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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 02-05-2019 8-a - Minutes 1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: February 5, 2019 Action Agenda Item No. 8-a SUBJECT: MINUTES DEPARTMENT: Board of County Commissioners ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Draft Minutes Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board (919) 245-2130 PURPOSE: To correct and/or approve the minutes as submitted by the Clerk to the Board as listed below. BACKGROUND: In accordance with 153A-42 of the General Statutes, the Governing Board has the legal duty to approve all minutes that are entered into the official journal of the Board's proceedings. January 22, 2019 BOCC Regular Meeting FINANCIAL IMPACT: NONE SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: NONE RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board approve minutes as presented or as amended. 1 1 Attachment 1 2 3 DRAFT MINUTES 4 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 5 REGULAR MEETING 6 January 22, 2019 7 7:00 p.m. 8 9 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, January 22, 10 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough, N.C. 11 12 13 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Penny Rich and Commissioners Jamezetta 14 Bedford, Mark Dorosin, Sally Greene, Earl McKee, Mark Marcoplos, and Renee Price 15 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None 16 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts 17 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager 18 Travis Myren and Clerk to the Board Donna Baker (All other staff members will be identified 19 appropriately below) 20 21 Chair Rich called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 22 23 1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda 24 NONE 25 26 PUBLIC CHARGE 27 Chair Rich acknowledged the public charge. 28 29 Arts Moment 30 Ashley Nissler, Orange County Arts Commission board member, introduced the artist: 31 32 Alan Shapiro has published many poetry collections (including Reel to Reel, finalist for 33 the Pulitzer Prize, and Night of the Republic, finalist for both the National Book Award and the 34 International Griffin Prize), 4 books of prose, including The Last Happy Occasion, finalist for the 35 National Book Critics Circle Award. Winner of the Kingsley Tufts Award, LA Times Book Prize, 36 an award in literature from The American Academy of Arts and Letters, and The William Carlos 37 Williams Award from the Poetry Society of America, he is also a member of the American 38 Academy of Arts and Sciences. His new book, Against Translation, will appear in March 2019. 39 Alan Shapiro read a poem called "Letter to the Cemetery Owner", which was inspired by 40 a limited Buy One Get One free (BOLO) burial plot offer at a local cemetery. 41 42 2. Public Comments 43 44 a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda 45 John Morris said he had concerns about open government, and he attended a 46 meeting on January 10t" between GoTriangle and representatives from Orange and 47 Durham County's Boards of County Commissioners. He said he was not allowed into the 48 meeting, and was told that none of the boards represented were a quorum, and thus 49 public notice was not required. He said these closed meetings are blocking public 50 scrutiny of key decisions. He said the members of the meetings receive current 2 1 information, and evaluate policy choices, which are hidden from the public. He said no 2 final decisions can be legally made, but a consensus may be reached, which is brought 3 back to the three boards for an official decision. He said the Board of Orange County 4 Commissioners (BOCC) will be presented consensus recommendations from the working 5 group under time pressure for quick action, without having the full range of information 6 that was available to the working group. He said the light rail project is at a critical stage 7 with rapid design changes being made to resolve opposition, and with cost increases 8 multiplying. He said the project represents a key choice among transit investment 9 options that will foreclose other options, and will have a huge impact on County finances 10 for decades. He said it is time for full public discussion and review of the project, as final 11 decisions and commitments are considered under a tight timing schedule. He petitioned 12 the Board to work with its partners to open up the working group, and other key, 13 meetings, and said there is nothing to fear in allowing more people to be involved and 14 having complete transparency. 15 16 b. Matters on the Printed Agenda 17 (These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda 18 below.) 19 20 3. Announcements, Petitions and Comments by Board Members 21 Commissioner McKee referred to the Department of Transportation (DOT) Plan for 1-40 22 and Highway 86, and said there have been some amendments to the plan and it will not affect 23 the Northwood community as much as first expected. He said he will send a draft resolution to 24 the Chair for consideration at the next BOCC meeting. 25 Commissioner McKee endorsed Mr. Morris' petition to require transparency on the 26 transportation discussions. He said Orange County has long stood for transparency, and his 27 issue is with the moral imperative that when there are divisive discussions that all should be 28 included. He said is he opposed to any more closed meetings involving light rail going forward. 29 Commissioner McKee said he would like minutes from the January 10t" meeting, and 30 going forward he would like to have minutes of these meetings within 7 working days. 31 Commissioner Marcoplos said while Commissioner Bedford was at Commissioners' 32 training in Asheville, he attended a Department of Social Services (DSS) meeting in her place. 33 He said he learned that there are about 10,000 residents in Orange County that rely on food 34 assistance. He said this was brought up within the context of the government shut down, and 35 he said if the government does not reopen by the end of February, these residents will not have 36 the typical funding for food upon which they rely. 37 Commissioner Bedford said she and Commissioner Greene attended the School of 38 Government (SOG) Essentials of Government training last week, and she also attended the 39 Burlington-Graham Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). 40 Commissioner Bedford said she met with Go Triangle staff to understand more about 41 their purpose and history. 42 Commissioner Price said many thanks to all who organized and participated in the MLK 43 events this past weekend. 44 Commissioner Price said the Durham/Chapel Hill/Carrboro MPO met last week, and, as 45 a result, the 2018 state of the region report is out, and comments should be submitted by 46 January 301h 47 Commissioner Price said the draft FY2020 Unified Planning Work Program was 48 released for public comment, and the public hearing to approve it will be on February 13tn 49 Commissioner Price petitioned staff to keep the Board up to date on the status of the 50 effects of the government shutdown on Orange County residents. 3 1 Commissioner Price said she participated in a conference call with the Rural Action 2 Caucus of the National Association of Counties (NACo) today, which discussed a concern that 3 the 2020 census will have a major undercount, as most of the census filing will be done online 4 or electronically, and many rural residents may not have access to the internet, etc. She said 5 census data is important in determining federal program funding levels, as well as Federal 6 Communications Commission (FCC) broadband mapping. She asked if staff would consider 7 how Orange County can address the possible lack of access of its rural residents. 8 Commissioner Price said the Board received a letter from Orange County School (OCS) 9 regarding a resolution passed by OCS supporting local control of school calendars. She said 10 the Board never responded to this resolution, and she asked if it could do so in some way. 11 Commissioner Greene said she heard the same concerns regarding food at the 12 Partnership to End Homelessness meeting. 13 Commissioner Greene said she also enjoyed attending the SOG conference. 14 Commissioner Greene said she attended the MLK celebration at Mount Bright Church in 15 Hillsborough, which was inspirational. 16 Commissioner Greene said she is holding office hours on January 26t" at Cup-A-Joe in 17 Hillsborough, and welcomed all to stop by. 18 Commissioner Dorosin said since the Board last met he attended a Fire Chiefs 19 Association meeting, and he said the Chiefs will be meeting with the Board of County 20 Commissioners on February 12t" He said the Chiefs got a grant for a training facility and will 21 bring the Board of County Commissioners some possible locations for this facility. He said the 22 Chiefs are also in discussion with Durham Tech about possibly locating this facility on site. 23 Commissioner Dorosin attended the North Carolina Association of County 24 Commissioners (NCACC) Legislative Goals Conference, which was interesting and 25 enlightening. He said he moved to amend the NCACC's goal on the expansion of Medicaid, 26 which led to a spirited debate, and the resolution ultimately lost by two votes. He said they 27 were successful in defeating a separate amendment, which would have made the language 28 even weaker. 29 Commissioner Dorosin said it was suggested that all counties that support the change 30 should write another resolution about the Medicaid expansion, even though Orange County has 31 already done one. 32 Commissioner Dorosin said he served on a public education census committee in 2000, 33 and it may be worthwhile researching what this committee did last time in gearing up for the 34 2020 census. 35 Chair Rich said this will be discussed at the Assembly of Government (AOG) meeting 36 next week. 37 Chair Rich said in response to the schools' petition, there was a desire to talk to the 38 Visitors Bureau. She said the Board has received a response from the Visitors Bureau, and this 39 topic can now be brought forward. 