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1 APPROVED 3/21/2000
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3 MINUTES
4 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
5 WORK SESSION
6 NOVEMBER 22, 1999
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9 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on November 22,
10 1999 at 7:30 p.m. in the Southern Human Services Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
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12 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Alice M. Gordon and Commissioners
13 Margaret W. Brown, Moses Carey, Jr., Stephen H. Halkiotis (arrived at 8:37), and Barry Jacobs
14 COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill
15 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John M. Link, Jr., Assistant County
16 Managers Rod Visser and Albert Kittrell, and Clerk to the Board Beverly A. Blythe (all other staff
17 members will be identified appropriately below)
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19 NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE
20 PERMANENT AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. ALL RECORDINGS OF
21 THE MEETING WILL BE KEPT FOR 5 YEARS.
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23 OPENING COMMENTS
24 John Link made reference to two handouts. The first handout relates to the
25 School/Parks Reserve Update and Location Opportunities and the second handout is an
26 attempt by the staff to capture what the Board wanted to ask of the Boards and Commissions.
27 He would like to distribute the form to the Boards and Commissions via their staff members this
28 Wednesday, prior to Thanksgiving.
29 John Link said that he has been working with the City Manager of Mebane to set up a
30 joint meeting. Mebane has suggested that the County Commissioners consider a Monday or
31 Wednesday in January for this meeting.
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33 1. SOLID WASTE MATTERS –GREENE TRACT
34 1. Greene Tract Surveys
35 John Link outlined the process for addressing this topic. He would like to focus
36 on three areas: 1) looking at the survey efforts of the Greene Tract that the Board had asked to
37 be pursued; 2) looking at the proposed 200-foot buffer that was suggested by the Town of
38 Chapel Hill; and 3) looking at the timeframe for carrying out all of the activities in order to be
39 able to assume responsibility for solid waste management by the end of March.
40 Solid Waste Director Gayle Wilson said that the cultural and archeological survey
41 would locate and assess the probable significance and extent of any historical or archeological
42 significant local cultural resources. When the Board agrees to proceed with the surveys, he will
43 prepare a scope of work to acquire a competent firm to conduct the surveys. The biological
44 resources survey will identify endangered and threatened species or habitat to ensure that any
45 proposed or future development would not encroach on any of that type of habitat. Also, the
46 survey would include conducting a wetlands delineation and flood plain survey to identify and
47 protect wetlands containing significant aquatic life, and identify areas subject to flooding. Wilson
48 said that the schedule would be impacted significantly by how long it takes to conduct the
49 surveys and the weather in the winter months. He hopes to prepare an authorization to proceed
50 by December 17`h
51 Commissioner Brown asked about the cultural and archaeological survey and
52 how Gayle Wilson would go about finding someone to do this because there is an offer from
53 someone at the University to do the survey.
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1 Gayle Wilson said that consultants have been used in the past who have done
2 this work. He will send the proposal to anyone who is interested in doing this work. He would
3 be glad to send a proposal to someone local if they are interested.
4 With reference to the biological resources survey, Commissioner Brown asked if
5 the consultants would use the Army Corp of Engineer maps.
6 Gayle Wilson said that in all questions of jurisdictional wetlands the Army Corp of
7 Engineer makes the final call as to whether or not it is a wetland.
8 Commissioner Brown said that she would like to see the proposals.
9 John Link said that when Gayle Wilson receives the responses, he would share
10 these with the County Commissioners for their input.
11 Commissioner Jacobs made reference to the last paragraph on page four about
12 "unlinking the surveys from the interlocal agreement and the 60 acre issue," since the linkage is
13 what is driving the timeframe.
14 Gayle Wilson said that there are two reasons for this comment; to make sure that
15 most of the 60 acres is usable, and to find out if there is any historically or culturally important
16 things on the property.
17 John Link said that when the Town of Chapel Hill and the County Commissioners
18 are addressing the zoning of the Greene Tract, it would be for a specific amount of acreage.
19 Commissioner Jacobs asked how difficult it would be, if nothing has been done
20 with the remaining 109 acres, to adjust the line of the 60 acres.
21 Craig Benedict said that once the Greene Tract is zoned, the County
22 Commissioners would have to make an application to the Town of Chapel Hill to change the
23 lines.
