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MINUTES
ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
VIRTUAL BUSINESS MEETING
February 1, 2022
7:00 p.m.
The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Virtual Business Meeting on Tuesday,
February 1, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Renee Price, Vice Chair Jamezetta Bedford,
and Commissioners Amy Fowler, Jean Hamilton, Sally Greene, Earl McKee, and Anna
Richards
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None.
COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts
COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager
Travis Myren, and Clerk to the Board Laura Jensen. (All other staff members will be identified
appropriately below)
Chair Price called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Chair Price noted the beginning of
Black History Month.
A roll call was called; all members were present.
Due to current public health concerns, the Board of Commissioners is conducting a Virtual
Business Meeting on Tuesday, February 1, 2022. Members of the Board of Commissioners
participated in the meeting remotely. As in prior meetings, members of the public were able to
view and listen to the meeting via live streaming video at
http://www.orangecountync.gov/967/Meeting-Videos and on Orange County Gov-TV on
channels 1301 or 97.6 (Spectrum Cable).
In this new virtual process, there are two methods for public comment.
• Written submittals by email
• Speaking during the virtual meeting
Detailed public comment instructions for each method are provided at the bottom of this
agenda. (Pre-registration is required.)
1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda
None.
Chair Price dispensed with reading the public charge.
2. Public Comments (Limited to One Hour)
a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda
None.
b. Matters on the Printed Agenda
(These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda below.)
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3. Announcements, Petitions and Comments by Board Members
Commissioner Richards said she does not have any announcements or comments.
Commissioner Bedford announced that the retreat planning committee met over the
weekend and determined it should be postponed until June. The Clerk will send a Doodle poll to
determine the date.
Commissioner Fowler said the first Library Task Force meeting took place recently and
they are just at the beginning of the process. She said that the group determined they will use a
facilitator and discussed the history of the libraries to this point. She said the group will meet
again using a facilitator.
Commissioner Hamilton said she attended the Board of Health meeting on January 26,
2022. She said that the Capital Needs Work Group met on January 27, 2022 and received
reports from the schools on maintenance needs. She said there was good discussion on best
practices and making plans for the future. She said that the Solid Waste Advisory Group met on
January 31, 2022 and they are working on a master plan and educating the public on recycling
of appropriate materials. She noted that the recycling center at University Place will be closed
on May 31, 2022 due to redevelopment of the area. She petitioned the Board to form a
subcommittee to determine how best to evaluate the county attorney, manager, and clerk since
the county is rolling out a new evaluation system for all other employees.
Commissioner Greene said she and Commissioner Richards attended a tour of the
Bonnie B. Davis Environment and Agricultural Center. She said that the Ag Summit is
scheduled for February 8-10t" online.
Chair Price clarified the dates for the Ag Summit are February 15, 16, and 17, 2022 and
noted that the agendas are posted for each day.
Commissioner McKee said he and Commissioner Fowler met with the GoTriangle
Special Tax Board and he was elected Chair. He said he will send the Board PowerPoints and
other materials received at that meeting. He announced that he and Commissioner Greene will
be meeting with the Broadband task Force tomorrow. He said that the subcommittee of the task
force has been meeting to go over the four RFPs received, so there will likely be quick
movement after the next couple of weeks.
Chair Price thanked the towns for their participation in the Assembly of Governments
meeting. She also announced that the Workforce Development Board will be discussed at the
February 8, 2022 Work Session.
4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/ Special Presentations
a. Presentation of Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for FYE 6/30/2021
The Board received the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 2021 and considered approving a Local Government Commission (LGC)
Amended Audit Contract.
BACKGROUND: The ACFR reports on all financial activity of the County for the fiscal year July
1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. Cherry Bekaert, LLP, a firm of Certified Public Accountants,
audited the financial statements. The financial statements and audit are required by Chapter
159-34 of the North Carolina General Statutes. The County prepares an Annual
Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) that meets the standards set by the Government
Finance Officers Association (GFOA). The ACFR is submitted to the GFOA in order to be
awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. The financial
report for the Orange County Sportsplex, as required under the management contract, is
included in the County's ACFR.
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The County received an unmodified (clean) audit opinion on the financial statements from the
audit. The financial audit results indicate compliance with County financial policies. The Chief
Financial Officer and representatives of Cherry Bekaert, LLP will present highlights of the report
and answer any questions.
The ACFR and other associated documents are available electronically at:
https.11www.oran_gecountvnc.pov/finance/statements.
Gary Donaldson, Chief Financial Officer, explained the attachments for this item and
noted that representatives of Cherry Bekaert, LLP will make a presentation.
April Adams and Mike Carey of Cherry Bekaert, LLP, made the following PowerPoint
presentation:
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April Adams began the presentation. She said they would be presenting the results of
the June 30, 2021 financial audit.
