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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: December 1, 1997
Action Agenda
Item# _
Subject: Economic Development Funding by the General Assembly
Department: County Manager Public Hearing: Yes_X_No
Budget Amendment Required: Yes X No
Attachment(s): Information Contact:
Letter,Resolution, Manager's Office, Extension 2300
Other Attachments from TJCOG
Telephone Numbers:
Hillsborough 732-8181
Durham 688-7331
Mebane 227-2031
Chapel Hill 967-9251
Purpose: To consider taking action to authorize the release of funds that were appropriated to Councils of
Government by the General Assembly.
Background: A sum of$48,015 was appropriated to each COG to assist local governments in their economic
development activities. Of the amount, $6961.04 is due the COG based on Orange County's
population.
Recommendation: The Manager recommends that the Board of Commissioners approve the attached
resolution and authorize the Chair to sign.
12/01/97
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TRIANGLE J COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
W o r l d
' 100 Park Drive,P.O.Box 12276
C l a s s Research Triangle Park,NC 27709
919.549.0551 FAX:919.549.9390
R e g i o n
November 19, 1997
Commissioner Bill Crowther
Orange County Chair
372 St. Mary's Road
Hillsborough, NC 27278
Dear Commissi er. Qlj
The Triangle J Council of Governments has again received official notification that funds are
available to assist the economic development programs of this and the other seventeen regions.
Attached is a copy of the accomplishments for the past year with the work plan for this coming
year. The General Assembly approved$48,015 for each Council of Governments for each year of
the biennium. Your government is asked to release its share(based on population)to the Council
of Governments. A copy of the region's list of population and funds is attached as is a copy of
Section 16.5 of Senate Bill 352,the 1997ratified budget bill.
To this end you are asked to place on your next board agenda a resolution to release your share
of the economic development monies from the State Budget Office to the Triangle J Council of
Governments. You are reminded that just as with past years'economic development funds,
money not released reverts to the general fund; it is not made available directly to local
governments. The resolution to release funds is enclosed. When approved,please return the
original, signed,sealed and fully executed document to the Council of Governments at the earliest
possible date. Retain a copy for your files.
Should you wish a representative of the Council of Governments to attend the board meeting to
provide additional information or respond to questions,please contact Charles Krautler at 558-
9395. Your cooperation and continued support are gratefully acknowledged and appreciated.
Sincerely,
Pat Evans,Chairman
Triangle J Council of Governments
Enclosures
CC: Manager and Delegate
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RESOLUTION 97/98
BY
ORANGE COUNTY
WHEREAS, in North Carolina the Lead Regional Organizations, as voluntary
organizations serving municipal and county governments, have established productive
working relationships with the cities and counties across the state; and
WHEREAS, the General Assembly continued to recognize this need through the
appropriation of$864,270 to help the Lead Regional Organizations assist local
governments with grant applications, economic development, community development,
and to support local industrial development activities and other activities as deemed
appropriate by their local governments; and
WHEREAS, these funds are not intended to be used for payment of members'
dues or assessments to Lead Regional Organization or to supplant funds appropriated
by the member governments; and
WHEREAS, in the event that a request is not made by a unit of government for
release of these funds to our Regional Council, the available funds will revert to the
State's General Funds; and
WHEREAS, in Region J funds in the amount of$48,015 will be used to carry out
the economic development plan approved by the COG Board of Delegates and
especially to improve the economy of the counties and towns of the Region by
strengthening ties to, and consequently, the benefits of the Research Triangle Park.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that ORANGE COUNTY requests the
release of its$6961.04 share of these funds to the Triangle J Council of Governments
at the earliest possible time in accordance with the provisions of section 16.5 of Senate
Bill 352, the 1997 ratified budget bill. Adopted this day of . 1997 at
by:
(signature) SEAL
Chief Elected Official
(signature)
Witness
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Triangle J Council of Governments t
Economic Development Report to Local Governments
Summary of 1996/97 Accomplishments
Strategic Economic Planning and Cooperation
1. This year our work has included a rapid response to the federal government's
request for applications for EDA money made available following Hurricane
Fran. Staff conducted a survey of local goverrunents to ascertain the extent of
damage to business related infrastructure caused by Hurricane Fran. Worked
with local developers and elected officials to assess the liklyhood of funding
various projects,and prepared the pre-applications. Four pre-applications were
subsequently submitted and were successful. Then full applications were
development,submitted,shepharded through the various reviews and all four
were accepted. Grant have been approved for Garner-$555,000,-for Raleigh-
$500,000,Sanford-$1 million,and (soon)for Chatham County-$400,000. An
economic recovery"Fran grant" for Johnston County was also supported by
Triangle J.
