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APPROVED FEBRUARY 18, 1997
MINUTES
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BI-MONTHLY WORK SESSION
JANUARY 16, 1997
The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Thursday, January 16, 1997
in the meeting room of the Government Services Center at 7:30 p.m. in Hillsborough, North Carolina.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair William L. Crowther and Commissioners Margaret
W. Brown, Moses Carey, Jr., Alice M. Gordon and Stephen H. Halkiotis.
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 DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT
AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. ALL RECORDING TAPES OF THE
MEETING WILL BE KEPT FOR FIVE (5) YEARS.
Chair Crowther welcomed everyone to the meeting. The agenda is stated below:
Solid Waste Management
Report on the Water and Sewer Boundary Agreement Process
Development Impact Assessment Model
Capital Needs Advisory Task Force Appointments
Proclamation for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in Orange County
Review and approval of Topics for Future Work Sessions
1. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
This item was presented so the County Commissioners could review the status of several
major solid waste management issues, and provide direction to staff on how to proceed.
John Link made reference to the Landfill Reorganization process and said that there is a
general consensus that a procedure needs to be developed to address compensation issues and ensure
communication with those who live in the area of the proposed landfill. The next step would then be to site
the landfill and to then establish the new organizational management system. There was also general
agreement to have Orange County be in charge of the waste disposal system in the future.
Commissioner Halkiotis said that he is against a management plan which would give some
other government entity the power to hire and fire.
Chair Crowther indicated that one of the functions for a new constituted board could be
advisory for hiring and firing.
John Link noted that he would still make the final decision for hiring and firing of personnel.
Commissioner Halkiotis said that it may be best to leave the solid waste division with Chapel
Hill and let them assume responsibility for disposal of solid waste.
Commissioner Halkiotis noted that Hillsborough is studying privatization of trash collection
which may be a concern because the County could not require the collector to use the County's landfill.
Commissioner Gordon noted that Carrboro had said that they want all the present employees
to keep all their benefits that they now have being employed by Chapel Hill . John Link said that the only
difference is that Chapel Hill provides a contribution to 401 K.
Commissioner Carey feels that if agreement could be reached on the responsibility issue that
they could move the integrated plan along. Key decisions need to be made to move the process along.
John Link said that running a landfill has fixed costs and when waste is reduced, the tipping
fees must increase to take care of that fixed cost.
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Commissioner Gordon said that they need to figure out a way so that when the tonnage
goes down, it is a financial advantage.
There was a consensus that the County Commissioners are committed to waste reduction.
Wilbert McAdoo reported that the convenience centers are operating efficiently. The people
in the northern part of the county prefer the convenience centers while people in the center and southern part
of Orange County like the curbside collection.
The Board discussed the financing options and it was decided to go with the "Pay-as-you-
throw Fees" for everything except recyclables. This would be staying with the same systems that are now
in place.
2. REPORT ON THE WATER AND SEWER BOUNDARY AGREEMENT PROCESS
County Engineer Paul Thames said that for nearly three years, the Water and Sewer
Boundary Task Force has been working to develop a water and sewer utility service area boundary
agreement. The purpose of this agreement has been to: (1) develop a map showing the limits of the service
areas of the various water and sewer utilities; (2) address local land use planning concerns related to the
location and extension of water and sewer utilities; (3) provide a framework for the role of various local
governments and utility providers in dealing with the failure of on-site private and community utilities; and (4)
to address equity issues related to the expenditure of public funds for utility expansion to serve essential
public facilities, public health situations, economic development, etc.
Paul Thames said that the equity issues have been the most difficult to achieve consensus. At
the last meeting, they asked that the attorneys review a draft framework for resolving those equity issues.
Moses Carey, member of this Task Force, said that they are at the point of drawing boundary
lines which is something he fully supports doing. He feels that the land use and equity issues can be
addressed through the Joint Planning Agreement.
The Board discussed the value of drawing the boundary lines and all County Commissioners
except Commissioner Brown said that they feel this would be of some value. They agreed that there are still
some equity issues with replacing failing systems and making improvements for new systems that need to be
addressed.
3. DEVELOPMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT MODEL
The Board received a report from Planning Director Marvin Collins on a Development Impact
Assessment Model. They are presently doing a fiscal impact analysis on subdivisions of 10 or more lots.