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Mike Carey continued the presentation. He said Cherry Bekaert uses a risk-based
approach in planning the audit. He said that includes review of prior year adjustments, annual
reports, inquiry with management, preliminary analytics and a review of industry trends in North
Carolina. He said that the information is used to assess areas of significance in the county's
audit and to develop Cherry Bekaert's risk assessment. He said that based on the risk
assessment, the team then develops the audit approach and testing procedures. He said that
the procedures are used to obtain reasonable assurance of the audit results not absolute
assurance. He explained that based on the test, they draw conclusions that the annual report is
free from material misstatements or if adjustments are required. He said that after the audit is
performed, they develop opinions based on components of the county's annual report, internal
controls over financial reporting, and internal controls over county's compliance with reporting
on federal and state program funding. He said that certain components are included based on
required communications and that those are contained in the governance letter for the audit.
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Mike Carey said that part of risk assessment process identifies certain audit areas to
gain an understanding of internal control processes. He said that once that is done, they
complete a "cradle to grave" walk through of any significant audit area.
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comparing program reports versus actual ledgers and receivable reports. He explained that for
liabilities and expenditures they perform expenditure analytics and turnover analytics and
compare those. He said that they also review any legal claims against the county that would
need to be disclosed and accounted for.
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April Adams continued the presentation. She explained that a for audit results, there are
four opinions that are issued. She said that all four of the county's opinions are unmodified. She
said that unmodified means a clean opinion and this is the highest level of assurance that an
audit firm can provide to a client. She said that the financial statement is calling to the Board's
attention two items. She explained that the first is related to the County's implementation of
Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Standard 84 and associated changes of
reporting around that. She said that the second item of attention is an previous adjustment
related to debt for the Sportsplex fund and that there was a correction that needed to take place
from last year to this year. She said that the single audit, for the federal and state dollars that
the county administers, identified two finding. She said that both findings are related to the
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program. She explained that the tested
twenty of the MOE cases and that one of those files indicated that there was a child in the home
when in fact it was a 26-year-old person and thus an incorrect determination of eligibility based
upon that test. She explained that this resulted in a nonmaterial, noncompliance finding. She
said that the second finding was a material weakness, and it relates controls around the
operation of the program and the determination of eligibility. She stated that the state sent out a
directive letter that said that 25% of all the cases that get determined during the year need to be
reviewed as part of the quality control to ensure that all of the right documentation is there. She
said that the audit found that 25% review was not being done.
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April Adams said that the audit was submitted after December 1st and that makes it a
late audit. She said that Orange County is on the Local Government Commission (LGC) unit of
assistance list and that is an indicator of concern. She said there are also the two single audit
findings that were reported on the previous slide. These items require a response from the
Board to the LGC within 60 days and a draft letter will be provided to the Board that addresses
how the county will address the performance areas of concern.
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April Adams explained how the general fund is performing compared to budget. She
said that revenues exceeded the budget and that this had to do with sales tax being higher than
anticipated across the state. She said expenditures were under budget and that results in an
addition of$9 million to fund balance.
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Slide #10
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April Adams said that the percentage of unassigned fund balance should be two months
of general fund expenditures and that as of June 30, 2021 the county is meeting the policy.
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Commissioner Bedford congratulated Finance Administrative Services for receiving
Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. She said she skimmed the
compliance report, but wants to know where to find the management letter with the findings.
April Adams said that the findings are in the 30 page document.
Commissioner Bedford asked about where to find the letter to the Board of Governance.
April Adams said the Board should have received that but that she can make sure to
send it again.
Commissioner Bedford said that it was the first year she understands that the statement
of position includes all of the liabilities for the school debts but none of the assets. She said
she understands why it shows a negative now.
April Adams stated that when pensions and OPEB were added that it made the results
look much worse.
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Commissioner Bedford asked if the state determines the OPEB number.
April Adams said that the OPEB number is based on each employee or past employee
that is eligible for those OPEB. She said the number of employees is provided to the actuary
and then the actuary provides the dollar amount. She explained that auditors make sure the
information supplied to the actuary is accurate.
Chair Price congratulated Gary Donaldson and his team for the clean audit.
A motion was made by Commissioner Bedford, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to
approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Local Government Commission Amended Audit
Contract.
Roll call ensued
VOTE: UNANIMOUS
5. Public Hearings
None.
6. Regular Agenda
a. Resolution of Approval — Conservation Easement on Draper-Savage Memorial
Foundation (Moorefields) and Approval of Budget Amendment #7-A
The Board considered approving a resolution to approve the purchase of and acceptance by
Orange County of conservation easement(s) and trail easement for Draper Savage Memorial
Foundation (Moorefields) property, and approve Budget Amendment #7-A.
BACKGROUND: The acquisition of conservation easements to protect highly important natural
and cultural resource lands in Orange County is a longstanding goal of the Board of
Commissioners, and is a priority of the Lands Legacy Program. Since 2001, the County has
partnered with landowners and other entities to protect 2,850 acres of significant natural areas
and prime farmland with permanent conservation easements, leveraging well over $3 million in
outside funding and grants toward these easements.
Over the past several years, DEAPR has worked with Moorefields Foundation, the group
deeded to manage and caretaker of the grounds, on a project to conserve approximately
seventy-two acres of Draper-Savage Memorial Foundation lands located on Moorefields Road
in the Cheeks Township.
