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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 10-03-2022; 8-a - Minutes 1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: October 3, 2022 Action Agenda Item No. 8-a SUBJECT: Minutes DEPARTMENT: Board of County Commissioners ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Draft Minutes (Under Separate Cover) Laura Jensen, Clerk to the Board, 919- 245-2130 PURPOSE: To correct and/or approve the draft 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. Attachment 1: September 6, 2022 Business Meeting FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with this item. SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There is no Orange County Social Justice Goal impact associated with this item. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: There is no Orange County Environmental Responsibility Goal impact associated with this item. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board approve minutes as presented or as amended. Attachment 1 1 1 DRAFT MINUTES 2 ORANGE COUNTY 3 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 4 BUSINESS MEETING 5 September 6, 2022 6 7:00 p.m. 7 8 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Business Meeting on Tuesday, 9 September 6, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Human Services Center in Hillsborough, NC. 10 11 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Renee Price, Vice Chair Jamezetta Bedford, 12 and Commissioners Amy Fowler, Sally Greene, Jean Hamilton, Earl McKee (arrived at 7:05 13 p.m.), and Anna Richards 14 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: 15 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts 16 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager 17 Travis Myren, and Clerk to the Board Laura Jensen. (All other staff members will be identified 18 appropriately below) 19 20 Chair Price called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. All commissioners were present 21 except Commissioner McKee. 22 Chair Price welcomed everyone back from the summer meeting break. 23 Chair Price invited Bonnie Hammersley and John Roberts to introduce new county 24 employees. 25 Bonnie Hammersley asked Cy Stober, Planning and Inspection Director, Shameka 26 Fairbanks, Human Rights and Relations Director, Erin Sapienza, Orange County Library 27 Director, and Nish Trivedi, Transportation Services Director to stand and introduced them to the 28 Board. She noted that the Human Rights and Relations Department will soon be renamed the 29 Office of Equity and Inclusion. 30 Chair Price congratulated Erin Sapienza and Nish Trivedi for their new positions within 31 the organization. She welcomed Cy Stober and Shameka Fairbanks to Orange County. The 32 Board echoed her comments. 33 John Roberts invited staff attorneys Martha Bordogna, Morgan Pierce, and Joseph 34 Herrin to stand and introduced them to the Board. 35 The Board welcomed the staff attorneys. 36 37 38 1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda 39 None. 40 41 Chair Price dispensed with reading the public charge. 42 43 Commissioner McKee arrived at 7:05 p.m. 44 45 2. Public Comments (Limited to One Hour) 46 a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda 47 Dan Howarth said he moved to Hillsborough in 2013. He said he volunteers in the 48 community and has chosen Orange County as home. He said he is very happy with Orange 49 County. He said he is happy to return home after he has been away. He said that when he 50 comes back from the west, he feels very upset and sad because on Highway 70, there is an 2 1 enormous symbol of intimidation that is displayed on private land. He said that he wanted to go 2 stand on public land and display a countersign but there is too much of a police presence there 3 to allow someone to stand. He suggested that a sign be placed on county property at North 4 Campus welcoming all people into the community and speaks to who the county is. He said that 5 people could submit suggestions and there could be a contest to see what could be displayed 6 there. 7 Jennifer Bremer said that she is an Orange County voter. She said electing county 8 commissioners should be constitutional and said the current method does not hit that bar. She 9 questioned if the current process complies with the state's constitutional requirement for equal 10 voting power. She said as a Chapel Hill voter, she gets to vote for five out of the seven 11 commissioners, while Hillsborough residents only vote on four out of the seven and that this 12 does not comply with the equal voting power. She said that this also violates the equal 13 protection clause of state constitution. She said she cannot think of a purpose to justify this and 14 that almost all counties across the state use a different method. She said Orange County and 15 Carteret are the only counties that use this method. She said that residents have a right to vote 16 in a way that complies with the one person one vote principle. 17 18 b. Matters on the Printed Agenda 19 (These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda below.) 20 21 22 3. Announcements, Petitions and Comments by Board Members 23 Commissioner Greene said she was ready to get back to work after the break and was 24 glad to see everyone. 25 Commissioner Fowler said she attended three Alliance board meetings, and they 26 continue to go live for their tailored plan that will start in December. She said that means that 27 both mental and physical health will be administered via Alliance for Orange County residents 28 with Medicaid or Innovation Waivers. Shes said that because of her current employer having a 29 contract with Alliance, she will no longer be able to serve as a liaison to the Alliance Board after 30 December due to conflict of interest. She said that JCPC met on August 5t" and of note is that 31 the number of individuals being referred have continued to increase as things have opened up. 32 She said that the TARPO agenda is online. She said that she also attended ABC meetings. She 33 said that the Southern Village store will open in late September and the new Mebane store early 34 in 2023. She said that the June 2022 sales were slightly down compared to June 2021. She 35 said that the Behavioral Health Task Force heard a presentation from the HEART team in 36 Durham. She said this diverts 911 calls away from law enforcement to the HEART team. She 37 said Orange County should be working towards this. She said the Library Task Force will be 38 meeting the following Monday. 39 Commissioner Bedford had no comments. 40 Commissioner Richards said she was glad to be back and that she celebrated one 41 year on the Board on September 3rd. 42 Commissioner McKee said he has long advocated for additional recreation facilities. 43 He said there is a deficit for field sports like baseball, field hockey, and lacrosse. He formally 44 petitioned the board to direct asset management to work with the Recreation Department and 45 the assistant manager to identify a developed parcel of property in central Orange County and 46 adjacent to Hillsborough, which has the potential for water connection and is in proximity to 47 public transportation, to develop an athletic facility for field sports for Orange County youth. He 48 said that he would provide this to the Chair in writing. 