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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 198512190003~~ __...- MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SPECIAL MEETING DECEMBER 19, 1985 The Orange County and Chatham County Board of Commissioners met in joint session on December 19, 19$5, 7:30 p.m. in Chatham County at the Western Steer 7:. Restaurant in Cole Park Plaza. ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Don Willhoit and Commissioners Shirley Marshall, Moses Carey, Ben Lloyd and Norman Walker. CHATHAM COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Earl Thompson, and Comm- issioners W. W. Lutterloh, Gus Murchison, Carl Thompson and Henry Dunlap. ORANGE COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Kenneth R. Thompson, Assistant County Managers Albert Kittrell and William Laws. Clerk to the Board Beverly A. Blythe, Commission for Women Coordinator Verla Insko and Land Records Manager Roscoe Reeve. CHATHAM COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Marvin K. Hoffman, and Clerk to the Board Hazel Boone. Don Willhoit made opening remarks and outlined the items for discussion/ decision. He noted that the Joint Training Partnership Act (JTPA) for the Service Delivery Area (SDA) designation for Orange County was tabled at the Board meeting held on December l7, so that input could be received from Chatham -.. County. Also, it is hoped that a consensus can be reached on the County line along with the discussion of several other items of mutual interest. •- A. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/DECISION 1. GEOGRAPIiIC AREA AND POPULATION DESIGNATION--JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT Don Willhoit indicated he understands that each local government has been mandated to redesignate the SDA of participation. Orange County at the present time is a member of the Piedmont consortium which includes Orange County, Durham City and Durham County. Chatham County is current],y a member of the consortium of Lee and Chatham Counties. Under the new rules, a county must have a population of 100,000 in order to be afree-standing SDA and if less than 100,000, it would be under the balance of State. Two proposals include: (1) Form a consortium with Chatham County with JOCCA as the program delivery unit to run the program, or (2) Remain with the Central Piedmont consortium. Dan Willhoit pointed out that the Commission for Women made a study on the JTPA program and suggested some recommendations for improving the outreach of the program. The report identifies the problems of accessibility and trans- portation for the participants in the rural areas. He noted that while JOCCA is very strong in their outreach efforts, the Central Piedmont program is very strong with the Chamber of Commerce and with the businesses in the Research Triangle area. Willhoit suggested that Chatham, Durham and Orange farm a three county consortium and that Central Piedmont be requested to contract with JOCCA to provide the outreach and counseling services offered. F,!'•. :::.: w.: 'iF:':..'. ~ ~ ., r, xr . ~ ~y" ~ ` ' j j ! ~ ~ ;;• 00033 Hoffman stated that currently Chatham County is involved with Lee County. However, Lee, Harnett and Sampson have ,joined together to Yorm a consortium with an invitation extended to Chatham. A decision has not been made by the Commissioners. _ Carl Thompson asked on what basis the money would be allocated to each County once the consortium is formed and Bob Ferguson, Director of the Orange County, Durham County and Durham City consortium, explained that the money is allocated by County and the decision for distribution is made by the PIC who in turn considers the equity of the allocation. Eighty~f'ive percent of the money is used for the actual training, administrative and staff costs to operate the program and only fifteen percent is actually received by the participants. Don Willhoit pointed out that the moneyis allocated using population and unemployment figures. Gloria Williams noted that with the. new redesignation process, the County Commissioners have the authority to specify, based on their proportional share, the procedure For distribution. Irving Nach, PIC Council, made reference to the PIC Council and asked to hear more about JOCCA and their activities and if it can, in fact, merge with what is being done by the PTC Council. Don Willhoit, in response to Mr. Nach,stated that JOGCA is a community agency involved with services to the poor for Durham and Orange County. They have been involved with fob training for a number of years and have an outreach program. Commissioner Carey suggested combining the strengths of both the Piedmont SDA and JOCCA in an effort to reach more of the people in Orange County. The advantages of both need to be capitalized upon and the relationship between the consortium and the Research Triangle needs to be maintained. Mr. Nach again asked for a breakdown of outreach services provided by JOCCA with the amount of money spent on such services. He spoke in support of the training accomplishments of the Central Piedmont SDA. There are programs in Orange County and Chapel Hill which do meet the needs of the citizens. Chair Willhoit noted that the opportunities have not been available for those in rural areas