The farm property is located in the Upper Eno Critical Watershed, a priority watershed for
acquiring agricultural easements in a dual effort to protect prime farmland and drinking water
quality. The farm has over 1,900 linear feet of stream frontage on a tributary to and of Rocky
Run, a major tributary of the Eno River, which supplies drinking water for the Town of
Hillsborough and City of Raleigh. In addition, with the presence of Natural Heritage sites, the
historic Moorefields property and other areas of high cultural/archaeological significance, and
the property's adjacency to the County-owned Seven Mile Creek Natural Area, conservation of
this tract is a high priority for the Lands Legacy Program.
The Moorefields Foundation intends to grant permanent conservation easement(s) that will
restrict future development to protect prime open space and streams, as well as scenic views of
the open space from Moorefields Road and the adjacent County park. The Foundation also
intends to grant a trail easement for the Mountains to Sea Trail, allowing for further extension
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from the County owned lands east towards Dimmocks Mill Road. All other non-agricultural and
historical restoration/renovation development rights will be extinguished through the
conservation easement.
There will be three separate yet concurrent easements on the property. The Natural Heritage
Area and stream buffers will be held in easement by the North Carolina Land and Water Fund
(NCLWF), and monitored by the Eno River Association through State contract. The remaining
open lands planned conservation easements would be held jointly by Orange County and the
Eno River Association. This easement would enhance the protection of this historic home and
grounds, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The trail easement will be
held by Orange County with planning, management, and construction assistance with the
Friends of the Mountains to Sea Trail.
The planned conservation easement areas are depicted on the attached site map. The draft
deeds of conservation easement and the trail easement are also provided.
David Stancil, Department of Agriculture, Parks, and Recreation DEAPR) Director,
made the following PowerPoint presentation:
Slide #1
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David Stancil said this is a historic site, actually on the National Register of Historic
Places. He said that it is in the Falls Lake Watershed with stream frontage on a tributary to the
Eno River. He said it is on the route of the Mountains to Sea Trail and is also adjacent to Seven
Mile Creek natural area.
Christian Hirni, Lands Conversation Manager, said this property is more commonly
known as Moorefields. He said that in 2018, Barry Jacobs, executive director of the Friends of
Moorefields approached Orange County staff with interest in granting a conservation easement
on the property. He reviewed the next steps taken by staff after this offer.
Christian Hirni continued the presentation:
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Slide #2
Partnership with the Friends of Moorefields, Eno
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Christian Hirni said that the easements allow the high value natural areas and significant
stream buffers to be held to more restrictive easement language and provides for the highest
protection of those in their natural condition. He said that this will allow for the best possible
benefit for the sensitive eco systems and the water quality of Rocky Run. He said that the Eno
River Association will be contracted by the state to monitor the easement in perpetuity. He said
the remaining forty-eight acres will be offered as a "working lands" easement. He said these
easements will provide the highest level of protection while allowing Moorefields caretakers the
ability to continue utilizing the property in its current form, including fundraising and special
events. He said there will also be a 100 foot trail easement to traverse the northern property line
for the Mountains to Sea Trail. He said that this will add to the trail and connectivity efforts to
connect to the Town of Hillsborough's Eno River Walk.
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Christian Hirni said that the easements are custom-made for the property. He explained
how the property will be split into three separate easements, thus allowing the whole property to
be permanently protected.
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Slide#4
Questions?
Commissioner Fowler said this is a wonderful opportunity and shared that she went to
the site today and learned some of the history. She asked about the area immediately
surrounding the house on the property and whether or not the current event activities occur in
that area.
Christian Hirni said some activity will take place outside of that area, but not within the
24-acre area where the Eno River Association is maintaining.
Former Commissioner Barry Jacobs spoke on behalf of the Moorefields Foundation. He
thanked county staff and commissioners for helping to make this possible. He said that the
Moorefields easement can be thought of as a complement to the Seven Mile Creek nature
preserve because it is adjacent to it and extends it. He said that a natural areas inventory was
completed in the 1980s and that this area was considered the most significant natural area in
the county. He said that Moorefields has tried to serve as a community resource and has been
on national register of historic places list since 1950. He said they also lobbied for Cheeks
Township zoning which adds another layer of protection to the property. He said that Draper
Savage left in his will that the house and grounds would be maintained in perpetuity, and that
the grounds be maintained as wildlife preserve. He said that the special events on the property
help fundraise to offset operating costs. He said that between gifts, grants, partnerships, and
events, the organization tries to break even every year. He said that these easements will make
Moorefields a resource available for Orange County in perpetuity.
Commissioner Bedford thanked the foundation for their work. She said she has been
waiting to celebrate these easements and it is good to see the state funding. She said she likes
that the property will tie into the Mountains to Sea Trail. She asked when the actual building of
the trail will begin and about the next steps for the trail development.
Christian Hirni said staff has visited the property twice with Mr. Jacobs and members of
the Friends of the Mountains to Sea Trail to determine the best potential location for the
easement. He said that once the easement is recorded, the will work with Friends of the
Mountains to Sea Trail and Moorefields foundation to determine the exact route for the trail. He
said that volunteers will help to construct the trail, with the county taking over monitoring and
maintenance needs, in perpetuity.
Chair Price said this is a wonderful addition and thanked Mr. Jacobs and the foundation
for making the offer and making this resource available to the public. She said that she looks
forward to the safe return of festivals once the pandemic ends.
