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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCFE 021201 Orange County Environment and Resource Conservation Department P . O . Box 8181 HrllsboroT. , Ili , NC 27278 Phone : (919) 245-2597 AN � Fax : (919) 644- 3002 r b It Eniail: cCy"llwford&o . oYan e . nc . us {tit S k Memorandum I ,, � . .c rII, kL } P r � y4i To : Commission for the Environment FEB - 6 2000 " i _: IN From : Julie Tucker , Chair Date : February 5 , 2001 Re : February 12 , 2001 Meeting Agenda Please find attached the agenda and materials for the next meeting of the Commission for the Environment , which is scheduled for : Monday, February 12, 2001 7 : 30 p . m . Am Southern Human Services Center 2505 Homestead Road Chapel Hill , NC Priority items at this meeting include completion of discussion on the Shaping Orange County ' s Future report ( review of committee comments and adoption of CFE comments ) . We will also have forester Jerry Gaertner present to speak further on the idea of selective forestry/ cooperative , before wrapping up with priorities for calendar year 2001 and a report on Cities/ Counties for Climate Protection . If you have questions , or will be unable to attend , please contact Carol Melton ( 245 - 2597 , cmeltonC@co . orange . nc . us ) by the Friday before the meeting . I look forward to seeing you on the 12th . AGENDA Orange County Commission for the Environment February 12 , 2001 7 : 30 p . m . Southern Human Services Center 2505 Homestead Road , Chapel Hill , NC Time Page # Item 7 : 30 I . Call to Order 7 : 30 II . Additions or Changes to Agenda 7 : 31 2 III . Approval of Minutes (January 8 , 2001 ) 7 : IV 33 . Selective Forestry Opportunities Following up on discussion from a previous meeting , forester Jerry Gaertner will be present to discuss selective forestry and potential for a coop of small landowners to market selective products together . 8 : 00 7 V. Shaping Orange County 's Future Review The Task Force is asked to review the comments from committees (Attachment 1 ) prior to the meeting , and come prepared to discuss and adopt official comments from the CFE as a whole . The Commission may wish to consider two approaches — forwarding committee comments as they are with a cover letter of highlight comments, or selecting comments from committee reports for a "' Commission as a whole" set of comments . 8 : 30 19 VI . Cities / Counties for Climate Protection Please see Attachment 2 . The AQ Committee has been asked to help staff evaluate the potential of joining this program . 8 : 45 29 VII . 2001 Priority List As requested on January 8, staff has developed the 2001 priority items in timeline fashion (Attachment 3 ) . 8 : 55 VIII . Agenda Items for Next Meeting ( March 12 ) Landfill Landscape Plan , Cape Fear Assembly presentation , 2002 State of Environment report planning , forestry followup . 9 : 00 IX. Breakout Sessions 9 : 30 X . Adjournment ® 2 COUNTY OF ORANGE COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT DRAFT Summary of Meeting January 8 , 2000 Held at Orange County Southern Human Services Center, Chapel Hill , NC Members Present : Mark Smith , Loraine Kohorn , Julie Tucker , Cara Crisler , Laura Cotterman , Annette Jurgelski , Hervey McIver . Roy Fortmann , Lee Rafalow , Richard Pratt . Excused Absences : Dan Okun Staff Present : David Stancil , ERCD Director, Rich Shaw , Land Conservation Manager , Carol Melton , ERCD Administrative Assistant . I . Call to Order . Tucker called the meeting to order at 7 * 40 p . m . II . Additions or Changes to Agenda . Stancil introduced information on ' Cities/ Counties for Climate Protection Program " which the BOCC is considering at their January 18t " meeting . The purpose of this program is to authorize staff to explore and report back on the possibility of the Orange County joining the Cities for Climate Protection Program ( C/ CPP ) administered by the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives ( ICLEI ) in Berkeley , California . This could require input from the CFE in the future as this is closely related to the work of the air quality sub - committee . Chapel Hill has suggested that the governments work together on a draft action plan . III . Approval of Minutes ( December 11 , 2000 ) . MOTION : Kohorn motioned to approve the December 11 , 2000 VOTE : Unanimous consent . IV. 2001 Priority Setting Using the goals for 2001 from the BOCC and the Commission , priorities and goals should be set for 2001 . A list of proposed CFE objectives with timetable as currently identified in the BOCC goals was handed out and reviewed by Stancil along with a draft copy of the BOCC goals . Draft CFE 1 / 8/01 Minutes Page 1 of 4 33 At the last meeting it was decided to forgo the interim 2001 Status report of the State of the Environment was due to many items to be completed by the CFE . 2001 State of the Environment report ( full report , sustainability theme , include review of County policies and operations ) . Needs to be completed by November 30 , 2001 for presentation at the BOCC retreat in December , 2001 . It was noted that planning needs to begin soon . The update to the Inventory of Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitat will begin with field work being done in March through October , 2001 . The work of the Biological Resources Committee and the CFE will begin later this year to review the draft inventory update and followed by a state and agency review in May , 2002 . A goal of having this to the BOCC in June 2002 was noted . The CFE is charged with developing the Natural Areas and Open Space Element of Comprehensive Plan and possibly a draft outline to be presented to the Biological Resource committee in April of 2001 and final draft presented to CFE in August 2001 . Followed by a final report to be developed by August 2001 ; a public hearing in February 2002 ; CFE recommendation in April 2002;and, adoption by BOCC in June 2001 . Developing the Natural Areas and open Space Element was slated as the next task priority after finishing SOCF report recommendations . The Water Resources Committee transition into the CFE will follow after the final report in February or March 2001 . To be completed by November 30 , 2001 for presentation at the BOCC retreat in December , 2001 . It was noted that planning needs to begin soon on policy evaluation then by June 2001 , submit an interim report to the BOCC in August . Then , move into trying to integrate existing surface water plans with new groundwater recommendations together in December 2001 - May 2002 with an interim report to BOCC May 2002 . Followed by a draft Water Resources Element of Plan in September 2002 for CFE input for a final draft by October/ November 2002 . CFE to recommend final Water Resources Element to BOCC in January 2003 with BOCC approval slated for February 2003 . Forest Management Practices and Policy item was noted as being ahead of plans . Members suggested revising the plan to include a follow - up info session on timber harvesting and management practices and that more information needs to be learned . Jerry Gurtner to speak at the next CFE meeting , a tour of different timber harvest operations , then begin thinking about policy issues . It was noted that the CFE would likely be asked to review Draft CFE 1 /8 /01 Minutes Page 2 of 4 04 at the memorandum of agreement between the county and the forest service . Sustainability Indicators in 2001 State of the Environment report to be reviewed by the Environmental Indicators & Education committee in Feb - April 2001 . Then , being using that format for the State of the Environment Report by June 2001 . The idea of creating a draft sustainability plan for county government in BOCC goals is planned for the latter part of 2001 with a possible opportunity for CFE review in November 2001 . Review proposals for development standard changes for the Upper Eno Watershed and possibly a presentation on what Bryan Dobins has done in April 2001 , how properties in the upper Eno basin could be used for preservation in conjunction with development . Then later in the year review proposed development standards changes . ERCD and Planning Directors to prepare report on the status of surface Is water protection in the ten water supply watersheds . CFE Water Committee to review draft watershed assessment in April 2001 followed by draft report to the CFE in August 2001 then , the findings to be used by CFE WC on integration of existing plans with ground water Dec . 2001 — May 2002 . A review of and prepare recommendations for 2002 - 2003 Lands Legacy Annual Action Plan to begin with Biological Resources Committee reviewing initial ideas in September 2001 , followed by recommendations to the CFE for adoption by October/ November 2001 and presented to BOCC in December . Review and recommend changes to the Environmental Impact Ordinance may occur this fiscal year also however , there is not scheduled on the timetable currently . Other outstanding items from last year 's list : • Additional Air Quality or AFV recommendations through 2001 State of the Environment report , • Flexible Development and other development regulations review , • Track development proposals , transportation plans , solid waste plans , animal waste lagoons ; • Coordinate with other groups ; • CFE web site • Water reclamation • Track nuclear waste • New transportation plans . Draft CFE 1 / 8/01 Minutes Page 3 of 4 05 The list is comprehensive and the CFE decided to wait on revised list and plan to adopt at the February meeting . Korhon asked if the CFE would consider adding a goal of recommending changes to Environmental Impact Ordinance . V . Updates • Little River park Advisory Committee — Kohorn reported a meeting to be held later this month to begin looking at what activities should be permitted , such as bikes , equestrian trails , rest room facilities , etc . Shaw noted the grant has a two year term for developing the park including restrooms , playground , picnic shelters , trail improvements . The committee is charged with determining the best locations for the facilities and what other uses aside from the obvious foot trails might be allowed . • American Stone Quarry Special Use Permit — Stancil reported the Planning Board meeting was postponed and that individual comments could