40 Chair Rich thanked Commissioner Dorosin for fighting for the County at the NCACC. 41 She asked if the Board should write another resolution in support of the expansion of Medicaid. 42 Commissioner Dorosin said the Board can do so, and is unsure how recently the Board 43 wrote the last one. He said perhaps it could be revived and sent onto other counties for similar 44 use. He said if it has been more than a year since the original resolution was written, he would 45 recommend writing a new one in light of the NCACC's action. 46 Chair Rich said the Clerk will look into this. 47 Chair Rich said there were many MLK events this past weekend, and she and 48 Commissioner Dorosin attended a MLK park groundbreaking in Carrboro. She said this park is 49 expected to be finished in early summer. 4 1 Chair Rich said she also attended a youth-led National Association for the Advancement 2 of Colored People (NAACP) event at the Carrboro Century Center. 3 Chair Rich joined Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Marcoplos and Commissioner 4 McKee at the Mount Bright Church event. 5 Chair Rich referred to the MPO report that Commissioner Price mentioned, and said 6 things are going the wrong way with more car crashes and bike crashes. She said the road is 7 not being shared, and the public is not being educated on how to do so. She said the most 8 crashes in Orange County happen at the intersection of 1-40 and Highway 86. 9 Chair Rich said she talked and walked with the Northwood community, and those who 10 were going to bring forward a resolution. 11 Commissioner McKee said that is the same one he mentioned. 12 Commissioner McKee said this proposal is the least impactful one that he has seen thus 13 far. 14 Chair Rich said DOT seems to have gotten the message from the neighbors and the 15 elected officials. 16 Chair Rich said she attended the Chapel Hill Legislative breakfast, and the biggest 17 conversation was about electric scooters. 18 Commissioner Price said there was an elected officials meeting with DOT about the 19 widening of 1-40 and 86 through plan 4a and 4b. She said there seemed to be a better feel 20 about plan 4b, which would not take out any homes and will be less expensive. 21 Commissioner McKee said if Commissioners have time to go to the area, the route that 22 will be formed by plan 4b is flagged and staked off. 23 Chair Rich said the biggest concern with this plan is that it will become a super street, 24 and Chapel Hill does not like super streets. 25 Commissioner Bedford said there were several Town Council members at the meeting 26 who seemed receptive. 27 28 4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/ Special Presentations 29 30 Chair Rich went straight to item 4-b, then returned to 4-a. 31 32 a. Proclamation Recognizing Carrboro High School Women's Cross Country Team 33 for Winning the 2018 State Championship 34 The Board considered recognizing the Carrboro High School Women's Cross Country 35 Team for winning the 2018 State Championship. 36 Todd McGee, Community Relations Director, said that Coach Mimi O'Grady was unable 37 to attend tonight. 38 Commissioner Bedford read the proclamation: 39 40 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 41 PROCLAMATION OF RECOGNITION ON 42 CARRBORO HIGH SCHOOL WINNING 2018 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP 43 IN WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY 44 45 WHEREAS, on November 3, 2018, the Carrboro High School Women's Cross Country Team 46 won the North Carolina High School Athletic Association's 2A State 47 Championship; and 48 49 WHEREAS, under the guidance of Coach Mimi O'Grady, the team won its sixth state 50 championship; and 5 1 2 WHEREAS, Hannah Preisser won the individual state championship, becoming the seventh 3 Jaguars runner to win an individual state title; and 4 5 WHEREAS, through hard work, dedication, teamwork, and commitment, the team brought 6 honor upon themselves, Carrboro High School, the Chapel Hill/Carrboro City 7 Schools District and Orange County; 8 9 NOW, THEREFORE, be it proclaimed that the Orange County Board of Commissioners 10 expresses its sincere appreciation and respect for the Carrboro High School 11 Women's Cross Country Team and Coach O'Grady for their outstanding 12 achievement, and their inspiration to youth across North Carolina through their 13 dedication, teamwork, and athletic prowess. 14 15 This the 22nd day of January 2019. 16 17 A motion was made by Commissioner Bedford, seconded by Commissioner Price for the 18 Board to approve and authorize the Chair to sign a proclamation recognizing the Carrboro High 19 School Women's Cross Country Team and Coach Mimi O'Grady for winning the 2018 State 20 Championship and the players and coaches for representing the community with the highest 21 ideals of sportsmanship and integrity. 22 23 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 24 25 b. Proclamation Recognizing Chapel Hill High School's Men's Soccer Team for 26 Winning the 2018 State Championship 27 The Board considered recognizing the Chapel Hill High School Men's Soccer Team for 28 winning the 2018 State Championship. 29 Coach Jason Curtis introduced team members. 30 Commissioner Marcoplos read the proclamation: 31 32 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 33 PROCLAMATION OF RECOGNITION ON 34 CHAPEL HILL HIGH SCHOOL WINNING 2018 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP 35 IN MEN'S SOCCER 36 37 WHEREAS, on November 17, 2018, the Chapel Hill High School Men's Soccer Team won the 38 North Carolina High School Athletic Association's 3A State Championship; and, 39 40 WHEREAS, under the guidance of Coach Jason Curtis, the team won its fifth state 41 championship and second in a row; and 42 43 WHEREAS, through hard work, dedication, teamwork and commitment, the team brought honor 44 upon themselves, Chapel Hill High School, the Chapel Hill/Carrboro City 45 Schools District and Orange County; 46 47 NOW, THEREFORE, be it proclaimed that the Orange County Board of Commissioners 48 expresses its sincere appreciation and respect for the Chapel Hill High School 49 Men's Soccer Team and Coach Curtis for their outstanding achievement, and 6 1 their inspiration to youth across North Carolina through their dedication, 2 teamwork and athletic prowess. 3 4 This the 22nd day of January 2019. 5 6 A motion was made by Commissioner Marcoplos, seconded by Commissioner McKee 7 for the Board to approve and authorize the Chair to sign a proclamation recognizing the Chapel 8 Hill High School Men's Soccer Team and Coach Jason Curtis for winning the 2018 State 9 Championship and the players and coaches for representing the community with the highest 10 ideals of sportsmanship and integrity. 11 12 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 13 14 c. Resolution of Recognition for Andrew Sachs 15 The Board considered voting to approve a resolution recognizing and expressing 16 gratitude to Andrew (Andy) Sachs for his service to the Orange County Board of 17 Commissioners and the people of Orange County as a coordinator for the Dispute Settlement 18 Center. 19 20 RES-2019-001 21 22 Commissioner Dorosin read the resolution: 23 24 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 25 RESOLUTION OF RECOGNITION 26 FOR ANDREW SACHS 27 28 WHEREAS, Andrew (Andy) Sachs, Coordinator for the Dispute Settlement Center, retired in 29 October 2018; and 30 31 WHEREAS, Mr. Sachs served as a mediator, group facilitator, and conflict resolution trainer 32 since 1980; and 33 34 WHEREAS, Andy has been a member of multiple state and national organizations, including 35 serving on the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Mediation Network for 14 years; and 36 37 WHEREAS, Andy has helped and supported many local agencies and governments through 38 extremely challenging issues; and 39 40 WHEREAS, Mr. Sachs assisted Orange County Government by mediating multiple projects 41 over the years, including School Collaboration, the Comprehensive Plan, school merger 42 discussions, the Firearms Safety Committee and multiple Board of County Commissioners' 43 retreats; and 44 45 WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners will deeply miss Andy's skills and 46 expertise in bringing potentially volatile issues to a productive conclusion; 47 48 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners 49 expresses its deep appreciation, gratitude and respect for the mediation services throughout 7 1 the community provided by Andrew Sachs for Orange County Government and the people of 2 Orange County, and that the Board wishes him well in his retirement. 3 4 This the 22"d day of January 2019. 5 6 A motion was made by Commissioner Dorosin, seconded by Commissioner Greene for 7 the Board to approve and authorize the Chair to sign the attached resolution on behalf of the 8 Board recognizing and expressing appreciation to Andy Sachs for his mediation support to 9 Orange County. 10 11 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 12 13 Commissioner McKee said Andy Sachs has a unique ability to take a divisive issue and 14 get opposing groups to come to a compromise. He thanked him for his service. 15 16 d. Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board Update Presentation 17 The Board received a brief presentation from representatives of the Orange County 18 Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board and to provide feedback or questions. 19 Tony Dubois, Orange County ABC Director, said this is his 91" year coming here, and 4 20 of the Board of County Commissioners have served on their board. He reviewed the 21 information below: 22 23 BACKGROUND: The ABC Board provides an annual update to the Board of Commissioners at 24 the beginning of each calendar year. Keith Bagby, Chair of the Orange County Alcoholic 25 Beverage Control (ABC) Board, and Tony Dubois, Orange County ABC Executive Director, will 26 provide a brief presentation on ABC Board activities, operations, and external audit services 27 update, and will also respond to any questions. 