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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 19980304APPROVED JUNE 2, 1998 MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Regular Meeting March 4, 1998 The Orange County Board of County Commissioners met in regular session on Wednesday, March 4, 1998 at 7:30 p.m. in the Judge F. Gordon Battle Courtroom in Hillsborough, North Carolina. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Margaret W. Brown, and Commissioners Moses Carey, Jr., William L. Crowther, 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 RECORDINGS OF THE MEETING WILL BE KEPT FOR 5 YEARS. 1. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS a. Marvin Collins The Board recognized and expressed its appreciation to retiring Planning Director Marvin Collins for more than 15 years of service to Orange County. Chair Margaret Brown read the resolution. A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Carey to approve the resolution of appreciation as stated below: Resolution Honoring Marvin Collins Whereas, Marvin Collins has served as Orange County Planning Director for over 15 years and has a distinguished record of almost 30 years of outstanding public service in local government planning. Whereas, Marvin Collins has brought great dedication, creativity and vision to Orange County's planning program. Whereas, Marvin Collins has made many innovative and significant contributions to planning in Orange County including: ? Work on joint planning with Chapel Hill and Carrboro leading to creation of the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan and Rural Buffer. ? Guiding the development of watershed standards to protect the quality of our water resources. ? Working with Randall Arendt, noted open space expert, to develop an open space design guidebook which has been distributed statewide to all 100 counties. ? Analysis and support for development of public school impact fees. ? Development of the historic preservation element of the County's comprehensive plan, the first County-wide historic preservation plan in the State. Whereas, Marvin Collins has built a highly professional and effective Planning Department for Orange County. Whereas, Orange County has benefited significantly and in many ways from Marvin Collins' hard work, dedication and integrity. Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, that the Orange County Board of Commissioners does hereby honor Marvin Collins and express its appreciation for his service and contributions to the citizens of Orange County. This is the 4t" day of March 1998. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 2. ADDITIONS OR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA The Board deleted item 9e "Revocation of preliminary plan for University Manor, Phase I" 3. CITIZEN & AUDIENCE COMMENTS a. Matters on the Printed Agenda Chair Brown stated that citizens who have indicated a desire to speak on an item that appears on the printed agenda will be recognized at the appropriate time. b. Matters not on the Printed Agenda - NONE PUBLIC CHARGE Chair Margaret Brown dispensed with the reading of the public charge. 4. BOARD COMMENTS Commissioner Halkiotis expressed a concern about the availability of a firing range for law enforcement in Orange County. There is a firing range on Old 86 but there are many issues that need to be addressed. Many of our law enforcement officers must go out of the County for firearm training. Law enforcement officers are interested in having their own firearm range in Orange County. A firing range for law enforcement was included as part of the Rural Education Center study done in 1987. He said that he will bring back an agenda item for further discussion of this issue. The County has $55,000 for the Rural Education Center and Chapel Hill has $10,000 designated for a training facility. Commissioner Halkiotis referred to a for sale sign in Efland for 63 acres of residential land owned by Duke University and is in a Public Interest District (PID) area. He wants to know if Duke University pays taxes on this land or if it is part of their holdings which are nontaxable. The Manager will investigate and report back. Chair Brown announced that she, John Link and Ken Chavious went to the LGC and received approval for the money they requested for the Skills Development Center renovations. The Board was informed that their scheduled meeting with the Town of Carrboro for March 31 will need to be canceled because Carrboro cannot meet on that date. It was decided to leave that date open for a possible work session on solid waste. Carrboro suggested meeting April 29 and it was determined that this was not a good date for several of the County Commissioners. 5. COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT - NONE 6. RESOLUTIONS/PROCLAMATIONS a. Women's History Month The Board considered a proclamation recognizing March as Women's History Month in Orange County. Deborah Van Dyken, Chair of the Commission for Women presented and read the proclamation. A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Carey to approve the resolution as stated below: THE ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSION FOR WOMEN SUBMITS THE FOLLOWING PROCLAMATION TO THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS: Whereas, 1998 will mark the 150th Anniversary of the Women's Rights Movement in the United States, a bold and courageous civil rights movement that began in 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York, at the first Women's Rights Convention ever held; and Whereas, the Declaration of Sentiments issued by that Convention represents a work as fundamental to our nation's commitment to liberty and personal freedom as does our Declaration of Independence; and Whereas, the resulting Women's Rights Movement has had a profound and undeniable impact on all aspects of American life, and has opened new and well-deserved opportunities for women in all fields of endeavor: and Whereas, the full history of this century-and-a-half of efforts now spanning seven generations of unceasing work to achieve equality for fully half the American population still, regrettably, remains unknown and unrecognized by our nation's citizens; and Whereas, the girls and boys of today, together, have lives far richer and far fairer as a direct result of the women's Rights Movement, yet they have scant opportunity to know the heroines, heroes, and lessons of this vital movement through the textbooks of most classrooms; and Whereas, the twenty-first century will find an ever-increasing need for both women and men to share in the fundamental responsibilities for our national life and the blessings that must result from full and equal participation in society; and Whereas, there still remain substantial barriers to the full equality of America's women before our freedom as a nation can be called complete: NOW, THEREFORE, do we, the Commissioners of Orange County, proclaim the month of March, 1998, as WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH and recognize the year of 1998 as the 150th ANNIVERSARY OF THE WOMEN'S RIGHTS MOVEMENT and commend this observance to Orange County's citizens. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS a. Orange County Consolidated Housing Plan Housing and Community Development Director Tara Fikes presented this item for public hearing and indicated that comments regarding the housing and non-housing needs will be included in the 1998-99 Annual Update of the Consolidated Housing Plan for Housing and Community Development Programs in Orange County and proposed uses of 1998-99 HOME funds. Each year, local communities are required to reassess the needs of the community. This public hearing provides an opportunity for citizens, public agencies and other interested parties to provide input into the Plan. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPEN FOR CITIZEN COMMENTS Pat Connolly from the Orange Person Chatham Mental Health organization told about their program. She said that many of the people they work with live in substandard housing and some are homeless. She asked the Board to support them in an amount of $150,000 to help the people with special needs and very low income. Mathew Cox said that he is a patient with disabilities and now lives at the Chapel Hill Overlook in a nice and clean apartment with rent that is affordable. Without a program like this, he would be homeless. He said that more is needed for housing for people with disabilities. Rick Williston said that he lives in the Overlook apartments. He mentioned that a lot of people have a hard time making a living and without these apartments he would have no place to live. David Mcllwain said that he appreciates the HUD development. He lives in the Overlook apartments which is working very well for him. His rent is not high and it is very comfortable. Susan Levy, Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity asked for $60,000 for the construction of six (6) homes. She is also asking for $3,000 for administrative costs. They just dedicated their 50th home and want to complete another 50 homes in less time than it took to build the first 50 homes. She told about the partnership that is formed when building a home. The $60,000 will leverage over $200,000 in private donations. Maxine Mitchell from Empowerment Inc. said that she is asking for $120,000 in funds to help purchase land or existing housing to renovate. They have $60,000 in HOME funds to purchase land and do some renovations which they plan to do before June 30. Tara Fikes said that the public comment period will stay open during the month of April. A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Crowther to receive the public comments and to hold open the comment period during the month of April. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 8. ITEMS FOR DECISION - CONSENT AGENDA A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Gordon to approve those items as stated below: a. Appointments The Board approved appointments to the Orange County Arts Commission, Orange County Cable TV Advisory Committee and the Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitor's Bureau as listed below: Arts Commission - Stephen Liu for a term ending March 31, 2001 Cable TV Advisory Committee - Janice Owens for a term ending December 31, 2000 CH10C Visitor's Bureau - Catherine Martin and Diana McDuffee for terms ending December 31, 1998 b. Minutes The Board approved minutes from the June 9, 1997 budget work session; June 16, 1997 budget work session; June 19, 1997 budget work session; June 30, 1997 special meeting; June 30, 1997 regular meeting; Nov. 19, 1997 regular meeting and Dec. 1, 1997 regular meeting. C. Budget Amendment #6 The Board approved a proposed Skills Development Center capital project ordinance as stated below: Skills Development Center Project Capital Project Ordinance Project Narmber 6141.9 Be it ordained by the Orange County Board of County Commissioners that pursuant to Section 13.2 of Chapter 159 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, the following capital project is hereby adopted. Section 1. The project authorized will provide funds to purchase a facility, perform necessary building renovations and establish a Skills Development Center located at 501/503 West Franklin Street in Chapel Hill. Proceeds from the County's portion of the one-half cent sales taxes, appropriations from the County Capital Fund Balance, and private placement funding finance this project. Section 2. The officers of the County are hereby directed to proceed with the project within the budget contained herein. 999 Section 3. The following revenue is anticipated to complete this project: Section 4. A Transfer from General Fund (1994-95) $25,000 portio Transfer from General Fund (1996-97) ?QQ 240 n of the Total Transfers $124,240 availa ble Appropriated Fund Balance (1996-97) $45,000 funds Appropriated Fund Balance (1997-98) X40 for Total Appropriated Fund Balance $71,340 this projec proceeds from Private Placement Funding (1996-97) $1,200,000 t have been Procees from Private Placement Funding (1997-98) szaa 000 transf Total Transfers $1,980,000 erred to the Total Revenu e $2,175,580 Gener al Fund for repayment of debt service associated with the private placement funding and for upkeep and mainten ance for 501 West Franklin Street. Section 5. The Transfer to General Fxrnd (1996-97) $119,240 following amount remains appropriated for this project: Skills Development Center Project $2,056,340 Section 6. This ordinance supersedes all previous Skills Develo?iment Capital Pr ject Ordinances Section 7. This ordinance, originally adopted June 28, 1994, shall be in effect from July 1. 1994 until June 30, 1998. d. Orange County Raceway Contract This item was moved to the end of the Consent Agenda for separate consideration. e. Dry Run - Preliminary Plan This item was moved to the end of the Consent Agenda for separate consideration. f. Resolution Modifying Approvals for Skills Development Center Financing The Board approved a resolution designating financing for the Skills Development Center renovations as 1998 qualified tax-exempt obligations as stated below: Resolution Modifying Approvals for Skills Development Center Financing Whereas: The Board of Commissioners of Orange County, North Carolina (the "County"), adopted a resolution on December 1, 1998, approving terms and documents related to the County's plans for financing renovations to the County's "Skills Development Center." NationsBank, N.A., has made a revised proposal to the County to provide financing for the project in the amount of $780,000 at an annual interest rate of 5.05%. The resolution of December 1 qualified the County's financing payments for a particular treatment under the federal income tax laws that is favorable to the lender. Under the applicable income tax laws, qualification for this particular favorable treatment must be obtained for a particular calendar year. Because the financing will now be completed in 1998, instead of 1997 as originally contemplated, the Board must take additional action to qualify the financing payments for the desirable tax treatment. BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of Orange County, North Carolina, as follows: 1. The County hereby accepts NationsBank's proposal to provide financing for the project in an amount not to exceed $780,000, with a nominal annual interest rate (in the absence of default or change in tax status) not to exceed 5.05%. 2. The County hereby designates its Obligations, as defined in the resolution of December 1, as "qualified tax-exempt obligations" for the purpose of Internal Revenue Code Section 265(b)(3). The County represents and covenants as follows: (a) The County will in no event designate more than $10,000,000 of obligations as qualified tax-exempt obligations in 1998, including the Obligations, for the purpose of such Section 265(b)(3); (b) Barring circumstances unforeseen as of the date of delivery of the Modification Agreement approved by the resolution of December 1, the County will not issue tax-exempt obligations itself or approve the issuance of tax-exempt obligations of any "subordinate entities," within the meaning of Code Section 265(b)(3), and all entities which issue tax-exempt obligations on behalf of the County and its subordinate entities, if the issuance of such tax-exempt obligations would, when aggregated with all other tax-exempt obligations theretofore issued in 1998 by the County and such other entities, result in the County and such other entities having issued a total of more than $10,000,000 of tax-exempt obligations in 1998 (including the Obligations) that count toward the annual limit provided for in Section 265(b)(3); and (c) The County has no reason to believe that the County and such other entities will issue tax-exempt obligations in 1998 in an aggregate amount that will exceed such $10,000,000 limit; provided, however, that if the County receives an opinion of bond counsel acceptable to NationsBank, N.A., that compliance with any covenant set forth in (a) or (b) above is not required for the obligations to be qualified tax-exempt obligations, the County need not comply with such covenant. 