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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda - 01-26-2004- Orange County Board of Commissioners Agenda Regular Meeting Monday, January 26, 2004 7:30 p.m. F. Gordon Battle Courtroom Hillsborough, NC 27278 Note: Background Material on all abstracts available in the Clerk's Office Compliance with the "Americans with Disabilities Act" - Interpreter services and/or special sound equipment are available on request. Call the County Clerk's Office at 732-8181, extension 2130. If you are disabled and need assistance with reasonable accommodations, contact the ADA Coordinator in the County Manager's Office at 732-8181, extension 2300 or TDD# 644-3045. 1. ADDITIONS OR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA (7:30-7:35) PUBLIC CHARGE The Board of Commissioners pledges to the citizens of Orange Count} its respect. The Board asks its citizens to conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner, both with the Board and with fellow citizens. At any time should any member of the Board or any citizen fail to observe this public charge, the Chair will ask the offending person to leave the meeting until that individual regains personal control. Should decorum fail to be restored the Chair will recess the meeting until such time that a genuine commitment to this public charge is observed 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS (7:35-7:45) (We would appreciate you signing the pad ahead of time so that you are not overlooked.) a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda b. Matters on the Printed Agenda (These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda below.) 3. BOARD COMMENTS (7:45-8:00) 4. COUNTY IVIANAGER'S REPORT (8:00-8:05) 5. RESOLUTIONS OR PROCLAMATIONS (8:05-8:15) a. Human Relations Month 2004 The Board will receive information on Human Relations Month Activities and consider proclaiming February 2004 as Human Relations Month in Orange County. b. One Book One Community Project The Board will receive information on the One Book One Community Project and to consider a resolution challenging residents to participate in the One Book One Community Project. 6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS (8:15-8:40) a. Orange Count-,, Arts Grant Recipients (Fall 2003) January 22, 2004 5:41 PM The Board will acknowledge and present checks to local artists and arts organizations receiving Fall 2003 Orange County Arts Grants. b. Orange County Rape Crisis Center's 30a' Anniversary Art Project Placement The Board will consider a temporary location, preferably the Southern Human Services Building located in Chapel Hill, to house the 30u' Anniversary art project of the Orange County Rape Crisis Center taking into consideration the location, security, safety, content appropriateness and other issues related to the art project. c. Affordable Housing Performance Presentation The Board will receive the first Affordable Housing Performance Report from the Orange County Affordable Housing Advisory Board. PUBLIC HEARINGS 8. ITEMS FOR DECISION--CONSENT AGENDA (8:40-8:55) a. Minutes The Board will consider corrections and/or approval of minutes as submitted by the Clerk to the Board as listed: September 25, 2003 - BOCC Public Hearing on Animal Shelter Operations September 29, 2003 - BOCC Joint Meeting with School Boards October 1, 2003 - BOCC Regular Meeting October 21, 2003 - BOCC Regular Meeting December 4, 2003 - BOCC Public Hearing on the Potential Impacts of a Possible School Merger b. Appointments (1) Homestead and High School Roads Safety Task Force The Board will consider one appointment to the Homestead and High School Roads Safety Task Force. c. Motor Vehicle Property Tax Release/Refunds The Board will consider adoption of a refund resolution related to 190 requests for motor vehicle property tax releases or refunds in accordance with North Carolina General Statutes. d. Budget Amendment #8 The Board will consider approving budget ordinance, capital project ordinance, and grant project ordinance amendments for fiscal year 2003-04. e. Grant Request from Duke Health Community Care. Inc. to Assist in Purchase of Emergenc Generator The Board will consider approving grant funding in the amount of $10,000 from the Human Services Safety Net reserve to assist in the purchase of an emergency generator for the Duke Community Hospice Inpatient Care facility located in the Meadowland business park, Hillsborough. f. Approval of Contract to Purchase Real Property - Hope Creek, Ltd. The Board will consider authorizing the purchase of a 1.1 acre tract along New Hoe Creek from Hope Creek, Limited to protect an important riparian corridor and potential future trail and for the County Attorney and staff to negotiate any points in the contract other than the purchase price, as necessary, with a closing expected to occur by February 28, 2004. g. Agreement for Groundwater Monitoring