28 29 Under North Carolina General Statute 1813-701, the ABC Board is required to distribute its 30 entire net income after deducting amounts required for law enforcement and education and 31 retaining proper working capital, to the General Fund of the County, which represents a 32 financial benefit to the County. 33 34 The ABC Contribution to the County's General Fund had been set at $400,000 up through FY 35 2016-17. Based on Statewide benchmarking of other ABC Boards' contributions to their 36 respective governments, the County requested additional funding of$150,000 for FY 2017-18. 37 The ABC Board approved an increase of$100,000 to the County's General Fund from 38 $400,000 to $500,000 for both FY 2017-18 and FY 2018-19. Another$35,000 is being provided 39 this year to fund an additional request, making this year's total $535,000. The ABC Board also 40 set aside $83,128 to contribute to the Board Retiree Health Care Plan. The Board funded local 41 Alcohol Law Enforcement agencies at $160,000 and increased the amount available for 42 community Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation grants for schools and local community 43 organizations to $244,000. The total distributions from the board for fiscal year 2018-19 are 44 $1,022,128. 45 46 He read off the organizations to whom they have given funds: 47 8 Alcohol Law Enforcement Amount Hillsborough Police Department $ 10,000 Carrboro Police Department $ 19,000 Chapel Hill Police Department $ 31,000 Orange County Sheriffs Department $100,000 Total Alcohol Law Enforcement $160,000 Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Compass Center for Women $ 4,000 Pathways to Change $ 4,000 El Centro Hispano $ 13,000 Mental Health Orange Co Teen Partnership $ 14,000 Carpe Diem $ 14,000 El Futuro $ 21,000 Freedom House Recovery $ 30,000 Chapel HiII UNC Collaborative $ 30,000 Orange County Schools $ 32,000 Orange County Drug Court $ 35,000 Chapel Hill-Carrboro city Schools $ 47,000 Total Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation $244,000 1 2 3 Tony Dubois said they put money back in to the community, and realize the social 4 impacts of misuse of their product. He said the agencies, to which they give, support their 5 cause and they are rarely motivated by profit. He said there are deep ties to the community by 6 being responsible sellers to those that are served. 7 Tony Dubois said the Carrboro ABC store has been completely remodeled this past 8 year, and in 2019 the store in Hillsborough will be moved to a different location. 9 Commissioner Dorosin asked if there is a method to determine how much funding the 10 police departments get. 11 Tony Dubois said the departments submit funding requests, and the allocations are 12 based off of that. 13 Commissioner Dorosin said he has heard talk about changes in the state regulatory 14 structure, and asked if Tony Dubois has any sense of what may happen. 15 Tony Dubois said he expects that the state structure would remain the same, and the 16 main issue is how it is sold locally, which is out of their hands. He said they like the way it 17 works now as it helps the community and has a local impact. He said other states that have 18 privatized have seen prices sky rocket, outlets increase five fold, and a sharp increase in theft. 19 Commissioner Dorosin expressed appreciation for the increase in funding coming back 20 to the County, and he brought this up when he came onto the Board. He said the funding to 21 other local organizations is also wonderful. 22 23 e. Resolution Requesting That Representative David Price Endorse Alexandria 24 Ocasio-Cortez's Resolution for a Select Committee on a Green New Deal 25 The Board considered voting to approve a draft Resolution Requesting That 26 Representative David Price Endorse Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Resolution for a Select 27 Committee on a Green New Deal. 9 1 2 BACKGROUND: At the December 3, 2018 BOCC regular meeting, Commissioner Mark 3 Marcoplos petitioned the Board to consider approving a resolution in support of the Green New 4 Deal at the Board's next regular meeting. Because a short timeframe did not allow the Board to 5 consider the resolution at the December 11, 2018 regular meeting, it is presented for Board 6 consideration at this meeting. 7 8 The Green New Deal is a four-part program for moving America quickly out of crisis into a 9 secure, sustainable future. Inspired by the New Deal programs that helped the United States 10 out of the Great Depression of the 1930s, the Green New Deal will provide similar relief and 11 create an economy that makes communities sustainable, healthy and just. 12 13 The four pillars of the Green New Deal, as outlined on the Green Party of the United States 14 website, are: 15 • The Economic Bill of Rights 16 • A Green Transition 17 • Real Financial Reform 18 • A Functioning Democracy 19 20 Additional information from the Green Party of the United States website on the four pillars is 21 provided at Attachment 1. 22 23 Attachment 2 is a draft resolution for Board consideration declaring that a climate emergency 24 exists and requesting that Representative David Price join with the growing number of his 25 Congressional peers and endorse Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's resolution for a select committee 26 on a Green New Deal. 27 28 FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no immediate financial impact associated with the Board 29 considering the resolution. There may be future financial impacts to the County as it relates to 30 the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions, as well as potential financial impacts with efforts to 31 reduce those emissions as well as other proposed actions outlined in the Green New Deal. 32 33 Commissioner Marcoplos said in the last year or two it has become clear that this crisis 34 requires immediate action on all fronts. 35 Commissioner Marcoplos read the resolution: 36 37 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 38 RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT REPRESENTATIVE DAVID PRICE ENDORSE 39 ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ'S RESOLUTION FOR A SELECT COMMITTEE ON A 40 GREEN NEW DEAL 41 42 WHEREAS, on October 8, 2018, the United Nations released a special report, criticized by 43 many leading climate scientists as overly conservative, which projected that limiting warming to 44 the unsafe 1.5°C target this century will require an unprecedented transformation of every 45 sector of the global economy over the next 12 years; and 46 47 WHEREAS, on November 23, 2018 the Federal Government issued a climate study detailing 48 the massive threat that climate change poses to the American economy and underscoring the 49 need for immediate climate emergency action at all levels of government; and 50 10 1 WHEREAS, the death and destruction already wrought by global warming of approximately 2 1.1°C above late 19th century levels demonstrates that the Earth is already too hot for safety 3 and justice as attested by increased and intensifying wildfires, floods, rising seas, diseases, 4 droughts and extreme weather; and 5 6 WHEREAS, restoring a safe and stable climate requires a "Climate Mobilization" at all levels of 7 government on a scale not seen since World War II to reach zero greenhouse gas emissions 8 across all sectors at emergency speed, to rapidly and safely drawdown or remove all the 9 excess carbon from the atmosphere, to end the 6th mass extinction of species, and to 10 implement measures to protect all people and species from the increasingly severe 11 consequences of climate change; and 12 13 WHEREAS, to address the nation's urgent climate change needs and impacts, 14 Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has proposed a "Green New Deal"; and 15 16 WHEREAS, the proposed Green New Deal would be a sweeping overhaul of the economy that 17 includes equity and justice in its solutions and has the following goals: 18 1. Dramatically expand existing renewable power sources and deploy new production 19 capacity with the goal of meeting 100% of national power demand through renewable 20 sources; 21 2. building a national, energy-efficient, "smart" grid; 22 3. upgrading every residential and industrial building for state-of-the-art energy efficiency, 23 comfort and safety; 24 4. eliminating greenhouse gas emissions from the manufacturing, agricultural and other 25 industries, including by investing in local-scale agriculture in communities across the 26 country; 27 5. eliminating greenhouse gas emissions from repairing and improving transportation and 28 other infrastructure, and upgrading water infrastructure to ensure universal access to 29 clean water; 30 6. funding massive investment in the drawdown of greenhouse gases; 31 7. making "green" technology, industry, expertise, products and services a major export of 32 the United States, with the aim of becoming an international leader in helping other 33 countries transition to completely greenhouse gas neutral economies and bringing about 34 a global Green New Deal. 35 36 WHEREAS, justice calls for climate resilience that addresses the specific experiences, 37 vulnerabilities, and needs of marginalized communities within our jurisdiction, who must be 38 included and supported in actively engaging in climate resilience planning, policy, and actions; 39 and 40 41 WHEREAS, actions to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions and/or drawdown greenhouse 42 gases may be taken in ways that also improve resilience to the effects of climate change, and 43 vice versa; and 44 45 WHEREAS, justice requires that frontline communities, which have historically borne the brunt 46 of the extractive fossil-fuel economy, participate actively in the planning and implementation of 47 this mobilization effort at all levels of government and that they benefit first from the transition to 48 a renewable energy economy; and 49 11 1 WHEREAS, fairness demands the protection and expansion of workers' right to organize as 2 well as a guarantee of high-paying, high-quality jobs with comprehensive benefits for all and 3 many other tenets of a Green New Deal effort as the mobilization to restore a safe climate is 4 launched; 5 6 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners 7 declares that a climate emergency threatens our county, region, state, nation, civilization, 8 humanity and the natural world; 9 10 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners requests that 11 Representative David Price join with the growing number of his Congressional peers and 12 endorse Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's resolution for a select committee on a Green New Deal. 13 14 This the 22nd Day of January 2019. 