Former Commissioner Jacobs said he appreciates the partnerships and noted
partnerships with the Eno River Association, NC Land and Water Fund, and the City of Raleigh.
He said they are always looking for partnerships to make good things happen in Orange
County.
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A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to
adopt and authorize the Chair to sign the resolution approving the acceptance by Orange
County of the conservation easements, and approve and authorize the Chair and the Clerk to
sign the conservation easement agreements and trail easement documents, subject to final
review by staff and County Attorney, with a closing and recordation of the document expected
to occur on or about March 30, 2022, and approve Budget Amendment#7-A.
Roll call ensued
VOTE: UNANIMOUS
7. Reports
a. Orange County Crisis/Diversion Facility — Updated Progress Report by the Orange
County Behavioral Health Task Force and Special Recognition of Tony Marimpietri
The Board received updated information from the Crisis/Diversion Facility Subcommittee of the
Orange County Behavioral Health Task Force, and expressed special recognition to Tony
Marimpietri, the Chair of the Subcommittee.
BACKGROUND: In April 2019, over thirty community stakeholders from the criminal justice
system, healthcare, behavioral health system, and housing came together to participate in the
Orange County Sequential Intercept Mapping (SIM) Workshop facilitated by the North Carolina
Department of Health and Human Services. The SIM process is designed to inform and
address community-based responses to the involvement of individuals with behavioral health
issues and intercepts with the criminal justice system. An intercept map and Final Report were
created (SIM Final Report), and one of the identified community gaps that emerged from this
process was the critical need for a Crisis/Diversion facility that would support diverting
individuals in behavioral health crisis from the criminal justice system and the Emergency
Departments at UNC Hospitals.
The Behavioral Health Task Force (BHTF), co-chaired by Deputy County Manager Travis
Myren and Caitlin Fenhagen, Criminal Justice Resource Department Director, and with subject
matter expertise from Barbara-Ann Bybel, Director of Inpatient Psychiatry Services at UNC
Hospitals, formed in 2019 to address the behavioral health intercept gaps identified in Orange
County. The mission of the BHTF is to improve outcomes for individuals with behavioral health
disorders through partnerships across justice, law enforcement, mental health, homelessness
and substance use service systems. Later in 2019, the Crisis/Diversion Facility Subcommittee
was formed and tasked with developing recommendations and a plan for a dedicated Facility.
This Facility will offer behavioral health crisis services and allow for law enforcement and
hospital ED diversion. The Subcommittee, under Tony Marimpietri's leadership as Chair, has
met diligently and frequently over the last two years, to address this high priority need. The
process has included a lengthy literature review of best-practices and elements for a
crisis/diversion facility, studying existing state and national crisis/diversion facilities, seeking
input from critical local stakeholders, looking at use case scenarios, examining available data
and determining the appropriate scope and function for an Orange County Facility.
In April 2021, the BOCC received a presentation with the detailed findings and
recommendations of the Subcommittee's work. An overview of these findings and
recommendations has previously been shared with the Behavioral Health Task Force, the
Justice Advisory Council and Orange County's law enforcement leaders. These presentations
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have been met with broad support and interest. It is the Behavioral Health Task Force's strong
belief that the proposed Facility, and its evidence-based, holistic, trauma-informed policies and
practices, will lead to necessary enhancements in Orange County crisis system capabilities, will
increase diversion and deflection from the criminal justice system and will improve healthy and
safe outcomes for residents of Orange County.
Since April, the Subcommittee has continued its work to plan for the next phase of
implementation, with a specific focus on stakeholder use and operational needs and facility
design specifications. This effort, which included subject matter and use expertise from a wide
variety of crisis stakeholders, has resulted in updates to the scope of services and design. This
Progress Report will address these updates and share the roadmap for implementation.
Finally, special recognition from the BOCC is proposed for Tony Marimpietri, who voluntarily
took on the role of Chair of the Subcommittee. Mr. Marimpietri's expertise as a retired Senior
Project Manager at the Research Triangle Institute (RTI), and member of the National Alliance
on Mental Illness (NAMI) Local Board, has been invaluable to Orange County. Tony has spent
over two years and hundreds of hours of work leading the Subcommittee and guiding its work.
This important effort to address Orange County's critical gap in behavioral health crisis services
would not be possible without his efforts.
Caitlin Fenhagen reviewed the background information for the item.
Tony Marimpietri gave the following PowerPoint presentation:
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Tony Marimpietri said they continue to review guidance as new best practices are
published. He noted that 988, a crisis hotline, is scheduled to come online in 2022.
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Slide #5
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collaboration around crisis response.This Workgroup also
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Tony Marimpietri said they convened two workgroups. He said that the stakeholder
group's purpose was to try to engage all that are likely to have an operational relationship with
the facility and the staff.
Slide #6
DESIGN UPDATE,WORKGROUP OUTPUTAND FOLLOW UP
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experience from ocher similar fac111des.
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requirements,
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Tony Marimpietri said the second workgroup was the design update workgroup. He said
the main purpose of the design group was to translate the recommended services from the
2021 report into a description of the physical layout of the facility and any special infrastructure
needed for regulatory compliance.
