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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 19960820APPROVED 1212196 MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 20, 1996 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on August 20, 1996 at 7:30 p.m. in the OWASA Community Meeting Room at 400 Jones Ferry Road in Carrboro, North Carolina. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Moses Carey, Jr., and Commissioners William L. Crowther, Alice M. Gordon, Stephen H. Halkiotis and Don Willhoit. COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John M. Link, Jr., Assistant County Managers Rod Visser and Albert Kittrell and Clerk to the Board Beverly A. Blythe (All other staff members will be identified appropriately below) NOTE: ALL BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON ALL ITEMS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES IS IN THE PERMANENT AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. THE RECORDING TAPES ARE KEPT FOR FIVE YEARS. 1. ADDITIONS OR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA The Board added to the consent agenda appointments to the Youth Services Advisory Commission. An appointment to the Hillsborough Planning Board was added to the regular appointment item XI. Item VIII- B " Retirement of Drug Dog" was removed from the Consent Agenda and item "K" Budget Appropriation to Home Health Agency of Chapel Hill was removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered at the end of that agenda. II. AUDIENCE COMMENTS A. MATTERS ON THE PRINTED AGENDA Chair Carey said that citizens who want to speak to an item on the printed agenda will be recognized at the time that item is considered. B. MATTERS NOT ON THE PRINTED AGENDA Barry Jacobs, Chair of the OWASA Board of Directors, introduced the new Executive Director Mr. Ed. Kerwin. Mr. Kerwin asked that the County Commissioners contact him if he can be of assistance. PUBLIC CHARGE The Chair dispensed with the reading of the Public Charge. III. BOARD COMMENTS Commissioner Gordon referred to the report on County Commissioner membership which is included as item X-F on the meeting agenda. The report summarizes the township residence of commissioners for over forty years, beginning at the time when the Board was increased from three to five members. The report shows that membership on the Board has usually included individuals from both Chapel Hill Township and the remainder of the County. The only exception was the two and one-half year period beginning in 1990, the first year that two women had ever served on the Board at the same time. Over the years the most frequently occurring Board composition has been three members from Chapel Hill Township and two from other townships. With reference to the Horace Williams report, she suggested that she work with staff and bring back to the next meeting the specific issues for the Board to address. Chair Carey noted he wrote to DOT about the intersection of NC70 and Efland Cedar Grove Road and NC86 and Coleman Loop Road where several accidents have occurred. He commended the EDC on their newsletter that just came out and encouraged citizens to pick up a copy in front. The Board discussed Carolina Springs' request for impact fee reimbursement and decided to wait until the Board considered a revised policy on impact fee reimbursements or waivers before making a decision on their request. IV. COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT - NONE V. RESOLUTIONSIPROCLAMATIONS A. LANDFILL REORGANIZATION WORK GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS A motion was made by Commissioner Crowther, seconded by Commissioner Willhoit to approve the resolution as stated below to authorize the Chair to sign and to direct the Clerk to transmit the resolution to the governing boards of the Towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough. RESOLUTION FOR ORANGE COUNTY GOVERNMENT TO BE THE AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AND PROCESSING WHEREAS, it is in the interest of all citizens of Orange County to have a comprehensive solid waste management system to handle their solid waste, and WHEREAS, all municipalities, and the County have a stake in the operation and development of an efficient and effective solid waste management system in Orange County, and WHEREAS, the current landfill has approximately 8 years of disposal capacity and the process for electing, acquiring, financing, purchasing property, permitting, development and construction of a new landfill will take approximately 8 - 10 years, and WHEREAS, The towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough and Orange County have worked for years to develop a comprehensive solid waste management plan and identify a solid waste disposal facility, and WHEREAS, there is universal dissatisfaction with the pace the current process is taking for selecting a disposal facility, and development and implementation of a solid waste management plan, and WHEREAS, proper disposal of our community's solid waste is first and foremost a public health issue, and WHEREAS, Orange County is the only government entity in Orange County with statutory responsibility for public health, and WHEREAS, it will be incumbent upon Orange County to soon take action to fulfill its statutory obligation, to assure adequate provision of solid waste disposal and management prior to the closing of the current landfill, and WHEREAS, it is still in the best interest of all local governments to make decisions collaboratively on our future solid waste management system WHEREAS, an urgent short term timetable must be established in making these decisions. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners urges all elected officials from all four governments to attend a facilitated meeting for the purpose of clarifying values, goals and time tables relative to solid waste management decision, on September 30, 1996, which is the next scheduled Assembly of Governments meeting. VOTE: UNANIMOUS B. PROCLAMATION FOR WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY Winnie Morgan, Chair of the Commission for Women, made comments and read the resolution. A motion was made by Commissioner Willhoit, seconded by Commissioner Gordon to approve the Proclamation as stated below and authorize the Chair to sign. PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, August 26, 1996 commemorates women winning the right to vote in 1920 and recognizes the continuing efforts toward full equality for women, and WHEREAS, the Orange County Commission for Women, which advocates to improve the lives and promote the status of women in Orange County is celebrating its 20th Anniversary in 1996, and WHEREAS, that status continues to be unequal. NOW, THEREFORE, the Orange County Board of Commissioners hereby proclaims Monday, August 26, as Women's Equality Day in commemoration of the suffrage victory, and hereby urges women and all citizens to exercise their right to vote, and commends the Commission for Women for its continuing efforts towards full equality for all women. VOTE: UNANIMOUS VI. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS - NONE VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS - NONE VIII. ITEMS FOR DECISION - CONSENT AGENDA A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Chair Carey to approve those items on the Consent Agenda as stated below: A. APPOINTMENTS TRIANGLE J EMS COUNCIL Jeanette Smith was appointed for a term ending 6/30/98. EMS ADVISORY COUNCIL - Jeffrey Johnston, Shirley Marshall, Hilliard Caldwell, Lucy Fort, Norman Gustaveson, and Jan Smith were reappointed for terms ending 6/30/98. YOUTH SERVICES ADVISORY COMMISSION - Daniel Green was appointed for a term ending 9/30/97, Gretchen Aylsworth, Julie Bullock and Myra Austin were appointed for terms ending 6/30/98 and Leticia Lumpkins and David Bryant were appointed for terms ending 9/30/99. HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION - Gerald Horne was appointed for a term ending 6/30/98. HILLSBOROUGH BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT - O. B. Hollins was appointed for a term ending 3/30/97 and Rod High was appointed for a term ending 6/30/99. B. RETIREMENT OF DRUG DOG This item was deleted from the agenda. C. FOREST SERVICE CONTRACT The Board approved and authorized the Chair to sign the annual agreement between Orange County and the North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources to support the NC forest Service in Orange County. D. COPSFAST GRANT AWARD The Board approved the grant project ordinance as stated below which appropriates $213,219 over a three year period, including federal funds totaling $150,000 and local matching funds of $63,219 and established two permanent full time equivalent Deputy positions within the Sheriff's Department. Anticipated Revenue Intergovernmental (1996-97) $ 50,000 Intergovernmental (1997-98) $ 50,000 Intergovernmental (1998-99) $ 50,000 Transfers from the General Fund (1996-97) $ 18,442 Transfers from the General Fund (1997-98) $ 21,367 Transfers from the General Fund (1998-99) 23,409 Total Intergovernmental and General Fund Match $ 213,218 Public Safety - COPSFAST -2 $ 213,218 E. LA MESA SUBDIVISION - PHASE II PRELIMINARY PLAN This item was removed from the Consent Agenda and considered as a separate item. F. ORANGE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AGREEMENT RENEWAL The Board approved and authorized the Chair to sign the annual Orange Public Transportation (OPT) agreements for (1) Vehicle lease with OPC Mental Health, Orange Enterprises, Wake Opportunities Head Start, and Cedar Grove Day Care; (2) Driver assignment with OPC Mental Health, Orange Enterprises, and Wake Opportunities Head Start; and (3) Taxi provider with Airport and Intown Taxi, Canaday Cab, Walton's Taxi, Research Triangle Transportation Authority and Tarheel Taxi. G. BUDGET ORDINANCE AMENDMENT #1 The Board approved the capital project amendment as stated below for the Chapel HiIIICarrboro City Schools for McDougle Elementary School: REVENUES ANTICIPATED FOR THIS PROJECT Transfer from Reserve for New Elementary School Capital Project (1993-94) $ 81,859 Transfer from General Fund (1994-95) 673,857 Transfer from Impact Fees Fund (1994-95) 294,188 Transfer from Reserve for Future Projects (1995-96) 43,348 Transfer from General fund (1996-97) 175,000 Public School Building Fund (1995-96) 836,652 Proceeds from Installment Purchase 9,600,000 Sales Tax Reimbursement (1996-97) 126,967 Total Revenues $ 11,831,871 APPROPRIATIONS New Chapel Hill-Carrboro Elem. School Capital Project $ 11,831,871 H. IMPACT FEE REIMBURSEMENT - HABITAT FOR HUMANITY The Board approved a request from Habitat for Humanity for reimbursement of Impact Fees for projects planned in Culbreth Park for the 1996-97 fiscal year in the amount of $9,704 to be appropriated from the Board of Commissioners' Contingency Account. 