15 16 PUBLIC COMMENT: 17 18 Riley Ruske said 3 minutes is not nearly enough time to discuss this resolution, and the 19 Board of County Commissioners should hold several public hearings on this matter before 20 bringing it to a vote. He said these hearings should invite both supporters and opponents to 21 allow for open discussion and full information to the public. He said the Green New Deal is a 22 radical agenda hiding behind a concern about climate change, and is an effort to destroy our 23 democratic republic and its constitution, and replace them with a hybrid socialist/communist 24 bureaucracy, which is nothing to do with climate change. He said this would end rights and 25 freedoms. He said the agenda item abstract write up is grossly misleading. He said citizens 26 should not be fooled by this effort to turn the United States into a socialist/communist China, 27 North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, or Russia. He encouraged the Board to remember its oath to 28 protect and uphold the constitution, and voting in favor of this resolution would be a willful 29 abandonment of said oath. 30 Commissioner McKee asked, rhetorically, if the resulting costs from enacting this "deal" 31 could be identified. 32 Commissioner Price said there is a lot in this resolution, but in the end, Commissioner 33 Marcoplos is asking Congressman David Price to support the forming of a committee to look 34 into this Green New Deal. She said an affirmative vote this evening would not be equal to the 35 BOCC endorsing everything in this resolution. 36 Commissioner Marcoplos said the resolution says that these conditions are so pressing 37 that a committee is needed to enact the Green New Deal. 38 Commissioner Price said an affirmative vote for the resolution would acknowledge that 39 there is a climate change crisis and support the formation of a special task force to look into the 40 Green New Deal, but does not indicate that the Board is going to enact the Green New Deal. 41 Commissioner Greene said the Green New Deal is very complicated and has many 42 parts, including changing to the status of corporations, and would restore a lot of democracy. 43 She said it will cost money, and this resolution is asking David Price to support a select 44 committee on a Green New Deal. 45 Commissioner Greene referred to the cost, and asked if the counter thought is what will 46 it cost us if this is not done. She said it may be radical, but we are at a crisis point and 47 something must be done. 48 Commissioner Bedford said one of her concerns with the party platform is some of the 49 economic changes that are proposed to be made, but overall she agrees with Commissioner 50 Greene and Commissioner Price. She said wanted to know if anyone has talked with David 12 1 Price about this and his intentions. She suggested it may be wise to have a conversation with 2 him, and said she left a message for him today. She does support the need for climate 3 change, but wonders if this is the best way to approach working with Congressman Price. 4 Commissioner Marcoplos echoed Commissioner Green's comments about the cost 5 incurred if no action is taken. He said this resolution is publicly asking David Price for support 6 on the behalf of the Orange County residents. 7 Commissioner McKee said he would not argue with a resolution that voices concerns 8 about climate change, but that is not what this resolution says. He said he would not have 9 concerns over the Green New Deal if Representative Ocasio-Cortez would come forward with 10 projected costs, and what the real changes would be. He said there are things in the resolution 11 that he completely agrees with regarding the environmental changes, and especially the 12 request to implement a voter marked paper ballot for all voting; and restoring the vote to ex- 13 offenders who have paid their debt to society. 14 Commissioner McKee said this is a chicken little/the sky is falling resolution, and is fear 15 mongering. He said there is a cost to doing nothing, but he feels most Americans support 16 addressing environmental concerns. He said things like fair taxation that are distributed in 17 proportion to ability to pay seems like a confiscation of wages. 18 Commissioner Dorosin asked if that point is in the resolution. 19 Commissioner McKee said it is in the abstract, which is an attachment to the resolution. 20 He said the abstract also promotes the nationalization of banks, nationalization of stockholders, 21 etc. He said these changes would affect 401 ks, bankers, reduce military funding, etc. 22 Commissioner Dorosin said the concerns raised by Commissioner McKee are not in the 23 resolution, and it is his understanding that the attachment will not be part of the resolution. He 24 said the resolution supports the forming of a committee that will see the Green New Deal 25 formed. He said he does not think a vote in favor of the resolution is a vote endorsing the 26 attachment. He said he is happy to endorse the resolution and start the debate about how to 27 address environmental concerns. 28 Commissioner Dorosin echoed Commissioner Marcoplos' comments about a public 29 discussion versus private conversation. 30 Commissioner Marcoplos said he did not insert the Green Party's take on the Green 31 New Deal into the abstract, but rather it was a good faith effort by staff to provide some 32 background information about what one organization (of many) might bring to such a select 33 committee. He said he based the resolution on other resolutions, and the other stuff is 34 irrelevant. 35 Commissioner McKee referred to the resolution and the first whereas: "WHEREAS, on 36 October 8, 2018, the United Nations released a special report, criticized by many leading 37 climate the scientists as overly conservative, which projected that limiting warming to the unsafe 38 1.5°C target this century will require an unprecedented transformation of every sector of the 39 global economy over the next 12 years". He said in order to achieve this a global government 40 will have to be instituted. 41 Commissioner McKee referred to the 4I" whereas: "to rapidly and safely drawdown or 42 remove all the excess carbon from the atmosphere, to end the 6th mass extinction of species," 43 and said there is no scientific basis for this claim. 44 Commissioner McKee said he is aware that the attachment is not part of the resolution, 45 but given the excesses of the attachment, an affirmative vote for the resolution would be an 46 endorsement of the Green New Deal. He said he does not mind endorsing things that are 47 reasonable and attainable, but ideas such as nationalizing the US economy and a 12 -year time 48 frame for implementation are unreasonable. 13 1 Commissioner McKee said if the Board wants a resolution, it should form a committee 2 (as it did with gun safety), bringing all sides of the debate together, to create a doable and 3 reasonable proposal. 4 Commissioner Price asked if the attachment from the Green Party is the definitive green 5 new deal, or is it one entity's suggestions for the discussion. 6 Commissioner Marcoplos said, as far as he knows, it is one entity's suggestions for the 7 debate. 8 Commissioner Price asked if this resolution is sent forward, will the attachment be 9 included. 10 Commissioner Marcoplos said he only submitted the resolution. 11 Commissioner Price asked if the resolution can be sent to the Commission for the 12 Environment (CfE) first. 13 Commissioner Marcoplos said there is no time to waste, and there is science to back up 14 the resolution. 15 Commissioner Greene proposed striking the phrases "over the next 12 years" and "to 16 end the 6t" mass extinction of the species." She referred to the tax rate for highest earning 17 Americans, and noted it was as high as 70% until the 1980s. She said she disagreed that a 18 global government will be needed, but rather the whole global economy is going to be affected 19 by this global crisis. 20 Commissioner McKee said he stated his opinion, and the background documents are 21 his greatest concern. He said he extremely leery of the some of the proposed changes, and 22 opposed extremely high tax rates in 1980s and still does now. 23 Commissioner Greene said the tax rate was even higher during WWII. 24 Commissioner McKee said WWII was a true national emergency. 25 Chair Rich said attachment 1 is from the Green Party, and is one opinion on how the 26 Green New Deal could work. She said it will not be attached to the resolution. 27 John Roberts said the resolution stands alone, and there is no attachment reference. 28 Chair Rich told Commissioner Bedford that the Board sends many resolutions to people 29 prior to speaking with them. She said this practice is not unusual at all, and promotes a more 30 public process. 31 Chair Rich asked Commissioner Marcoplos if he accepted the suggestions from 32 Commissioner Greene to strike certain phrases from the resolution. 33 Commissioner Marcoplos said no, and the phrase "the next 12 years" is the most 34 important phrase in the resolution. He said it is the most alarming piece of climate change, and 35 the public needs to be alerted. He said the 61" mass extinction is also scientifically backed. 36 Commissioner Rich asked if Commissioner McKee is making a motion to form a 37 committee. 38 Commissioner McKee said he would leave that to the will of the Board, but considers it a 39 prudent idea for open dialogue. 