Slide #7
SCOPE OF SERVICES UPDAMADDITIONS TO APRIL 2021 REPORT
Children Outpatient Services
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underscore the need for services Focused on children. Fanlitys crisis services(see cexc box)_
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age and older can be served in a SH UG—Tier 4.
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decoxificatlon or round-che-clock supernslon,They enable
Patients to concln ue with their nomiaL day-to-day lkves.
Tony Marimpietri said they intend to bring any deviations from the April 2021 report to
the Board for their review and approval. He noted that before they had thought they could
include minors 16-17 but now they have expanded to allow ages 4-17.
Slide #8
OTHER OfNGOINGWORK
Conti nue with briefings for elected boards.
Met With Corrbpro Town Council in May 2021.
Scheduling briefings for Chapel Hill and HlllsharoughTown Counells and public school boards.
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Vp-date is occurring In January February 2022.
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Savings
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Include perspectives of bosh stakeholders and general public.
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Tony Marimpietri said they will be looking into their projected numbers of patients and
reviewing how many of those are actually below 18. He said that transportation is a key to
overall effectiveness, and they will dive into that topic going forward.
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Tony Marimpietri said that this slide is their implementation roadmap. He reviewed the
milestones listed below the chart.
Commissioner Hamilton thanked Tony Marimpietri and Caitlin Fenhagen for this
presentation and their progress on the work. She asked what department in the county will
manage this facility. She noted this is a medical facility and will have requirements and reviews.
Tony Marimpietri said the most prominent models in North Carolina are WakeBrook in
Wake County and the C3 Comprehensive Care Facility in Asheville. In both of these models,
the facilities are owned and maintained by the county. In Asheville, a provider is contracted to
run the facility and take care of clinical, medical, and operational services. In WakeBrook, the
county owns the buildings, but UNC runs the clinical services. He said that it has not been
decided how Orange County will manage and run the facility.
Travis Myren said the county will contract clinical services out.
Commissioner Hamilton asked how much those contracts cost, how often there are
price increases, and what happens if the contractors do not do a good job. She noted there is
limited staffing for behavioral health services. She asked how this might impact services. She
asked if there would be service priorities if it is determined there is not capacity to do everything
right off the bat. She also asked how many beds would be available for short term stays. She
asked if there would be rooms for outpatient services.
Tony Marimpietri said that he does not have an answer for that just yet. He said that is
reason they are doing projections on the number of cases. He said they are trying to get details
on adults vs. children, how many chairs, and how many beds will be needed. He said that they
have describe the facilities but they have not quantified the number of facilities that will be
needed. He said that he does not know the capacities of the two models discussed but that
those could be scaled on a population basis. He said that he anticipates that the architect will
be able to take the information that they provide to them to adequately design the facilities.
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Commissioner Hamilton said it would be helpful to get an idea from WakeBrook on how
many beds they have, the number they serve, etc.
Caitlin Fenhagen said that while they do not have those numbers with them tonight, they
have had conversations with other model facilities and received a lot of information. She said
that further data analysis is needed to determine needs for Orange County specifically. She
said the facility in Orange County will be smaller than the ones in Wake and Buncombe
counties.
Commissioner Hamilton said when the numbers are available, she would like to see the
estimated costs for building the facility. She said that she sees the need for a crisis facility in
Orange County.
Commissioner Fowler said she has been on the Behavioral Health Task Force and
agrees that the facility is needed. She said there is also a need for warm handoffs and that she
is happy to see inclusion of outpatient services. She said that providers are also needed and
she is not sure how to address that issue. She asked if patients are charged for services at
WakeBrook like any other medical facility and if they accept insurance. She asked if patients do
not have insurance how their services are paid for. She asked if the county pays into operations
of the facility. She asked if UNC has made any commitments to Orange County for operational
services and if not, are there any other providers that the County is considering.
Travis Myren said they formally reached out to UNC Health Care two weeks ago and
should receive a response soon about their interest. He said that Alliance Health has been
involved in all task force meetings but he does not know of any funding commitment they might
be able to make but they are certainly at the table. He said that in terms of operating costs, they
want to be sure the facility can accept all forms of payment from private insurance to Medicaid
or any funds that Alliance Health administers.
Tony Marimpietri said a typical model would include the operator of the facility does
billing and where possible, through insurance. He said the county would also pay for operational
expenses and Alliance Health would pay for the uninsured. He said this would allow the facility
to accept all patients and payers.
Commissioner Greene thanked the task force for their work and thoughtful planning.
She said that she was on the simulated mapping and that this is more needed than ever. She
said that even though opioid settlement money is not in hand yet, it is not too soon to ask
questions to the NC Department of Justice on how they can determine exactly how much of this
need is attributed to opioid use disorders. She said that would be an approved use of the
facility.
Caitlin Fenhagen said the Buncombe County facility got a large grant from NC
Department of Health and Human Services for their facility. She said there are also capital
campaigns and private funders who may be interested. She said that Buncombe facility had
multiple streams of funding to create what they have now. She said they are not just looking at
county resources.
Commissioner Richards said this is her first-time seeing details about this facility. She
said she is really glad to see the expansion for minors to include ages 4-17. She said that
almost every parent she knows is searching for support at one point or another for their
children. She asked if UNC Hospital or University was part of the stakeholder group.