49 Commissioner Hamilton said she attended the Efland Cheeks back to school block 50 party and the Latin American festival in late August. She said that the School Capital Needs 51 Work Group will have a report out very soon. 3 1 Chair Price said she attended North Carolina Association of County Commissioners 2 (NCACC) conference and took emergency preparedness training along with Commissioner 3 Bedford. She said some of that will be discussed at a future work session. She said she ordered 4 county map books for the rest of the Board, and they have a lot of good information. She said 5 she attended a Health Department event on August 31st on the topic of International Overdose 6 Awareness Day. She said that there is a free NARCAN vending machine in the detention 7 center. She said Dean Mike Smith from the UNC School of Government is retiring after 30 years 8 and to recognize his work, she petitioned the Board to prepare a proclamation honoring his 9 retirement. She also petitioned the Board to approve the placement of a historical marker at the 10 Old Courthouse. Chair Price said 988 is a state-level alternative to 911, and more information 11 will come available soon. 12 13 4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/ Special Presentations 14 15 a. Orange County Preparedness Month Proclamation 16 The Board considered a proclamation declaring September 2022 as "Orange County 17 Preparedness Month". 18 BACKGROUND: National Preparedness Month is recognized each September to promote 19 family and community disaster planning now and throughout the year. The theme of this year's 20 National Preparedness Month is "Prepare to Protect. Preparing for disasters is protecting 21 everyone you love." 22 23 North Carolina has continued to experience an unusually high volume of disasters, to include 24 the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, winter weather, severe weather (including tornadoes), and 25 infrastructure disruptions. So far this year, Orange County has experienced multiple watches 26 and warnings issued by the National Weather Service for severe weather, flooding, and tornadic 27 activity. The 2022 Hurricane Season continues to be above normal in predictions for both 28 severity and frequency of storms. 29 30 Commissioner Bedford read the following Proclamation: 31 32 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 33 34 PROCLAMATION 35 36 September 2022 - "Orange County Preparedness Month" 37 38 WHEREAS, it is critical for every community, business, family, and individual in Orange County 39 to be prepared for natural and man-made disasters, including tornadoes, flooding, and 40 hurricanes, as well as disease outbreaks like COVID-19; and 41 42 WHEREAS, in 2018, Hurricane Florence brought significant rainfall in September, and was 43 followed by Tropical Storm Michael in October; both storms causing widespread power outages 44 and flooding, with Florence resulting in more than $26 million in damages while Michael 45 exceeded $500,000; and 46 47 WHEREAS, Orange County experienced an estimated $1.2 million in estimated damages from 48 severe weather in 2020; and 49 50 WHEREAS, the National Weather Service issued 14 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings, one 51 Flash Flood Warning, and three Tornado Warnings for Orange County in 2021; and 4 1 2 WHEREAS, year to date, Orange County has already experienced significant severe weather 3 activity to include 35 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings, six Flash Flood Warnings, one Flood 4 Warning, and one Tornado Warning, and 5 6 WHEREAS, the National Weather Service confirmed an EF-1 tornado with maximum wind 7 speeds of 105 miles per hour impacted Northern Orange County on May 6, 2022; and, 8 9 WHEREAS, community members can take a few simple steps — creating an emergency supply 10 kit, making a family disaster plan, and staying informed —to help make preparedness a personal 11 responsibility and improved health a priority in our community; 12 13 NOW, THEREFORE, we, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, recognize Orange 14 County Emergency Services - Emergency Management Division, along with emergency 15 managers throughout the nation, who have collaborated to recognize September as National 16 Preparedness Month, and the Board joins them in encouraging Orange County residents to stay 17 informed and prepared; 18 19 FURTHERMORE, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners hereby declares 20 September 2022 as "Orange County Preparedness Month." 21 22 23 This the 6th Day of September 2022. 24 25 26 Ren6e Price, Chair 27 Orange County Board of 28 Commissioners 29 30 31 A motion was made by Commissioner Bedford, seconded by Commissioner Greene, to 32 approve and authorize the Chair to sign the proclamation. 33 34 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 35 36 Kirby Saunders, Emergency Services Director, said almost five hundred residents have 37 been certified in basic training. 38 Chair Price thanked Kirby Saunders for his leadership throughout the pandemic and in 39 the face of all of the disasters in the county. 40 41 42 5 1 5. Public Hearings 2 a. Application for Zoning Atlas Amendment — Undeveloped Parcel (PIN 9844-88-7024) at 3 Northeast Corner of Forrest Avenue and Efland-Cedar Grove Road, Efland 4 The Board held a public hearing, received the Planning Board/staff recommendation and public 5 comment, closed the public hearing, and considered action on an applicant-initiated Zoning 6 Atlas Amendment for a 2.32 acre parcel at the northeast corner of Forrest Avenue and Efland- 7 Cedar Grove Road in Efland, Cheeks Township, Orange County. 8 9 BACKGROUND: The basic facts concerning this application (Attachment 1) are as follows: 10 11 Applicant: Irwin Properties, LLC 12 346 Elizabeth Brady Road 13 Hillsborough, NC 27278 14 15 Parcel Information: A. Parcel and Size: PIN 9844-88-7024. An approximately 2.32 16 acre parcel; 17 B. Township: Cheeks; 18 C. Current Zoning: Rural Residential (R-1); 19 Major Transportation Corridor (MTC) Overlay District; Efland 20 Village Overlay District; and Upper Eno Protected Watershed 21 Overlay District; 22 D. Requested Zoning: Medium Industrial (1-2); 23 No amendments to the three existing overlay districts are 24 proposed. 25 E. Future Land Use Map (FLUM) Designation: Commercial- 26 Industrial Transition Activity Node (CITAN) (Attachment 2); 27 STAFF COMMENT. The "Land Use and Zoning Matrix" in 28 Appendix F of the Comprehensive Plan indicates the 1-2 29 zoning district is an appropriate zoning district in areas 30 designated as CITAN. 31 F. Growth Management System Designation: Urban 32 Designated; 33 G. Existing Conditions/Physical Features: The parcel is 34 currently undeveloped; the topography is relatively flat with 35 drainage swales. Other than a small clump of trees near the 36 center of the parcel and three additional clumps of trees on the 37 eastern property line, the parcel has been cleared of 38 vegetation (other than grass that is kept mowed) for years; 39 H. Roads: The parcel has approximately 200 feet of frontage 40 along Forrest Avenue on the south side of the parcel, and 41 approximately 280 feet of frontage along Efland-Cedar Grove 42 Road on the west side of the parcel; 43 1. Water and Sewer: The property is in an area served by public 44 water/sewer. Orange-Alamance Water System provides water 6 1 service in the area. Sewer service is provided by the sewer 2 lines operated by the City of Mebane. 3 4 Surrounding Land Uses: North: 1.01 acre parcel zoned Neighborhood Commercial 5 (NC-2) supporting a self-wash car wash; 6 South: Forrest Avenue and NC Railroad/Norfolk Southern 7 tracks. 8 West: Efland-Cedar Grove Road and three parcels zoned 9 Rural Residential (R-1) ranging in size from 0.35 to 10 0.52 acres in area. Two of the parcels are developed 11 with single-family residential land uses, and one parcel 12 is owned by Efland Presbyterian Church, located at the 13 corner of US Highway 70 and Efland-Cedar Grove 14 Road, and supports a storage building; and 15 East: A 5.9 acre parcel zoned Medium Industrial (1-2) on 16 which the 43,600-square foot former Efland Hosiery 17 Mill operated for many years. The mill ceased 18 operation more than two years ago and the building is 19 vacant, with recent building permits issued for interior 20 upfits. This parcel is owned by the same owner as the 21 parcel requested for rezoning. 