1. AMENDMENT TO FACILITIES/SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTIVITY CORPORATION The Board authorized the Manager, Finance Director and County Attorney to work with the Board of Directors of the Orange Community Activity Corporation to provide greater flexibility for both parties within the terms of the existing Facilities/Services Agreement and authorized the Chair and the Clerk to execute the amendment for the County. J. TESTING SERVICES - JAILICOURTHOUSE PROJECT The Board approved an agreement with Trigon Engineering Consultants, Inc. for testing which will be done in association with the Jail/Courthouse construction project in an amount not-to-exceed $11,480 and authorized the Purchasing Director to execute the appropriate paperwork. K. BUDGET APPROPRIATION TO HOME HEALTH AGENCY OF CHAPEL HILL This item was removed from the Consent Agenda and considered as a separate item. VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA: UNANIMOUS ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA E. LA MESA SUBDIVISION - PHASE II PRELIMINARY PLAN This property is located in the northeast corner of the county south of Bacon Road between NC Highway 57 and the Person County line. The total acreage of the tract is 72.65 acres. The applicant is seeking approval of Phase II which contains 45.38 acres to be divided into twenty new residential lots between .98 and 6.2 acres. Each lot will have an individual well and septic system. Commissioner Gordon made reference to the impact statement and the fact that the price of these homes will be approximately $90,000. The fiscal impact analysis shows that this development will require more expenditures by Orange County for County services than the residents will pay in County taxes, thereby resulting in a net loss for the County. A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to approve the Preliminary Plan for La Mesa, Phase II as per the Resolution of Approval and the Planning Board recommendation. VOTE: UNANIMOUS K. BUDGET APPROPRIATION TO HOME HEALTH AGENCY OF CHAPEL HILL Patrick Mulkey expressed a concern for those individuals who are presently receiving help from the $30,000 that the County contributes to this agency each year. Chair Carey noted that no one has accepted the role for taking care of the indigent. The State has not accepted responsibility and the County cannot afford to do it. Commissioner Willhoit asked for a report on how indigent care will be provided and if Home Health will be taking responsibility for their share of indigents. Chair Carey mentioned that a report will be available within the next month on the status of health care in Orange County and that this report will include recommendations to this Board. A motion was made by Chair Carey, seconded by Commissioner Willhoit to rescind the FY 96-97 appropriation to the Home Health Agency of Chapel Hill because of their change in tax status to a for- profit entity. VOTE: UNANIMOUS IX. ITEMS FOR DECISION - REGULAR AGENDA A. ELECTION OF ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN DISTRICT ELECTIONS Chair Carey presented this agenda item. He asked that the Board consider electing the County Commissioners using a Residential District Election Plan as described in the agenda. Patrick Mulkey read a prepared statement. He made reference to the task force report from August 4, 1993 and noted that the report offered two potential solutions to improve the current election process, proportional/cumulative voting or district representation. The report listed three basic forms of district representation. He favors the combination of district and at large representatives. He asked that the commissioners move forward on this item. Mark Marcoplos asked that this issue be continued as a citizens issue. He feels that the task force did not have an opportunity to finish their work. He asked that the Board explore all alternatives. He wants a system that insures fair representation like proportional representation would. Helen Urqhart agreed with the two speakers above. She supports proportional representation. She specifically said that she wants the process for consideration of any electoral reform to have wide inclusion from citizens throughout the County and not just be referred to the staff. Chair Carey noted that when he drafted this recommendation, he certainly did not have the intent to appoint a committee because they have gone that route and he thinks if they are going to act on this, they should provide for input in ways that they usually provide