24 Commissioner Jacobs made reference to the biological resources survey and a
25 clause in the second paragraph that reads, "any threatened, endangered, or rare species or
26 high quality natural communities within the project area." He was envisioning this to include
27 those high quality natural areas and not just be focussed on endangered or natural species or
28 habitats and wetlands. He just wants to know what is on the property, but not every plant. He
29 would like for the survey to be specific as to all of the natural areas.
30 Commissioner Jacobs made reference to a letter from Carol Crumley suggesting
31 that the cultural and archeological survey be done. He introduced her and asked if she had
32 anything to say.
33 Carol Crumley, professor at UNC in archaeology, said that the winter is the best
34 time to do this type of survey. She said that the study that was done by TLC on this property
35 was based on 1989 aerial photographs.
36 A motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to
37 authorize staff to engage consultants for the two surveys —the cultural and archaeological
38 survey and the biological resources survey.
39 VOTE: UNANIMOUS
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41 2. Greene Tract—60 acres Reserved for Solid Waste
42 With reference to the 60 acres of the Greene Tract reserved for solid waste,
43 Gayle Wilson explained the three maps relating to the buffers on the site. The first map shows
44 a 200-foot buffer that the Town of Chapel Hill adopted, and it takes up about 53% of the entire
45 site. The 100-foot buffer only takes up 17.5 acres of the 60-acre site. He made reference to
46 attachment 4, and said that the staff has laid out a Greene Tract modified 100-foot buffer. He
47 said that he researched the Special Use Permit for the Neville Tract and discovered that the
48 buffer on the southern part and the eastern part has encumbered a 30-foot buffer on the Greene
49 Tract. This only makes up about 1.2 acres of the property. If this is the site of the 60 acres, he
50 feels that the buffer needs to be on the northern, southern, and western boundary but not on the
51 eastern boundary because there is a Duke Power easement and the railroad tracks on that
52 boundary. The question is which 60 acres should be specified for solid waste activities. He
53 said that the 60 acres that has been delineated and discussed previously could be justified
54 much more solidly than any other 60 acres.
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1 Chair Gordon asked about the topography lines on Attachment 1 and why they
2 crossed each other.
3 Gayle Wilson said that this topography map shows lines of the surface and the
4 groundwater.
5 In answer to a question from Commissioner Jacobs, Gayle Wilson said that part
6 of the SUP has an access easement through the Neville Tract to the Greene Tract and
7 accesses from Eubanks Road parallel with the landfill property line.
8 Commissioner Jacobs asked about the area in the southwestern corner and what
9 could be sited there if it was buffered to the south and west.
10 Gayle Wilson said that that piece of land could be useful. He said that with the
11 200-foot buffer that the Town of Chapel Hill proposed, that whole area is essentially useful.
12 Commissioner Brown said that it would seem to her in the future that any Board
13 that wanted to use the Greene Tract could be guided by the cultural inventory on which part
14 could be used. She would rather base her decision on the specific acreage from the cultural
15 inventory instead of the number of feet of buffer.
16 Chair Gordon asked Commissioner Brown to explain the history of the railroad
17 access.
18 Commissioner Brown said that the railroad access is an asset of the landfill. In
19 the negotiations the Greene Tract should have gone, in her opinion, to whoever was going to
20 fully manage the landfill operations. She said that the Town of Chapel Hill did not feel that the
21 Greene Tract should be given to the County intact. She said that this difference of opinion has
22 given the County the opportunity to do this evaluation. She feels that it is important that the
23 County maintain access to the railroad corridor.
24 Commissioner Carey feels that it is important to depend on the survey being
25 done but feels the County should start with what has been presented for the 60 acres and that
26 the 100-foot buffer, with the 30-foot buffer around the Neville Tract, should be maintained to
27 protect the neighbors. The only question is what can be done with the remaining portion outside
28 of this 60 acres and that will depend on the survey.
29 Commissioner Jacobs said that he was told that if there were significant buffers,
30 such as 200 feet, that pushed the activity to one specific area, that area would likely be heavily
31 forested now. He said that this might not be an area where the County would want to do
32 anything. He also talked to a couple of Chapel Hill elected officials who said that they did not
33 really consider the ramifications of what the 200-foot buffer would do. It was just proposed and it
34 sounded good.