3. Except to the extent modified by this resolution, the resolution of December 1 is confirmed in all respects. Construction and Demolition Facility Site Search Process This item was moved to the end of the Consent Agenda for separate consideration. VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA: UNANIMOUS ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA d. Orange County Raceway Contract The Board considered a contract between the Department of Emergency Management and Orange County Raceway to provide emergency medical coverage for events at the raceway. It was clarified that this contract does reimburse the County for its cost. A motion was made by Commissioner Crowther, seconded by Commissioner Carey to approve and authorize the chair to sign a contract between the Department of Emergency Management and Orange County Raceway. VOTE: UNANIMOUS e. Dry Run - Preliminary Plan The Board considered a proposed preliminary plan for the Dry Run subdivision. The property is located in the northwest corner of Hillsborough Township 600 feet south of Kenion Road, 900 feet west of North Carolina Highway 86 North. The current zoning is Agricultural Residential and Upper Eno Protected Watershed. Ten new residential lots are proposed from the total acreage of the tract which is 17.40 acres, Commissioner Gordon made reference to the impact statement and noted that the County loses money on a development such as this because the housing cost is below $100,000. A motion was made by Commissioner Crowther, seconded by Commissioner Carey to approve the Dry Run preliminary plan in accordance with the resolution of approval located in the permanent agenda file in the Clerk's Office. VOTE: UNANIMOUS g, Construction and Demolition Facility Site Search Process The County Commissioners considered a request from the Landfill Owners' Group that a C&D site search process, as outlined in the report in the agenda, be approved. Chair Brown clarified that this is an effort to move forward and to seek other sites for C&D before considering use of the Greene Tract for this purpose. John Link noted that if they do not find a site, it will put pressure on the LOG to use the Greene Tract. Commissioner Gordon questioned whether the Greene Tract will be used as a last resort and felt a cutoff date on this site search should be set with the Greene Tract as a last resort option. A motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to approve the recommendation of the LOG to search for other sites or locations for a construction & demolition disposal facility in Orange County from now until May 30, with a report back to the LOG in June. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 9. ITEMS FOR DECISION - REGULAR AGENDA a. Impact Fee Reimbursement Policy The Board considered approval of a revised impact fee reimbursement policy for housing development agencies. John Link gave an overview of the information in the agenda. Tara Fikes outlined the changes in this policy. Geoffrey Gledhill made reference to the pros and cons as listed in the agenda and expanded on several of these. Commissioner Gordon and Commissioner Carey made suggestions for changes. These are incorporated into the policy as stated below in these minutes. A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Carey to approve the Impact Fee Reimbursement Policy for Affordable Housing as stated below: IMPACT FEE REIMBURSEMENT POLICY CONCERNING AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS Guiding Principles for the Policy: 1. Reimbursements made under this policy must satisfy the public purpose requirement for spending County money. 2. All reimbursements are made subject to budgetary constraints, and are limited solely to the County's annual appropriations for reimbursement. Thus there is no entitlement to these reimbursements even for projects that qualify. Eligibility Criteria: 1. Reimbursements will only be made to 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations which (1) develop affordable housing to be owner-occupied by first-time homebuyers with incomes at or below 80°x6 of the HUD published area median income for the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina MSA, or (2) develop affordable rental housing for persons with incomes at or below 60% of the HUD published area median income for the Raleigh/Durham - Chapel Hill, North Carolina MSA. 2. Affordable Housing is defined as (1) owner-occupied housing which can be purchased for no more than 2.5 times annual family income, or (2) rental housing for which the occupant pays no more than 30% of gross income for all housing costs, including utilities. 