still be submitted to the Planning Department until that time . • AFLEV report/ MSERG grant submittal was submitted in December for the difference in cost of alternative low emission vehicles and fueling station and possibly a February announcement of awards . Discussion of monitoring vehicles , fuel efficiency , maintenance issues and annual evaluations followed . VI . Agenda Items for Next Meeting ( February 12 ) Shaping Orange County 's Future ( adoption of CFE comments ) , Adopt 2001 - 2002 CFE Goals ; Forest management coop ( with guest speaker) , Landfill Landscape Plan , 2001 State of the Environment report planning . Rafalow asked about an update from Ben Hitchings on Triangle Greenprint plans . Staff to follow - up . VII . Shaping Orange County "s Future / Committee Breakout Sessions Materials mailed previously under separate cover included a template of questions . After initial discussion of the overall process , the Commission broke out into committees for discussion of committee comments and planned to discuss committee comments and adopt full Commission comments at February meeting . VIII . Adjournment The CFE adjourned at 10 : 30 p . m . Draft CFE 1 / 8 /01 Minutes Page 4 of 4 06 I r 07 Review of ' Shaping Orange County ' s Future - Provisional Report and Recommendations (Adptd . April 5 , 2000 ) " , particularly those sections which pertain to the County ' s Biological Resources by the Biological Resources Committee ( BRC ) of the Orange County Commission for the Environment contributing members : Loraine Kohorn , Laura Cotterman , and Hervey McIver Feb . 2 , 2001 Overall , we commend the SOCF participants for the Provisional Report and Recommendations , which we feel is a laudable statement of vision for Orange County ' s future . We are generally in agreement with the picture put forth by the SOCF effort . While the BRC reviewed the entire SOCF report , we devoted particular attention to Section IV . 1 . Environment and Land Use , which dealt most directly with issues relating to land use and to protection of the County ' s biological resources . But we also note that many issues that relate to land use are multi - dimensional , and that there are statements and proposals throughout the report which relate to potential future land use patterns , and which could effect habitat for those other species that reside in Orange County . The principle question that we asked in reviewing this document was whether the goals and actions proposed in the report provide comprehensive and appropriate guidance towards protection of the County 's biological resources. First and foremost in our minds are those species and habitats which are least compatible with human disturbance , such as those species which rely on large unfragmented hardwood forest tracts , riparian species that rely on unsilted streams , and those species and habitats observed to be declining in abundance or uncommon in the County . Generally we feel the SOCF report offers sound guidance towards shaping a landscape that will support at least much of indigenous biodiversity . But we found some aspects under - represented , the inclusion of which could do more to foster local protection of an integral green infrastructure . Our comments focus on the following five areas that we feel require further development or attention in the course of implementing SOCF ' s recommendations : 1 . Mechanisms for stopping the fragmentation of extant rural lands 2 . Adequate protection for identified sites of biological significance 3 . Long term solutions for working farms and for farmlands . 4 . Improvement of environmental education , both in schools and in the community 5 . Recognition of the importance of economic factors ( e . g . financing and markets ) in shaping trends in land use . 1 . Mechanisms for stopping the fragmentation of extant rural lands The report gives abundant vision of a future Orange County where development is compact , centered in discrete areas , serviced by public transportation , walkable and bikable - all laudable things to aim for in environmental protection . However , the question remains as to how we will get there from our current model of growth . The current low density development ( 2 , 5 , and 10 acre lots ) within the rural buffer and other rural areas , fostered by current zoning regulations , is a recipe for urban sprawl , and a quick means to total fragmentation of our few remaining large hardwood prime forest tracts . There are currently too few mechanisms in place to abate this pattern of settlement , which not only assures the loss of much remaining natural habitat in the County , but also works against many goals outside of the environmental ones , such as building community , affordability , and transportation aims . We recognize the difficulty of taking on this question , as indeed low density rural living is what many people want , and what may attract them to Orange County as a place to live . But protection of our biological resources requires some forces that counteract this type of planned fragmentation . From a biological perspective , while these fragmented forests may look much like hardwood forests dotted with homes , they in fact will no longer function as such for many species who rely on forest interiors , such as ground - nesting birds , who will become displaced from the County ; we may have retained many of the trees , but we will no longer have the forest . One possible mechanism to help counteract such patterns is to support the Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) concept as a means to achieve the dual goals of more compact development and open space preservation . Increased examination of the development and integration of a TDR program with other land use planning tools as are listed on p . 42 in the SOCF report , and target TDR when feasible . 09 2 . Adequate protection for identified sites of biological significance Orange County has done a commendable job to date of identifying its sites of biological importance , and of assisting in assuring protection of the most important sites . However , ultimately these inventoried sites , and the large parcels of prime forest identified in the TLC Landscape with Wildlife reports , are in many cases offered no protection . There is a need for zoning or other measures to protect existing identified natural areas of biological importance . As the sites of concern lie on private land , the County could assist by offering some compensatory measures or some tax incentives for legal conservation of these sites . The SOCF report also points to the importance of this protection in Goal 2 , Rec . I . Generally the report gives inadequate attention to the importance of generous riparian buffers , both for water quality protection as well as for protection of aquatic species . The County is already aware of the value of riparian buffers as biological corridors , but we wish to point out the need for more general attention to augmenting riparian buffers in the County . 10 3 . Long term solutions for working farms and for farmlands . The SOCF report addresses farming and farmlands at multiple points throughout the report , and we would like to highlight the importance of County efforts that can keep prime farmland in production in the County , as a means to accomplish numerous long term environmental aims at once , including protection of habitat . There is only so much prime farmland ; once this is lost to residential development , it is unlikely to revert to agricultural uses . Traditional farms tend to be large and to focus on both commodities crops and meat and dairy production . They are under pressure to fold and sell out less by local regulations and tax rates ( although many farmers may delight in railing against these ) than from economic issues such as marketing and financing options . There is also the very real problem of farmers aging out of farming without children willing to take over the cultivation of the land . The County , in partnerships , should try to promote the transition of willing farms to " alternative " farming with an emphasis on producing goods for local consumption . Often these farms need to cultivate less land , permitting , at least in principle , one traditional farm to become two or more alternative farms . While some traditional farmers will adapt to current market and social conditions , many more will need to sell out of economic necessity . There needs to be a mechanism for these farms to remain as working farms , such as financial , marketing , and logistical assistance to new people trying to start up in farming . We need to make the transition to new ownership work . 4 . Improvement of environmental education , both in schools and in the community People will be much more motivated to protect their surroundings , their environment , if they have some profound sense of where they live , and if they know the context of their place on the earth . What can we do in a highly mobile and technology - dependant society to greater foster a sense of place and of belonging on the land ? The SOCF report gives only brief attention to the importance of educating the County ' s population about the environment . The report makes an excellent suggestion in Section IV , Part 1 , Goal 2 , Recommendation 4 , regarding educating citizens on the use of native or non - invasive exotic plant species in plantings . But we feel that the County could go much beyond this , and make it part of its long - term goal to see that Orange County resident know , in a deep sense , where they live , and what the impacts of their own actions are on the local environment . The County might accomplish this through providing materials to schools , scout groups , and many community formal and informal educational settings for adults as well as children . The County also indirectly helps to foster knowledge of the local environment when they require protection of natural areas ( and not just buffer strips ) in subdivisions . Giving children and other residents a place to interact with Nature on a daily basis will shape their own respect for the land and for other species . The County may also be able to develop programs through the ERDC that can help to educate residents on the stewardship of their private land for biodiversity protection . 