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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 08-17-1993 - VIII-G 1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: August 17 , 1993 Action Agenda Item # v _c SUBJECT: SEPTEMBER 30 ASSEMBLY OF GOVERNMENTS MEETING: FUNDING FOR GROWTH MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING: YES )( NO ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: Planning Director Memo Dave Stancil, Extension 2590 Memo from Chapel Hill Town Councilwoman Brown TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Draft Brochure Hillsborough - 732-8181 Chapel Hill - 967-9251 Durham - 688-7331 Mebane - 227-2031 PURPOSE: To consider the allocation of $500 for a County/Town/UNC growth management conference which would be conducted as part of the Assembly of Governments meeting on September 30, 1993. BACKGROUND: In June of this year an ad hoc committee of elected officials, staff and interested citizens met to consider the possibility of holding a growth management conference in the fall of this year to bring together representatives and citizens from the County, Towns and UNC to discuss the direction of growth in the County and potential for a common vision among the various jurisdictions of this growth. The ad hoc committee is chaired by Councilwoman Joyce Brown of Chapel Hill, and includes County Commissioner Alice Gordon, Carrboro Mayor Eleanor Kinnaird, Chapel Hill Town Manager Cal Horton and UNC professor of City and Regional Planning David Brower. One of the country's foremost experts in the field of growth management and adequate public facilities planning is Dr. John DeGrove from Florida Atlantic University. Dr. DeGrove was in the vanguard of statewide comprehensive planning in Florida and helped draft the 2 state's programs on public facilities planning (concurrency planning) and regionally-oriented planning. The conference would be funded by Orange County, the Towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough; UNC; the Conservation Fund; the Sierra Club; and a number of other civic agencies. Orange County's share of the conference cost would be $500. The County has also been asked to set up a temporary account and serve as the conduit for revenues and expenditures, a role the County Finance Department served in financing the 1991 conference with Randall Arendt. The Board of Commissioners and the County's advisory board mailing list will receive notice of the conference later in August. RECOMMENDATION: The Administration recommends that the Board approve the appropriation of $500 from the Board's contingency account to fund the County's share of this conference, and agree to allow the County Finance Department to serve as the financial entity for the conference. 7 ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: MARVIN COLLINS Planning Director FROM: DAVE STANCIL Planner II-Comprehensive DATE: August 4, 1993 SUBJECT: TODAY'S LUNCH MEETING ON DEGROVE CONFERENCE At today's lunch meeting, several items regarding the September 30 conference were discussed. Listed below is a synopsis of the more important comments/actions: • There will be two sessions on September 30. A morning session will be held at the University Presbyterian Church on Franklin Street in downtown Chapel Hill - consisting of two sub- sessions (one of which will be a panel discussion from 8:30 until 12 :30. The evening session (Assembly of Governments) will be held at the Chapel Hill Town Hall Council Chamber from 7 :30-10 : 00 . • The panel discussion will be held in the "PBS" format, with 10-12 panelists. Each panelist will have a specific area of expertise and can expect to have specific questions about his/her are of expertise put directly to them. other questions will be open to the entire panel for general discussion. Dr. DeGrove will serve as the moderator of the panel, and Dr. David Godschalk will also be involved. Joyce Brown, Margaret Brown and Livy Ludington presented a possible list of panelists. The following names were suggested for the panel: Elected officials: Verla Insko, Shirley Marshall, Jacqueline