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Orange County
Board of Commissioners
Agenda
Regular MeetingNote:Background Material
January 22, 2015on all abstracts
7:00 p.m.available in the
Richard Whitted Meeting FacilityClerk’s Office
300 West Tryon Street
Hillsborough, NC 27278
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1.Additions or Changes to the Agenda
PUBLICCHARGE
The Board of Commissioners pledges to the residentsof Orange County its respect. The Board asks its
residentsto conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner, both with the Board and with fellow
residents. At any time should any member of the Board or any residentfail to observe this public charge,
the Chair will ask the offending person to leave the meeting until that individual regains personal control.
Should decorum fail to be restored, the Chair will recess the meeting until such time that a genuine
commitment to this public charge is observed. All electronic devices such as cell phones, pagers, and
computers should please be turned off or set to silent/vibrate.
2.Public Comments(Limited to One Hour)
(We would appreciate you signing the pad ahead of time so that you are not overlooked.)
a.Matters not on the Printed Agenda (Limited to One Hour –THREE MINUTE LIMIT PER
SPEAKER –Written comments may be submitted to the Clerk to the Board.)
Petitions/Resolutions/Proclamations and other similar requests submitted by the public will not be acted
upon by the Board of Commissioners at the time presented. All such requests will be referred for
Chair/Vice Chair/Manager review and for recommendations to the full Board at a later date regarding a)
consideration of the request at a future regular Board meeting; or b) receipt of the request as information
only. Submittal of information to the Board or receipt of information by the Board does not constitute
approval, endorsement, or consent.
b.Matters on the Printed Agenda
(These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda below.)
3.Petitions by Board Members (Three Minute Limit Per Commissioner)
4.Proclamations/ Resolutions/ Special Presentations
a.Human Relations Month Proclamation
5.Public Hearings
a.CDBG Program –Scattered Site Housing Rehabilitation Program
b.CDBG Program –Economic Recovery Program
6.Consent Agenda
Removal of Any Items from Consent Agenda
Approval of Remaining Consent Agenda
Discussion and Approval of the Items Removed from the Consent Agenda
a.Minutes
b.Motor Vehicle Property Tax Releases/Refunds
c.Property Tax Releases/Refunds
d.Applications for Property Tax Exemption/Exclusion
e.FY 2014-2015 Budget Amendment #5
f.Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Amendment Outline and
Schedule for Sign Regulation Amendments
g.Request for Road Additions to the State Maintained Secondary Road System
h.Revised Memorandum of Agreement between the NC Sedimentation Control Commission and
Orange County
i.Buckhorn Mebane Sewer Phase 2 Extension Project Easements & Pump Station Property
j.Amending the County Manager’s Employment Contract
k.Right-of-Way Agreements for Duke Energy for the Provision of Electrical Service to Electric
Vehicle Charging Stations
l.Change in BOCCRegular Meeting Schedule for 2015
7.Regular Agenda
a.Updated Orange County Partnership to EndHomelessness Memorandum of Understanding
b.Recommended Uses of General Fund Unassigned Fund Balance as of June 30, 2014
8.Reports
9.County Manager’s Report
Projected January 27, 2015 Regular Work Session Items
Follow-up on Ephesus Church Road/Fordham Boulevard Public Improvements and Request
for County Investment in the Project
Application and Guidelines for the County’s ¼ Cent Sales Tax Business Investment Grants
& Agriculture Investment Grants
FY 2015-16 Budget Assumptions/Fiscal Outlook/Budget Update/Budget Drivers (in Prep for
BOCC Retreat)
Board Appointments to Advisory Boards/Commissions
10.County Attorney’s Report
11.Appointments
a.Affordable Housing Advisory Board–Appointments
b.Arts Commission–Appointments
c.Commission for the Environment–Appointment
d.Economic Development Advisory Board–Appointment
e.Orange County Housing Authority–Appointments
12.Board Comments
(Three Minute Limit Per Commissioner)
13.Information Items
December 9, 2014 BOCC Meeting Follow-up Actions List
Tax Collector’s Report –Numerical Analysis
Tax Collector’s Report –Measure of Enforced Collections
Tax Assessor’s Report-Releases and Refunds under $100
Major Fund Financial Statement for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2014
BOCC Chair Letter Regarding Petitions from December 9, 2014 Board Meeting
14.Closed Session
“To discuss the County’s position and to instruct the County Manager and County Attorney on the
negotiating position regarding the terms of a contract to purchase real property,” NCGS § 143-
318.11(a)(5).
15.Adjournment
Note:Access the agenda through the County’s web site, www.orangecountync.gov
Orange County Board of Commissioners’ regular meetings and work sessions are available via live streaming
video at orangecountync.gov/occlerks/granicus.aspand Orange County Gov-TV on channels 1301 or 97.6
(Time Warner Cable).