3. An organization requesting impact fee reimbursement must certify in writing that, for owner-occupied housing, it will remain affordable to the anticipated beneficiary or beneficiaries for a period of a minimum of twenty (20) years or longer if required by applicable HUD policy. For rental housing, the certification period is ninety-nine (99) years. The rental housing certification must be secured by a "deed covenant," requiring repayment to Orange County of the impact fee if the rental housing does not remain affordable during the period of affordability, which covenant will be further secured by a note and deed of trust. Evidence must be provided that agency and/or program guidelines are in place to assure affordability compliance. Procedure An organization requesting impact fee reimbursement must anticipate reimbursement needs for a given fiscal year and submit a request for fee reimbursement at the time for submission of the County's annual budget, non-departmental funding requests. Further, at no time should an organization presume impact fee reimbursement, and in particular, presume a lump sum reimbursement payment or total reimbursement payments in one fiscal year. Therefore, the cost of impact fees should be budgeted when developing housing development projects and should be included in all grant and loan applications. Written request for impact fee reimbursement should be submitted to the Orange County Housing and Community Development Department prior to the anticipated date the building permit will be obtained. The request should include all information necessary for a determination of eligibility, including so much of the following that is pertinent: a description of the anticipated beneficiary (homeowner or tenant), a detailed construction budget including amounts for individual houses or rental units, an estimated completion date, the house selling price or the proposed rent schedule, including utility costs. If funding is unavailable in the current fiscal year budget, the Housing and Community Development Director will notify the non-profit organization. If funding is unavailable, the application for reimbursement will be considered in the next fiscal year. Applications will be considered on a first in, first out basis with unfunded applications carrying over from fiscal year to fiscal year unless withdrawn. Requests will be reviewed within 15 working days and the Housing and Community Development Director will make a recommendation to the County Manager. The recommendation of the Housing and Community Development Director will be based on whether or not the application satisfies the eligibility criteria, includes all of the information required by this Procedure and whether or not the project budget is adequate for the proposed housing project. The Manager's recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners, for or against reimbursement, will be conveyed to the applicant in writing by the Manager within 15 working days after the Manager receives the recommendation of the Housing and Community Development Director. The recommendation of the Manager will be based on the recommendation of the Housing and Community Development Director AND whether or not there are adequate funds budgeted in the current fiscal year to reimburse the applicant for impact fees paid by the applicant. If the Manager's recommendation is favorable, the item will be placed on the next Board of County Commissioners agenda for its consideration. If the board decision is favorable, the non-profit organization will be reimbursed for the impact fee that it has paid. The Housing and Community Development Director will communicate the decision to the Planning Department and the Finance Department. The non-profit organization is responsible for providing written notice, including documentation, of impact fee payment to the Housing and Community Development Department. The organization will be reimbursed within five working days of receipt of the written notice by the Housing and Community Development Department. All funding decisions by the Board of County Commissioners will be good for a period of twelve months from the date of approval. If the building permit is not obtained within that time period, the organization must reapply for funding. Effective: July 1, 1995 Approved: November 1, 1995 Revised: April 1, 1997; March 4, 1998 VOTE: UNANIMOUS b. Proposed Changes to County Tax Notice Format The Board considered a proposal to improve the tax notice form and provide the County with a low-cost method of communication with the citizens. Tax Collector Ginger Rolfe presented the present tax notice and described it in detail. She then explained in detail the proposed format. By using this new tax format, the processing costs will increase by $10,532. Although this is an increase over our present cost, she feels that time will be saved in several aspects. Commissioner Halkiotis commended Ginger Rolfe for developing this new format. He feels the information provided by this notice will be well received. Chair Margaret Brown asked about paying for animal fees using this same form and staff will look into that possibility. A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Carey to approve the new County Tax Notice Format as presented. VOTE: UNANIMOUS C. Contract Approval - Roof Appraisal