Boards with back- ground on the extension of zoning into Cheeks Township. Mr. Cannity cited a list prepared by the Planning Staff on non-residential uses currently in Cheeks Town- ship. There were no questions from the Boards and Ms. Crawford asked for public comments.. Mr. Lloyd: Said he was opposed to the extension of zoning into Cheeks Town- ship. He suggested waiting until the new Planning Director was in.•place before considering this question. He said he is in- favor of "good land use planning" but he would work against it as long as it is "unreasonable." He is opposed to , the "node" concept of zoning, he wants zoning in a linear form. He cited two recommendations of the Water Resources Task Force Report, # 8 and # 10, and said he didn't know what standards.,would be required for development in Seven Mile Creek Watershed with regard to # 8; and for #.10, he said there had been no sig- nificant change with regard to waterr-and sewer extension to Seven Mile Creek, only a semantic change. He referred to the petition against zoning which he had presented i at the October 6, 1981, public hearing on the extension of zoning into Cheeks Town- 588 ship and said the number of signatures had increased since that. time. There were no other public comments and Ms. Crawford returned the meeting to Chairman Whitted. . Chairman Whitted referred; as is the usual, practice, the matters on the public hearing to the Planning Board to consider and make a recommendation back to the Commissioners; he declared the public hearing adjourned. Following a ten minute break, the Board of Commissioners resumed deliberations on. the announced agenda items (all members were present). w A. Board Comments There were none. B. Audience Comments There were none. C. Minutes Commissioner Gustaveson moved, seconded by Commissioner Willhoit, to approve the Minutes of June 22, 1982, as corrected. Voter Ayes, 5; noes, 0. Commissioner Marshall moved, seconded by Commissioner Gustaveson, to approve the Minutes of June 28, 1982, as submitted. Vote: Ayes, 5; noes, 0. Commissioner Willhoit moved, seconded by Commissioner Marshall, to approve the Minutes of September 21, 1982, as submitted. Vote: Ayes, 5; noes, 0. E. ITEMS FOR BOARD DECISION 1. Title II-B Program: The County Manager told the Board that Congress had not passed enabling legislation to continue the program;however, certainty is 90% in favor of its being continued. Commissioner Whitted asked Mr. Mangum, CETA Director, if the State was a partner in this funding of Federal programs with County money while awaiting Congressional action? Mr. Mangum responded yes, that the State will provide thirty days of "phase out money" should the program be discontinued and that would permit the County to recover its expenditure. Commissioner Walker moved, seconded by Commissioner Marshall, to approve the attached budget amendment providing the funding, conditioned upon the County . advancing the funds one month at a time for this Federal program, as recommended by the County Manager. Vote: Ayes, 5; noes, 0. 2. Housing Rehab Awards: Commissioner Gustaveson moved, seconded by Commis- . ' sinner Whitted, to award the contracts to: Gates Construction for units # 14, 54, and 88 ($9,377; $ 7,537; and $10,716, respectively), Taylor Home Improvement for i unit # 100 ($6,255) and Temco Construction for unit #. 145 ($6,355). During discussion concerning the awarding of the contract to the second low- est bidder for unit # 14, Commissioner Gustaveson amended his motion, with Commis- i 8 sioner Whitted assenting, to exclude unit n 14 from the motion and to suggest the i the estimate given for the rehab . work be re-examined and, if needed,that the unit be rebid. Vote: Ayes, 5; noes, 0. (Complete bid results are on pages ,) F. REPORT--HEADSTART The County Manager provided a report to the Board on the status of the Head- start program in the County. He said Wake Opportunities would begin the program on the next day, as scheduled; .the regional office of the U5 Department of Health and Human Affairs in Atlanta,-he added, had said that Wake Opportunities• may operate the program beyond the December 31, 1982, date given previously in order to .fac'illtate smooth transition of the program and provide for careful screening of the sponsors' program submissions. The Manager said the Regional Office would welcome an endorse ment of programs submitted by prospective sponsors by the Board of Commissioners. There was a consensus that a list of proposals submitted (wits, copies cf t"a proposals) was crucial to the Board's decision for endorsement of a particular j sponsor. The Board said it was fairly firm on the proposal it may endorse containing a classroom, at least one, in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area. With no further business to come before it, Commissioner Gustaveson moved, seconded by Commissioner Marshall, to adjourn the Board of Commissioners' meeting for September 27, 1982, Vote: Ayes, 5; noes, 0. Richard E. Whitted, Chair Paulette Pridgen=Pond, Clerk I