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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD-2006-041 - Approval of Fiscal Year 2006-07 Budget Ordinance, Capital Project Ordinances, and Grant Project Ordinances~~~P ~~~~~--~~ 14 b~a`- r~~"~~ d. Sending area participafion incentives. e. Receiving area participation incentives. f. Sending area development restrictions. g. Receiving area small area plan development. h. Re-purchase or re-attachment of sending area development rights. i. Role of County in Individual TDR Transactions. Conclusions and Next Steps RR TDR Program is Feasible in Orange County, with appropriate design considerations Proceed with Phase Ill. Re-Visit Scope of Services Bring Contract to County Commissioners • Finalize Program Design Recommendations Chair Jacobs thanked staff and the consultants. He served on this committee and he said that they were very patient with their answers to questions. He said that this could be another avenue for property owners who want to realize some funds but do not want to sell their property. A motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to concur with the TDR task force recommendation that the process of designing a TDR program should go forward; consider budgeting monies to fund Phase 3 (Program Design and Ordinance Development); and authorize staff to solicit bids for professional planning services to complete Phase III of the TDR study. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 8. Public Hearings-NONE 9. Items for Decision--Regular Agenda a. Approval of Fiscal Year 2006-07 Budget Ordinance. Capital Proiect Ordinances, and Grant Proiect Ordinances The Board considered approval of the Fiscal Year 2006-07 Budget Ordinance, Capital Project Ordinances, and Grant Project Ordinances. John Link said there will be six motions. The first one is to adopt the 2006-07 Orange County Budget Ordinance. This document is in section one, Budget Adoption. Chair Jacobs made reference to the handout entitled, "Schools' Share of County's General Fund Budget". Under this proposal, 49.9% of the general fund budget would go to the schools. Donna Dean-Coffey said that in the turquoise-colored packet, the last two pages, pages 18-19, are the capital project ordinance for CHCCS Elementary School #10, with $900,000 for 15 the planning. The lavender-colored packet has the OCS capital project ordinances. On page 17, there is a $802,000 addition to Gravelly Hill for one time startup costs. Motion 1: A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Carey to adopt the 2006-07 Orange County Budget Ordinance to include a Countywide tax rate of 90.3 cents and a Chapel Hill/Carrboro City Schools District Tax of 18.35 cents. VOTE: UNANIMOUS Motion 2: . A motion was made by Commissioner Foushee, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to authorize an employee compensation package that includes: - 4% cost of living salary increase effective July 1, 2006 -Increase the County's Living Wage for employees from $9.34 per hour to $9.67 per hour effective July 1, 2006 VOTE: UNANIMOUS Motion 3: A motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to authorize the positions as recommended by the County Manager with the following exceptions: delete .75 FTE Planner II position, delete funding for the Fire Marshall position, delete funding for the Environmental Health Supervisor for Food and Lodging, delete funding for the positions related to the Central Orange Senior Center. VOTE: UNANIMOUS Motion 4: A motion was made by Commissioner Foushee, seconded by Commissioner Carey to adopt the County Fee Schedule as presented, with the following exceptions: increase the out- of-state service fee charged by the Sheriff's Department from $75 per service to $100 per service, increase the basic rate for the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund from $27 per year to $34 per year, with all of the 3R fees remaining at the 2005-06 levels. VOTE: UNANIMOUS Motion 5: Chair Jacobs said that they all realized that they had not exactly followed the capital project ordinance. to the extent that the Board had not seen any plans of Elementary School #10, and there was not a County Commissioner working on this project from the beginning. They have been trying to do everything to help the school system move forward as quickly as possible. He asked the school system for an explanation of the $900,000 for planning. Steve Scroggs said that this school is a prototype of Rashkis Elementary School that was built in Meadowmont. It complies with policy 9040 by the Board of Education for an environmentally sound building that has photovoltaic features, rainwater catchment, day- lighting, etc. Also, this is a very successful model in saving operating costs and providing a warm, nurturing environment. Ken Redfoot from Corley Redfoot Zack made a presentation. He said that they are locating the school on a location at the Twin Creeks Park and Chapel Hill/Carrboro Educational Campus. The roadways serving the edge of the properties are Old NC 86 and Eubanks Road. The site is approximately 17.7 acres. In terms of buffers, there are some on Eubanks Road and some that are required to buffer the school from the residential area. There will be a couple of different play areas - a play lot, a basketball area, and a play field. 16 Chair Jacobs asked about the future educational facility and if it was part of the presentation to the Town of Carrboro and Ken Redfoot said that they are presenting 17 acres to the Town of Carrboro, Chair Jacobs suggested that Commissioner Foushee be the County Commissioner to work on this school and the Board agreed. This is at the bottom of page 18. PUBLIC COMMENT: Aaron Nelson, Executive Director of the Chapel Hill/Carrboro Chamber of Commerce, spoke about the timing of Elementary #10 and the SAPFO. He said that there have been some comments that the public is being irrational in their concerns that elementary #10 would not be constructed in a timely manner. The schedule appeared to program the school opening in 2009-10. He is kind of disappointed in how the dialogue has gone. He thought that the citizen comments were thoughtful comments rather than irrational. He said that when they informed their membership about how SAPFO is designed to play out, they were concerned. He said that when schools stop issuing CAPS, new residential development that is already approved by municipalities would be denied CAPS. He said that the potential impact in this community would be substantial. Because of their interest in mixed-use development, all of the commercial development has residential components. He said that this is a big issue and has potential to impact big projects. He is concerned that there will be anon-issuance of CAPS if the school is not opened in 2008-09. A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Chair Jacobs to approve the County and School Capital Project Ordinances for fiscal year 2006-07 that require action before June 30, 2006. VOTE: UNANIMOUS b. Consideration of a Resolution on District Elections for the Board of County Commissioners for a November 2006 Referendum The Board considered approval of a Resolution on district elections for the Board of County Commissioners for a November 2006 referendum based on Board consideration of district elections since January 2005; and provided any comments, questions, and any further direction to staff. Chair Jacobs said that the Board has already decided how many members will be on the Board of .County Commissioners, there will be seven members. Geof Gledhill said that where they left this in April was approval of a combination district/at-large plan identified as proposal B. It is aseven-member plan, with one member from a rural part of the County and two members from Chapel Hill Township. Proposal B is a combination district and at-large system that does not conform to the requirements of the North Carolina General Statutes for combination district and at-large systems. He apologized to the Board an_d the citizens because this was an error on his part for not making sure that the proposal conformed to the statutes. Now they have proposal D, which is aseven-member Board and combines district and at-large seats. There will be three members from District One (D1), which includes Chapel Hill Township south of the CHCCS boundary then along Eubanks Road, to Martin Luther King Boulevard, up MLK Boulevard to I-40 and from there to the Durham County line, it follows I-40. Most of the area that is north of that boundary is located in either the rural buffer, Hillsborough, or the rural part of the County. District Two (D2) would have two members and would include the rest of the county. There would also be two members elected at-large.