The Board considered approving a contract in the amount of $23,040 with CTL Engineering to conduct an appraisal of the roofs of all County buildings. A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Gordon to approve the contract in the amount of $23,040 with CTL Engineering to conduct an appraisal of all the roofs for all County buildings commensurate with the proposal submitted dated January 21, 1998 and authorize the Purchasing Director to execute incidental paperwork necessary to complete this process. VOTE: UNANIMOUS d. Triangle Transit Authority Funds for Employment Transportation Initiative The Board considered a proposal to request the support of Triangle Transit Authority for Orange County's Employment and Work First transportation initiatives. A motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to request TTA's support for all five Employment/Work First initiatives. VOTE: UNANIMOUS e. Revocation of Preliminary Plan - University Manor, Phase 1 This item was deleted from the agenda per a request from the attorney for the project. f. Proposed Amendment to Board of County Commissioners Rules of Procedure (Rule 11) The Board considered a proposal to include a time for inspiration as part of the Board of County Commissioners regular meetings. Commissioner Crowther said that he feels this is timely since we are beginning to meet in new facilities. This would be a moment for meditation or pledge of allegiance. Commissioner Halkiotis sited some personal issues he has with this proposal. He has learned that the issue of a moment of silence can't be done in schools but that other legislative bodies have a moment of silence. He said that he has been elected three times and has been sworn in as a County Commissioner and when he says things, he means it. He has seen that insensitivity going on. He thinks it interesting that in Orange County we don't get involved in this sort of thing because we are a diverse community. He respectfully disagrees with this practice. Commissioner Carey also shared some concerns noting that the County Commissioners represent a broad cross section of people and our behavior should recognize that. He does not want to offend anyone and while a moment of silence may not offend anyone, it may. He prefers to keep it the way it is and does not support this item. Commissioner Gordon agreed with Commissioners Halkiotis and Carey. Chair Margaret Brown also prefers to do her meditation on her personal time and in a personal way. She feels that the oath they have taken is adequate. Commissioner Crowther said he would like to have the information they consider balanced with inspiration but because of a lack of support will withdraw his proposal at this time. q Child Protective Services Funding and New Positions The Board considered accepting funding from the N.C. Division of Social Services to fund five new child protective services social worker positions (salary grade 70, $32,303-$51,365) and two child protective services supervisor positions (salary grade 72, $35,615-$56,630). A motion was made by Commissioner Crowther, seconded by Commissioner Carey to approve accepting the funding from the North Carolina Division of Social Services and establish the proposed seven new permanent full time Child Protective Services positions to meet State staffing standards and fulfill the County's responsibility as an agent of the State in providing child protective services. VOTE: UNANIMOUS h. Request for Funding - Dispute Settlement Center The Board considered a request for funding in the amount of $13,450 for the Dispute Settlement Center. A motion was made by Commissioner Crowther, seconded by Commissioner Carey to approve Dispute Settlement Center Fiscal Year 1997-98 funding request of $13,450. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 10. REPORTS a. Overview of Items Proposed for April 8, 1998 Joint Public Hearing The Board heard a report on items proposed for the Joint Planning Area joint public hearing scheduled for April 8, 1998. Interim Planning Director Gene Bell summarized the items in this abstract. John Link suggested approving the items as submitted by Chapel Hill and Carrboro contingent upon both jurisdictions agreeing to a date that American Stone can be heard. Commissioner Carey suggested hearing American Stone and the request from Inna Deng and asking Chapel Hill and Carrboro to agree on a date to hear their items. Chair Margaret Brown said that she would like to deal with Carrboro's request in April. Barry Jacobs said that the OWASA Board has indicated they are willing to postpone American Stone's application until October, 1998. Chair Margaret Brown suggested dealing with Carrboro's issue, Inna Deng's issue and start on Chapel Hill's issue. The Board agreed with pursuing these three items and if time runs out, they will try to find another date to continue the meeting. 11. ADJOURNMENT With no further items to come before the Board, a motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Crowther to adjourn this meeting. The next regular meeting of the County Commissioners will be held on March 11, 1998 at 7:30 p.m. with the Town of Chapel Hill at the Homestead Community Center in Chapel Hill. Margaret W. Brown, Chair Beverly A. Blythe, Clerk