22 23 Development Process, Schedule, and Action: The typical cadence for the review of a 24 Conventional District Zoning Atlas amendment is: 25 FIRST ACTION — Submission of a Conventional District (formerly "general use 26 district") Rezoning application with required supporting documents by the property 27 owner. 28 STAFF COMMENT. The applicant submitted the required application and 29 documents in early March 2022. 30 31 SECOND ACTION — The Planning Board reviews the application at a regular 32 meeting and makes a recommendation to the BOCC. 33 STAFF COMMENT: The Planning Board reviewed the application at its regular 34 meeting on June 1, 2022 and voted 6-3 to recommend the BOCC approve the 35 rezoning application, as presented. 36 37 THIRD ACTION — The BOCC receives the Planning Board recommendation, holds 38 an advertised public hearing, and potentially makes a decision after the hearing 39 (either the evening of the hearing or at a subsequent BOCC meeting). 40 STAFF COMMENT: Public hearing is scheduled for September 6, 2022. 41 42 Conventional District Rezoning: Zoning promotes development of land uses that can co-exist in 43 proximity to one another consistent with the promotion of the public health, safety, and general 44 welfare. Regulations establish opportunities/constraints associated with land development in an 45 attempt to ensure one person's `reasonable use' of property does not impact another person's 46 ability to make reasonable use of their property. 47 48 This request involves a property owner seeking to change the zoning designation of their 49 property from a Rural Residential (R-1) conventional zoning district to a Medium Industrial (1-2) 7 1 conventional district allowing for development of "enterprises engaged in manufacturing, 2 processing, creating, repairing, renovating, painting, cleaning, and assembling of goods, 3 merchandise, or equipment." 4 5 In acting on a conventional district rezoning request, the County is unable to impose conditions 6 and the applicant is not required to define how the property may be used or developed. If 7 approved, all land uses permitted within the I-2 district could be developed on the property, 8 consistent with applicable regulations. Conventional district rezoning decisions are based on 9 the BOCC's legislative determination that the request is consistent with the purpose and intent 10 of the Comprehensive Plan. 11 12 A formal site plan must be submitted, reviewed and approved by staff prior to any development 13 activity on the parcel, in accordance with Section 2.5 of the Unified Development Ordinance 14 (UDO). 15 16 Proposal: The applicant is requesting the conventional zoning district for the parcel with PIN 17 9844-88-7024 be changed from R-1 to 1-2 stating: 18 "The requested zoning change promotes the desired use according to adjoining use and 19 the Orange County long-range planning information, and is consistent with the existing 20 uses in the area. The requested change from R-1 to 1-2 zoning is requested to 21 accommodate these uses consistent with the promotion of economic improvements in 22 the area. Proposed uses and development plans for projects will be designed and 23 reviewed in accordance and consistent with the Unified Development Ordinance 24 requirements and permitted uses. This proposed zoning change promotes benefits for 25 allowing uses in an area which are not currently available under the current zoning, while 26 protecting the surrounding public interest via the notification and rezoning process." 27 28 Public Notification: In accordance with Section 2.8.7 of the UDO, notices were mailed on 29 August 22, 2022, 15 days before the Public Hearing, via first class mail to property owners 30 within 1,000 feet of the subject parcel, providing the date/time of the Public Hearing where the 31 proposal is to be reviewed. Staff also posted the subject parcel with signs indicating the 32 date/time of the Public Hearing on the rezoning request on August 23, 2022. See Attachment 3 33 for notification materials. 34 35 Similar notification also occurred for the June 1, 2022 Planning Board meeting —see the 36 agenda materials for specifics: 37 https://www.orangecountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/ 06012022-1531 38 39 Planning Board Recommendation: The Planning Board reviewed this item at its June 1, 2022 40 regular meeting and voted 6-3 to recommend approval of the rezoning application. Approved 41 minutes from the meeting and the signed Statement of Consistency are included in Attachment 42 4 and meeting materials are available at: http://orangecountync.gov/AgendaCenter/Planning- 43 Board-26. One member of the public attended the Planning Board meeting and spoke against 44 the rezoning. Planning staff did not receive any phone calls or written comments prior to the 45 Planning Board meeting. 46 47 Planning Director's Recommendation: As required under Section 2.8.5 of the UDO, the 48 Planning Director is required to `... cause an analysis to be made of the application and, based 49 upon that analysis, prepare a recommendation for consideration'. In analyzing this proposal, 50 the Planning Director offers the following: 8 1 1. The proposal is consistent with goals/objectives outlined within the Comprehensive Plan 2 concerning development, including: 3 a. Land Use Goal 3: A variety of land uses that are coordinated within a program 4 and pattern that limits sprawl, preserves community and rural character, 5 minimizes land use conflicts, supported by an efficient and balanced 6 transportation system. 7 b. Economic Development Objective ED-2.1 of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan: 8 Encourage compact and higher density development in areas served by water 9 and sewer. 10 2. The proposal is consistent with the appropriate and allowed zoning districts for the 11 Commercial-Industrial Transition Activity Node (CITAN), as shown in the Land Use and 12 Zoning Matrix contained in Appendix F of the Comprehensive Plan. 13 3. The amendment is consistent with the adopted Efland-Mebane Small Area Plan which 14 called for a mix of uses in this area. 15 16 The Planning Director recommends approval of the Statement of Consistency, indicating the 17 amendments are reasonable and in the public interest, contained in Attachment 5 and the 18 proposed zoning atlas amendment ordinance contained in Attachment 6. 19 20 Effect of Denial or Withdrawal: In the event the rezoning application is denied or withdrawn, it 21 should be noted that Section 2.2.8 of the UDO states that no application for the same or similar 22 amendment, affecting the same property or portion thereof, may be submitted for a period of 23 one year. The one year period begins on the date of denial or withdrawal. 24 25 Cy Stober, Planning and Inspections Director, introduced the item and made the 26 following presentation: 27 28 Slide #1 ORANGE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA Zoning Atlas Amendment R-1 to 1-2 in Efland PIN 9844-88-7024 Applicant: Irwin (Properties, LLC Public Hearing September 6, 2022 29 30 Slide #2 9 Legislative Public Hearing Process 1. Staff presentation 2. Applicant presentation 3. Continuation of staff presentation 4. Questions from Commissioners 5. Public Comments 6. Close Public Hearing 7. Board deliberation/decision ORANGE COUNTY NORT7I CAROLINA 1 2 3 Slide #3 Irwin Properties Rezoning Application ■ Unaddressed Parcel • PIN 9844-88-7024 • Applicant: r - Irwin Properties, LLC clo Robert Irwin -- • Cheeks Township ORANGE COUNTY NOR-1-1 I CAROLINA 4 5 Cy Stober stated that the property is currently vacant. 