Tony Marimpietri said it was UNC Hospitals emergency department since it is frequently
loaded with behavioral health cases. He said that one of the goals of the facility is to help with
the emergency department capacity. He said it was not the university.
Commissioner Richards said that anything the county does usually involved students
and asked if it was being looked at as a service to the university in terms of funding and
partnership. She asked if the cost savings review was a cost avoidance model and how the
savings are being factored.
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Tony Marimpietri said they have not started that yet, but there are savings to health
facilities and the full impacts have yet to be determined.
Commissioner Richards asked if staff would build a model to show future avoidance of
needing to add facilities or care in other areas.
Travis Myren said the hope is the model will show the cost savings/avoidance to each of
the sectors.
Commissioner Richards said that 2023 seems ambitious. She asked if there would be
definitive funding before construction begins. She asked who is looking at grants and other
forms of funding.
Tony Marimpietri said the target date is to focus the mind on a date. He said he will not
promise it will be ready by 2023, but whatever date that is chosen will help focus attention on
how fast these tasks need to be worked through. He said that the funding campaign needs to
be activated soon and a subset of the subcommittee will likely take that on.
Caitlin Fenhagen said there has been outreach with UNC Wellness, which formed a task
force following the tragic suicides at UNC earlier in the year. She said that they can and will
continue to look beyond UNC hospitals and into partnering with other UNC groups going
forward. She said that it is not just a cost avoidance model and that there will be a cost savings
in the foster care system, criminal justice system, long term health care and resources the
county is providing on the back end, when this facility can address the issues on the front end
at the time of crisis. She said that the first phase was the recommendations and planning and
that the next phase will be meeting with Alliance Health and RHA and the county within the next
couple of weeks to talk specifics about interest. She noted that they are also awaiting a
response from UNC Health on their interest.
Chair Price said many stakeholders have been talking about this since before 2019. She
said that it will not just be keeping mental health out of other detention and health facilities, but
it is how they can intervene in people's lives in other places. She said that people are not
getting care they really need because departments are full. She said that she took a tour at
WakeBrook and at Asheville and suggested doing that again for other commissioners. She said
that she wants to advocate to the warm handoff where law enforcement can bring people to
facility and drive away. She said she likes seeing the 2023 date because these services are
already past due.
Commissioner Hamilton requested she be sent any research article that is available to
talk about cost savings so that she can review that and provide feedback on cost savings as a
whole. She also wants to consider long-term aspects of how people are successful at
overcoming mental health issued.
Tony Marimpietri said that outpatient and stepdown facilities are also important to bridge
those services.
Commissioner Bedford said she's been serving on the subcommittee, and she is very
much in favor of moving forward. She said that as a parent, years ago, her daughter attended a
facility out of state. She asked if others read the News and Observer's articles from December
2021 regarding the atrocious and abusive facilities that are out of state, and some even in the
state, and these were sometimes the only option for local children. She said that they just
closed one down in Garner. She said that having one close for families helps facilitate the
family involvement for patient success. She said that people go on to have very healthy quality
lives following treatment and that it does work. She said whatever the costs are, the work is
necessary because these are human beings.
Chair Price said it is more important to save lives and save communities than money.
She said that opioid money may be available as early as July. She also noted that the general
assembly has created a Medicaid expansion subcommittee and that this could help fund
services.
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Chair Price recognized Tony Marimpietri for serving and leading the subcommittee
voluntarily.
Tony Marimpietri said that he appreciates the kind words and there are a lot of
shoulders pushing the cart forward. He said that Alliance Health is highly engaged and
providing great value.
Chair Price asked for a tour of the facilities to be scheduled in the future for the
commissioners.
b. Regulation of Large Gatherings
The Board received information regarding a means of regulating large gatherings in Orange
County.
BACKGROUND: The Board of Commissioners asked for information on how the County may
regulate protests or large gatherings in Orange County. The attachments include a legal
overview of the regulation of protests and gatherings that was previously provided to the Board
together with examples of how other jurisdictions approach this issue and some relevant state
statutes.
John Roberts reviewed the background information for the item. He said the county can
impose time, place, and manner restrictions and limitations on large gatherings. He said that
the county can restrict the display of weapons. He said the county can require permits,
notification of upcoming gatherings, and can create buffer zones. He said that the Board
generally can't restrict gatherings on private property, except during a declaration of emergency
or where the gathering is commercial in nature and the property is zoned residential. He said
that the state has some regulations regarding the riot acts that address gatherings. He said that
this prohibits the incitement of lawlessness, rioting, injury to person or property and allows law
enforcement to break up a crowd.
John Roberts said he has included some examples of what other local jurisdictions have
done on this topic. For example, the City of Raleigh requires permits for protests but not for
"peaceful picketing," but "peaceful picketing" is not clearly defined. He said that the ordinance
gives police the authority to break up crowds that are blocking streets or sidewalks.
Commissioner McKee asked John Roberts to clarify imminent threats. He said that
some of the issues in Orange County have included people using loud noises and bullhorns.