40 41 A motion was made by Commissioner Marcoplos, seconded by Commissioner Dorosin 42 for the Board to approve the Resolution Requesting That Representative David Price Endorse 43 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Resolution for a Select Committee on a Green New Deal. 44 45 VOTE: Ayes, 6; Nays, 1 (Commissioner McKee) 46 47 Commissioner Dorosin said he would like to ask the CfE to consider some of this, and 48 provide this evening's minutes to them. 49 The Board agreed by consensus. 14 1 Commissioner Price said climate change is going to lead to migration of people groups, 2 and she feels this is often overlooked. 3 4 5. Public Hearings 5 NONE 6 7 6. Regular Agenda 8 NONE 9 10 7. Reports 11 12 a. Orange County Public Transportation Short Range Transit Plan 13 The Board received a report on the Orange County Public Transportation Short Range 14 Transit Plan (draft) and recommendations for the final Report, in preparation for further 15 discussion and feedback at the Board's January 25, 2019 Retreat. 16 Theo Letman, Transit Director, reviewed the following information: 17 18 BACKGROUND: 19 Orange County Public Transportation (OCPT) currently operates three fixed routes: 20 Hillsborough Circulator, Orange — Chapel Hill Mid-Day Connector, and Orange—Alamance 21 Mid-Day Connector. These OCPT fixed routes are financed through the Article 43 Tax District 22 funds. 23 24 Article 43 Tax District funds provide an opportunity for Orange County residents, customers and 25 community partners to access an additional source of revenue with which to meet the needs for 26 financing public transportation systems. Recommendations are provided to maintain and 27 expand upon current service levels, based upon qualitative analysis and public outreach, 28 conducted over the course of a year, utilizing surveys, public meetings, information sessions 29 and websites. 30 31 Due to the amount of new information contained in the report, staff will present the findings and 32 recommendations in anticipation of a policy discussion at the Board's annual retreat. 33 34 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 35 Orange County Public Transportation (OPT) provides transit service throughout Orange 36 County, 37 including both demand response and fixed-route service. Identifying performance of the existing 38 system, areas of unmet transit demand, assessing priorities of passengers, and prioritizing 39 service improvements with a limited budget are keys to addressing the needs of the community. 40 To ensure integrated, high performing transit service across the region, OPT's Short Range 41 Transit Plan (SRTP) assesses the market for transit service, operations in Orange County, and 42 prioritizes future recommendations. 43 44 Existing Conditions 45 OPT currently operates three midday/off peak, weekday, fixed-route bus services in Orange 46 County—the Hillsborough Circulator, the Orange-Chapel Hill Midday Connector, and the 47 Orange-Alamance Connector, as shown in Figure ES-1. 48 49 As part of the SRTP, an analysis was conducted to provide an overview of the operating 50 context 15 1 for OPT, demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, and general system performance. 2 Findings included the following: 3 • There is opportunity to improve ridership on existing services. The Hillsborough 4 Circulator and the Orange-Chapel Hill Midday Connector serve approximately 64 and 15 5 average daily riders, respectively. 6 • Population density in Orange County outside of Chapel Hill and Carrboro is relatively 7 low. The majority of the county does not have the population or employment density to 8 support fixed-route transit. 9 • The most common commute destinations for north Orange County residents are to 10 Hillsborough, Durham, and Chapel Hill. 11 12 Public Outreach 13 Two phases of outreach were conducted as part of the SRTP—the first phase took place in 14 November 2017 to understand the needs of existing riders and non-riders, and the second 15 phase occurred in September 2018 to confirm future service priorities. Top priorities from each 16 of the outreach phases included the following: 17 • Improving weekday and Saturday service frequency and providing later evening service 18 • Improving local circulation in Hillsborough and providing connections to Chapel Hill 19 20 Service Prioritization 21 Typically, fixed-route transit service is best suited for areas with sufficiently high population and 22 employment density to provide adequate ridership to sustain the service. In rural or suburban 23 areas, like much of Orange County, frequent fixed-route service may not be the most effective 24 method of service delivery. Instead, multiple service types may be appropriate depending on 25 the 26 density of population and jobs, the distribution of community services, and potential connections 27 to surrounding areas and transit services. 28 29 As such, recommended improvements for OPT represent a combination of service types. 30 Recommendations were prioritized to provide access to jobs from rural areas, respond to public 31 feedback by expanding service hours and improving frequency on existing routes, and 32 improving connections between Mebane, Efland, and Hillsborough. A summary of these 33 improvements is provided in Figure ES-2, and the proposed system map is shown in Figure ES- 34 3. 35 36 The prioritized recommendations are intended to provide the maximum benefit within current 37 funding levels and provide a path for future investment should additional funding become 38 available. 39 40 Commissioner Marcoplos said he has spoken about a park and ride at White Cross 41 before, and asked if this fits into the local plan in any way. He said it would be particularly 42 helpful on UNC game days. 43 Theo Letman said that is more of a planning/capital question. He said it can be taken 44 up as a priority as staff progresses through the transit planning process. He said there are 45 limitations to what can be done in the short term, and he has listed priorities based on the 46 public's view of things, but that is not to say additional ideas are not welcome. 47 Commissioner Marcoplos said there is a UNC records storage building out there with a 48 lot of space around it, and many people driving on highway 54 are going to UNC. He said it 49 would be worth opening a conversation with UNC about a potential partnership. 16 1 Commissioner Dorosin said the Orange-Chapel Hill midday connector has 15 average 2 daily riders, and asked if this is accurate. 3 Theo Letman that is correct for the midday. He said the bulk of that service is provided 4 around peak travel times (morning and afternoon). 5 Commissioner Dorosin asked if it is financially feasible to maintain a route that only has 6 15 average daily riders. 7 Theo Letman said it is questionable. He said the plan is not etched in marble and can 8 be changed, with the goal of always improving transit. 9 Commissioner Dorosin referred to the table in figure ES-2, and asked if staff could 10 identify the services that would be considered mobility on demand. 11 Theo Letman said the zonal services and the vanpool services. 12 Commissioner Dorosin clarified that some of the services in this table are not currently 13 funded. 14 Theo Letman said some are currently funded, and items 1, 2 and 3 are proposed for 15 funding. 16 Commissioner Dorosin asked if the vanpool subsidy program, item 7, is a mobility-on- 17 demand service. 18 Theo Letman said yes, and this service is not currently funded. 19 Commissioner Dorosin said the idea for a County Uber-type service as been floated 20 around previously. He said he would like to know projected ridership numbers for some of the 21 services, so the Board can evaluate the best way to use funding. He said he appreciates the 22 report and the priority of providing useful transportation services, but wants to make sure 23 ridership is being optimized, and the most residents being reached by the dollars available. 24 Commissioner McKee asked if any studies were done on an Uber-like service and the 25 cost differences between on demand services versus County fleets. 26 Theo Letman said the consultants looked into existing services as well as researching 27 other entities that have greater mobility-on-demand services. He said comparisons were 28 completed and can be brought the Board retreat later this week. 29 Commissioner Marcoplos asked if there is a status update on the reverse circulator. 30 Theo Letman said that is one of the items at the top of the list, and was strongly 31 supported by staff with the consultants. 32 Commissioner Marcoplos asked if there is a timeline. 33 Theo Letman said hopefully this year. 34 Chair Rich said there was a previous suggestion to run the service for a decent period of 35 time (more than a month), and then evaluate the numbers. She said she even recalls the 36 proposal of gathering numbers for a 2-year period. 37 Commissioner Price asked if the anticipated cost to the consumer can be researched to 38 insure that low income residents can access the transportation. 39 Commissioner Dorosin said he was not suggesting a private Uber-like service, but 40 rather a County run model that was on demand and could be subsidized. 41 Commissioner McKee said he would also like to know how the Department of Social 42 Services (DSS) and the Health Department could play into offsetting the costs for lower income 43 residents. 44 Commissioner Bedford said the report discussed splitting the Hillsborough connector in 45 two, and noted that some comments said this service is too slow, which affects ridership. She 46 would like to weigh the cost of adding the additional drivers with the ridership numbers. 47 Theo Letman said he can get this information. 48 Commissioner Price the Hillsborough Circulator has been the topic of discussion for 49 many years, and the issue is that it can take one 5 minutes to get from point A to B, but when 50 one wants to go back home, it can take 55 minutes. 17 1 2 b. GoTriangle Update on Transit Oriented Development Study 3 The Board received a summary of information presented in the Transit Oriented 4 Development Guidebook that illustrates development potential around the proposed Durham- 5 Orange Light Rail Stations. 