6 7 Slide #4 Irwin Properties Rezoning Application • Unaddressed Parcel . a PIN 9844-88-7024 ' Applicant: .a Irwin Properties, LLC c/o Robert Irwin • Cheeks Township ......... _. • Etland Community • Upper Eno Protected - Water Supply Watershed ORANGE COUNTY 8 NORTI I CAROLINA 9 Slide #5 10 Irwin Properties Rezoning Application Parcel Size _ • +1-2.32 acre Rezoning Request Residential(R-1) to Mad ium Industrial(1-2) �I Surrounding Zoning. ' • 1-2 LC-1 • NC-2 ' R-1 ORANGE COUNTY ORTIt eAROLLINA 1 2 3 Slide #6 Medium Industrial (1-2) Permitted Uses Applicable UDC}development standards must be met Agricultural Processing FacilityA Manufacturing.Assembly,and Cold Storage Facility" Processing at ether Non-Food • Farm Equipment Rental,Sales Products(see Table of and Service" Permitted Uses for specifics) • Feed Mill • Veterinary Clinic • Schools-Technical,Trade,and Veterinary Hospital Skill Training Offices and Financial Services, • Government Facilities and including: Office Buildings - RuirdinWTrale ccrmaaors orrice with Equlpmenr Storage yard • Manufacturing,Assembly, - Res*a,chFacii m Processing of Food Products Botanical Gardens& (see Table of Permitted Uses for Arboretums and Parks specifics) Recreational Facilities" 4 ^=Subject to Use Standards 5 6 Slide #7 I '°lm Industrial (1-2) Permitted Uses Applicable UDC}development standards must he met (Cont.) • Bus and rad Passenger Shelter Various Utility Uses(see Table • Bus Terminals&Garage of Permitted Uses for specifics) • Motor Freigh I Terminal Wholesale Trade • Motor Vehicle Sales I Rental" ` Place of Worship" • Crematoria Special Events-150 attendees • Funeral Home" or less" Petroleum Product Storage and aistribufion • Sexually Oriented Businesses" • Storage of Goods" • Telecommun i cation Towers <75 feet Over 75',<200'(aUP) 71 m Subjectto Use Standards 11 1 Cy Stober said this is a conventional zoning request rather than a conditional zoning 2 request. 3 4 Slide #8 Irwin Properties Rezoning Application • Rezone +1-2.32 acre parcel from , ,5 Rural Residential i (R-1) to Medium N' _ lm Industrial (I-2) • No Changes - Proposed to Overlay Districts Major Transportation Corridor Overlay .attrao and accorn+nwdale different types of development depends on the capacity of the thoroughfare system and the character and quanLy of developnwl. along major corfidors' -ORANGE COUNTY MDRT]r CAR03_INA4 5 6 7 Slide #9 Irwin Properties Rezoning Application • Rezone +1-2,32 acre parcel from Rural Residential (R-1) to Medium Industrial (I-2) • No Changes Proposed to Overlay Districts _ � } Efland Interstate • .established to provide for a more urban style of development in an area of the county served,., lay public water and sewer systems' O ANGE COUNTI nnRn r C-ItRO]_LNA 8 9 Cy Stober said that the property is proposed to be served by Mebane Sewer and 10 Orange-Alamance Nonprofit Water Service. 11 12 12 1 Slide #10 Irwin Properties Rezoning pplication • Rezone +1-2.32 acre parcel from - Rural Residential - (R-1) to Medium Industrial (I-2) • No Changes �.. J Proposed to �� , Overlay Districts F ca E#Iand Village F ,established to provide for an urNm vie style of development in an area of the county served... by public water aril-se"r cyst s' =•:.. � ORANGE COUNTY nx3Fsr]r CaRYLINA 2 3 4 Slide #11 Irwin Properties Rezoning Application + Rezone +1-2.32 aiP;Vtu kow U,. Mnpww� pd .acre parcel from Rural Residential (R--1) to Medium Industrial (I-2) • 2030 Comprehensive Elan Future Land Use Map. Commercial-Industrial Transition Area Node '. ,appropriate for retail and other co+uinwrcial uses; manufacturing and other industrial uses;office and lWted... hIgher demsity resl6itn6al user_' - ORANGE COUNTY NOWn[CAROLINA 5 6 Cy Stober said that the 2030 Comprehensive Plan has the parcel located in the purple 7 section of the commercial-industrial transitional area. 8 9 13 1 Slide #12 Zoning Plan Submitted by applicant if I Yy �� 2 3 Cy Stober said the applicant intends to build as shown above, but there is nothing in the 4 UDO requiring them to do so because this is a conventional zoning request. 5 6 Slide #13 Applicant Presentation OKANGE COUNTY an i CARny«vx 7 8 Chad Huffine said he is the Civil Engineer for the project and his firm is representing 9 Irwin Properties, who has brought the zoning request forward tonight. He said the property is 2.3 10 acres and is a vacant grass field at the corner of Forrest and Efland-Cedar Grove Rd. He said it 14 1 is zoned R-1 and they are asking for it to be re-zoned to 1-2 to be consistent with the adjacent 2 property. He said City of Mebane sewer and Orange-Alamance Water are both available to 3 service the property. He said they have worked with staff and completed research over the past 4 year. He said that it is in line with current and future plans. He said that during the work on the 5 property they believe that it behaves in a way that is consistent with the zoning request. 6 7 Slide #14 Conventional Zoning Districts • County not able to impose conditions. • Applicant is not required to define what type of land useldevelopment is anticipated. • If approved, all land uses permitted within the 1-2 district could be developed on the property. - All Orange Countydevelopment standards must be met • A formal site plan„ reviewed and approved by staff in accordance with UDO Section 2.5, must be submitted and approved prior to any development on the parcel. • Rezoning decisions are based on a determination as to whether the request is consistent with the purpose and intent of the Comprehensive Plan. GRANGE COUNTY .�,IO TI L CtROLLL4.A g 9 10 Slide #15 Staff Analysis & Recommendation • Application has been deemed complete • The proposal is consistent with goals/objectives within the Comprehensive Plan, including: Lard Use Goal : A variety of laird uses that are coordinated within a prograrn and pattern that Mnfrs sprawl, preserves community and rural character,mirnrrnizes Jam'use conflicts.supported by an efficient and balanced transportation system. Economic Development Objecbve ED-2.1: Encourage compact arra higher density development in areas serried by water and sewer. ORANGE COUNTY NOWn L CAROLINA 11 12 13 Slide #16 15 Staff Analysis& Recommendation (cont.) • The proposal is consistent with the allowed zoning districts of the Land Use and Zoning Matrix contained in Appendix F of the Comprehensive Plan for the Commercial-Industrial Transition Activity Node (CITAN) • Planning Director recommends approval of: — The Statement of Consistency that the amendments are reasonable and in the public interest(Attachment 5);and — The proposed zoning atlas amendment ordinance(Attachment B). =ate- ORANGE COUNTY 1 NORM I CAROLINA 2 3 Slide #17 Planning Board Recommendation • Planning Board reviewed application at its June 1, 2022 regular meeting. —Voted 6-3 to recommend approval of the rezoning application. • Approved minutes from the meeting and the signed statement of consistency are included in Attachment 4 of tonight's agenda item. • one member of the public attended the Planning Board meeting and spoke against the rezoning. ORANGE COUNTY I:IORTI I CAROLINA 4 5 6 Slide #18 Public Notification Notices mailed via first class mail on August 22, 2022 to property owners within 1,000 ft.of subject parcel. • signs posted subject parcel on August 23,2022. • Application information has also been posted on the Planning Department's "Current Interest Projects' webpage since mid- March. ORANGE COUNTY NOR77I CAROLINA 7 8 Slide #19 16 BOCC Legislative Public Gearing Schedule&hold legislative public hearing to receive application Hear from applicant,staff,and the general public Reviewldiscussstaff and Planning Board's analysis and recommendations) Close the public hearing Approve or Deny the Zoning Atla sAmendment application for conventional rezoning No conditions can be requested of the applicant for approval ORANGE COUNTY NOICr][CAROLINA 1 2 3 Slide #20 Recommendation for Tonight The Manager recommends the Beard: 1. Conduct the public hearing and accept the Planning Boardlstaff recommendations and public comment; 2. Close the public hearing; 3. Deliberate as desired,and 4. Vote to approve the Statement of Consistency(Attachment S)and Ordinance Amending the Zoning Atlas(Attachment 6) to allow the rezoning request, as presented. OR Vote to deny the rezoning request„due to a stated reason that the request is inconsistent with the goals and objectives of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan and/or a not in harmony with the surrounding area. ORANGE COUNTY 4 NOkn[CAROLINA 5 6 Slide #21 Questions from Commissioners Public Comments ORANGE COUNTY NORTI6 CAROLINA 7 8 Commissioner McKee asked if this property is adjacent to the old Efland mill. 9 Cy Stober said yes, and it has the same owner. 