35 In response to a concern expressed by Commissioner Carey, Gayle Wilson said
36 that the survey would be done on the entire Greene Tract.
37 Chair Gordon asked if, given the Duke Power easement, would the property
38 south of it have to be used in order for the County to have access to the railroad.
39 John Link asked Craig Benedict if there could not be a final decision on the 60
40 acres and still pursue the timetable.
41 Planning Director Craig Benedict said that the zoning application must be for a
42 specific site. He said that the first thing to determine is when the joint public hearing will be
43 held. He said that the difference between the Chapel Hill and the County process is that Chapel
44 Hill will have a Planning Board and Commission review before the joint public hearing. The
45 County will have the Planning Board and Commission review after the joint public hearing. He
46 distributed a schedule indicating that another meeting will have to be scheduled between March
47 13-17 for Board of County Commissioners' review and adoption of the rezoning of the Greene
48 tract. He explained that the property needs to be rezoned from a Rural Transition to a Materials
49 Handling designation. However, to justify the use of the property as a solid waste management
50 facility, there needs to be a specific request from Gayle Wilson to Chapel Hill after the rezoning
51 is complete.
52 Geoffrey Gledhill said that it is possible to move forward with designating the
53 entire 169 acres knowing that the Board is going to back off to 60 acres as stipulated in the
54 Interlocal Agreement.
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1 Commissioner Brown said that she would be in favor of rezoning the entire tract
2 and the County Commissioners agreed with this process.
3 John Link feels it important that the County Commissioners indicate the date they
4 will specify the 60 acres, which looks like March 1t.
5 Commissioner Jacobs suggested having the staff recommendation and survey
6 results ready for the public hearing. He would like to make a clear statement to the other
7 jurisdictions about what the Board is doing in deciding which 60 acres.
8 Chair Gordon said that the survey would probably have to be finished by
9 February 14`h to get the report out in time. She thinks there would have to be some kind of
10 research to figure out if the Duke Power easement would be a hindrance to the railroad access.
11 Craig Benedict made reference to the buffer and said that if the 100-foot buffer is
12 already allowed in the Town of Chapel Hill zoning regulations, the rezoning could easily be
13 done. However, if Chapel Hill's zoning regulations do not allow for a 200-foot buffer, the
14 process will be delayed until the Town of Chapel Hill amends their ordinance.
15 Chair Gordon summarized the above discussion. She said that the buffer would
16 be reduced from 200 feet to 100 feet if it is not problematic. She suggested writing a letter to
17 Chapel Hill and Carrboro explaining that the Board of Commissioners wants to designate the
18 169 acres of the Greene Tract to allow for more flexibility and then to back off to 60 acres.
19 Commissioner Carey said that he would rather adjust the line of the 60 acres
20 than have the process drawn out over the buffer.
21 Chair Gordon said that the staff could find out from Chapel Hill about reducing
22 the buffer before the next meeting on December 7`h
23 Commissioner Jacobs said that there should be a deadline in the letter that could
24 be a Chapel Hill deadline.
25 John Link said that the letter would give a clear indication to Chapel Hill on when
26 Orange County will begin their internal process on the 60 acres.
27 Commissioner Carey feels that the Board should set a finite time where a
28 decision would be made.
29 A motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner
30 Brown to write a letter to Chapel Hill and Carrboro stating that the Board is going to designate
31 the entire 169 acres of the Greene Tract for the public hearing but will decide on the 60 acres by
32 the time the Chapel Hill Town Council meets.
33 VOTE: UNANIMOUS
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35 Commissioner Halkiotis arrived at 8:37 p.m. at this point of the meeting
36 2. SCHOOL/PARKS RESERVE UPDATE AND LOCATION OPPORTUNITIES
37 Environment and Resource Conservation Director David Stancil presented this item. He
38 said that the attachment is a copy of the recommendation that the committee, commissioned by
39 the County Commissioners in May, approved. The attachment provides some annotation with
40 staff comments on a few areas that have changed since those recommendations were made.