5 . Recognition of the importance . of economic factors ( e . g . financing and markets ) in shaping trends in land use While the SOCF report makes some references throughout to the role of economics , we feel that it is important to acknowledge that economic factors , in particular financing and markets , play a significant role in promoting both negative and positive trends in land use patterns . These decisions or policies then indirectly affect the kind of landscape that is shaped over time , and thereby the suitability of the land for its full complement of native species . Thereby we can add some proposals that - might help • Encourage local governments , in collaboration with State and Federal and non - governmental organizations , to engage private banks and financing entities and businesses that can market local products ( such as grocery chains ) . Such encouragement may be required if , for example , local produce is to be sold in local supermarkets , who currently are bound through contract to sell California and Florida produce . The expansion of local markets would provide clear economic incentive for preservation of local farms . Only with some creative mechanisms , which the County may be able to foster , will we be able to get locally produced foods and other products on local shelves in stores , hopefully at competitive prices . • Create a more cooperative and goal - sharing rapport and working environment of the business community . Get financing institutions to back alternative development plans , schemes , and technologies . Financing that can foster small - scale individualized residential development will help to alleviate large scale fragmentation that comes with mid and large scale residential developments , and will also help � 2� d *d "Id � ZS old 5 5 **d �5I'd (0 We recommend that the CfE comments . be structured in two sections : ( 1 ) high priority general comments , and (2) lower priority , but more detailed comments that the SOCF task force may consider in revising the report , if they desire , but are not essential to the objective of the task force . The SOCF report lacks a specific recommendation to "Protect Air Quality . " Although air quality is addressed in GOAL 3 , Recommendation 6 , this format is not appropriate because air quality issues are not limited to "Transportation " issues . The format of the report should be changed such that the second recommendation under GOAL 4 (Pollution Prevention and Waste Reduction) should be to "Protect Air Quality . " GOAL 3 , Recommendation 6 , should be moved to GOAL 4 , Recommendation 2 : Protect Air Quality , but the Action Strategies need to be changed . We recommend the following action strategies be included under GOAL 4 , Recommendation 2 : A . Promote transportation planning that addresses the need to protect air quality . (See Goal 3 for discussion of transportation issues ) . [ This is new. Please recommend better wording . ] Be "Promote ownership of low emission motor vehicles . . . license renewal fees . " [Fonnerly GOAL 3, Recommendation 6, Action Strategy A . ] C . "The County should take the lead in implementing ozone action plans and to encourage industries and businesses in the County to develop ozone action plans . " [Because ozone action plans have already been instituted, this strategy must be reworded. It is currently incorrect. ] D . "Institute hourly monitoring . . . local air quality . " [ We recommend that the SOCF task force drop this action strategy, which is very expensive . It might be better to use the same financial resources in another way . We doubt that it will effectively alter people ' s habits. Also, hourly monitoring is not necessary to determine the impact of traffic congestion and reduced VMT. The county can do that with any number of models. Instead of the current strategy, CfE suggests that Orange County "Lobby the State of North Carolina for more extensive air quality monitoring in Orange County, particularly for ozone and particulate matter. " ] E . Perform an air pollutant and greenhouse gases emissions inventory and forecast for the County . Develop an Action Plan for reducing greenhouse gases emissions . Develop policies for addressing pollutant emissions from stationary , area , mobile , and fugitive sources in the County . [If the County joins the Cities for Climate Protection, then an inventory of greenhouse gas ( GHG) emissions is required as part of the program . It probably needs to be reworded. ] F . The County and Towns should develop consistent and effective regulations on open burning . 13 G . The County and Towns should ban indoor smoking in all public access areas , including restaurants , bars , etc . (to protect the health of employees , customers , and the public at large) DAVE STANCIL - - TO MAKE SENSE OF WHAT FOLLOWS ! '. '. . ! ! 1614101061 . . . . . . . . . . . Non-bold font is the SOCF report ' s original wording. CfE ' s suggested rewording is in bold regular font. Suggested text to delete is in strike - out format. Our GENERAL comments , which do not offer suggested rewording, but instead raise issues about specific recommendations or action strategies (e . g. , whether we think an action strategy can be realistically implemented) are in bold italics . Section IV - Critical Areas to Maintain and Improve Our Quality of Life Goal 3 : Create Environmentally Sustainable Transportation Needs that Meet People ' s Needs Recommendation 1 . Help guide decisions on investment (and implementation ) in alternative transportation options by willingness�� �. ` e :.' L. eh option' p p 1.V111111111Iy� Vll. 1L + V1A � v � vF. v_ v _ _ .. . Action Strategy .A . ronduet a ' eien}}ifteally valid survey bothFegional � r . . . . forms o f transit 1111U V1 Vl K11U1 .. • NEW : Conduct a technically sound assessment of the existing transportation demands (e . g. , county traffic patterns ; movement of people from home to work and to other places ) to determine . how to best expand the existing transportation system, with an emphasis on public transit and alternative forms of transportation that serve existing and future needs . NEW : Determine the feasibility of the proposed transportation systems and improvements to the existing infrastructure that evolve from Action Strategy A . [ This is part of the new Action Strategy A ] Recommendation 2 : Based on the spy technical assessment (under Recommendation 1 ) and other valid assessments of need, expand the availability and use of public transportation B . . . . . and also increase bus service between Hillsborough and Durham, Chapel Hill and Durham, and Chapel Hill and RTP. Recommendation 6 : Pursue additional aggressive measures to protect air quality . [ See suggestions above to move this to GOAL 4 ] A . Promote ownership of low emissions motor vehicles . Seek legislative approval . . . . . renewal fees . CfE 's general comment: Also, it mi19 ht be prudent for the county to levy taxes or stiff penalties on high gas consumption vehicles (that are high for their given vehicle class) registered in Orange County to off-set the incentives that are extended to lower- emitting vehicles . [Roy suggests that the statement be left as it is . This will be addressed in the implementation phase] C . Institute hourly monitoring . . . , local air quality , CfE 's general comment: This type of monitoring is very expensive . We doubt that it will effectively alter people 's habits. It might be better to use the same financial resources in another way . D . CfE 's general comment: Specify the type of inspection that will be conducted. It definitely should include a stringent emissions inspection (monitoring), which would more titan likely need to be coupled with new county legislation that institutes inspection, monitoring, and enforcement. [ reword the current action strategy D to " Lobby for state activity to promote reduction of emissions from heavy - duty trucks to include emissions inspections . " Dave- - Does the county have authority to implement legislation for inspection , monitoring, or enforcement ? ] NEW Action Strategy : Lobby the state for more extensive air quality monitoring in Orange County , installation of two ozone monitors (possibly in the northern and southern regions of the county) by 2004 and possibly other air quality monitors (PM, CO , 9 ? 9 ) if future air quality continues to deteriorate . NEW Action Strategy : Compile a comprehensive air emissions inventory (criteria pollutants and toxics ) of point, area , and mobile sources on a regular basis (e . g. , every 3 years ) . Would be a good idea to use readily available empirical data to determine the relative accuracy of the emissions inventory. NEW Action Strategy : Conduct ongoing traffic congestion assessment. If the county does not have adequate financial resources for this , then lobby the state/DOT for assistance . ' [Put this in Recommendation 7 of Goal 3 ] NEW Action Strategy : Create an Orange County department dedicated strictly to transportation. (Mark/Roy—if one already exists , ditch this idea . Or , if one exists and you know where improvements to the departments mission can be made—maybe that should be said here . I don ' t know. But—seems like transportation is tied up in planning and gets lost in the shuffle in Orange County) [Roy says no . Mark ? Dave—what are your thoughts ? . . . . looking 5 -20 years down the road ? ] Recommendation 7 : Reduce congestion and pollution with minimal in ma new Fond e0fiS +,-, , , tiffs by making appropriate transportation systems improvements (Mark—does this work ? ) by inak4ng the and incorporating the following action strategies into primary goals of the TIP . Recommendation 8 e CfE 's general comment: Recommendation 8 should be one of the highest priorities and listed as the first recommendation, if there is a hierarchy of recommendations. NEW Recommendation : Develop a Transit Planning Strategy for Orange County . [ This could be an action strategy under Recommendation 81 15 NEW Recommendation : CONTINUE to Develop a Regional Transportation Plan (Mark/Roy—we might need to add this in another section of the SOCF report that touches on regional cooperation) [Include under Recommendation 8 that the county and towns need to continue to work with other governments and planning organizations in the region to develop regional transportation plans . REMINDER ! ! We need to look elsewhere in the report to be sure they don ' t already specifically spell out a regional transportation plan] . GOAL 4 : Pollution Prevention and Waste Reduction NEW Recommendation : This entire " Goal 4 " section needs a Recommendation , with accompanying action strategies , that specifically addresses "Protecting Air Quality . " [Discussed above] OTHER COMMENTS THAT NEED TO FIND A HOME (section) IN THE REPORT : As for some of our big picture comments that might not yet specifically fit into one of the above sections . . . . 