17 1 Commissioner McKee said he thinks it is currently in commercial operation for pipe 2 laying or fiber laying. He said it does not seem to be an empty mill anymore. 3 Cy Stober said there has been recent activity and staff is investigating the matter. 4 5 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to 6 open the public hearing. 7 8 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 9 10 PUBLIC COMMENT: 11 Marilyn Liner said she is a life-long resident of Efland. She said she opposes the 12 proposed rezoning of the property in question. She said she attended the Orange County 13 Planning Board meeting, and some members of the board expressed some opposition. She 14 said that the public turnout was low because of a lack of communication. She said there were 15 signs placed on the property for notice but that they were small print, flimsy, and unprofessional. 16 She said the applicant said they will build a warehouse. She said when suggestions were made 17 the Board said it was not possible to put any retail business due to its proximity. She said she 18 cannot think of a church in the state that does not have a retail location near it. She said the 19 overlay plans as provided in the agenda materials seem to be contradictory. She said that the 20 Efland Village overlay appears to be addressing the concept of a village with residential 21 development and services for the residents. She said the village is served by Orange-Alamance 22 Water system. She said that is separate from the county. She said the County started a sewage 23 system after the elementary had septic system issues. She said not approving businesses in 24 Efland hurts Orange County. She asked the Board to reject the application to keep the village 25 concept in place. 26 Kristin Marbais said she disagrees that this meets the criteria of the Efland Village 27 Overlay. She said the word village invokes a certain image and this type of business would not 28 maintain that. She said there are a wide variety of businesses that may go in there and this will 29 increase traffic and exacerbate issues in the area. She said there are thousands of warehouses 30 in the area that are empty and ready for rent. She said this type of property is not needed here. 31 Chad Huffine said he and the applicant tried to address any concerns during the 32 Planning Board meeting. He said based on staff reports, the advertisement was within the state 33 requirements. He said that the proposed tenants have the same right or ability to work in Efland 34 where they live and a lot of the space that Irwin Properties is providing will be homes that help 35 build the community. He said there is high demand for a local office person/contractor to locate 36 here. He said there is a unique blend of residences. He said regardless of the zoning change, if 37 a large structure such as a house was built it would have to deal with the same constraints. 38 39 A motion was made by Commissioner Richards, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to 40 close the public hearing. 41 42 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 43 44 Commissioner Bedford said there were concerns about getting in and out of property at 45 the Planning Board meeting. She asked what the process will be for driveway design. 46 Cy Stober said if any development happens, site plan will include driveway plans and will 47 go to staff for approval. He said that any driveway design will need to be permitted by NCDOT. 48 Commissioner Richards asked about the timeline. 49 Cy Stober said that the review is consolidated to include DOT, Fire, Environmental 50 Health, and Planning. He said that all of those groups are at the table offering comments for the 18 1 same site plan. He said it is typical for it to take four or more months for a site plan to be 2 approved and thinks this application would be a typical review. 3 Commissioner Greene thanked the public and Planning Board for their comments. 4 5 A motion was made by Commissioner Greene, seconded by Commissioner McKee, to 6 approve the Statement of Consistency (Attachment 5) and Ordinance Amending the Zoning 7 Atlas (Attachment 6) to allow the rezoning request, as presented. 8 9 Commissioner McKee asked if there are any structures being used in the block other 10 than commercial. 11 Cy Stober said there one that is being used as a residence and it is one that fronts on 12 Forest Ave. He said that there is one that has had a substantial addition to it. 13 Commissioner McKee asked if the majority of it is commercial. 14 Cy Stober said yes. 15 Commissioner Hamilton asked if there is a more descriptive language that describes the 16 Efland Village overlay district. 17 Cy Stober said he parsed through the ordinance and pulled the most descriptive 18 language. 19 Commissioner Hamilton asked if the county commissioners could ever change the 20 permitted uses under types of medium commercial/industrial use. 21 Cy Stober said yes, and the entire Unified Development Ordinance is created at the 22 pleasure of the commissioners as elected by the people of the county. 23 Chair Price asked what the setback regulations are. 24 Cy Stober said it is sixty feet. 25 Chair Price said the village came up many years ago during the Efland-Mebane Small 26 Area Plan. 27 Commissioner Hamilton said the language does not necessarily clearly describe what 28 the Commissioners might want it to be. 29 Commissioner Richards asked if the proposed changes in signage will address some of 30 the issues that have been brought up from the community and commissioners. 31 Cy Stober said the proposed signs are included as an information item on this agenda. 32 Bonnie Hammersley said once the signs are available, staff will do a media push to 33 educate residents on the meaning of each sign. 34 35 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 36 37 A motion was made by Commissioner Greene, seconded by Commissioner McKee, to 38 approve the Statement of Consistency (Attachment 5) and Ordinance Amending the Zoning 39 Atlas (Attachment 6) to allow the rezoning request, as presented. 40 41 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 42 43 b. Orange County Transportation Services —ADA Paratransit Plan 44 The Board held a public hearing and considered adopting a resolution approving the Orange 45 County Transportation Services (OCTS) American Disabilities Act (ADA) Paratransit Plan. 46 47 BACKGROUND: Recent changes to the ADA Title II requires public transit agencies to extend 48 complementary ADA-accessible transit service to eligible persons within %-mile of any fixed 49 route service. In order to demonstrate compliance with this requirement, each system providing 50 fixed-route service is required to adopt an ADA Paratransit Plan detailing all transit services as 51 well as the eligibility certification process. 