at the Orange County Landfill The Board will consider extending the Solid AA'aste Department agreement with Research and Analytical Laboratories, Inc. for ground water monitoring services at the Orange County Landfill for three January 22, 2004 5:41 PM additional years through December 31, 2006 and authorize the Chair to sign the Contract, subject to final review by staff and County Attorney. h. i• k. The Board will consider scheduling a. Public Hearing on February 3, 2004 to receive public comments on the 3-Year Update of Orange County's Solid Waste Management Plan Telecommunications Towers Regulations Amendments The Board will consider Planning Board and Administration recommendations, close the Public Hearing and make a decision on the proposed Telecommunication Towers amendments to Article 6.18 and Article 8.8.17a of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance. Subdivision Regulations Amendment: IV-13-3 Streets The Board will consider Planning Board and Administration recommendations, close the Public Hearing and make a decision regarding a proposed amendment to the Orange County Subdivision Regulation, IV- B-3 Streets, subsection IV-B-3-a. Final Plat Requirements Amendments The Board will consider Planning Board and Administration recommendations, close the Public Hearing and make a decision regarding the proposed new/revised certificates and endorsements that are required to be on recorded plats of major subdivisions, minor subdivisions, and subdivisions not subject to subdivision regulations. Schools Class A Special Use Permit Amendments The Board will consider Planning Board and Administration recommendations, close the public Hearing and consider approval of a proposed amendment to the Orange County Zoning Ordinance to make Schools: Elementary, Middle, and Secondary - a Class A Special Use in appropriate zoning districts and to apply special use permit standards that meet the general standards, zoning district requirements and similar standards as detailed in Section 8.8.29 ("Growth Management Subdivision Standards") of the Zoning Ordinance. m. Library Services Task Force The Board will consider reconvening the members of the Library Services Task Force and approving its charge; and review the recommendations from the Library Services Task Force Report submitted to the Board of County Commissioners in November 2001. 9. ITEMS FOR DECISION--REGULAR AGENDA a. Acceptance of Grant Allocation from the Department of Homeland Security State Homeland Security Grant Program (8:55-9:10) The Board will consider acceptance of a State pass-through grant allocation of feral Homeland Security funds in the amount of $363,908 to reimburse Orange County for the purchase of equipment associated with homeland security activities of the County, its municipalities, and the University; authorize the Manager to sign the Memorandum of Agreement; Authorize the Manager to sign the Assurances of Participation; Authorize the Manager to identify Nick Waters, Director of Emergency Management, as the Designated Agent under Annex B; and Authorize the Manager to identify Eric Griffin, Emergency Management Specialist, as the Point of Contact under Annex B. b. Soccer Superfund - Policy and Guidelines (9:10-9:30) The Board will consider a draft policy and set of guidelines for use of the Soccer Superfund and provide feedback to stag. The document would be brought back for action at a subsequent meeting. c. Authorization to Use County Property and Teizns of Lease Transition for Alternative School Temporary Site (9:30-9:50) January 22, 2004 5:41 PM The Board will consider permitting the Orange County Board of Education temporary use of County property located on the southeast corner of Tryon and Hassell Streets, Hillsborough for use as an alternative school; authorizing the County Attorney and Purchasing Director to prepare a lease between Orange County and the Orange County Board of Education for property necessary for the alternative school for approval by the Commissioners no later than February 17, 2004; and direct the Purchasing Director to negotiate termination of the existing lease with GE Capital and to facilitate re-issuance of a new lease with like terms between the Orange County Board of Education and GE Capital. d. Appointments (9:50-10:00) (1) Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee The Board will consider an appointment to the Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee (A. C. H.C. A. C. ). (2) Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau The Board will consider one reappointment and two new appointments to the Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau. (3) Commission for the En-, ronment The Board will consider an appointment to the Commission for the Environment (CFE). 10. REPORTS 11. CLOSED SESSION 12. ADJOURNMENT Note: Access the agenda through the County's web site, www.co.orange.nc.us January 22, 2004 5:41 PM