2. Achieved final approval for extended area telephone service implementation to
and from Pittsboro and eastern Chatham County to and from Apex,Cary and
Raleigh. EAS means flat rate and toll free local calling for our citizens. This
action was appealed to the Federal Communications Commission.
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among other key groups involved in the Triangle Region's community anbd
economic development. Served with local economic development groups.
Participated in the Wake County Economic Development Commission's planning
process.
4. Made presentations to industrial clients for the State Department of Commerce,
for various chambers and for county economic development commissions
throughout the region and the state. Served on international trade and business
development panels and programs throughout the state.
5. TJCOG provided staff support for the Greater Triangle Regional Council,a
body whose purpose is to create the vision and assist in setting the direction for
the Region' s future. One of the key goals of the GTRC is to examine regional
development choices as the population grows by another 600,000 over the next
generation. The GTRC seeks to build on the recognized assets of the Research
Triangle Park,Raleigh-Durham International Airport, and Umstead State Park.
World Class Region Conference 1998,planning underway.
6. Worked on the projects with the RDU International Airport staff including
efforts to increase the number of airlines serving the area and the frequency and
destinations of daily passenger and cargo departures. In the process of
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1996/97 Report,continued
developing with IBM and RDU a prototype kiosk with inter-active computer to
assist both domestic and international visitors.
Activities to Internationalize the Region's Economy
1. Served as the grantee for Foreign Trade Zone#93;made numerous
presentations and conducted the meetings of the Rates,Tariff, and Legal Review
Board. Responsible for the FTZ Subzones, the largest of which is #93 B,IBM;
helped IBM to prepare for their subzone's deactivation. Prepared several
boundary modifications,both in the Triangle and around the state. Assisted#93
Operator,Long International Logistics Services,Inc. in marketing the Zone to
international traders through out the world.
2. Increased the number and services of foreign trade zones throughout North
Carolina. Lobbied the approval of a new FTZ subzone application for a-major
industry in the Triad. Continued contract with the State of North Carolina,
Department of Commerce to serve as their"grantee representative" for the three
other foreign trade zones in North Carolina. Worked with Charlotte FTZ Board to
gain operator agreement,qualify a new operator and applied (successfully) for a
boundary modification at Zone#57. Also,provided information and supported
the application for a foreign-trade zone at the Piedmont Triad Partnership in
planning their FTZ application. Contracted with the Global TransPark to help
them activate thier recently approved FTZ#214.
3. Supported the World Trade Center North Carolina as corporate secretary and
executive board member. (Lobbied legislature for$300,000 in educational
program funds for 1997/98.) Assisted in obtaining other public support,served
on nominating and membership committees. The World Trade Center North
Carolina now has a branch office at the Piedmont Triad Partnership. TJCOG
assisted the Center in finding a new,more affordable location following flooding
by Hurricane Fran.
4. Maintained world trade contacts via the North Carolina World Trade Association,
Elected State Board Secretary, 1993 through 1997 and Triangle Chapter President for
1995-97. Host for the NCWTA 1997 Annual Conference in Raleigh. The NCWTA
conference brought over 200 international business leaders to the Triangle for the
three-day,May event. Advisor for the State NCWTA Annual Conference in May.
NCWTA has received the Presidential"EXPORT"Award.
5. In the process of developing with IBM and RDU a'prototype kiosk with inter-
active computer to assist international visitors. Being translated into five
lanuages identified as those of the majority of foreign business visitors.
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Additional Activities Related to Economic Development
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Solid Waste Staff
1. Initiated,with a$162,000 grant from the U. S.Environmental Protection
Agency, a two-year project to identify potential cost-saving partnerships between
existing and potential industries for the reuse of materials,water and energy.
2. Produced ten case studies of commercial and institutions construction projects
which used specifications (developed last year) to reduce construction waste
without increasing project cost.
3. Produced a vidio on"deconstruction"entitled Old Buildings Don'st Have to Go to
Waste.
Land Use Planning,Data Center&GIS
1. Continued work on a cooperative demographic forecasting project for use in:
Regional transportation planning; Regional water supply study;.Economic
development partnerships;Regional development choices;and,Infrastructure,
land use and environmental planning.