opportunity for citizen input through public hearings and giving citizens an opportunity to comment on something specific rather than generate options themselves. He feels they should move ahead and look at the options for districts and consider the legal process for making this happen. Commissioner Willhoit said that there are two issues here. One is the district representation and the other is the cumulative voting and he is against the cumulative voting and not interested in pursuing that in any form. In North Carolina there has been a move among counties for district representation in the last number of years and in every case, that move has been the result of a court order or the threat of a court order related to racial balance on the board. That is simply not the case in Orange County. It would be difficult to draw a district that would be predominant black that would adhere to the principle of one person, one vote. Chair Carey made it clear that he did not propose this to try to insure black African American or minority representation. This proposal will not do that and that was not his objective. It also will not address those philosophical issues that were raised when there were five members of this Board from southern Orange County. It will address some of the concerns and perceptions people have about whether there is representation on this board from rural areas. It will insure rural representation. Commissioner Crowther agreed that they need to look at this issue and come up with some recommendations that may be feasible and applicable to this county. He feels that at some point they will need the idea of townships being part of our system in having citizens represented from those townships. Commissioner Willhoit feels that district representation will become a hot topic when there is the proposal to merge the schools and that it makes sense to then have geographical representation on a merged school board and at that time perhaps it would be the appropriate time to look at Commissioner districts. Commissioner Gordon said that this has come up at the Board's goal setting retreat and she said at that time that she would be willing to at least discuss it but it was not discussed. She feels that discussion at one of their goal setting retreats is a more appropriate time. She said that a core piece of the proposal is to ensure rural representation from the more rural areas. She does not see how this goal can be achieved with five districts. She feels that, looking at the population, it is important to be sure that one person on this Board of Commissioners comes from outside Chapel Hill Township. It means that there must be at least one, perhaps two from outside Chapel Hill Township which also means that if you use the one person one vote logic, there would need to be three, perhaps four from within Chapel Hill Township. Dividing into five districts would mean that a number of them would have Chapel Hill population in them which might defeat the purpose of getting rural representatives. She feels that to address this problem, they would need to think about fewer districts than five and maybe multiple memberships. She wants to give the staff the flexibility of considering multiple member districts. The easiest method might be for Chapel Hill Township to be a district and for the other townships to somehow be apportioned, while also allowing at large representation. If this is referred to staff, she wants to add to the recommendation that staff tell the Board about the legal requirements for the proportion of voters required in the districts. Also, she feels they should ask staff to consider other alternatives than just 5 residential districts, such as 2-5 districts, multiple member districts, and at large representation to make the districts come out mathematically correct in terms of population. Five residential districts will not work. Commissioner Halkiotis feels that this is not urgent, but an opportunity to gather information and produce a report. This can be preliminary and can be enhanced, cut-back, added onto, etc. with all the options in that report. He emphasized that he is an advocate for women's rights and feels that this Board has been environmentally sensitive to all issues brought before the Board. A motion was made by Commissioner Crowther, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to first look at all the options using a residential district election plan and then, if none of these are workable, to look at other forms of election. They asked that the County Attorney and the County Manager gather information and produce a report which details a plan to implement a Residential District Election Plan as soon as possible. The report should include, but not be limited to, the legal authority of the County to take this action, any state or electorate approval needed, costs associated with implementation, and a proposed process for establishing district lines. VOTE: UNANIMOUS B. PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT FOR 5011503 WEST FRANKLIN Purchasing Director Pam Jones summarized the information in the agenda. A motion was made by Commissioner