6 Patrick McDonough, GoTriangle Manager of Planning and Transit-Oriented 7 Development, reviewed the following information and PowerPoint presentation: 8 9 BACKGROUND: 10 This report will update the Board of Commissioners on the final product of an economic 11 development and planning study related to development potential around the Durham-Orange 12 Light Rail Stations. GoTriangle received a $1.7 million grant from the Federal Transit 13 Administration (FTA) to help plan areas around the rail stations. 14 15 The Gateway Planning Group worked with GoTriangle, Durham, Chapel Hill and the Triangle-J 16 Council of Governments to create one development scenario for each of the project's eighteen 17 (18) station areas. These development scenarios are compiled in the Transit Oriented 18 Development Guidebook https://gotriangle.org/tod/guidebook. The guidebook attempts to 19 illustrate opportunities to guide growth, expand access to jobs and opportunity, and generate 20 tax revenue. The guidebook is also intended to serve as a blueprint for land use and zoning 21 decisions the City of Durham and the Town of Chapel Hill could make to realize the benefits 22 that transit-oriented development provides. 23 24 Go Forward: A Community Investment in Transit 25 TOD Guidebook 26 Action Steps 27 Orange County Board of County Commissioners 28 January 2019 29 30 Today's Agenda 31 • The Opportunity 32 • What We Found 33 • Action Steps 34 35 The Opportunity 36 • Coordinate neighborhood planning, the market for walkable TOD, and the design of 37 light rail 38 • Collaborate across local governments, universities, and transit 39 • Facilitate economic development 40 41 Outcomes That Could Be Realized 42 Within % mile of the stations, an opportunity for: 43 • 43,500 New jobs 44 • 44,000 new residents 45 • 4 million new annual transit trips (2040) 46 47 The TOD Guidebook (pie chart) 48 49 Economic Development (chart) 18 1 2 Net New Tax Revenue By Jurisdiction (chart) 3 4 Action Step 5 n. Work that is part of an intentional and coordinated leadership-driven game plan 6 built on community goals. 7 8 Action Steps 9 • Prioritization 10 • Affordable Housing 11 • Infrastructure 12 • Parking 13 • Partnerships 14 • Streets and Public Space 15 • Zoning 16 17 Gateway + Patterson Place 18 A TOD Opportunity(map) 19 20 Gateway & Patterson Place Concepts (map) 21 22 Infrastructure Highlights 23 • Sewer pump station 24 • Danziger Drive Complete Street Connection 25 • US 15-501 Bike and Pedestrian Connections 26 27 Emerging Affordable Housing Research 28 Key Findings: 29 At the regional level, additional market-rate and additional subsidized housing 30 BOTH reduce displacement pressure 31 Each subsidized affordable home reduces displacement pressure as much as two 32 market-rate homes 33 -Miriam Zuk & Karen Chapple, 34 Institute of Governmental Studies, 2016 35 36 Musical Chairs & Housing Markets 37 Adding More Chairs or More Homes Reduces Competition and 38 Lets More People Participate 39 40 Two Ways to Reduce Competition 41 • New Market Rate Home Reduces Competition for Existing Home Serving Low Income 42 Resident 43 • New Permanently Affordable Home Reduces Competition For Income-Qualified 44 Resident 45 46 Zoning / Streets / Public Space 47 • Adopt transit-supportive future land use map designations and policies 48 • Establish TOD standards and review processes 49 -Building Placement and Size 19 1 -Streetscape 2 -Public Spaces 3 Remove barriers to building Missing Middle Housing near light rail stations 4 5 Affordable Housing 6 • Leverage new property values to fund affordable homes 7 • Incentivize landlords to rehabilitate and preserve affordable homes 8 • Remove regulatory barriers to housing and recalibrate density bonus programs 9 10 The Power of Cross-Department Coordination 11 • We learned Patterson Place needs a sewer lift station to support greater density (Market 12 Study) 13 • The Lift Station acts as a catalyst for next round of development in station area 14 (Infrastructure) 15 • Zoning changes allow more intense development + new AH density bonus (Zoning) 16 • New Development yields tax revenue for community goals (Economic Development) 17 • Leadership allocates some of that revenue towards affordable housing/other community 18 goals (Community Priorities) 19 20 Net New Tax Revenue By Jurisdiction (graph) 21 22 Discussion 23 24 A Conservative Market Study 25 • Triangle Region Has Grown 3% - 5% per year over past 30 years 26 • Durham / Chapel Hill has historically captured 20% — 25% of that growth 27 28 A Conservative Market Study: Multifamily (graph) 29 30 A Conservative Market Study: Office (graph) 31 32 Final Thought: Paris & Chicago (picture) 33 34 PUBLIC COMMENT: 35 Julie McClintock said she sent a letter to Board of County Commissioners earlier, the 36 main point of which is the importance of accurate information for the FTA, the Board, and the 37 public. She reviewed the letter, which highlighted concerns that have been raised regarding 38 growth projections. She said it is easy to be seduced by the prospect of 1360 acres that are 39 ripe for development, but many of the acres are on UNC property, and thus not-taxable. She 40 said many of the acres are in wetlands, and are undevelopable. She also noted that 15-501 is 41 three years away from gridlock, which she can back up with studies that have been completed. 42 She said in the last ten years of primary residential growth in Chapel Hill, the cost of town 43 government services has risen by an average of 3.7%, while property tax revenues only rose by 44 an average of 1.3%. 45 46 Commissioner Bedford referred to the slide with the net new tax revenue by jurisdiction, 47 and asked if"net" could be defined. 48 Patrick McDonough said there is a baseline property value based on 2017 values, and a 49 "what if nothing happens" (the property gains in value, but does not redevelop over time), which 20 1 gets inflated out into the future. He said the "net new" is what happens if the property 2 redevelops, and has a new tax value, but the value of that which was taken away is also 3 subtracted. He said an example is removing a one story office building and replacing it with a 4 four story office building; the value of the one story building would be subtracted from the value 5 of the four story building, and be compared to the figures from the "what if nothing happened" 6 scenario. 7 Commissioner Bedford clarified that these do not include the cost of the sewage pump, 8 the bridge over 15-501, EMS, or any other costs associated with development. 9 Patrick McDonough said the whole point of having the critical infrastructure 10 recommendations in the report is acknowledging exactly Commissioner Bedford's point. He 11 said there are going to be other pieces of infrastructure that will be needed to make these fully 12 functioning communities. He said the report makes recommendations on infrastructure that 13 would have to be paid for. 14 Commissioner Bedford said the report discussed cumulative revenue of$1.4 to $1.9 15 billion, and said she would subtract that from the $3.3 billion it will cost to build and finance the 16 line. 17 Patrick McDonough said this study is focused on the neighborhoods around the line, 18 and the tax value in the report is for through the prism of property tax. He said the costs to 19 build and operate the light rail are contained within the sales tax and the transit plans. He said 20 these are separated so that if the BOCC elects not to develop around the light rail stations, 21 there would still be costs for the light rail operation and maintenance. 22 Commissioner Price said at the MPO meeting there were challenges from Chapel Hill 23 Mayor Pam Hemminger, and Town Council Member Parker about the growth projections, and 24 she asked if there is a plan to address these challenges. 25 Patrick McDonough said GoTriangle offered to meet with the Chapel Hill Town Council, 26 and that the numbers presented by Dwight Bassett to the Economic Sustainability Committee in 27 December are quite close to those presented by GoTriangle. He said confusion may be 28 coming in as people are looking at the market study versus the guidebook concept plans. 29 Commissioner Price said this report is just one idea. 30 Patrick McDonough said that is right. He said this report's subtitle could be "one 31 possible future," and there are thousands of possible futures. He said the actual outcome be 32 shaped by the private market's response to zoning, regulatory and public and investment 33 decisions made by Chapel Hill Town Council. 34 Commissioner Marcoplos referred to the 1360 acres, and asked if the involvement of 35 UNC land could be clarified. 36 Patrick McDonough said GoTriangle engaged UNC within the first few months of getting 37 started, and tried to get at the question of if the University has private development on its land, 38 is it taxable or not. He said this is a public policy debate, and they considered other university 39 communities around the country. He said each of the station pages in the report includes a 40 development summary. He referred to the one for Mason Farm Road, UNC hospital and UNC 41 campus, all of which say no private development. He said the presumption is that development 42 will not happen in these areas. He said in terms of other stations, like Gateway, there has been 43 concerns raised that Eastowne (page 124) was included in the calculations, but they are not in 44 the tax calculation. He said in the appendix, it does show up as being counted, and this was 45 heavily debated, as ultimately this a negotiation between the Town of Chapel Hill and the 46 University of North Carolina. He said these discussions have been broached, and there are 47 other communities where there are payments in lieu of taxes. He said this was a market 48 oriented study, and it tried to capture what that would be so that one can understand the scale 49 of the opportunity in terms of what would settle there, if the market allowed it. He said he 50 recognizes that this may not be what public policy prefers, but it is one possible future. 21 1 Commissioner McKee referred to the acreage, and said the first number is 7026 acres, 2 which is the amount within the concentric circles in the station areas. He asked if this is correct. 