41 These areas fall into three categories as follows: 1) considerations regarding the Northern
42 Orange Elementary School and Smith Middle School changed somewhat; 2) the fund for the
43 disposition of future allocations has changed; and 3) the Schools and Land Use Councils have
44 been working on a memorandum of agreement about co-location of school park facilities. There
45 is also interest in looking at ways to identify future school sites in the comprehensive plan using
46 that effort.
47 Chair Gordon explained the attachment that was written by she and Commissioner
48 Jacobs. She said that it differs from what the staff did because the staff simply annotated the
49 report, but she and Commissioner Jacobs thought it would be better to adopt it. If it is adopted,
50 then there will be things that are superceded by events, so the memo is based on the staff
51 annotations so the Board would not be adopting anything that had already been acted upon.
52 Commissioner Carey asked about phase one of the project.
53 John Link explained the project with the Town of Carrboro identified as item "E" in the
54 abstract.
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1 Commissioner Jacobs said that phase one was just the grading.
2 Commissioner Brown said that the usage of fields should be very clear in this
3 agreement.
4 Commissioner Carey said that the Joint Use Agreement should be reinforced as often as
5 possible.
6 Commissioner Brown made reference to C-3 and asked to add that whenever money is
7 spent on park designs and planning that a County Commissioner be involved in the design
8 process and that the expenditure for this process be approved by the Board of County
9 Commissioners. She has concerns about people spending money on plans and designs and
10 then dumping them.
11 The Board discussed the language for the sentence that Commissioner Brown wanted to
12 add to item C-3 as follows: "Any such funding should be subject to County Commissioners'
13 approval and a Commissioner may be appointed to any planning/design process as deemed
14 appropriate by the County Commissioners." The Board agreed on this sentence by consensus.
15 Staff will bring these recommendations back with all the changes. It will be put on the
16 December 7`h Consent Agenda.
17 A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Carey to
18 adopt the recommendations of the School/Parks Reserve Committee as revised and suggested
19 by Commissioners Gordon and Jacobs and amended with the one sentence suggested by
20 Commissioner Brown.
21 VOTE: UNANIMOUS
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23 Commissioner Jacobs said that the Carrboro Board of Aldermen understands that the
24 Board will not entertain any proposals for parks until after the first of the year. He was not
25 aware that any comments were made in that regard. He said that he was operating under the
26 assumption that the Board likes this one-to-one match that is mentioned in the document that
27 was just endorsed. He said that even if there is talk about using bond money that one-to-one
28 matches should be envisioned. He asked if another policy statement should be adopted that
29 deals with bond monies that is not part of the School/Parks Fund.
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31 3. CRITERIA FOR PARKLAND ACQUISITION
32 The Board discussed the criteria for evaluating possible land acquisition. Chair Gordon
33 mentioned the "existence of matching funds from a requesting jurisdiction"from the agenda
34 abstract and said that when the criteria is discussed that the Board could always say that they
35 expect at least a one-to-one match. She said that the staff is suggesting that the Board adopt
36 these criteria on an interim basis.
37 Commissioner Carey asked about the weighting system of the criteria and he was told
38 that this would be brought back at a later time after the Board adopts the criteria.
39 The Board agreed to say that at least a one-to-one match would be expected.
40 Commissioner Brown said that if any of the criteria is not applicable, then it should be
41 noted.
42 The Board agreed to add the following Parklands Acquisition Criteria:
43 1. The Board expects at least a one-to-one match of funds from a requesting
44 jurisdiction
45 2. All criteria are applicable
46 3. Cost— relative impact on County resources available and past contributions
47 4. Amount of resources already invested and previous commitments to that entity
48 5. Geographical location to the area to be served
49 6. Centrally located for the targeted population
50 7. Relationship to the inventory of existing facilities
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52 Commissioner Carey made reference to the statements "Appropriate intensity of use for
53 the area" and "Land for active recreation is suitable and appropriate for planned uses" and
54 asked if this was a duplication.
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1 David Stancil clarified that the "Appropriate intensity of use for the area" was to look at
2 the level of intensity to determine if the neighborhoods around the park would be impacted from
3 that type of use and intensity. The other criterion is to determine if the land is suitable.
4 Chair Gordon said that the criteria should say, "Appropriate intensity of use for the
5 surrounding area."