Crowther, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to approve and authorize the Chair to sign an agreement with ESM Associates for property management services at 501 West Franklin Street for an amount equal to 6% of gross monthly rental. VOTE: UNANIMOUS C. BUCKHORN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT EXPANSION Planner Mary Willis summarized the information in the agenda. A motion was made by Commissioner Willhoit, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to approve the expansion of the Buckhorn Road Economic Development District per the Planning Board's recommendation described in 1), 2) and 3 stated below which excludes the 2.6 acre parcel containing the existing service station at the southeast corner of Buckhorn Road and 1-85. The Administration recommends that the decision with regard to that parcel be tabled in order to further consider the impact of the Economic Development District on the existing service station and its proposed expansion. (1) Designate the 587-acre area shown on the map as included in the agenda as Economic Development District Primary Development Area, subject to the same set of permitted uses as the portion of the Economic Development District on the north side of 1-85. The area of the recommended expansion is bounded by Buckhorn Road to the west, West Ten Road to the south, 1-85 to the north, and the boundary of the Upper Eno Critical Area to the east, excluding Clearview Subdivision and the adjacent mobile home park, and the 2.6 acre parcel containing the existing service station at the southeast corner of Buckhorn Road and 1-85. (2) Provide a 150' buffer around the perimeter of the Clearview subdivision and adjacent mobile home park. (A 100' buffer is required on the remainder of the perimeter by the standard provisions of the Economic Development District Design Manual.) (3) Update the Economic Development District Design Manual to include reference to and general discussion of the expanded area. The only proposed change to the existing design standards is the inclusion of the 150-foot buffer around Clearview Subdivision and the adjacent mobile home park. VOTE: UNANIMOUS D. CHARGE TO THE GOLF COURSE AMENDMENT REVIEW TASK FORCE Planner Emily Cameron made one change to the membership list on page six of the abstract. Doug Rader will not be able to serve on this task force but will help when needed. Commissioner Gordon suggested and it was agreed that the Sierra Club/Triangle Land Conservancy representative would be expanded to one from each organization. It was decided that this task force will report to the Planning Board and that no County Commissioners will serve on this task force. Additional members may be added by the Planning Board . A motion was made by Commissioner Willhoit, seconded by Chair Carey to approve the charge as written in the agenda and the membership as listed below: Orange County Planning Board Joan Jobsis Ordinance Review committee Arnie Katz Paul Hoecke Elizabeth Walters County Manager Local Golf Course Owner/Operator The Golf Course Builders Assoc. of America Golf Course Architect/Designers Siena College-Audubon International Institute Sierra Club/Triangle Land Conservancy North Carolina Environmental Defense Fund Water Resources Committee Recreation and Parks Dept./RPAC Golf Course Superintendent Chapel Hill Country Club VOTE: UNANIMOUS John Link Jim Ray Phil Arnold Dan Jewell or Ken Coulter. ASLA Rick Robbins, ASLA Dr. Charles Peacock Dr. Miles (Bud) Smart Audrey Booth Doug Rader Don Cox Bob Jones Craig Thompson E. EMS MEDICAL DIRECTOR AGREEMENT A motion was made by Commissioner Crowther, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to approve and authorize the Chair to sign an agreement between Orange County and UNC Hospitals concerning medical direction of Orange County's emergency Medical Services program as presented. VOTE: UNANIMOUS X. REPORTS A. LONG RANGE SCHOOL CAPITAL FUNDING OPTIONS The Board received a report which provided several options for addressing the funding required for the major new projects over the next few years. Budget Director Sally Kost made the presentation and explained in great detail the options suggested and responded to Board questions and comments. In summary, all the options assume that elementary school #8 will be financed by private placement and that the 1996 statewide school referendum will pass. The first four options primarily use the same funding sources and board policies which are in place. Option five eliminates the present policies on allocation of sales tax and property tax and puts all the monies into a single pot for distribution on an "as need" basis. A bond referendum for $40 million would not increase the property tax rate. In answer to a question from Commissioner Crowther, Geoffrey Gledhill said that a school bond issue is usually separated from other projects on the ballot. Superintendent of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School District Neil Pedersen spoke in favor of option 5 saying that this would provide additional monies to upgrade their present facilities. This also would fund the new schools in the way they