Gist, Joe Hackney. Citizen activists: Allen Spalt. UNC: David Godschalk, an assistant vice chancellor (TBA) . Local gov't staff: John Link, Cal Horton. Business community: Joel Harper (CoC) , Jim Heavner (Village Companies) , Sally Jessee (PPP/Marin Properties) , Bob Epting (attorney) , Bev Webb (attorney) . Banking: Eddie Mann, Margie Schoeffner, Mark Royster. Farming: Bob Strayhorn (Larry Rogers) . - f - t 8 Others: Wendy Olsen, Frank Sheffield, Sally Boericke( ? ) Other suggestions are to be referred to Joyce Brown. • The need for more minority representation on the panel was mentioned. • A brochure is being roughed up by Chapel Hill staff for the conference. Notice to be run in civic group newsletters, newspapers and Cablevision. • Revenues can be expected to come in August 17-31 . The first expenditures may be plane fare and $60 ($25 refundable) on the meeting site. Mailing lists may be split by jurisdiction, with each jurisdiction footing the bill for notifying their own mailing list to cut costs. Also, DeGrove may be able to stay with UNC or DCRP professor. • The next meeting will be held Tuesday, August 24 at Tsing Tao restaurant in Timberlyne Shopping Center, Chapel Hill ( 12 :30) . Ann Rimmer has informed me that John is expecting an abstract for the August 17 BOCC meeting on our allocation. I have not yet spoken with Ken Chavious regarding accounting (he will be back tomorrow) . I will keep you informed as I hear more. • 3 h'_MCR21=rn TO : Jo= n DeGrove Visit Steerng Ccmm `ee FROM : Joyce Brown SUBJECT: Meeting of Tuesday,1 �es,.ay, July 13 DATE : July 21 , 1993 This is a follow-up to the July 13 Columbia Street Bakery eet Ba e_y meet; �ng of the John DeGrove Visit to Orange County planning group . Those in attendance were : Bill Bracey David Brower Joyce Brown Margaret Brown Alice Gordon- Margaret Hauth Cal Horton • Eleanor Kinnaird Livy Ludington Joyce Smith David Stancil Julia Trevarthan • John DeGrove will be arriving in Orange County on Wednesday, .September 29 . His activities will include meeting with students and faculty from city, urban, and regional planning disciplines , people interested in forming 1000 Friends of North Carolina, elected officials, staff, and the various boards and others involved and interested in planning issues, and the general public . The Steering Committee discussed the lecture and panel discussion to be held on Thursday, September 30, tentatively scheduled for the Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall . The Steering Committee will also be responsible for planning the Assembly of Governments meeting scheduled for Thursday night at the Chapel Hill Town Hall . The following is a list of assignments of tasks . These will be discussed at the next meeting to be held on August 4 at 12 : 30 p.m. at the Village Diner, 600 W. King Street , Hillsborough. Travel Arrangements - Julie Trevarthan Mailing Lists - Margaret Brown and Joyce Smith Format and Selection of Questions - Bill Bracey, David Brower, for Panel Discussion Questions Joyce , Jo y c� Bro�n Livy Ludington, Julia Trevarthan 4 Selection of Panelists - Joyce Brown, Margaret. Brow:- , Livv Ludington Finalize Meeting Site - Joyce Smith Conf erence Coordinators - Livy and Dick Ludington Revenues - David Stancil Expenditures - Julia Trevarthan Publicity Flyer - Maraaret Brown an .Joyce Stith • Budoet Anticipated Revenues Town of Chapel Hill $ 500 (Cal) • Orange County 500 (Alice) Town of Carrboro 200 (Ellie) Conservation Fund 500 (Livy) Town of Hillsborough 100 (Jay) Others PPP 100 (Ellie) • Home Builders 100 (Ellie) Sierra Club 100 (Bill) Design Council 100 (Ellie) Urban/Regional Planning 100 (David) • OWASA 100 (Margaret Brown and Livy) $2 , 400 Anticipated Expenditures Airfare $ 400 Hotel 150 • Meals 100 Honorarium 1, 000 Mailings 150 Copies 100 Refreshments 300 Video Crew 175 Contingency 200 $2 , 575 it 5 Steerina Committee Members Bill Bracey Sierra Club 512 Hillsborough Street Chapel Hill , NC 27514 942-4462 David Brower Urban Studies Center CB #3410 Nickerson House 067A of North Carolina Chapel Hill , NC 27514 962-3074 Joyce Brown