6 This item will be on consent agenda on December 7`h
7 A motion was made by Commissioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to
8 adopt the Parkland Acquisition Criteria as revised and to agree to use this to evaluate parkland
9 proposals on an interim basis until the Lands Legacy program is adopted.
10 VOTE: UNANIMOUS
11 John Link will send out both items to the Commissioners before the next meeting to be
12 sure that everything is included.
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14 4. AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOND PROJECTS
15 Housing and Community Development Director Tara Fikes said that in April of 1998 the
16 Board of County Commissioners appointed a Housing Bond Policy Task Force whose charge
17 was to develop policies that would govern how bond monies are expended in the future. The
18 Board approved the policy on December 15, 1998. She made reference to page six of the
19 agenda abstract that lists the members of the committee that would review the projects. At this
20 time, the Housing Bond Policy task force proposes eight projects to be funded by the housing
21 bond issue.
22 Commissioner Brown made reference to a request she made for a long-term affordability
23 policy. Geoffrey Gledhill said that this would be on the December 7`h agenda for Board
24 consideration.
25 Commissioner Brown asked about the land trust money that was received a few weeks
26 ago that could have a very interesting effect on some of the applications. She is not interested
27 in approving or disapproving any of the projects tonight. She would like to look at the
28 applications through the long-term affordability policy and the land trust money.
29 Commissioner Jacobs made reference to the Fair Housing Plan that was open for public
30 comment and asked if that will come back to the Board for approval. He would like to see the
31 criteria for evaluation and how each project came out in the scoring.
32 Commissioner Carey asked which two projects were unsuccessful and why.
33 Commissioner Jacobs made reference to the criteria on page 4 (the Bonus under the
34 Design criteria), and asked if he was to understand that the criterion about meeting the
35 accessibility needs of persons with disabilities is above and beyond what is usually required and
36 Tara Fikes said yes.
37 The Board asked for these answers to be brought back as soon as possible, either
38 December 7`h or January 18`h
39 Commissioner Brown asked for Tara Fikes to also come back with an overview of what
40 these projects are going to add to the market for each entity.
41 It was decided by consensus that deadlines would be noted on the agenda for
42 December 7`h
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44 5. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS PROCEDURES
45 Commissioner Brown made reference to page three, number four, and asked if there
46 should be a separate section for reappointments.
47 Beverly Blythe said that the attendance for the Boards and Commissions is not kept
48 regularly. Once this is approved, she will be sure that the Board will be provided with this
49 attendance information.
50 Commissioner Brown made reference to number six on page four, and added, "If an
51 unexpired term is more than 2 years, it shall be considered a full term." She was confused
52 about appointments for unexpired terms and said that someone could be appointed early on
53 and basically serve three terms.
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1 Commissioner Jacobs suggested adding a statement that says, "Serving an unexpired
2 term does not constitute a full term."
3 The Board agreed to add "If the unexpired term is greater than two years, it may be
4 considered a full term."
5 Commissioner Brown made reference to #9, which refers to the orientation that the
6 County gives, and said that she would like to add that the Planning Board, the Board of
7 Adjustment, and the Human Relations Commission be required to take training above and
8 beyond the County orientation.
9 The Board agreed to add, 'The following boards or commissions shall receive specific
10 training in their area of responsibility: Orange County Planning Board, Orange County Board of
11 Adjustment, Board of Health, Board of Social Services, Human Relations Commission, Board of
12 E&R, and Other Boards, as the Board of County Commissioners shall determine."
13 Commissioner Brown made reference to Chapel Hill passing a statement this year for
14 their Boards and Commissions relating to conflict of interest. She asked that the Board take a
15 look at it and consider adding something about conflict of interest.
16 Commissioner Jacobs made reference to #7, and said that he has read that if someone
17 misses three consecutive meetings then it is grounds for removal. He said that this is not
18 reflected in #7.
19 Beverly Blythe said that she wanted to make sure that all bylaws conform to this
20 resolution.
21 The Board agreed to add to #7, after "25 percent of the regularly scheduled Board
22 meetings," "or three consecutive meetings, whichever comes first."
23 Geoffrey Gledhill added a technical statement to #3 as follows: "(G.S. 160A-362) and,
24 by Chapter 234 of the 1987 session laws, G. S. 160A-360.1."