19 1 2 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) requires that recipients of federal funds conduct a public 3 hearing for any changes in transit services. With recent improvements to OCTS fixed routes, 4 paratransit and mobility-on-demand services, OCTS staff implemented the following public 5 process to update the County's ADA Paratransit Plan: 6 7 • May 18, 2022 — Orange Unified Transportation Board (OUTBoard) received the initial item 8 and commented on its public process 9 • July 20, 2022 — OUTBoard received the revised plan and provided comments 10 • July 21, 2022 - Friday, August 19, 2022 —Thirty-day public comment period 11 • August 17, 2022 — OUTBoard unanimously recommended BOCC approve the updated 12 Paratransit Plan 13 • September 6, 2022 — BOCC conducts public hearing and considers adoption of the 14 resolution approving the 2022 ADA Paratransit Plan. 15 16 All public comments have been incorporated into the plan — see Appendix E in the plan, public 17 comments received. 18 19 Nishith Trivedi, Transportation Services Director, introduced the item and gave the 20 following presentation: 21 22 Slide #1 4rangeCounty OCTS ADA Paratransit Plan Update September 6,2022 23 24 25 Slide #2 Outline • Background Servlces • Public Process • Key Highlights Action `1 26 27 Slide #3 20 Background — ADA Requirements American DisabillitissAct public entities that operate non-commuter fixed-route transportation services also provide complementary parstranslt service for Individuals Mose disabilltles make them unable to use the fixed-route system • Fixed-haute -3� Gomplementary Paratransit(Curb-to-Curb) Any servir-e origins and destinations within l4-mile with no trip restrictions Any requested time when fixed-route service operates Next-day service • Fare no more than twice that of fixed-route fare ORANGE COUNTYr NOWn I CAROLINA 1 2 3 Slide #4 P r tran it Service Persons unable to board, ride or disembark from fixed-route vehicles Persons who cannot travel to or from a bus stop due to disability Certification process-ADA Service Applications Appeals Process- Handled by staff not involved in initial determination - Cannot Abuse the Service-Ido-show policy Personal Ca reAttendants(No fare)and Traveling Companions(Same fare as ACA-registrant) Visitors to the Transit System RgIbllity detwinhad In jurlsdi:cuon of rasldenc* 21 days ofseMce 4 ��r ORANGE COUNTY NDIM-[CAROLINA. 4 5 6 7 21 1 Slide #5 Fixe Routes Gomk?inatian or Monday- 10:00 am -3-00 separale dial-a- S2 geft*ral FridayConnector rlde service.and pm fixed-route public and AGA deviation Combination of ■ separate dlal-a- h�orrcJay- 9:34 am-4:00 52 general WWI conintietor rldc service and Friday Qm flxed•route public and AGA deviation rCombIr€atlon of No fare for Hillrbarough separate dial-z— Monday- 8:00 am -5.00 ride serMice and general public Circulator Friday Rm e rvicee or AGA fix deviation, passt-rraars ORANGE COUNTY NOR7][CA RGLINIk 2 3 4 Slide#6 Orange CountyTranspwtitlon Service:ATed OCTS covers all rural and A parts of urban portions of Grange County using.- Paratransit Mobility-on-Demand Fixed Route wo .mile buffer fixed mute 6 7 8 22 1 Slide #7 Existing ADA Paratransit Serviee Area h i� Oii`Iga-fLYfYela Cvrvatlor y _ I♦41ay►-ARt•Ie}e�r......�..a.�SY RAR4�L�1lr i1' J' I r '^': RM(~Cit-,An R BUR Raw WaL~CW.Wp Bae Rc aia i-W-1 1114/b CmMO-Ctwo Rik ft u(CCT'S1 - v kcal MP V4%"M We BMM t/ Cavavd rm T—I 3—A.—.114 Kft NW. -W. -Y A �. a r. 2 3 4 Slide #8 Public Process MI-0--v aurhr CammentPerliDd-July 21,2022-Amqust10.202-2 Commeane received from Agig,duke,etc,.included in Appendix Pubic NSeeting-Jww W,2422,6:00to 8:00 pm Orange Ctnmly North C4kftvus Bomw 9 Dave EAC Buil*n 1020UB-70West Hristiccough,"C 27276 CUTBaard Revilm May 191+kA1e1 Ju"20 Rsvls"Plan August 17 Recommended ROCC Approval Agencies MrgerWzMain Engaged: DoWrriamonAging Npaalmoodof Social$*Mces @epart mAof Housing,Human Righis and Co>nrnavi y Cx:velopment Alliance of Diaabiiity Advocates Project Com,passicn PubMr,Ke%ring-Tonight ORANGE COUNTY WK-17 t-Rar_114 5 6 7 8 9 23 1 Slide #9 Key Highlights Addied: Senior Cerner and North CariWus Facilityr Rules of Conduct Policy . Mirrors.Go Trian '% Paratran%it Plan'%Rules of Conduct Welpfa oWatibnal paticles for NCDOT. and FTA eodVliainee Fixed Rome service-s updated since original 2015 Paratraresit Plan Meeting ADA requirements section �y ,� ' V ORANGE COUNTY Ok�NT I �a^l�❑�{'W NOR7]I CAROLINA 2 3 4 Slide #10 Manager Recommendation The Manager recommends the Board conductthe publlc hearing and adopt the attached resolution approving the Orange County Transportation Services ADA Paratranslt Plan_ ORANGE COUN-n NOR7l I CAROLINA Y—m 5 6 Chair Price asked how far up 86 N the Chapel Hill route goes. 7 Nish Trivedi said it goes to the Cedar Grove Community Center. He said that it goes into 8 rural Orange County and that they provide the on-demand reservations to the centers. 9 24 1 A motion was made by Commissioner Bedford, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton, to 2 open the public hearing. 3 4 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 5 6 No one from the public was present to speak. 7 8 A motion was made by Commissioner Fowler, seconded by Commissioner Bedford, to 9 close the public hearing. 10 11 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 12 13 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to 14 adopt the resolution approving the Orange County Transportation Services ADA Paratransit 15 Plan. 16 17 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 18 19 20 6. Regular Agenda 21 a. Opioid Update and Proposed Charge and Composition of the Opioid Advisory 22 Committee 23 The Board: 24 1) Received an update on the Opioid Settlement Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) 25 between the State of North Carolina and local governments on proceeds relating to the 26 settlement of Opioid Litigation; 27 2) Considered selecting Option A or Option B regarding how the County will spend opioid 28 settlement funds on opioid remediation activities; 29 3) Discussed and considered a proposed charge and composition establishing the 30 proposed Orange County Opioid Advisory Committee; and 31 4) Considered authorizing the Clerk's office to begin soliciting membership applications 32 based on the Committee composition so that the Board can review applications and 33 make appointments by November 15, 2022. 34 35 BACKGROUND: In July 2021, a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general announced the 36 National Opioid Settlement — a historic $26 billion agreement that will help bring desperately 37 needed help to communities harmed by the opioid epidemic. The State of North Carolina and all 38 one hundred counties, including Orange County, joined the agreement. Orange County is 39 expected to receive $6,799,780 over an 18-year period. 40 41 A Memorandum of Agreement between the state and local government directs how opioid 42 settlement funds will be distributed in the state. These funds can only be used to address the 43 opioid epidemic. 44 45 In follow-up to the update, the Board is asked to make a decision on whether the County will 46 spend opioid settlement funds on opioid remediation activities either under Option A or Option B 47 as detailed in the MOA. 48 49 The Board also needs to discuss the charge and proposed membership composition of an 50 Opioid Advisory Committee. Staff seeks direction from the Board on: 25 1 • the appropriate entities or areas of expertise that should be represented on the 2 Committee; 3 • the number of at-large residents that should serve on the Committee; 4 • the total number of members the Committee should include; 5 • whether there will be a formal application process; and 6 • any other details regarding the establishment of the Committee. 7 8 Assuming there is an application process, a formal determination now of the general 9 composition and number of members of the committee will allow the Clerk's office to begin 10 soliciting membership applications and should allow for a pool of candidates for the Board to 11 review by November 2022 and make formal appointments. 