2. Reviewing Town of Benson's plans and development codes, addressing such
issues as telecommunications tower siting,billboard policy,water and sewer
extensions, and issues such as super store impact on main.
3. Working with Chatham County on a land use plan that has identified six
policy issues including the development of"economic centers" in the county.
4. Served as regional data center,improved regional GIS.
Water Resources Planning
1. Background work has been done on regional water study;bulk of project
remains to be completed. Assisted in regional study of wastewater treatment
options.
2. Continued to provide staff support and technical services to Upper Neuse
River Basin Association.
3. Continued work on the creation of an Upper Cape Fear River Basin
Association.
4. Continued to assist a number of local governments in their efforts to obtain
water supply allocations from Jordan Lake.
5. Assembled information of privately owned and operated water and wastewater
systems in the Triangle; and,actively participated in statewide task force to assure
that public and private water systems remain economically,technically and
environmentally viable over the long term.
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1996/97 Report, continued
6. Continued to work with several local governments to monitor water quality
trends in several of the Region's drinking water supplies.
7. Assisted several local governments in efforts to prepare comprehensive water
and sewer system plans.
8. Assisted in development of legislation authorizing local-state water quality
protection frameworks.
9. Assisted several local governments in efforts to apply for Clean Water
Management Trust Fund grants. At least three have been awarded funding.
10. Assisted in successful effort to gain a$1.5 million appropriation to the Cape
Fear River Assembly from the North Carolina state budget. Funds will be used
for monitoring and research of the Cape Fear River basin.
UPDATED 11/97
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Triangle J Council of Governments
1997/98 Work Plan
Goals to Improve the Economic Competitiveness of the Region
Goal: Identify the key factors and pursue cooperative projects that will
keep this Region economically competitive and promote actions on the part of
local,state and federal governments that will strengthen the Region's economy.
• Determine with the Division of Community Assistance the most useful role for
TJCOG in the CDBG Program. • Assess viability,convene and staff the Regional
Marketing Group. • Expand,update,publish and market the new "Triangle Map"
to replace the Metro Map. • With the staff of the Greater Triangle Regional Council,
prepare for World Class Region Confenence 1998. • Pursue a regional economic
forecasting model which builds on economic analysis,current state,national and
international economic trends,and the effects of new public policies and social trends
upon businesses and promote regional transportation planning. • Pursue
cooperative demographic forecasting. • Continue regional water quality
management strategies to protect water supplies in both the Neuse and Cape Fear
River basins. • Identify long-term development alternatives and assessment of the
costs associated with various development patterns. • Conduct a long-term study of
water supplies. • Promote the development and use of the Triangle J GIS and
Regional Data Center. • Explore regional planning role in providing affordable
housing. • Continue the regional biosolids composting effort.
Goal: Further the Internationalization of the Region's Economy
• Continue to serve on the International Committee of the Greater Raleigh Chamber
of Commerce,work with IBM on the project to add international information kiosks
at RDU. • Support the World Trade Center North Carolina as corporate secretary
and executive board member. • Maintain world trade contacts via the North
Carolina World Trade Association,re-elected state executive board secretary.
• Serve on the NCWTA Triangle Chapter executive board as past-president.
• Advisor for the NCWTA Annual Conference(keynote speaker is Retired General
Colin Powell) to be held May 1998,in Charlotte.
• Foreign Trade Zone#93 Grantee- fulfill contractual and administrative
responsibilities for Zone#93 and existing or potential subzones;help market the
general purpose zone and develop new subzones as needed. • Provide training to
developers on Zones and make public/civic presentations. • Meet the contractual
responsibilities as the FTZ grantee representative for the North Carolina Department
of Commerce and for the Global TransPark Authority. • Pursue other FTZ
administrative contracts and develop other subzones.
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Goal: Assist member governments,individually or collectively, to
deliver cost-effective services to their citizens.
• Continue the push for an affordable;regional telephone system. • Explore
means for assisting local governments in the region to increase affordable
housing. • Explore new sources for assistance to governments and business.
• Seek alternative sources&funds for the COG and for the member local
governments. • Lobby for the interests of the Region at the state and federal
levels.