1 . Open Burning Ordinance [In Goal 4 , Recommendation 2 : Protection Air Quality , an Action Strategy should be added - the County and towns should develop open burning regulations (Do the towns already have regulations ? ] 2 . Banning Indoor Smoking in all public places , including restaurants , bars , etc . (health of employees ,, customers and public at large) —THIS could go under " GOAL 2 : Promote Public Safety" (page 62) . 3 . Create financial incentives for eco -friendly businesses , especially businesses that make an effort to stand out and shine environmentally compared to other businesses in their industry (for example , dry cleaners that have recently converted their operations from the nasty PERC method to the new CO2 dry cleaning method . These already exist in Orange County . ) This recommendation would also apply decades from now . . . to new technologies that evolve and are adopted in the future . [This should go into GOAL 4 ] 4 . Timber Harvesting Issues ? ? 5 . Should we suggest that public transportation be offered to a certain target percentage of Orange County ' s population within a certain timeframe ? INTRA - COMMITTEE COMMENTS : (I need these sooner than your air quality related comments) 1 . Encourage active and comprehensive management (zoning) of sensitive areas (density/growth management) . 1 � 2 . Identify, promote and offer incentives for homes/businesses to use renewable resources for . energy needs . [ GOAL 4 , Recommendation 3 ? ] 17 EIE comments on SOCF Task Force ' s Report, Section Environment & Land Use (beginning on page 42) General Comments : Some of the specifics either need further explanation or a usable definition . For example , in Recommendation 1 , the " two - thirds " split between urban and rural growth needs to be explained otherwise there ' s no way to tell if it ' s a reasonable goal . We feel that to keep an area rural , the ` growth rate in that area needs to be close to zero , therefore far less than one - third of future growth (22 , 000 folks ) should be permissible outside of designated urban areas . Another example is the use of the term " carrying capacity , " which is most likely used to refer to a balanced population/land use relationship ( such as agricultural productivity and composting capacity) . Without knowing the limits of technology , is it possible to assess ? How is it defined ? What is its applicability ? On what other measurements/goals can ` growth budgets ' be based ? The Growth Management Board (GMB ) action strategy is seen as appealing , yet infeasible as written because 1 ) its mission/charter is not clearly defined and 2) no authority is given . Another volunteer board is not needed , yet a joint planning , permitting , and enforcement body is . This could especially work in favor of the Flexible Design Ordinance and/or if a general adequate public facilities ordinance is in place . It could be similar to how the School Board now gets a say in permitting , but would also help phase growth by developing plans for public facilities , in conjunction with each of the other concerned bodies , that meet growth management objectives and then it gets veto on any development that might place a strain on the public facilities . It could be made up of selected elected officials 'from each of the jurisdictions plus a few other stakeholding interests ( e . g . , planning boards , CfE , agriculture sector , etc . ) . Restructuring recommendations : We propose using measurable indicators to help improve the recommendations . The first one has been restructured below and may serve as a possible model for the others . Recommendation 1 Objective : Develop a countywide series of 5 -year plans that concentrate future growth and development in designated urban and " transition " areas and protect rural areas by targeting public investments (i . e . , extension of public facilities such as schools , police and fire , roads , water and sewer, etc . ) and by establishing appropriate incentives and regulations to achieve the planned distribution of growth rates . Targeted growth rates for urban and rural areas are to be developed as part of the plan such that rural areas in the County maintain their rural character as viable agricultural areas , wildlife habitats and water basins and , thus , do not become exurban or suburban extensions of the urban areas in the County . Measures : ( current SOCF/McIntosh indicators ) - Vehicle Use and Dependence (measures effectiveness of population concentration ) Us this measured as Vehicle .Males Traveled ? ) 18 - Ratio of developed and undeveloped land (measures rural development) - Permanently protected land (measure protection from rural development) - Prime forests unfragmented acreage (measure protection from rural development) (others to consider) - Loss of farmland (total and percentage of newly developed land) - Public investment in rural growth promotion vs . in targeted growth areas (care needs to be taken in crafting this so that it doesn 't encourage ignoring the needs of rural population) - Incentive program usage (e . g . , # conservation easements , TDRs , etc . used) Action Strategies : A . Create an intergovernmental " Growth Management Board " that is chartered with the responsibility to : 1 ) develop a 5 - year growth management plan in conjunction with affected Orange County jurisdictions that plans public facilities based on growth targets ; and 2 ) review development activity within the affected jurisdictions and , based upon adequate public facilities plans , reject any development proposal that does not comply with the public facilities and growth management plans . To carry out this charter , the GMB is delegated authority from the affected jurisdictions to coordinate cross jurisdiction planning of growth management targets and public facilities and to determine if proposed development will fit within the constraints of the growth management and public facilities plans . 1 19 COUNTY OF ORANGE ai � �, � �� St) BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS � ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT c6jPJ J Meeting Date : January 18 , 2001 Action Agenda Item No . SUBJECT : Cities/Counties for Climate Protection Program DEPARTMENT : ERCD PUBLIC HEARING : ( Y/ N ) No ATTACHMENT ( S ) : INFORMATION CONTACT : ICLEI CCP informational pamphlet Dave Stancil , 245 - 2590 ICLEI Clean Air and Climate Protection pamphlet TELEPHONE NUMBERS : Triangle Clean Cities Program Plan Hillsborough 732 - 8181 Chapel Hill 9684501 Durham 688 -7331 Mebane 336 -227 - 2031 PURPOSE : To authorize staff to explore and report back on the potential for joining the Cities for Climate Protection ( CCP ) program , administered by the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives ( ICLEI ) at the University of California in Berkeley , CA . BACKGROUND : The goal of the CCP program is to reduce greenhouse gas ( GHG ) emissions that result in decreased air quality , long - term climate change , and reduced cost efficiency . To qualify for the program , cities or counties ( both cities and counties may be members ) must 1 ) conduct a local emissions analysis and inventory of community and municipal GHG sources ; 2 ) adopt an emissions reduction target ; 3 ) draft an action plan to achieve the target ; and 4 ) carry out implementation and monitoring . The ICLEI provides support in the form of technical assistance , annual training workshops , publications , competitive grants , and access to a network of participating local governments . The need for reduction in GHG emissions is strong in the Triangle , which currently ranks 17th on America ' s 25 most ozone - polluted regions . In November , the Triangle J Council of Governments qualified the Triangle region in the U . S . Department of Energy ' s Clean Cities Program , a voluntary , locally based initiative to expand the use of alternative fuel vehicles . The County is already addressing many CCP air quality initiatives , through the Commission for the Environment and the Alternative Fuels and Low Emission Vehicles (AFLEV ) Work Group . The cities of Durham and Chapel Hill are members of the CCP , and Wake County and the Town of Cary are considering joining . N . C . State University ' s Industrial Extension Service is coordinating a program at the regional level . 20 2 FINANCIAL IMPACT : There are no costs involved with assessing the potential of joining the program . If the County chooses at a later date to join , grants are available from ICLEI and other sources to cover the costs of analysis , plan development and implementation . The City of Durham obtained a $ 50 , 000 ICLEI grant and funds from the N . C . State University Industrial Extension Service for this purpose . In addition , federal funds are available through the USDOE Clean Cities Program , the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program and the State Energy Program , RECOMMENDATION (S ) : The Manager recommends that the Board authorize the ERC Director and the County Engineer to contact participating local governments in the area , explore funding opportunities , and report back to the Board in April on the potential benefits and costs of joining the CCP program . IOLEI US Office http *Hwww . iclei . org/us/ i for The.. International Council Local Environmental Initlatives us 3 C L E ;--+ - I IUMCS Contact US Berkeley , California Search Pa r ictpat ion, Links The Cities for Climate Protection Campaign ( CCP) unites and Publications supports local governments which play a key role in directly International ffices, influencing and controlling activities that affect local air quality , living standards and the global climate , Q CCP-US includes 78 U . S . cities and counties that have made a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from •` their communities . . r x September New Orleans CCP US Particirents Workshop Local Agenda 21 ( Communities 21 ) provides local governments with a framework and practical tools to establish Y;;Ft4z< i v r healthy , livable communities that are ecologically sustainable . a x n i 2� ,f ; f ' U. S . Communities Acting to Protect the Climate 4 a Achievements of sixty-eight of the U . S . cities and counties Lrc, 13a ' 2Y participating in ICLEI ' s Cities for Climate Protection "x' •u _,.' " '� ""''" ' ` Campaign- US have made in reducing global warming pollution . These 68 communities represent 28 . 