12 13 Quintana Stewart, Health Director, made the following presentation: 14 15 Slide #1 Orange County, NC Opioid Update .September 6, 2022 Quintana Stewart, MPA Orange County Health Director 16 17 18 19 26 1 Slide #2 Opioid Impact in Orange County peattis in orange The rate of overdose deaths among-residents of Cwange in M21 (Annual) was 1 9.5 to (Rete per 160,000 residents.Number of deatfrs 29J NC 3'x.94 6ranga Y z r.1 2WE Zrti ZX16 2°JJ8 2010 2012 201A 20.16 2019 -rk) 2022 202-- 2 3 4 Slide #3 Opioid Impact in Orange County ED Viai#a in;?rangl The fate al overd€,se Ei]visits among reesxiehts flt Grange in 2421 jAnnuel] was (Rara per 100,t Fesydem.Number gF ED mors:110) FIC xaa.,tu—,: 8 S b 2M 2982 259A c`w, <^14 2312 29:d 29;6 2P111 M11) 2322 Nl.d 5 6 7 27 1 Slide #4 Opioid Impact in Orange Counter Buprenorphine in Orange the per.--c-r.c f.c--%.derrts receiairtg drsperrsed buprenorphir►e perscripbons in [�ranye irr 121 ear 11 was DA C �6 ResrdenPs rat9ivirrp�bupovnorphoo fv'vmbor ofrsatreofs 525) iG aft S 'd aaia . z 2 3 Quintana Stewart thanked county departments and community partners who are working 4 to increase access to treatment. 5 6 Slide #5 Funding Timeline a nd .IArnount • Total Payment for OrangeCounty $6,799,780.00; 2022-2038 (18 Year Period) * We were scheduled to receive $261,245 in the "Spring"' of 2022 and another $574528 in the "Summer" of 2022, • We have now received the initial payment of $261,245. - The payments decline after the first year. hhjgp_ capiaidsettlernent.cr /data-dash boo rdslpayrnent-schedule) 7 8 9 28 Slide #6 Payment Timetable JF3 wear P4pyrrient Lt,Qrpnoa rJuring 2022-2433@L: $G,799,780 Payments Oyar TIM12-Ormnoa Pay,m&nr TahlQ-Orange 2025 s—, 2027 r 2e14 See. 2012 363h Lrrmar 2413 205, 5-r 2 3 4 Slide #7 NC Memorandum of Agreement ( MOA) The MCIA governs the allocation, U-;L--r and reporting of certain opioid settlement funds In North Carolina. To comply with the MDA,a local government receiving oploid settlement funds must do he following; • A. Establish a fund. A local government recei opioid settlement funds must secure them in a special revenue tund.These funds are subjecttoand cannot be commingled with other funds. • B.Authorize spendj'mnj. Before spending o laid settlement funds, a local government must authorize the e" re of such funds Wls must take place through a formal bud it or resolution that I certain details including the amount time period,and specric strategy funded. • C. Understand and fbillowIle ovyffes a7 7 iops. A local government must spend opioid settlement funds _0 u on oplow rem edlatlon acti rized under Option A or Option 8 as detailed In the MOA. mending and Impact, A local government that re c Ives,spends,or holds oplolid runds curing a fiscal year mutt file an annual financial report within go days of the end of the fiscal year. (This report is required if funds are received or held, even if they are not spent) A local government that spends opliold settlement funds during a f Iscal year must file an annual impact report within 90 days of the end of the fiscal year. • E. Hold annual Lmtlng,The MCA requires that each county receiving opioid settlement funds hold at least one annus I meeting open to the public,with all mu nicl palities In the county Invited to the meeting, The purpose of the meeting is to receive Input from mu nicl f allitlies on proposed uses of the opioid settlement funds a nd to encourage collaboration between oca I governments. https://ncdoi.Roy/wp-content/uploads/20-22/03/NCACC-web-version-Final-0pioid-MOL,.[ 5 6 7 29 1 Slide #8 Option - High-Impact pioid Abatement Strategies 1.Collaberative Strategic Planning 2.Evidence-based addiction treatment d.Recovery support services 4-Recovery housing support S.Ernpaloyment-related services 6-Early intervention 7.Naloxone distribution g.Post-overdose response team 9.Syringe Service Program 10.Crim i n a I j ust Ice d ive rsion programs 11.Addiction treatment for incarcerated persons 12.Reentry Programs https_// www_morepow erfulnr-.org/wR-r,ontentfupioadsf70 1I107/Exhibit-A-to-NC- .p�t 2 3 Slide #9 Option B- Strategic Planning * Under Option 9, a local government engages in a col Iii borative strategic planning process involvin a diverse array of stakehold+ersn may then un a strategyr rom the Option A list or a lenZer list of strategies included in the national settlements. Must report out more detail on the planning/collaborative work • Identify engaged diverse stakeholders * Local officials • Healthcare providers * Social service providers • Education & Employment service providers • payers & Funders (Prepaid Health plans, LME-MCO, Foundations, etc) * Law Enforcement * Employers (Business Leaders) * Community Groups * Community Members with "lived experience' (those with addiction, in medication- assisted or other treatment in recovery in criminal justice involvement, and family members or loved ones of those Visted * Ensure racial,ethnic, economic and cultural diversity 4 5 6 7 30 1 Slide #10 Option B- Strategic Planning • Part 1 Treatment • Treat Opioid Use Disorder(OUD) • Support People in Treatment& Recovery • Connect People who need help to the help they need (Connections to Carey • Address the needs of criminal-justice involved persons • Address the needs of pregnant or parenting women and their famlIles,including bables with neonatal abstinence syndrome * Part 2. Prevention • Prevent over pre-serlbing and ensure approprlate Prescribing and dispensing of opiolds. • Prevent misuse of opioids • Prevent overdose deaths and other harms(Farm Reduction) • Part 3 Other Strategies • First Responders • Leadership, Planning& Coordination * Training • Research httas-//www.moreyowerfu I ne.ore/wp-Content/u ploads/202 214Gf Exhibit-B-to-NG-M ok pd f 2 3 Quintana Stewart said at first many counties were looking at Option B, but now, she only 4 knows of one that is going with that plan. 5 6 Slide #11 Orange County Opioid Task Farce In October 2019, Orange County Health Department and UNC Health requested the Board's approval for a joint collaboration to build and sustain a local task force to convene stakeholders and coordinate activities to address. the op[ofd epidemic. The Task Force identified 3 prior%ties to initialler address, Education, * Reduce oversupply of prescription opioids; and Expand treatment and recovery oriented systems of care. These priorities were in alignment with the Mate Opioid Action Plan. With the arrival of COVID in March 2020, the group did not meet again until January 2022. 7 8 9 31 1 Slide #12 Proposed orange County opioid Advisory Committee With the arrival of settlement funds and the need to formalize our work related to opioid abuse remediation, we propose the appointment of an opioid Advisory Committee, Proposed Charge for the Committee To include but not limited to the following: * Discuss opioid-related health concerns and issues impacting the residents of orange County; • Advise the Board of Commissioners on options to expend funds to remedy opioid impacts; * plan and host an annual meeting open to the public to receive input on proposed uses of the settlement funds and to encourage collaboration between local governments. 