and a new arrangement might provide that opportunity. Cecil Brown, Assistant Durham City Manager, commented about the contri- butions they make to the consortium in terms of office space and money. George Esser, Chair of JOCCA, noted that JOCCA has had very good luck with developing fob training for small businesses in Chatham County. He feels the rural people-in Orange County need access to the labor market. JOCCA is asking that their strengths be used to reach those people who are poor and unemployed in an effort to get them into the labor market. Bob Ferguson referred to the PIC and their responsibility with reviewing the labor market area and looking at the population that is to be served to create programs which will address the needs of the affected population. No one has ever indicated to the PIC that they were not reaching out into the rural area. 1 00034 .County Manager Marvin Hoffman asked about the representation on the PIC and Ken Thompson indicated the number of members representing a certain county or city would be based on population. In answer to a concern from Carl Thompson about the advantages of Chatham County forming a consortium with Orange County, Don Willhoit noted that the main disadvantages of Orange going with Chatham is the administrative size and the lack of access to the Sobs in the Research Triangle Park. However, there are identifiable problems like outreach and transportation where JOCCA could be effective. Commissioner Walker spoke in support of the past achievements of the Central Piedmont SDA. He asked how JOCCA could help in the need for trans- portation and Gloria Williams noted that JOCCA is part of the Coordinated Trans- portation System which operates in the rural area of Orange County. Transportation would be available to transport participants to training and job sites. Walker asked if the transportation service is available whether or not JOCCA operates the program and Williams explained it would need to become a part of the Coordinated Transportation Development Plan which is being developed at this time. Commissioner Marshall clarified that a service would have to be provided by JOCCA before they are eligible to use the system. The CATS can only be used to serve those clients through a service which is offered through JOCCA. Hoffman summarized the three choices for Chatham: (1) Joint Drange County/Chatham County consortium administered by JOCCA. (2) Joint Orange County/Chatham County/Durham County consortium admin- istered through a consortium arrangement. (3) Lee/Hornet/Sampson/Chatham Counties. Chair Willhoit asked that the two County Managers meet to discuss an approach to the redesignation of the SDA. 2. COUNTX BOUNDARY LINE Roscoe Reeve presented information on establishing a boundary between Orange and Chatham Counties. It has been attempted in such a way as to benefit both counties with a minimum expense. There are two ways to determine the line. The first is an actual survey of all the land along the boundary and~the second by the use of modern technology with the govening boards making the final decision. The proposal is to accept, by the use of an orthophotograph,the line as determined by the two governing boards. A description will then be drawn from the monu- mentation of the State Blank Coordinance System defining the line and recording it in both counties. He explained the process used to obtain the orthophotograph and the three lines drawn across the map that takes into account the concerns of both counties. Chair Willhoit asked if a survey had been done of those homes on or close to the line to determine what County they think they live in to avoid any households from changing county designation, schools, etc. After further discussion on the area of Wolfs Pond and the homes that may be affected, it was agreed that the people in the immediate vicinity of the proposed line would be contacted to be sure they stay in the county they desire. ~'~+' 00035 3. WIDENING LYSTRA ROAD Vance Thompson asked that Orange County write the Department of Transportation and support the widening of Lystra Road as it enters 15-501. ~+. JORDAN LAKE WATER ALLOCATION Don Willhoit indicated that it has been suggested that some sort of regional type authority be.formed. NRCD is looking for local governments to develop some proposals to enhance regional cooperation in making allocation decisions. 5. UNIVERSITY WATERSHED Don Willhoit noted that eight percent of the University Lake watershed extends into Chatham County and in times of heavy rains a couple of houses have been flooded. Orange County would like to encourge Chatham County to formulate some watershed protection measures that would help to protect the watershed along the line. Chair Willhoit briefly summarized the procedure Orange County uses to determine the water quality critical area and the regulations to protect the watershed. Chatham County was receptive to the suggestion and indicated a willingness to work out the regulations needed to provide this protection. 6. HUMAN SERVICES No discussion. Don Willhoit adjourned the meeting. The next regular meeting of the Orange County Board of Commissioners will be held an January 6, 1986 in the Orange County courtroom, Hillsborough, North Carolina. Don Willhoit, Chair Beverly A. $lythe, Clerk