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Region J
Population and Dollar Amounts
REGION NAME IS TRIANGLE J COG AMOUNT PERCENT POP 9,e
GOLDSTON CHATHAM' $ 23.90o' 0.05 364
PITTSBORO CHATHAM $ 132.36•, 0.28 2016
SILER CITY CHATHAM $ 363.80 0.76 5541
RURAL + SMALL TOWNS CHATHAM $ 2913.62 6.07 44377
RURAL + SMALL TOWNS DURHAM $ 2526.51 5.26 38481
BENSON JOHNSTON $ 233.80 0.49 3561
CLAYTON JOHNSTON $ 447.97 0.93 6823
FOUR OAKS JOHNSTON $ 113.39 0.24 1727
KENLY(PART) JOHNSTON $ 106.03 0.22 1615
MICRO JOHNSTON $ 30.73 . 0.06 468
PINE LEVEL JOHNSTON $ 87.72 0.18 1336
PRINCETON JOHNSTON $ 97.04 0.20 1478
SELMA JOHNSTON $ 361.50• 0'.75 5506
SMITHFIELD JOHNSTON $ 728.58 1.52 11097
WILSON'S MILLS JOHNSTON $ 46.81 0.10 713
RURAL + SMALL TOWNS . JOHNSTON $ 6514.06• 13.57 99215
BROADWAY(PART) LEE $ 70.25 0.15 1070
SANFORD LEE $ 1385.34. 2.89 21100
RURAL + SMALL TOWNS LEE $ 3112.22 6.48* 47402
CARRBORO ORANGE $ 977.03 2.03 14881
CHAPEL HILL(PART) ORANGE $ 2?38.6.7- 5.75 .42017
HILLSBOROUGH ORANGE $ 327.75 0.68 4992
MEBANE(PART) .ORANGE $ 37.10 0.08 565
RURAL + SMALL TOWNS ORANGE $ 6961.04 14.50 106023
APEX WAKE $ 561.56 1.17 8553
FUQUAY-VARINA WAKE 5 381.07 0.79 5804
GARNER WAKE $ 1154.36 2.40 17582
HOLLY SPRINGS WAKE $ 319.48 0.67 4866
KNIGHTDALE WAKE $ 231.44 0.48 3525
MORRISVILLE(PART) WAKE $ 142.15 0.30 2165
ROLESVILLE {JAKE $ 45.63 0.10 695
WAKE FOREST WAKE $ 511.66 1.07 7793
WENDELL WAKE $ 233.60 0.49 3558
ZEBULON WAKE $ - 283.70 0.59 4321
RURAL + SMALL TOWNS WAKE $13700.83• 28.53 208676
TOTALS --------------------- $48015.01 100.02 731312
IGNORED ** * CARY, DURHAM, RALEIGH
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COL;NCIL OF GOVERNMENT FUNDS
Section 16.5. (a) Of the funds appropriated in this act to the
Department of Commerce, eight hundred sixty-four thousand two hundred seventy
dollars (S864,270) for the 1997-98 fiscal year and eight hundred sixty-four thousand
two hundred seventy dollars (5864,270) for the 1998-99 fiscal year shall only be used
as provided by this section. Each regional council of government or lead regional
organization is allocated up to forty-eight thousand fifteen dollars (548,015) for each
fiscal year, with the actual amount calculated as provided in subsection (b) of this
section.
(b) The funds shall be allocated as follows: A share of the maximum
forty-eight thousand fifteen dollars (548,015) each fiscal year shall be allocated to
each county and s,naller city based on the most recent annual estimate of the Office
of State Planning of the population of that county (less the population of any larger
city within that county) or smaller city, divided by the sum of the total population of
the region (less the population of larger cities within that region) and the total
population of the region living in smaller cities. Those funds shall be paid to the
regional council of government for the region in which that city or'county is located
upon receipt by the Department of Commerce of a resolution of the governing board
of the county or city requesting release of the funds. If any city or county does not so
request payment of funds by June 30 of a State fiscal year, that share of the allocation
for that fiscal year shall revert to the General Fund.
(c) A regional council of government may use funds appropriated by this
section only to assist local governments in grant applications, economic development,
community development, support of local industrial development activities, and other
activities as deemed appropriate by the member governments.
(d) Funds appropriated by this section shall not be used for payment of
dues or assessments by the member governments and shall not supplant funds
appropriated by the member governments.
(e) As used in this section, "Larger City" means an incorporated city
with a population of 50,000 or over. "Smaller City" means any other incorporated
city.
Requested by: Senator Martin of Pitt, Representatives Mitchell, Baker, Carpenter
Senate Bill 352 Page 329