John Roberts said that an immediate or imminent threat to people, speaks for itself. He
said that it is not just someone that may be offensive or insulting someone. He said that if they
are holding a baseball bat and swinging it at somebody, but they have not contacted anyone
yet, this is an imminent threat to somebody's health and could cause physical injury. He said
that if they are acting like they are going to start hitting cars or windows that is an immediate
threat or if they are actually hitting people with their hands or with an object or damaging. He
said that threatening language that does not result in imminent potential is not enough. He said
that you can't break something up just because someone's feelings are hurt, or they get mad.
Commissioner McKee asked what the dividing line between threat and imminent threat
is. He asked if they are in a meeting and someone is voicing their opinion in a loud and
boisterous manner, and he feels intimidated, does that constitute removal.
John Roberts said that will be fact specific and depend on the circumstances. He said
that if it is a public meeting like this one, there's statutory law protecting the disruption of a
meeting and they can be removed from public property. He said that if they are on the sidewalk
using a bullhorn, he would not say that the county would have the authority to remove
someone.
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Commissioner McKee asked about if someone is standing across the street on a
bullhorn on private property.
John Roberts said that if someone were standing on private property, the county would
not lawfully be able to remove by ordinance unless they were violating a land use restriction in
the LIDO. He said that would not allow for removal but could provide for penalties against the
landowner.
Commissioner Hamilton said part of the issue is the way we deal with threats; it protects
against imminent threat of physical harm but not against a threat when people feel intimidated.
She said so there almost has to be physical damage before someone has been harmed. She
said that society and legal system doesn't make that clear line but doesn't mean that people
that people are not harmed by a threat. She said that especially the harm that is done to
children, could have long-term mental effects on them. She said that just because you cannot
see it does not mean it is not harmful, especially to children. She said that needs to be thought
of with this. She said she understands they have to work within the confines of the laws. She
said she is looking for something to help regulate where they can occur. She said she would be
in support of something that said they cannot occur at school but can occur on designated
portions of county land. She said she is not looking at controlling speech, but she is looking for
a way to protect children from adult business and the long-term impacts. She said that an
ordinance that regulates time, place, and requires a permit that she will be in support of as long
as people are still allowed to voice their opinions in a peaceful manner.
Commissioner Greene said she was trying to determine the difference in what goes on
inside and outside a meeting and that John Roberts had addressed that question and she has a
clear understanding of inside of a meeting versus outside.
Chair Price asked about jurisdiction. She said that her familiarity of the issue is one that
was going on at a road outside of a school. She said her question is about determining who has
jurisdiction in that scenario and that it is likely a conversation between the Sheriff and the
schools. She asked who gets to issue the permits and also who gets to have a permit and who
does not get one. She also asked who determines when a group has to disburse. She said a
few years ago there was a march in Hillsborough from a cemetery into town. She said that
brought in mixed jurisdictions and some of the frustration from constituents arises when there
are several jurisdictions involved. She said that a few things have bothered her. She said one of
those is the idea of a threat that is imminent, because there are also adults who also feel
threatened by speech. She said that some speech is intended to incite. She said that she has
an issue with restrictions on what people can do. She said a lot of this goes back to when they
did not want workers to picket or union or they did not want people of color to be gathering so
she expressed concern on the three-person limit. She asked specifically about the question of
jurisdiction.
John Roberts said the Sheriff has jurisdiction throughout the county but leaves issues in
town limits to the town police. He said that if there was an ordinance that prohibited
demonstrations on school grounds that would only be effective within unincorporated areas of
the county so the Sheriff would be the one to enforce that ordinance. He said that if the towns
also had that ordinance, they would be the ones to enforce that.
Commissioner McKee said he appreciates Commissioner Hamilton's comments
regarding the threat and harm to children versus adults. He said that he has no doubt there is a
line, but he has a hard time identifying the line. He said that what he wants to make sure is that
people are not prohibiting people from being loud and voicing their first amendment rights. He
said that this is how social injustices have been addressed and will continue to be done. He
said that people should be able to be loud, up to the point they become threatening.
Commissioner Hamilton agrees with the ability to voice opinions loudly. She said that
she has heard from some people that have found it difficult to mount a demonstration and feel
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protected, so they would welcome having a clear process so that they would understand from a
permit process. She said that police protection could be built in and protect those people. She
said that she has spoken with people at the Sheriff's office, and they have expressed favor in
having a regulatory manner for protests so that they could know what was coming and they
would know how to handle behavior because it will be regulated. She said that she thinks the
ordinance can protect children and also protect adults' rights to protest.
Commissioner Greene said she is in alignment with what Commissioner Hamilton has
said. She said that when it comes to controlling an event, the Sheriff has at their capacity tools
to deal with destructive behavior, and she would not want to oppose on free speech any more
than the Supreme Court says they can. She said that she is not prepared to make a decision on
this tonight, and she would like to know which county properties would be appropriate to
regulate.
John Roberts said there are few county properties where demonstrations would be
allowed. He said the courthouse steps, the open area around the courthouse, maybe one of the
county parks. He said that certainly not in or adjacent to office buildings. He said not many
properties at all.
Chair Price said that jurisdiction is confusing to people. She said that when there was a
protest at school inside of the Town of Hillsborough, calls were made to various offices, but
there were no responses because of the confusion around jurisdiction. She said that she is not
in favor of limiting anyone's freedom of speech, but some speech can be very hateful. She said
that hate speech can be inciteful.