5 million people and over 10 % of U . S . greenhouse gas emissions . Their accomplishments demonstrate the practicality of meeting national and international greenhouse gas emission reduction goals . (pdf format) Hard copies of U. S . Communities Acting to Protect the Climate are available from the U . S . office at the price of $ 8 for ICLEI members and $ 10 for non - members . Call 510 . 540 . 8 843 for details . Best Practices for Climate Protection : A Local Government Guide The 34 -page Guide Highlights of the innovative and cost- effective measures which U . S . cities and counties are 7 of 1 11110 i n • 1Q VNA LEI US Office http ://www . iclei . org/us/ 22 implementing to reduce global warming pollution and improve the quality of life in their communities . (pdf format) Hard copies of Best Practices for Climate Protection are available from the U . S . office at the price of $ 8 for ICLEI members and $ 12 for non -members . Call 510 . 540 . 8843 for details . 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CO2 emissions ernments willing to think globally and act w• come from residential and commer- locally. A project of the International cial buildingenergy use . Building ear' gY g Council for Local Environmental Initiatives , codes can require measures such as the Campaign helps local governments improved insulation and efficient implement policies and measures that 4 lighting and appliances to improve reduce global warming pollution , improve S� efficient y, air quality and enhance communities . �= The City of Ber%eley ' S Cities and counties esienal an Commercial Energy participating , in the 0 Residential d 9Y Campaign develop action plans to reduce Conservation Ordinances are codes community-wide emissions . CCP govern - that improve the energy efficiency of 1 ments have found increasing energy. attic insulation existing building stock . The measures efficiency and decreasing fossil fuel Z . low -flow shower head mandate basic conservation improve - consumption to be cost effective, good 3 . compact fluorescent ments at the point a property sense strategies that tackle a host of bulbs & energy efficient changes ownership . With lower other local problems . appliances energy bills, the upgrades typically ICLEI offers software and other tools to 4 , weather strip doors pay for themselves rapidly. & windows make the tasks easy, along with training �E � OUR� �E � : workshops, information , grant funding ✓ Building Code Assistance Project . Free and other assistance . assistance to states and municipalities in join Toledo , Honolulu , Miami - Dade, adopting energy codes . (202 ) 530 - 2200 ; Minneapolis , New Orleans and 55 www. solstice . crest . org / efficiency/ bcap other cities and counties in ICLEI 's Cities ✓ Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy for Climate Protection Campaign , Network, U . S . D . O . E . 1 - 800 - 363 - 3732 ; www. eren . doe . gov Contact ; ICLEI 15 Shattuck Square 10 Berkeley, CA 94704 510 540 - 8843 �; Fax 510 540 - 4787 n t Email : iclei_ usa@iclei . or 9 Bayer (heck Out Cities for Climate Protection State and local governments spend over campaign Webfite , www, iclei . org / uf $ 25 billion a year purchasing energy using ' products and over $ 10 billion to power those products . Specifying energy efficiency EPA in purchasing policies can cut SwmTHEEMTaSWNGYbmMoNa energy costs by 25 to 50 % . Global The State of lYta % SachrzSett % m112g purchases PCs , fax machines , P01114100 � O copiers , and appliances that meet n m � f1bom the E . P. A . 's ENERGY STAR efficiency standards . Portland , Oregon O, n arcm also requires ENERGY STAR burning fossil fuel purchasing , with energy ■ waste decomposition savings projected at ■ loss of forests and green areas , $ 35 , 000 per year. Reduce this RESOURCES : renewable sources Of on by using ✓ Energy star Purchasing Toolkit, ing the energy , p ° Wes, increas - E . P. A . & D . O . E . 1 - 888 - 782 - 7937; ings, equip ent, and transport., ° f build - www. energystar. gov sending ing less waste to landfiillls, and increasing trees and greens ace . ® Printed on 100% recycled p paper with soy bared inks. Ali+i:.id Triangle J Council of Governments : Press Releases http : //www . tjcog . dst . nc . us/pressrls . htm � . 27 [let 9 Press Release November 27 , 2000 For immediate release TRIANGLE COALITION JOINS CLEAN CITIES The Triangle Clean Cities coalition is officially joining a constellation of 78 other regions around the U . S . as part of the U . S . Department of Energy ' s Clean Cities Program . Clean Cities is a program initiated by the DOE to encourage public/private partnerships in an effort to develop markets for alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs ) . The primary objectives of the Clean Cities program are to reduce our nation ' s dependence on foreign oil and clean up tail pipe emissions . Triangle Clean Cities is a coalition of over 40 stakeholders made up of consumers , fuel and vehicle suppliers , state and local governments , utilities , federal agencies and environmental groups encompassing Chatham , Durham , Franklin , Johnston , Orange and Wake Counties . The coalition was formed in the Spring of - 1999 and is being hosted by Triangle J Council of Governments through funding provided by the State Energy Office and a Mobile Sources Emission Reduction Grant provided by the Division of Air Quality . Becoming part of the Clean Cities program involved organizing an effective coalition and developing a detailed program . In a recent letter acknowledging the coalition ' s accomplishment , Shelley Launey , Director of the National Clean Cities Program , stated that , " The goals and objectives of your plan are specific and the stakeholder responsibilities clear, indicating the coalition ' s commitment to developing the AFV market . " A survey of the area' s AFVs and infrastructure found that there are currently over 1 , 700 AFVs and 44 refueling/recharging stations in the region . Most of the AFV ' s , over 1 , 500 , are flex -fuel - vehicles that can run on both gasoline and ethanol . The region also boosts use of compressed natural gas , biodiesel , electric vehicles and propane and intends to add over 700 AFVs and 16 refueling/recharging stations by 2004 . Triangle Clean Cities is the first coalition in NC to receive the distinction of joining the Clean Cities Program and is now eligible to compete for up to $ 3 . 8 million dollars in federal funding to meet its goals of increasing the use of alternative fuels . An official designation event is planned for March 19th in Raleigh as part of an Alternative Fuel Vehicle conference . For more information contact . Anne Tazewell 558 - 9400 annet@tjcog . org Updated December 5 , 2000 i _ rn . . ,.. .. .. I .+ . . . ter 28 At) Oz U o U a 0 O o w f 29 CO CO mu � 0 � U C : O +r ¢ O cci C cA , 2� N o v E U O . LU .c C Q OO Ocn O ¢ r rr 0. W C p L W W O �.c ° O cv _ U cd cd co O N cz ° o a U v , Q C c O 70 o 0) °' d > Q- V c� > c ° CD S c co a) t O LL a = N U ° a m c cm m ? U �. CV U C (n O O . O cn O cis x 'C U) x L. O m p W D m ' CZ � %%MWOO cz CO U . E O co O c c U N U 0 p mm O E U '> ' i Q cc U m a o CD o UO Z Q m r ° U o O `- o O mo ° E m Q N E w ' ro aO Cv o .i o cadu w c� U : W Q. z . U O o o rF- O c O L ,. Cv a N w of Cv c . O U ° E 4=1 m 0 V L 0 Ocam U U m p p U T Q O cti W C O m c O N NLL U LL �i U ¢ (� LL a� c 0 C W o � C LL U . . 0 O U O U co LU c c E 0 c c U) U) amti Li o w c m 0 - W Q I C � > U Cv t a 0 N O : C O U O O C C cz o .� E E o 0 W o _I ° ¢ c a� 0) p ai d a o Cn n > E CO c C T ° CZ E W Z .cr a? W O ? � v o o a p o a CO Q cn ° 0 U) � c c c00 0 0 023 z U 3 Li � U o N � o 31 Additional Information Items Commission for the Environment Agenda February 12 , 2001 Pews & Observer(Print Friendly ) : http : //www . . . news/triangle/Story/278494p - 259799c . html http : // l52 . 52 . 16 . 193/standing/help/tools/_scripts/friendly -print . cgi 32 news -/ serum o Published : Saturday , January 20 , 2001 4 : 43 a . m . EST Smart - growth ideas abundant By RICHARD STRADLING , Staff Writer The General Assembly ' s smart - growth commission has come up with dozens of ways the state can help local governments manage growth , and its leaders say they ' ll sift through them to fashion proposals for the coming legislative session . As commission members wrapped up a year of study and debate Friday , they acknowledged some of their ideas wouldn ' t get much support from the General Assembly this year and should be shelved . Given the state ' s budget problems , for example , proposals to spend more money to protect farmland and help build affordable housing may not fly , they said . The two chairmen of the commission , Rep . Joe Hackney and Sen . Howard Lee , both of Chapel Hill , say they ' ll meet in the coming weeks to set priorities and will share the commission ' s recommendations with Gov . Mike Easley and General Assembly leaders . Hackney and Lee say they don ' t know what they ' ll propose this year but acknowledge that some of the commission ' s recommendations will take years to bring about . " We have only fired a very small first shot , " Lee said . " There is a long way to go . " The 37 - member commission had a broad mission to look at the environmental , social and economic impacts of the state ' s burgeoning population , which grew 21 percent over the last decade . The commission came up with proposals for building more schools in urban areas , encouraging reuse of older buildings , and protecting wetlands , farmland and beaches . It wants the state to locate its offices in already developed areas and to make sure state road projects are