3 Patrick McDonough referred to the Gateway station, and said there is a red line around 4 the station. He said a similar boundary is shown at every station. He said the sum of all of 5 these red line areas is 7026 acres. 6 Commissioner McKee said that 7026 total acreage is Durham and Orange Counties 7 combined. 8 Patrick McDonough said that is correct. 9 Commissioner McKee said of that total, 1361 is the total acreage in Durham and Orange 10 Counties that is developable or re-developable. He asked if that is correct. 11 Patrick McDonough said it is both, and it depends on the status of the land as to 12 whether it is developable or re-developable. He said the local planning departments would 13 provide insight into these decisions. 14 Commissioner McKee asked if Patrick McDonough could identify the number of acres, 15 within the 1361 acres, that are in an environmental area upon which one cannot build. 16 Patrick McDonough said he does not have that exact number. He said most of the 17 development is on land that the various planning staffs believed was developable, or where 18 there is existing development. 19 Commissioner McKee asked if the acreage that is owned by UNC or other non-profits, 20 and thus will not generate profit, have been deducted from the 1361 acres. 21 Patrick McDonough said the study did not look consider things "in and out" by acres. 22 Commissioner McKee said it is critical to know how many acres upon which there can 23 be development. 24 Patrick McDonough said for Mason Farm Road/UNC hospital the answer is zero. He 25 said at other stations one must consider the status of the acreage. He said generally the re- 26 developable parcels are mostly parcels on private land. 27 Patrick McDonough said the answer in the final 30 years will likely turn to a discussion of 28 payment in lieu of taxes. 29 Commissioner McKee said he is trying to get at is how much value per acre has to occur 30 for the project to be net positive. He asked how much revenue is 1360 acres supposed to 31 generate. 32 Patrick McDonough said the 1360 acreage is a net new property value of$3.3-4.5 33 billion, and net new annual tax revenue up and down the line of$45-60 million 34 Commissioner McKee said each acre is going to have to generate $3.3 million, and his 35 point is that he does not trust the figures. 36 Commissioner McKee said in 2014, there was a cost-benefit analysis study in Chapel 37 Hill of the Blue Hill district that showed there was not net positive revenue for 20 years out. He 38 said he wants to know when a net positive result can be expected. He said the County has a lot 39 of needs that will not be paid for by the transit tax, and all of the cost that will occur will be eaten 40 up by the $3.3-4.5 billion. 41 Patrick McDonough referred page A-110 in the appendix, which has a table that begins 42 with Orange County. He said the bottom line of this table is the net new accumulated tax 43 revenue. He said there is a separate table to Chapel Hill on the next page. He said this is 44 roughly what Gateway Planning thinks the revenue flow will be over that time, and depending 45 on to what it is compared in infrastructure, the return of investment (ROI) may seem positive or 46 not good enough. 47 Commissioner McKee said his concern is exactly what is being discussed. He said from 48 2018-2037 it may be possible to hit the $13.5 million new revenue, but if the infrastructure costs 49 and associated costs for affordable housing, bridges, lift stations, etc. exceed this amount then 50 it is not possible to be net positive. 22 1 Patrick McDonough said part of the answer depends on which infrastructure gets 2 prioritized, and where it was in the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). He said there are 3 infrastructure recommendations, but there is no timeline, and it is hard to do the cost side 4 without a timeline. He said it is all worth discussion. 5 Commissioner Greene said she is unclear about the $3.5 billion, to which Commissioner 6 McKee referred. 7 Commissioner McKee said the net new property value on the 1361 acres. 8 Commissioner Marcoplos said Glenwood Elementary School (ES) sits near a station and 9 the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools District (CHCCS) is planning on holding on to the school 10 in anticipation of the money that will be made from the higher cost land at the stations, and the 11 potential for development. He asked if this type of property is considered a non-profit, or 12 undevelopable land. 13 Staff member from GoTriangle said Glenwood ES is not considered part of the re- 14 developable land. He said the tax revenue is based on the property tax base that exists today, 15 and right now, Glenwood ES does not pay property taxes. He said that base line is continued 16 forward, which is the same for UNC Hospital, Duke Hospital, etc. 17 Commissioner Marcoplos said it is complicated. 18 Patrick McDonough said Glenwood ES is not highlighted as a re-developable area in the 19 Hamilton Station. 20 Commissioner McKee asked if it is known how much new tax revenue would occur 21 naturally without it. 22 Patrick McDonough said when one looks at the net new over the baseline, the baseline 23 presumes the land grows in value. He said a great way to see evidence of that is to look at the 24 Mason Farm Road/UNC Hospital plans, where there is no development imagined, but the 25 property tax revenue does go up. 26 Commissioner Bedford asked if Patrick McDonough removed Eastowne from ED slide. 27 Patrick McDonough said he would need to check, but he would sense that Eastowne is 28 probably in the corridor total of the $1.4-1.9 billion, though it is not in the Gateway Station. He 29 said he will need to double check. 30 Commissioner Marcoplos said it is complicated to think about costs and benefits, 31 because there are many things that cannot be predicted accurately. He said there are a lot of 32 ancillary benefits: jobs will be provided, which leads to lower cost of services; less congestion; 33 less pollution; protecting rural areas from sprawl, etc. He said this is "one possible future," and 34 the final decisions will be a product of many decisions that are made. He said he is excited 35 about a fourth economic development district, and sees potential for collaborative effort 36 between Chapel Hill and Orange County to meet the needs of the County and the Town. He 37 believes the Board is doing what the residents want it to. 38 Commissioner Marcoplos said if, and when, the full funding grant agreement comes 39 through, this is going to happen. He said around 2025 there will start to be serious interest in 40 and around these rail stations. 41 Chair Rich said she is excited about this too, and especially about the possibility of a 42 fourth economic development district. She said people want to live, work and play near public 43 transit, and building Gateway the way they want/need it is a first step. 44 Chair Rich said the Chapel Hill Planning Department worked with GoTriangle throughout 45 this entire process. 46 Patrick McDonough agreed, and said many, many partners worked on this, and the 47 intergovernmental cooperation is special. 48 Chair Rich said one way to continue moving forward is to start having conversations with 49 Chapel Hill. She said this is not just what the elected officials want, but it is also what the public 50 wants, and there is an economic opportunity that cannot be denied. 23 1 Commissioner Greene congratulated Patrick McDonough and GoTriangle for getting the 2 grant to do this study, and she said GoTriangle has consistently worked closely with the Chapel 3 Hill Town Council. 4 Commissioner Greene referred to affordable housing, and said Chapel Hill has already 5 changed its ordinance to allow accessory housing by reducing the required lot size and 6 reducing the parking requirements. 7 Commissioner Greene said she was interested in purchasing an apartment complex as 8 it was on the downward slope, and a Chapel Hill developer proposed this idea a few years 9 back. She said it did not pan out at that time, but is an idea to hold onto. 10 Commissioner Greene asked if Chapel Hill has talked about land banking. 11 Patrick McDonough said he does not know, but land banking is a strategy in the 12 guidebook. He said the Council of Governments (COG) has led the regional scan of all public 13 lands. 14 Commissioner Greene said voluntary density bonuses are another idea to attract 15 affordable housing. 16 Patrick McDonough said one cannot regulate the way to affordable housing; there must 17 be investment. 18 Chair Rich said the Durham/Chapel Hill/Orange Work Group learned how Durham is 19 being proactive about many of these things, and asked if the report around Patterson Place 20 could be provided to Commissioner Greene and the rest of the Board. 21 Commissioner Greene echoed support for drilling down into partnerships on affordable 22 housing with the Town, and noted that this week's retreat would be a good time for discussion. 23 Chair Rich said there needs to be partnerships on every aspect of this project. 24 Commissioner Marcoplos asked if the Manager would specifically talk to Chapel Hill 25 about its schedule for station development, goals, meetings, etc. 26 27 8. Consent Agenda 28 • Removal of Any Items from Consent Agenda 29 Item 8-e by Commissioner Greene 30 31 • Approval of Remaining Consent Agenda 32 33 A motion was made by Commissioner Dorosin, seconded by Commissioner McKee to 34 approve the remaining items on the Consent Agenda. 35 36 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 37 38 Discussion and Approval of the Items Removed from the Consent Agenda 39 40 8-e: Fiscal Year 2018-19 Budget Amendment#5 41 The Board considered voting to approve budget, grant, and capital project ordinance 42 amendments for fiscal year 2018-19. 