Commissioner Richards said there was an incident where people were alleged to be on
a county road in front of a school. She said when they start thinking about properties and
jurisdictional issues, it gets complicated. She asked if there a way to normalize the ordinances
between the county and the towns, so that they are the same. She said that Chapel Hill
requires a permit.
John Roberts said if the Board wanted to adopt a county ordinance that looked like a
town's they could do that, or the towns could adopt a county ordinance for enforcement within
the towns'jurisdictions.
Commissioner Hamilton said Commissioner Richards's point is important and it would
be good to have consistency. She suggested that the BOCC take leadership on this and take
the steps necessary to protect school children. She asked John Roberts if they can regulate
where demonstrations can take place by being specific or can they regulate by saying you can
demonstrate anywhere "except" certain places.
John Roberts said he would recommend the second option because the vast majority of
land in the county is privately owned. He said the second option would be easier to do because
you can say where protests can occur and where it cannot occur. He said he also thinks you
can say you may not picket or demonstrate on public school properties.
Commissioner McKee said this is good conversation and he wants to bring Sheriff's
office into the conversation. He commended the Sheriff's department for their involvement in
calm demonstrations in the past.
Commissioner Bedford said sometimes students want to have demonstrations on
campus so should look at what school districts policies are about those, so they do not
eliminate student demonstrations.
John Roberts said an exception could be made for student protests on school property.
Commissioner Fowler said she likes the idea of it being a certain distance from a
property or something similar. She said that she participated in a parent demonstration in
support of schools. She said making it a certain distance would protect free speech and entry
ways to the buildings.
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Chair Price reiterated importance for consistency between towns and county. She
suggested that this come back at a work session and a discussion with schools. She said that
law enforcement and the schools should be included and suggested that public comment be
allowed by waiving the rules about comment during work sessions.
Commissioner McKee agreed with running it through as a work session with law
enforcement and the schools.
Commissioner Hamilton said she also agrees with that and the Sheriff and schools
being present at the work session. She asked about how to allow public input without waiving
the rules for public comment at work sessions.
8. Consent Agenda
• Removal of Any Items from Consent Agenda
• Approval of Remaining Consent Agenda
• Discussion and Approval of the Items Removed from the Consent Agenda
Commissioner Greene noted that one of the budget adjustments is financial support
from the Town of Chapel Hill that is supporting the Street Outreach, Harm and Reduction
Deflection (SOHRAD) team by adding another member. She thanked the Town of Chapel Hill
for the support.
A motion was made by Commissioner Greene, seconded by Commissioner McKee, to
approve the consent agenda.
Roll call ensued
VOTE: UNANIMOUS
a. Minutes
The Board approved minutes from the January 18, 2022 Board of County Commissioners
meeting.
b. Refund of Overpayment of Excise Tax
The Board approved a refund of overpayment of excise tax of$406 to the Canaday Law Firm.
c. Property Tax Releases/Refunds
The Board adopted a resolution to release property tax values for five taxpayers with a total of
eight bills that will result in a reduction of revenue.
d. Applications for Property Tax Exemption/Exclusion
The Board considered four untimely applications for exemption/exclusion from ad valorem
taxation for four bills for the 2021 tax year.
e. Request for Road Additions to the State Maintained Secondary Road System for
Folsom Court and Weldon Ridge Drive in the Weldon Ridge Subdivision
The Board forwarded the Petition for Addition to the State Maintained System to the NCDOT for
Folsom Court and Weldon Ridge Drive in the Weldon Ridge Subdivision; and recommended
the Department of Transportation accept the roads for maintenance as State Secondary Roads.
f. Construction Contract for High Rock Road Waste and Recycling Center Renovation
The Board approved and authorized the County Manager to sign a contract with Bar
Construction Company, Inc. for the renovation of the Orange County High Rock Road Waste
and Recycling Center.
g. Fiscal Year 2021-22 Budget Amendment#7
The Board approved a budget amendment for Fiscal Year 2021-22.
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9. County Manager's Report
Bonnie Hammersley reminded the board of their work session on February 8th and
reviewed the items on the agenda. She also mentioned the last information item. She said that
upon further review, it was determined that this did not require Board approval, only signature
by the Chair. She said that clarifications are submitted as information item.
10. County Attorney's Report
John Roberts said the Supreme Court will soon hear the review of the electoral districts
tomorrow so a decision should be made shortly thereafter.
11. *Appointments
None.
12. Information Items
• January 18, 2022 BOCC Meeting Follow-up Actions List
• Tax Collector's Report— Numerical Analysis
• Tax Assessor's Report— Releases/Refunds under $100
• Memorandum — Fourth Quarterly Report (2021 Q4) and 2021 Annual Report for Orange
County's CDBG-CV Grant
13. Closed Session
None.
14. Adjournment
A motion was made by Commissioner McKee and seconded by Commissioner Fowler to
adjourn the meeting at 9:31 p.m.
Roll call ensued
VOTE: UNANMIOUS
Renee Price, Chair
Tara May
Deputy Clerk to the Board
Submitted for approval by Laura Jensen, Clerk to the Board.