This new Assessment Model would give them additional information on impacts from traffic and increased
student population. He made reference to a Development Impact Handbook and said that this process is
more comprehensive and based on factors which are basically standards. He suggested that he work with
Ted Abernathy and the two school systems to come up with standards which he would bring back to the
Board for their input and approval. These standards would then be reviewed on an annual basis. This is a
written goal which has been adopted by the Board. The timeline indicates that he will come back to the
Board in June with standards for their consideration.
4. CAPITAL NEEDS ADVISORY TASK FORCE APPOINTMENTS
The Board appointed the following people to this Task Force:
Robert Bateman Orange County Schools
Susan Dovenbarger Orange County Schools
David Kolbinsky Orange County Schools
Stephen Halkiotis County Commissioners
Margaret Brown County Commissioners
Patrick Mulkey Recreation and Parks Adv. Council
Matthew Barton At Large
Bill Waddell At Large
David Adams At Large
Judy Margolis At Large
Martin Feinstein At Large
Rev. Robert Seymour At Large
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Mike Drowns At Large
Elon Eidenier At Large
Patricia Love At Large
A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to
approve the appointments as listed above and to confirm the three appointments that will be made by the
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School Board this evening. (Mary Bushnell, Harvey Goldstein and Lisa Stuckey)
VOTE: UNANIMOUS
The Board decided to readvertise for additional citizens to serve on this task force. Also, the
Commissioners will ask Robert Seymour whether he will agree to chair the Task Force.
A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to
approve the general content of an agreement with the Dispute Settlement Center to facilitate the Capital
Needs Advisory Task Force process and to authorize the Manager to sign the agreement subject to final
review by the County Attorney.
VOTE: UNANIMOUS
5. PROCLAMATION FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY IN ORANGE COUNTY
A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Carey to
approve the proclamation for Martin Luther King, Jr. day in Orange County as stated below:
PROCLAMATION
IN RECOGNITION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY
IN ORANGE COUNTY
WHEREAS, Martin Luther King, Jr. awakened the nation to the hypocrisy of claiming freedom and justice
for all while perpetuating segregation, a system which legalized a second-class citizenship for
people of color, and
WHEREAS, Martin Luther King, Jr. struggled to break down barriers between people and to achieve
reconciliation and justice under the law for everyone, and
WHEREAS, Martin Luther King, Jr. appealed to the Constitution of the United States as the guarantee for
civil and human rights nationwide, and
WHEREAS, Martin Luther King, Jr. confronted People of Faith with the discrepancy between their
professed beliefs and their daily attitudes and actions toward others, and
WHEREAS, Martin Luther King, Jr. demonstrated how non-violent strategies of protest can bring about
significant social change and thereby inspired similar struggles for human rights on the part
of other minorities, such as women, the disabled, and gays and lesbians, and
WHEREAS, Martin Luther King, Jr. saw clearly the relationship between poverty and the abridgment of
human rights, and
WHEREAS, Martin Luther King, Jr. set for the nation a continuing agenda for the creation of a more
inclusive and just society, and
WHEREAS, nationwide jurisdictions now recognize the great legacy in the work and teachings of Martin
Luther King, Jr., not only for America but for the world at large,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners proclaims
January 20, 1997, as
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY IN ORANGE COUNTY
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners asks the community to join
in honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. by participating in local community observances of this day
and incorporating his goal and dream of human rights for all into their lives.
VOTE: UNANIMOUS
6. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF TOPICS FOR FUTURE WORK SESSIONS
The schedule as submitted in the agenda was approved with the following changes:
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#6 Integrated Long-Range Planning was moved from February to March or April
#6 GIS presentation was left for February Board of Commissioners meeting
#8 Affordable Housing Status Report - a report on what Orange County is doing will be
presented at a regular Board of Commissioners meeting and the report will be reviewed before any decision
is made to discuss affordable housing at an Assembly of Governments meeting
ADJOURNMENT
With no further items to discuss, Chair Crowther adjourned the meeting. The next scheduled meeting
will be held on January 21, 1997 at 7:30 p.m. in the community meeting room of the OWASA Operations
Center in Carrboro, North Carolina.
Beverly A. Blythe, Clerk
William L. Crowther. Chair