consistent with local land - use plans . The commission suggests the state craft a " smart growth " vision and guidelines and require that all local governments draft local land - use plans that are consistent with them . That wouldn ' t change much in urban areas like the Triangle , where even small towns. already have communitywide plans , Hackney acknowledged . But the commission also wants to reward communities that plan for growth by giving them the power to enact new kinds of development regulations and to levy local taxes and fees to pay for roads , schools and parks . For example , it suggests changing state law to let local governments require developers to include some moderately - priced housing in their subdivisions . Many of the commission ' s recommendations are vague and subject to interpretation . For example , though it wants all local governments to create at least a basic land - use plan , it doesn ' t say how that should be enforced . Some members thought the state should have to approve the local plans , to ensure they ' re consistent with the state ' s smart - growth guidelines . Others countered that giving the state control over local land - use plans wouldn ' t be fair or politically possible . " We have worked very hard to make it so local governments have the most autonomy possible , which has been their chief complaint in dealing with growth problems , " said Barry Jacobs , an Orange County commissioner . Staff writer Richard Stradling can be reached at 829 - 4739 or rstradli@nando . com BACK © Copyright 2000 , The News & Observer . All material found on newsobserver. com is copyrighted The News & Observer and associated news services . No material may be reproduced or reused without explicit permission from The News & Observer . _ 4 of 1 1 /23/2001 8 : 31 AM News &Observer(Print Friendly) : http ://www . . , news/triangle/Story/278494p.259800e . html http :// l52 . 52 . 16 , 193/standing/help/tools/_scripts/friendly -print. egi n' brrx ' Published : Saturday , January 20 , 2001 4 : 43 a . m . EST 33 Recommendations Among its dozens of proposals , the General Assembly ' s smart- growth commission recommends that the state : Develop strategies for moving beach communities in situations in which beach restoration is not appropriate or feasible . Require buyers or developers of farmland to pay a fee for every acre taken out of production . Establish a tax credit for elevators and other changes needed to make upper floors of older buildings usable again . Provide tax credits for building market - rate homes in high poverty areas . Prohibit construction of state buildings , except wastewater treatment plants , in flood plains . Encourage universities , colleges , prisons and other state institutions to buy North Carolina agricultural products . Require landowners to notify the N . C . Forest Service and local governments 30 days before cutting timber . Publish an annual " smart growth " report card for North Carolina . Charge out- of- state residents a fee to enter state parks . Bj ACK1 © Copyright 2000 , The News & Observer. All material found on newsobserver. com is copyrighted The News & Observer and associated news services . No material may be reproduced or reused without explicit permission from The News & Observer. 1 of 1 1 /23/2001 8 : 30 AM ews &Observer(Print. Filendly ) : http : //www . . . rsday/news/nc/Story/276997p - 258581c . html http : // 152452816 . 193/standing/help/tools/_scripts/friendly -print. cgi 3 4 newsobserver. com Published : Thursday , January 18 , 2001 3 : 45 a . m . EST Goof as big as Orange County now set straight By RICHARD STRADLING , Staff Writer For more than a year , politicians , environmentalists and other foes of urban sprawl have cited these numbers : 781 , 500 acres developed in North Carolina between 1992 and 1997 , an average of 17 . 8 acres bulldozed and paved each hour . The numbers came from the U . S . Department of Agriculture , and they appear prominently in reports by the Brookings Institution , the Institute of Government at UNC - Chapel Hill and the Triangle J Council of Governments . Former Gov . Jim Hunt and environmental groups used them to support Hunt ' s plan to protect a million acres from development over the next decade . Now the agriculture department says it goofed . Last week , it quietly released new statistics that show 506 , 600 acres were developed in North Carolina in those years . That ' s a difference of 274 , 900 acres , a mistake the size of Orange County . " Wow , that ' s a lot , " said Ben Hitchings , a planner with the council of governments , which uses the USDA figures in reports and presentations for local government officials and the public . " How did they explain the discrepancy ? " Error quoted widely The agency blames a computer programming error that caused researchers to overestimate the amount of land developed in every state . Nationwide , the agency now says , 11 . 2 million acres were developed , about 30 percent less than it figured a year ago . Hitchings said the new numbers still show the state is losing open land at an alarming rate . " Whether it ' s 11 or 12 acres an hour or 17 , no matter how you slice it , the landscape is changing rapidly , " he said . Vice President Al Gore and Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman released the original numbers in December 1999 . The figures confirmed that " too much of our precious open space is being gobbled up by sprawl , " Gore said . The USDA discovered its mistake in March and posted a warning on its Web site that it would revise its report . The agency released the updated figures through the Web site last Tuesday , without the fanfare and speeches that launched the earlier version . N . C . builders not concerned No one has openly questioned the numbers in North Carolina . But the N . C . Home Builders Association downplayed their significance , saying urban areas remain a small fraction of the state ' s land . " Anyone who has flown in an airplane over the metropolitan areas of North Carolina can see there is a tremendous amount of open land present even in the so - called urban sprawl areas , " said Michael Carpenter , the association ' s executive vice president . " It simply is not a significant issue . " Because the error affected all states , North Carolina still ranks high in land development , placing sixth behind Texas , Georgia , Florida , California and Pennsylvania . The previous report ranked North Carolina fifth . But the new numbers show that the rate of development did not increase as dramatically in the 1990s as the previous report suggested . On average , 101 , 000 acres were developed each year between 1992 and 1997 , less than 10 percent higher than the rate over the previous decade . The hazards of sampling People should be wary of any statewide development statistics , said Richard Whisnant , a professor who specializes of 2 1 /23/2001 8 : 45 AM News & Observer(Print Friendly) : http : //www . . . rsday/news/nc/Story/276997p- 258581c .html http :// l52. 52 . 16 . 193/standing/help/tools/_scripts/friendly -print . cgi in environmental law at the Institute of Government . Researchers can ' t gather hard data for an area that large and , 3 instead , sample from particular areas and extrapolate using computer models , he said . " It ' s always going to be an estimate with a lot of uncertainty , it seems to me , " said Whisnant , who nevertheless used the USDA ' s figures in an article in Popular Government last fall because , he said , they were the best he could find . Statistics aren 't what drive people to worry about losing open land , said Mary Kiesau , who runs the Sierra Club ' s anti - sprawl campaign in North Carolina . Most become concerned when houses or a shopping center consume a cherished forest or pasture , she said . " We look at our own daily lives and what ' s happening to places we love , " she said . Still , Kiesau said she cites the USDA numbers in her talks as a way of illustrating the issue and giving it a sense of urgency . " It ' s nice to have facts , " she said . Staff writer Richard Stradling can be reached at 829 = 4739 or rstradli @ nando . com [BACK ] © Copyright 2000 , The News & Observer. All material found on newsobserver. com is copyrighted The News & Observer and associated news services . No material may be reproduced� or reused without explicit permission from The News & Observer . 2 of 2 1 /23/2001 8 : 45 AM 36 Ifficials draft 'sample scenarl ® of 72M for upcoming bond p � OF to 'ommisszoners chairman would have an idea of what we're for parks and recreation, $6 million ascribes the r0 Osal as looking at," Orange County Comm for two senior centers (at $3 million ®$� p p missioners Chairman Steve Halkio- each), $5 million for a "public build- `acting pointfor schools, tis said. ing" category that includes a arks and other needs He, Commissioners Vice Chair- Durham Tech satellite campus and FF man Barry Jacobs and County Man- court/justice facilities, and $2 mil- ager John Link Jr. drafted the seem lion for affordable housing. By ROB SNAPARD nario over the Christmas break, The county projects that, based on chh@herald-sun .com; 732-6397 during a gap of several weeks the recent property revaluation, between commissioners meetings, paying the debt on about $72 million HILLSBOROUGH — To kick off The total includes $26 million for in bonds would take up from 7 to 9 to upcoming discussions of a two new elementary schools for the cents on the county's tax rate, Assis- ovember bond referendum, coup- Chapel Hill-Carrboro school dis- tant County Manager Rod Visser officials have drafted a "sample triet, at $ 13 million per school, said this week. :enario" that shows a total bond For Orange County Schools, the The county wouldn't issue all the ickage of $72 million. scenario includes $ 18 million for a bonds all at once. Budget Director "We put down something just to new middle school. Donna Dean said there probably art the " ball rolling, so people The tal4al also includes $ 15 million phrase see BOND/PAGE 7 FF OF I IFNo . . _ . ION. NFIF! M For �, f senior centers, a satellite campus BU ® ; " �� � '` ; �tY<< 4 ' and affordable housIF ing, but she also 11 Task , farcedole � , t = , '� +5 was hesitant to cite specifics for the FROM PAGE 1 OF - ; Fs€ F j November bond package. The Capital Needs Adviso Task force will Include 5 "That's for the bond committee to ry _, i. �� E , , s ■ Two members notnlnated by the orange sch I bbatd t , y would be installments over three or ■ TWo members nominated by the Ctjapel Hill-Carrbora school boar4 too d `to IT oT OFF ' t chew on," she said. four years, so the impact on the tax s ' ■ Clue member no. 11 " INminated by the Orange CoIF urrty Parks and Recreatlori AdinsoryM • Brown, who served on a similar rate would be spread out. I CourfclG . , ; r ` r1 . 