Council Member • Town of Chapel Hill • 306 N. Columbia Street Chapel Hill , NC 27516 • 968-2743 Margaret Brown 1509 Smith Level Road Chapel Hill , NC 27516 929-6460 Jay Bryan Carrboro Board of Aldermen P. O. Box 829 Carrboro, NC 27510 942-8541 Alice Gordan Orange County Commissioner P. O. Box 8181 Hillsborough, NC 27278 967-9251 Livy Ludington 304 Ray Road Chapel Hill , NC 27514 929-2259 • 6 • Qt c4 Support Maruaret Hauth 6C2 Airport Road Chapel Hill , NC 27514 966-4672 W. Calvin Horton Town Manager Town of Chapel Hill 306 N. Columbia Street Chapel Hill , NC 27514 966-2743 David Stancil Orange County Planning Dept. P. 0. Box 8161 Hillsborough, NC 27278 • 967-9251 Joyce Smith Deputy Town Clerk • Town of Chapel Hill 306 N. Columbia Street Chapel Hill, NC 27516 968-2715 Julia Trevarthan Carrboro Planning Department P. O. Box 629 Carrboro, NC 27510 968-7714 ../C r 10 '�i0j 3�`HO J OPL,72r."v?7(7 aiiiii;a, "... ` c--, ,..7 v' bN- —Ny 9ISLZ '7'N 114H 13d`v'H? 1331l.LS VI8WR1Q0 °N 90E 711H I3dVHD Q 1AM0i, Growth Management Conference September 30, 1993 Session 1 : 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Session II: 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. Tr, >, ii 1 te: ,...- ,,2, i 1 V cp N I C 0 "C) MdISbcr°ugh'SI.. -t - - _ _ .c c ca co rn C �sJ; {�, t t Y a) Y wu �dP V a. d Y 04,<Y �- j I *?? _ C C sI :\ , a C .,,01 0 c E z 1114 gi.' s iiir, a a) LoC -I V .V F. 1;I'; • • Q GROWTti,MANAGEMENT CONVERENCE Thursday, September 30 Sponsored by: Orange County- Town of Hillsborough Town of Carrboro Town of Chapel Hill Guest Speaker: Dr. John M. DeGrove, AICP Director, Florida Atlantic University/ /Florida International University Joint Center for Environmental and Urban Problems Morning Session - University Presbyterian Church, 209 E. Franklin St. Chapel Hill 8:00 - 8:30 Registration 8:30 - 10:00 First Session 10:00 - 10:30 Break/informal Discussion 10:30 - 12:00 Second Session 12:00 - 12:30 Informal Discussion Evening Session - Chapel Hill Town Hall Council Chamber 306 N. Columbia Street Chapel Hill 7:00 - 7:30 Assemble /Informal Discussion 7:30 - 9:30 Session 9:30 - 10:00 Informal Discussion Dr. John DeGrove, a professor with Florida Atlantic University's Department of Political Science, is a leading figure in Florida growth management and a nationally recognized authority in the fields of planning and public administration. Dr. DeGrove is on the boards of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and 1000 Friends of Florida. His memberships include the National Academy of Public Administration, the American Institute of Certified Planners, and the Urban Land Institute. He serves as an advisor to the state /regional /local planning and growth management systems in the states of California, George, Maine, New Jersey, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Vermont, Maryland, Virginia, Washington, and Oregon. Dr. DeGrove, considered a dynamic speaker, will address growth management issues in Orange County, including protection of agricultural resources and environmentally sensitive lands, and controlling urban sprawl. The County of Orange and the Towns of Hillsborough, Carrboro and Chapel Hill are jointly sponsoring this public discussion of the future growth of Orange County. Both sessions of the Growth Management Conference are open to the public. The evening session will be geared towards the local jurisdictions iri the County. All elected officials and members of advisory boards and commissions of the local jurisdictions are invited and encouraged to attend. If you plan to attend the Growth Management Conference, please fill out the registration form below and return to the address listed. Registration Form Name: Address: Phone: Please check one: Elected Official Advisory Board Member Local Business Person County/Local Government Staff Jurisdiction: Interested Member of Public Refreshments will be served before and during the break portions of the morning and evening sessions. Please return registration form to: Joyce Brown, Council Member Town of Chapel Hill 306 North Columbia Street Chapel Hill, NC 27516 �0