25 A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Brown to
26 approve the amendments to the Procedures for the Boards and Commissions with the above
27 revisions and to put it on the agenda for December 7`h. The implementation will be delayed until
28 the Board gets information on ethics from Chapel Hill.
29 VOTE: UNANIMOUS
30 John Link clarified that the ethics issue will be brought back as a decision item.
31 The Board agreed to ask the Boards and Commissions to provide 1) the basic charge or
32 task of the board; 2) number of board members; 3) specific task, function, or events they
33 accomplish annually; 4) email, phone number, and fax number for the chair; 5) priority concerns
34 or emergent issues in priority order the board has identified; and 6) if the board has had training
35 this year.
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37 6. DEPARTMENT HEAD PAY EQUITY DISCUSSION FOLLOWUP
38 Commissioner Brown made reference to #1 in the Elements to be Addressed and asked
39 Elaine Holmes if she was going to send something out to all of the department heads and
40 compile position descriptions.
41 Personnel Director Elaine Holmes said that in September she asked the department
42 heads to begin preparing their position descriptions and she provided them with an electronic
43 questionnaire. The position descriptions should be back to her by the end of November for
44 initial review.
45 Commissioner Brown added a question to the electronic questionnaire of how many
46 employees the department heads supervise and if the department has an advisory board.
47 Elaine Holmes said that the number of employees supervised is in the questionnaire, but
48 that she would add the question of advisory boards.
49 Commissioner Jacobs would be interested in knowing how many meetings outside of
50 regular business hours the department heads are required to attend as part of their job.
51 Commissioner Jacobs made reference to page three and the discussion for pay and
52 classification and said that this would be a perfect thing to refer to the Innovation and Efficiency
53 Committee.
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1 John Link clarified that the Innovation and Efficiency Committee would look where a
2 position and classification study would fit.
3 A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Brown to
4 confirm the direction as revised above and outlined in the abstract.
5 VOTE: UNANIMOUS
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7 7. ORANGE COUNTY PRIORITY LIST FOR 2002-2008 TRANSPORTATION
8 IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
9 Planner Karen Lincoln said that a priority list for the Metropolitan Planning Organization
10 was given to the County Commissioners at their last meeting. This abstract includes projects
11 that are outside of the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Transportation Improvement
12 Program. She made reference to the schedule of meetings and read the schedule for
13 developing the TIP. She said that after the priority list goes to the TAC in December, the
14 recommendation will be taken to the TCC and a priority list will be recommended that would be
15 put out for public comment. In January, there will be a public hearing and a priority list will be
16 approved to submit to the state. The state will draft the 2002-2008 TIP and release the draft in
17 June of 2000. The revised draft will be sent back to the TCC in November of 2000 with a final
18 TIP adopted by the Board of Transportation in June of 2001. She made reference to the
19 agenda abstract and said that she supplied the priority list from Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and
20 Hillsborough (pages 39-41). All of those requests are incorporated into the TCC priority list.
21 She pointed out the priority list received from the TCC that is being forwarded to the TAC and
22 said that the number one priority was the Homestead Road widening and it was not included.
23 She was told by the lead planning agency staff that the project is fully funded and its
24 construction is scheduled for 2004, so it was not included in the priority list. She said that the
25 project was pushed back three years because it was previously scheduled for 2001.
26 Chair Gordon asked Karen Lincoln to research why the Homestead Road project was
27 pushed back and also to check out the feasibility study on State Route 1009. She does not
28 know which road this is and what is being done.
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30 8. CLOSED SESSION
31 A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to
32 go into closed session to discuss the County's position and to instruct the County Manager and
33 County Attorney on the negotiating position regarding the terms of a contract to purchase real
34 property, NCGS Section 143-318.11(a)(5).
35 VOTE: UNANIMOUS
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37 ADJOURNMENT
38 A motion is made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Brown to
39 adjourn the meeting. The next meeting is scheduled for December 7, 1999 at 7:30 p.m. in the F.
40 Gordon Battle Courtroom in Hillsborough, North Carolina.
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42 Alice M. Gordon, Chair
43 Beverly A. Blythe, Clerk