1 ' e.r s task force before the 1997 bond The actual makeup of the Novem- ■ One member nat dilat To -ed by the IFF, CommissiIN. Ioo for the, EnulronoF%TmFl. el�t `;�} �,t = package, said she'll give a lot of ber bond package and the dollar t One memOFFO bor nominaF. ted by the Adinsory Board an 'OF Aging t � weight to what the task force reo- amounts are far from decided. et ■ Sfx to . 6Ight� atlarge (Mlmbers nominated by the Orange County z` L, ommends later this year. Halkiotis described the $72 mil- - Commissioners -INN Fee NINIFF > % IN ,• "The decision is ultimately the lion scenario simply as a starting ; 4 , ■ , Qne memberfrom;the Affordable Housing TaskOFF Farcedoll S commissioners' but I think we'll point. But it wasn't pulled from thin ''No ■ Ode momber ffom, the Community College Task 66ON IF , take [the recommendations] very air, r ` ■ One member frame ea0 .ch of the town OFF boardFetIls of ChapI .el HillT Carrporo ;, '; seriously " she said. The commissioners chairman HIIloloAsboroUgh 'anIF Mebano I ' F ' ' IN N ! The bond package that voters said that each of the components are � ' ' Residents w.ho wantaoFol be conOFFsidered for NO InominaUorrao the CapRaf Net IF eds approved in 1997 included $24 mil- based ,on what the commissioners : Advi ory Task Force'-can obtaih an application from Uie county. s Web sitIONe at i PP www:co gran a nc us or pall the Oran a Coun . Commisslo ers offlce :at 245 lion for Chapel Hill-Carrboro have heard from local officials as 213Q g L gte"iJ ; �L schools, $23 million for Orange I IN rIN IN IF I IF well as residents in recent years — NJ Fdd_4OF1 :" FFtFdd_ OF isk r schools, $6 million for parks and like the ongoing need for school . �rz . ci �h � __ ::., .. .. �'_ :t�_t .:ca . r , �r . .., r ,,_ ., , �tx. -- -.:, . �; recreation, $1 .8 million for afford-. facilities or the shortage of soccer able housing and $1.2 million for facilities in Orange County that soc- Hillsborough, next to the existing against including elected officials, expanding the ' Efland Sewer Sys- cer-lovers have pointed to in recent courthouse. The buildings would saying she thought of the task force g months. provide additional courtrooms and as more of a neutral group of -resi- tem. He said he expects the final bond space for operations like the Sher- dents. But ' other commissioners The 1992 package included $36 package to be near $72 million, a fig- iff's Department and the Clerk of said they didn't want any entity 'to million for Chapel Hill-Carrboro ure he believes can be well justified. Court• I have any reason to argue that it was schools and $16 million for Orange "We need to be able to prove to The concept plan shows four left out of the bond process . schools. people that we really do need this phases that would cost roughly $5 Commissioner Moses Carey And the 1988 package included stuff," he said. "You go out and try million to $6 million each wouldn't spell out any specifics Fri- schools, million for Chapel for rioboro ange to get the public to support a $150 On the satellite-campus compo- day on what he believes the bond schools, $9 million for Orange million bond, you're going to go out nent, Durham Tech has committed package should include; although he schools, $7 million for county facili- in flaming defeat." $4 million for a campus in Orange said money for the schools is a ties and $1 million for reservoir land The $15 million parks and recce- County, but the county needs to given. acquisition. . ation component in the draft see- come up with a $4 million match. "The [$72 million] scenario does As in 1997, the bond package this . ?:. ° 1;. :'No ' ' " ' I IN narIF FF NO OF OF io includes money for soccer Halkiotis said the county might be have some substance to it," he said. year won't be anall-or-nothing deal, IN fields, parks, open space, conserva- able to find some other funding `But there's going to be more going Visser said. ;' tion easements and watershed pro- sources besides bonds for. those into that mix than you can shake a Voters will decide separately on ` do 1 . 1 . . tection. things, so the public building com- stick at, and I don't want to add to it each of the several components — The idea of building two new ponent only includes $5 million in at this point. so technically, there will be several _ ..IF.N ' senior centers, in southern and can- the draft scenario. "Obviously, there are some things referenda on the ballot, not just oneW . III ION ON It tral Orange, is a fundamental part This spring, a group of residents I'd like to see, but I also know it's referendum, Visser said. . of the county's Master Aging Plan. and elected officials will meet to important to give the committee a In 1997, voters turned down the Within the public buildings com- hash out recommendations for what chance to work," he said. $4 .6 million referendum for public ponent, the justice facilities are part the bond package should include. Commissioner Margaret Brown buildings that included money for aIF of a concept plan for adding build- Orange County Commissioner said she. wants to see funding in gen- senior center and repairs to existing ings along East Margaret Lane in Alice diordon initially argued eral for things like parks, schools, county buildings, he said. Ott Plants , trees and our verywell - ein I It b 3 IF 11 J*oFI : ne does not expect even a hint of o controversy in the newsletter of Flo,ell 01 41 the N.C. Botanical Garden. s i t ,. Fit ..• I That is why these lines leaped out at 1 " f , z 4 t� t � i tip , me and various others who called my K� 4 r ` attention to them. Located deep down 5r ,` 1 Few ,•. .ofin a story about the fifth annual William 9;,ot Flo " �' f ` L Hunt UNC Campus Walk from 9:30 ► " ':� � t a.m. to noon today, they read: ;° Y 1 IV I ' ! i•`" ` L Yt Q, a drat I `This stroll across t campus will also give t r9 <+ 'g • � `�' us an opportunity to bid farewell to some of alt the fine old specimens �. s� • °�; — some datintwog back to the very founding of w the University over ; _: ' t ' v w, 200 years ago — that - ` . ' a 4 ^'Y { ` ' we will be losing w y t + t 111101 1 . 4 IFduring the current Young campus improvement hr � r _ r _ y, lrw _ fit Columnist activities." r i �u rYl �c � _i' + S afa dam- 9au .S +"- ' 1 . Now, considering y, < , aft,} 'ems, ,, , i • • how passionately so many .of us feelr ' ' about preserving the beauty of the love green spaces on the old campus, you 1 would have expected these words to THE HERAL6Sl1N/BILL W LLCOX be a clarion call to arms . Arise, ye This old specimen of American holly, which is probably a remnant of the original sons and daughters of UNC, our forest on McCorkle Place , is a companion to Davie Poplar and was the sight of beloved alma mater is in serious William L Hunt's first stop along his " Campus Walk ." He credited this and other danger of "improvements" designed to large hollies on the site as the inspiration behind Francis LeClair's plantings of t 44 destroy all that we hold dear — the American holly cultivars throughout the campus during the late 1940s and ' 50s . lovely tree-lined walkways, the vast owl lw : grassy lawns where we lolled about crime reports in our once placid little all show the beautiful trees and green nIF with our boyfriends or girlfriends on town and campus , I was struck by the spaces of the old campus . warm spring afternoons. But, alas, this extraordinary number of violent After graduating from UNC, Hunt 1*1 lot is the fabled year of 2001 after all, and crimes being committed here almost pursued a career in landscape archi- X IF it seems folks just don't care that daily — any one of which would have tecture that earned him the title of much about stuff like ancient trees been unheard of here just 40 years "the dean of Southern horticulture." to and beauty and all that. ago. It suddenly dawned on me that For decades, he wrote a regular 2 or to 0 When I read that the walking tour maybe the corporate university suits column for the Durham Morning ' would be restricted to 25 people, I was are maybe unwittingly designing a Herald, and he published two books F. convinced I wouldn't be able to get on soulless concrete jungle to match the that became classics on the subject FF- it because there would More important, he put his money too 0 surely be hundreds of where his mouth and heart were — people concerned about Considering how passionately buying up the rhododendron bluffs : 1 IFthe loss of even one along Morgan Creek as the property historic tree. However, as s0 many Of us feel about became available. He began giving the Fill late as Tuesday of this presermng the beauty of the green Property to UNC for a research and to. wl week, Ken Moore, who teaching garden, and its phenomenal I IF will conduct the tour for spaces on the old campus' you success is an enduring monument to the Botanical Garden, the man. to l said he had considered would have expected these words In his last years, Hunt was a Ott; too canceling it because not stunning figure out of the past as he 0 lot enough people had signed t0 be a clarion call to arms. . . . made his way to the post office on ort to up . He finally agreed to But alas this 2s the fabled year of Franklin Street every day at 9 a.m. go ahead with it when a > > and then to breakfast at. Sutton's. FI . IF small number called and 200I a,after all, and it seems folks Casual dress to him still meant an made reservations. immaculate selection of coat and neat Flo IF IF O This winter campus just don't care that much about bow tie . He bore a remarkable s ' ; :: walk was started by the resemblance to William Faulkner, I I v otorlate William Lanier Hunt, stuff like ancient trees and beauty thought, and I wish I 'd known him owl who was never a member better, of the university faculty, and all that. Once, when I stopped to ask him It oli