43 44 Commissioner Greene applauded that Orange County Library Services has received 45 notification of an increase of$19,289 from the Orange County Partnership for Young Children 46 related to the Library's Time to Read program. This increase in funds provides for the increase 47 in the time-limited Community Outreach Literacy Coordinator position from a .75 FTE to a 1.0 48 FTE, effective January 1, 2019. As part of Budget Amendment#1 on September 4, 2018, this 49 position had been reduced from a 1.0 FTE to a .75 FTE due to the loss of Library Services and 50 Technology Act (LSTA) State Library Grant funds. This budget amendment provides for the 24 1 receipt of these increased funds, reinstates the time-limited Community Outreach Literacy 2 Coordinator position to a 1.0 FTE, effective January 1, 2019, 3 4 A motion was made by Commissioner Greene, seconded by Commissioner Price to 5 approve the budget, grant, and capital project ordinance amendments for fiscal year 2018-19. 6 7 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 8 9 a. Minutes 10 The Board approved the minutes from December 3 and 18, 2018 as submitted by the Clerk to 11 the Board. 12 b. Motor Vehicle Property Tax Releases/Refunds 13 The Board adopted a resolution, which is incorporated by reference, to release motor vehicle 14 property tax values for eight taxpayers with a total of eight bills that will result in a reduction of 15 revenue in accordance with the NCGS. 16 c. Property Tax Releases/Refunds 17 The Board adopted a resolution, which is incorporated by reference, to release property tax 18 values for seventeen taxpayers with a total of forty bills that will result in a reduction of revenue 19 in accordance with North Carolina General Statute 105-381. 20 d. Applications for Property Tax Exemption/Exclusion 21 The Board approved ten untimely applications for exemption/exclusion from ad valorem taxation 22 for ten bills for the 2018 tax year. 23 e. Fiscal Year 2018-19 Budget Amendment #5 24 The Board approved budget, grant, and capital project ordinance amendments for fiscal year 25 2018-19 for the Health Department; Library Services; Visitors Bureau Fund; Emergency 26 Services; Department on Aging; Housing and Community Development. 27 f. Refund of Overpayment of Excise Tax 28 The Board approved a refund for overpayment of Excise Tax in the amount of$3,580. 29 g. Change in BOCC Regular Meeting Schedule for 2019 30 The Board approved one change to the Board of Commissioners' regular meeting calendar for 31 2019. 32 h. Declaration by Board of County Commissioners to Appoint Jurisdictional Fire 33 Inspectors to All Public School Systems in Orange County 34 The Board appointed a jurisdictional fire inspector for each public school system per the 35 requirements in North Carolina General Statute 115C-525 (b) (2). 36 i. Approval to Extend the East Orange Fire Insurance District Boundary from the 37 Central Orange Fire Insurance District 38 The Board approved the proposed East Orange Fire Insurance District map which has been 39 expanded to include properties from the Central Orange Fire District that are not currently in the 40 rated insurance district. 41 j. Approval to Extend the Cedar Grove Fire Insurance District Boundary from the 42 Central Orange Fire Insurance District 43 The Board approved the proposed Cedar Grove Fire Insurance District map which has been 44 expanded to include properties from the Central Orange Fire District that are not currently in the 45 rated insurance district. 46 k. Easement Agreement with Duke Energy Related to County-Owned Orange High 47 School Property 48 The Board approved the deed of easement to Duke Energy for the installation and maintenance 49 of electrical facilities on County-owned property at Orange High School and authorized the 50 Chair to sign. 25 1 I. Ratification of Contract Signature Authority for Emergency Contract 2 The Board ratified the County Manager's signature on an emergency repair contract change 3 request executed with the WxProofing, LLC. in the amount of$25,996 which increased the 4 original contract sum to $105,864 and above the Manager's signature limit of$90,000. 5 m. Authorization for the County Manager to Execute Contracts for Ambulance Remounts 6 The Board authorized the County Manager to execute contracts for the purchase and 7 remounting of ambulances approved during the FY 2018-19 budget process. 8 9 9. County Manager's Report 10 Bonnie Hammersley said she met with the Town of Chapel Hill (TOCH) Manager and 11 discussed the Wegman's project and how the County will be informed. She said it was agreed 12 that the Economic Development Directors will keep the Managers informed and will report back 13 any changes to each entity. 14 Bonnie Hammersley referred to the Gateway Station planning, and she requested that 15 Chair Rich and Commissioner Marcoplos be included on the distribution listing for any 16 correspondence and meetings related to the Gateway Station, and presume these two 17 Commissioners would share this information with the BOCC. 18 Bonnie Hammersley said the Board previously raised the topics of the Hillsborough train 19 station and sidewalks, and she has a meeting scheduled with Margaret Hauth, Hillsborough 20 Planning, and Eric Peterson, Hillsborough Town Manager, and she also invited Todd Wirt, OCS 21 Superintendent. 22 Bonnie Hammersley apologized on behalf of staff for not getting the retreat agenda to 23 the Board until tonight. 24 25 10. County Attorney's Report 26 John Roberts said on January 91" the Legislature met for their organizational meeting, 27 and set a January 31s' reconvene date. He said the Legislature also set a deadline date for 28 filing local bills of March 61" for the House, and February 271" for the Senate. He said the 29 BOCC's Legislative Breakfast is not until March 11t". He said the first Legislative Issues Work 30 Group meeting will occur tomorrow, and if any Commissioners have local bill needs to please 31 communicate with the representatives to this work group: Commissioners Price and Dorosin. 32 33 11. *Appointments 34 35 a. Chapel Hill Orange County Visitors Bureau —Appointments 36 The Board considered making appointments to the Chapel Hill Orange County Visitors 37 Bureau. 38 39 A motion was made by Commissioner Bedford, seconded by Commissioner Dorosin to 40 appoint the following to the Chapel Hill Orange County Visitors Bureau: 41 . Position 1 Dr. Rachel Schaevitz for the At-Large Chapel Hill Town Council for a 1 st Full 42 Term ending 12/31/2021. 43 • Position 4 Tanya Moore for UNC— Chapel Hill for a 1st Full Term ending 12/31/2021. 44 • Position 8 Andrew Strickland O/C Lodging Association for a 2nd Full Term 45 ending 12/31/2021. 46 • Position 11 Mark Sherburne O/C Lodging Association for a 2nd Full Term ending 47 12/31/2021. 48 • Position 16 Libbie Hough At-Large for a 1st Full Term ending 12/31/2021. 49 26 1 VOTE: UNANIMOIUS 2 3 b. Orange County Parks and Recreation Council —Appointments 4 The Board considered making appointments to the Orange County Parks and 5 Recreation Council. 6 7 A motion was made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Dorosin to 8 appoint the following to the Orange County Parks and Recreation Council: 9 10 • Position 7 for Kim Manturuk - Chapel Hill Township for a Partial Term ending 11 03/31/2020. 12 • Position 11 for Gina Reyman - Eno Township for a First Full Term ending 12/31/2021. 13 14 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 15 16 A motion was made by Commissioner Greene, seconded by Commissioner Marcoplos 17 to appoint Amanda Argan to position 3 — Cedar Grove Township with an expiration date of 18 3/31/2021 (because this position has been vacant for more than 6 months and the BOCC have 19 a policy that states if a position has been vacant for more than 6 months, then the Board can fill 20 it with any applicant on the interest listing). 21 22 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 23 24 Commissioner Price said that she knows of a resident that will be applying for the other 25 vacant position — Cheeks Township (which has also been vacant for more than 6 months) and 26 she would like the Board's consideration of not filling this position at this time until the applicant 27 that she knows from Cheek's Township has a chance to apply. 28 The Board agreed by consensus. 29 30 c. Orange Unified Transportation Board —Appointments 31 The Board will consider making appointments to the Orange Unified Transportation 32 Board. 33 34 A motion was made by Commissioner Marcoplos, seconded by Commissioner Greene 35 to appoint the following to the Orange Unified Transportation Board: (Art Menius (current 36 Chair) has recently moved to Little River Township. The Little River Township position is 37 currently vacant. Given the difficulty in finding applicants in some rural areas, the 38 recommendation has been made to move Art Menius to the Little River Position and fill his 39 current At-Large position with a BOCC appointee.) 40 41 • Position 7 BOCC Appointment—Todd Jones-At-Large for a 1 st Full Term ending 42 09/30/202. 43 • Position 8 for Art Menius - Little River Township to Fulfill his 2nd term as Little River 44 Township Rep. 45 46 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 47 48 12. Information Items 49 50 December 18, 2018 BOCC Meeting Follow-up Actions List 27 1 • Tax Collector's Report— Numerical Analysis 2 • Tax Collector's Report— Measure of Enforced Collections 3 • Tax Assessor's Report— Releases/Refunds under$100 4 • Memorandum - Update Regarding Pat Sanford Animal Welfare Grant 5 • Memorandum - Land Management Central Permitting Software (LMCPS) Status/Update 6 7 13. Closed Session 8 9 A motion was made by Commissioner Dorosin, seconded by Commissioner McKee to 10 adjourn into closed session at 9:57 p.m. for the following purpose: 11 12 "Pursuant to G.S. § 143-318.11(a)(3) "to consult with an attorney retained by the Board in order 13 to preserve the attorney-client privilege between the attorney and the Board." 14 15 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 16 17 RECONVENE INTO REGULAR SESSION 18 19 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Dorosin to 20 reconvene into regular session at 10:15 p.m. 21 22 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 23 24 14. Adjournment 25 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Price to 26 adjourn the meeting at 10:15 p.m. 27 28 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 29 30 Penny Rich, Chair 31 32 33 Donna Baker 34 Clerk to the Board