had suggested. It is a creative plan which has looked at a different allocation of the CIP dollars and takes into account the fact that one system is growing so much more rapidly than the other. He referred to information on page ;6 of the report which indicates that over the next ten years, Orange County schools were scheduled to receive more dollars than Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and pointed that out as a problem with the present plan. The reason that the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School District figure is lower is that they had dedicated a significant portion of their CIP to support elementary school #8 and an addition to their high school. He said that he felt that they were suffering under the present plan because they were having to use funds, which were primarily dedicated to maintaining existing facilities, for new facilities instead. He believes that the proposed plan for allocating $16 million for Orange County and $24 million for Chapel Hill to maintain existing schools is probably fairly proportionate to the present square footage in the schools or the present school population. Option #5 has much potential. He is not sure it can be done satisfactorily within their system without additional dollars being placed in the CIP to upgrade their present schools. Now that they have three new schools opened, citizens are looking at the other schools as deficient and inequitable. He feels a bond is a good idea. There is a discussion that needs to take place about whether or not it is fair to ask the residents of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School District to pay for capital needs when capital needs are suppose to be an obligation of the County. this report. Budget Director Sally Kost was commended for her creativity and hard work in putting together This report was received at this time for information only. B. ACTION ON THE SENIOR CENTERS DEVELOPMENT PLAN: 1996 - 2000 FINAL REPORT Director on Aging Director Jerry Passmore presented information on the final report on the Senior Centers Development Plan: 1996-2000 as prepared by the Senior Centers Development Plan Committee. Commissioner Gordon said that she feels there should be priorities in the plan since the funding will not be available all at the same time. She asked that the funding plan be prioritized. Jerry Passmore indicated that this plan is to create a vision and then to set priorities and a funding mechanism. This report was received as information by the County Commissioners. C. SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTER PROGRAMMING The Board received a report regarding programming for the Skill Development Center. A network of training and employment services will be available at the Skill Development Center for all county residents. Potential clients include the unemployed, underemployed, Work First Family Assistance individuals, High School Graduates, functionally illiterate persons and downsized professionals with years of work experience. Commissioner Gordon stated that she would like for this center to provide something truly new and questioned why the Employment Security Commission would be located in this building. She was told that ESC would be offering job placement services including career counseling and preparation to go into the work force. One of the outcomes they hope to achieve is placement. Commissioner Halkiotis endorsed the plan saying he feels these plans are on target. Social Services Director Marti Pryor-Cook emphasized that this facility is expected to be a center for all training for all citizens who need it in this county. Albert Kittrell will be the person responsible to be sure that everything happens that must happen. Barbara Baker from Durham Technical College will be in this building to be sure everything is running the way it is supposed to and outcomes are pursued and achieved. ADJOURNMENT Since the 10:30 p.m. adjournment time had been reached and without a unanimous vote to extend the meeting, Chair Carey adjourned the meeting. D. EFLAND SEWER REPORT This item was postponed to the next meeting and will be placed as a decision item. E. HORACE WILLIAMS PLANNING GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS AND HOW THEY AFFECT ORANGE COUNTY ZONING This item was postponed to the next regular meeting and will be placed under resolutions F. COUNTY COMMISSIONER MEMBERSHIP Comments were made by Commissioner Gordon under Board Comments. X1. APPOINTMENTS Added Hillsborough Planning Board This item will be placed on the next agenda under Appointments on the Consent Agenda as well as appointments for the TJEMS Council. XII. MINUTES - NONE XIII. CLOSED SESSION - To consult with the County Attorney pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 143- 318.11(a) (3) in the matters of Nello Teer v. Orange County et al. This item was postponed to a future meeting. XIV. ADJOURNMENT This meeting was adjourned at 10:30 as stated above. The next meeting of the Board will be held on August 26, 1996 at 7:30 p.m. in Superior Courtroom in Hillsborough, North Carolina. Moses Carey, Chair Beverly A. Blythe, Clerk