although he did more about the purple-flowering "princess" than anybody ever did to or "Paulownia" trees, his face 11 IF preserve and expand the green spaces crime reports. suddenly lit up over my interest and on the campus and in our town. With that in mind, I hereby urge our he gave me a lively description of the Almost single-handedly, he helped to courageous Sen. Ellie Kinnaird to tree's history. IF create the N.C. Botanical Garden, introduce legislation as soon as The day before he died at the age of starting with his personal gift to UNC possible to bring UNC in line with the 90 in 1996, Hunt was presented the I Flo It. and to the state of more than 125 acres town's ordinances regarding green Botanical Garden's highest award, the oF It he had bought off Old Mason Farm spaces, buffer zones and offsets for Flora Caroliniana. As usual, UNC o Road. new construction. Furthermore, the President William C. Friday voiced the Every North Carolinian is forever in university should be forbidden from most articulate summary of the man's I . thiow tos man s us r o eminent domain 's debt, for at the rate UNC is the power it din contributions to us all: "The state of own; ' . going with its edifice complex, the until and unless public hearings are North Carolina and its university are botanical gardens — which now held and the Town Council agrees such the fortunate benefactors of William to IV. . encompass nearly 600 acres — may action is in the public interest. I would Hunt's watchful eye; articulate voice well be the only green spaces left on hope such legislation would be named and generous heart in all things campus after the current admmistra- in honor of the late William Lanier botanical and especially the relation- tion gets through spending the Hunt, ship of plants, trees and fields of multiple millions from the recent bond Hunt was born and reared in the green to our very well-being. " issue. . shadow of his uncle's nursery in That is what those who have been Every way you look, seemingly with Greensboro, the largest and oldest in entrusted with the future of our Saturday no planning whatsoever, new buildings the South at that time . He is said to beloved university must learn . When are being thrown up helter-skelter, have arrived as a UNC student in 1926 they begin "improvements" that 2007 almost on top of each other. If you go with two truckloads of plants. His threaten to destroy the ancient trees January 20, over to "pill hill," you'll find a hideous plantings over the next 75 years and green spaces so sacred to all our hodgepodge of architecture and helped make our town and campus the memories, they are messing with the absolutely no green space at all. beautiful place we all love. You have "very well-being" of all future % Patients are confronted with what surely noticed those television generations who will come here. IF looks more like an urban prison than promotion spots where the university Readers may e-mail Perry Young at any kind of inviting and comforting presents its best side during national pyoung3@bellsouth. net or write to him clo IF I IF refuge of health care. sports broadcasts. 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'd p +-+ LOB a + , p cz CZ op) cc LO o "p (1, 0 (L) J 4Zr%:u moot PAGE 2 Monday, January 22, 2001 LOCAL 33 � � � � � �rtrl r �t rr I � 7E t7 �r 't rffu +77 + ' ram se �taj�� �f ij�xs 9ltin r'.i7fy rf� r nr y r � i A En ofiver OMwtion hires director }t� f7t Mfrs : Al'}lCAR fie IQ �s �{�j°y}'r:5- Jitt From staff reports ' mental planning, water quality and Durham-based group founded in `? F` '�? .T �s "'Y;x ' � ' r �Mx ? ,. The Eno River Association has land use. 1965 to protect the Eno River, hired its first full-time executive "We were very concerned which snakes west to east through � rx i x director in response to growth in [about] finding someone who northern Orange and Durham + fb - 7ir � s the organization. would be dedicated to conser counties into Falls Lake. - 2`= r� _ r = a va- Lori Olson was hired last week to tion, the mission of the Eno River The association has attempted to . I.& 1 � take over day-to-day operations, Association, and the Eno River preserve the river by purchasing In which include mana g the asso- basin in eneral " Moffitt said iri a g g greenways around it. Mostciation's properties and overseeing news release. "Lori meets all theserecently, the association joined the ' such activities as the July 4 week criteria. She's a committed conser- Trion le Land Conservancy and - end Festival for the Eno. vationist, well-educated on the g r Orange and Durham counties to s The association relies primarily issues were facing and energetic act that - on volunteers but with Olson will enough to confront them. purchase a 391-acre tr includes 1 1/z miles along the Little have a staff of four. Past executive Olson has a bachelor's degree in er, which ' oins the Eno in the Universit of v directors have been part time biology form Y =- --- „ employees and often volunteers. Texas and master's degrees in pub. Durham County. Association board president Don lic affairs and community and Moffitt said that while growth Moffitt said Olson combines man- regional planning from the Univer- has required the addition of a full- '" ' _ agement skills with a knowledge of sity of Oregon. time director, the group will con- - : j ' " issues in watershed and environ- The Eno River Association is a tinue to rely heavily on volunteers. People line the sidewalk outside the North Carolin glimpse inside the new facility after the dedicatior ENO • Eno was included in Hillsborough's tion," he said. "In addition, the initial 2010 vision plan and in the south side of the river would Both Frid(e FROM PAGE 1 revised version of that plan from appear to be a much less intrusive HILLEL like Hillel15 last year. route in that it would have the least build con Some residents along West Mar- impact on adjoining property own- FROM PAGE 1 against then grant for a "River Walk" study, and garet Lane strongly objected to the ers:' Friday coi that approval came down last idea of having part of their proper- Hauth also has said that using the American week. ty north of the river used for a trail, town's sewer easement on the Mars said.on of c Hauth said the town has asked and having a public path passing so south side seems preferable, since On a national level, o get officials what they s four private consultants to submit close to their homes. the easement is flat cleared and say the group tries to get students vision or, h, proposals on doing such a study, Town Manager Eric Peterson involved in their faith before they president sce and she expects to recommend one said earlier this year that, "Since right next to the river. leave college. Hillel's international culture." A River Walk would provide resident, Richard Joel, spoke to "Well, I do of those consultants to the Town no feasibility study or preliminary another access point to a 24-acre P Board for a vote in February. design exists for the project, its that point after succeeding Friday said. "I belie The town would set a Sept. 1 very hard to say precisely where a Parcel by the river donated to the on the podium. lated by civ town about five years ago. deadline for the study, which would trail may be located. This is the first time 'in modem his- here . . . the look at issues like the best route for "[But] locating most or all of the The land is near the Hillsborough tory where Jewishness is an option, grace and c a trail, what materials to use for trail on the south side of the Eno Business Center, Dimmocks Mill not a condition," Joel said. "We have ourselves the trail and the best means of get- River seems to make sense, since Road and the railroad tracks, and such a responsibility to begin a recon- plined your. ting public input on the trail con- the town has a sewer easement Hauth has said it might be used for nection of our children with the basic Joel agre cept. next to portions of the river that a picnic area and/or a recreation elements of their heritage." "The fir., The concept of a trail along the would appear to be . a. good loca- field. COMPUTERS tion; others needed some fixing up. were spiffed up during the fall. ed the computers backe for a new Almost all needed some updating. With so many refurbished comput- "Maybe we should just let . the it. Everyb FROM PAGE 1 "We've just been throwing out ers, Willingham realized that the students keep them all," she said. them ." these machines that have gotten school had enough machines to set "We really don't have room to take Those w replaced," Willingham said. up what she called a kind of library the machines back and we don't ers in Dec puter engineering teacher at Chapel "Tey're ust being wasted." system. need them." "They'd Hill High, noticed that much of the Gillian and fellow computer "We'll let the kids at . first check The school tried out a pilot pro- said. school's old computer equipment teacher Steve Satterwhite went to them out for the semester," she gram using a few of the re-condi- She wot was simply being thrown away. A.K. Smith, the school's technology said. "We'll ask the kids we have tinned computers over the winter tinue. Some of the discarded comput- education director, and asked targeted, find out if they're inter- break, giving them out a fecusw st i- "Let's jot ers were nearly a decade old, oth. whether it was OK to have their ested and let them have the corn- ans at the school and a few stu- she said. ers just four or five years of age. classes work on fixing up the puters . I guess we'll tell them that dents . would do They were models from IBM, machines — replacing old parts , they have to hand them back in "They were thrilled to have away, but Compaq, Tandy and other comput- adding sound cards, putting in before they can get their grades." them," Willingham reported. "For have thes But Willingham wondered the most part, the machines all and we c er manufacturers . Some of the modems. computers were in perfect condi- Smith agreed, and the machines whether the school actually want- worked perfectly. One came back win situa � ` - "Be orf CADDIE t S eight,daysn } A v ins r FROM PAGE 1 ' ' exhauste Hicks sai Dealin t, t and after several months Hicks ' Stewart'; quit. k "The a: "I took about six weeks off, and I S ' tt` s died was 7 think the I ti I -