2 3 4 Slide #13 Proposed orange County Opioid Advisory Committee Proposed Composition * Suggested engaged diverse �g Cin®a County ftPsWcra 6.91Fr G,ud argpmrdrtnrso-PA appllrsavun P77[ues stakeholders as listed in the I-a<ge-2 MOAOrange County Sherdf Dept-1 Sherr"Vemignee ��1j�� HIIlsbarou¢h Police Dept-1 Tam Oal¢nee Odd HIII Polepi 6e -1 TUM iOMIGnee Odd number for voting © C'arriu o ftkle Dept-1 TovmOal¢nee purposes Merdal Health kepi entailvc-1 Alliance Health N5-& ee �yp f UNC mmpltalRegreserdatwe-1 (WHoweIal0e3lgnee Public a-._,ahh C"s�''#'r^r,-1 County Manager DPe3lgnee SxlalService3 department -1 County Manager N-31¢nee SAS tr a Use Treab-rtM Pravder-1 Appliceaion Prc em O range County Emergency Senates-1 County Manager O®Ignee Crlminalluellce ke".rceaept-1 County Manager De3lgnee Carrmunity Group %MDrkkrig on Oplold-Belated Appllca4lon Prmen Ccncarrs-3 ® Emplawre-4 Provider-1 APPllcallon Prcee53 Ctanse County A+*A0at Ir4-1 OCI 001¢net Chapel HIII Carrboro School f6utrlri-1 CHGCS I]esV rt 5 6 7 8 32 1 Slide #14 Next Steps * B CC select Option A or Option B regarding how the County will spend opioid settlement funds on opioid remediation activities; * BOCC discuss and consider proposed charge and composition for the proposed Opioid Advisory Committee * Authorize the Clerk's office to begin soliciting membership applications based on the Committee composition so that the Burd can review applications and snake appointments by the November 15, 2022, 2 3 4 Commissioner Fowler said intuitively, she prefers option A as a physician because that 5 is the option that will provide the fastest assistance. 6 Quintana Stewart said she would support it because they do not lose the option for 7 strategic planning. 8 Commissioner Fowler asked if they choose Option A, could they still collaborate with 9 other groups in different counties. 10 Quintana Stewart said she does not interpret any limitations on collaboration. 11 Commissioner Greene said the NCACC has resources to guide staff along. She said 12 some of the items on Option A comes from what Orange County is already doing. She said 13 Option B would work for counties that are not used to doing this work or building framework for 14 multi-county strategic planning. She said she believes staff and the board will be able to hit the 15 ground sooner with Option A. 16 Commissioner Richards said she is not aware of active programs around this issue for 17 young people. 18 Chair Price said they saw this in agenda review and that she wanted to add the schools 19 in there somewhere but that it has not been determined exactly how they will fit in. 20 Quintana Stewart said both school systems are represented on the task force now. She 21 said that it is possible to add a position for youth. She said that the Health Department tends to 22 work with the schools about smoking and vaping. 23 Commissioner Hamilton said she agrees that Option A is a good approach. She said the 24 Board needs to know who in the community is at-risk to make the most impact with the dollars. 25 She said increasing the number of residents and youth representation on the advisory 26 committee is important. 27 Quintana Stewart said in North Carolina, those most impacted are white males between 28 the ages of 25 and 34. She said they make up 72.9% of those affected by opioids. She said 29 they are not seeing deaths among the youth population, but prevention is important. 33 1 Commissioner Hamilton said that it is also important to understand the contributing 2 factors of those most impacted. 3 Commissioner Richards said this is a health problem that has consequences for law 4 enforcement. She asked what the efforts are focused on most. She noted the task force is very 5 heavily weighted towards law enforcement. 6 Quintana Stewart said that there is a history of law enforcement interaction on the task 7 force. She said that it has been related to their reach in the community and their experience 8 administering the reversal rather than on the criminal side. She said that many times they are 9 the first to show up on scene and are able to administer NARCAN to reverse the overdose. 10 Chair Price said the focus here is law enforcement in the role as first responders. She 11 said they are working to keep mental illness out of detention centers but it is very important to 12 have the law enforcement as first responders. She said that when this first started, one of the 13 lead departments was libraries because they were often coming in contact with overdoses in 14 libraries. 15 16 PUBLIC COMMENT: 17 Caroline Pruitt said she was present on behalf of Orange Partnership. She asked the 18 Board to consider placing their efforts in prevention. She said that prevention efforts save 19 money on overdose treatment later on. She said that treatment is crucial, but the further 20 upstream dollars are placed, the less that will have to be spent on the back end. She said that it 21 is important to get youth perspective on advisory committee. 22 Gayane Chambless said that this has been a passion since 2008 and they have officially 23 been working on it since 2011. She said then there was not a single medicine drop site. She 24 said that the Drop Your Meds program was born out of Orange County and Orange Partnership. 25 She said she is surprised about Option A because option B is what was recommended by the 26 advisory council. She said that she strongly suggests prevention be included. She said that in 27 2015, fentanyl was fifth leading cause of death with alcohol as number six. She said that now, 28 fentanyl is number one and alcohol is number three. She said those statistics are specific to 29 North Carolina. She said that medicines are in the top ten of deaths and that two of the 30 medicines are not included in the reporting system and this is a concern. She said that about 31 80% of overdose deaths involve two or more, or poly-substance use. She said they need to 32 work on primary prevention. She asked what will we do to prevent the future onset of opioid use 33 disorders. She said those appointed will need to be attuned to the ever-evolving landscape of 34 the opioid epidemic. 35 36 Commissioner Bedford asked if early prevention in Option A could be interpreted to 37 include prevention. 38 Quintana Stewart said that is the way she understood it and read it. 39 Commissioner Bedford said she supports Option A and including prevention. She asked 40 to discuss the charge. She said that it is important to match composition of the task force to the 41 charge. She said that she does have a concern with 25% being focused on law enforcement. 42 She said she is not seeing the social needs like housing and other direct service work 43 represented. She said she does not know a lot about this epidemic, but there should be a racial 44 equity approach so maybe there could be space for one of the equity officers. She asked if 45 would be important to reframe the composition to focus on a social medical concern and then 46 the group can invite any experts that they need. 47 Chair Price said Option B looks more amenable to what the county needs to do at this 48 point. She said they have already done a lot of first part of that. She said that she is in 49 disagreement about pushing law enforcement out of the picture because they deal with it so 50 closely. She said they need to have law enforcement participate so they can begin to look at 51 this as a more social and health issue rather than a crime. She said the charge needs more, 34 1 including some benchmarks so they can add monitoring and evaluation. She said that there 2 should be some short-range plans. She said she is leaning more toward Option B. 3 Commissioner Hamilton proposed a change to the charge by adding, "to prevent opioid 4 abuse, and to remedy the opioid impacts." 5 Commissioner McKee said he sees advantages to both options, but thinks the best for 6 expanding and tailoring to Orange County is Option A. He said Option B is more nuanced. He 7 said law enforcement is the first contact and the most contentious contact at times. He said that 8 the elected boards in the county have made a concerted effort to refocus from punishment to 9 prevention. He said that regardless of whether law enforcement is on this committee, they are in 10 the mix, so they need to be at the table. 11 Commissioner Greene said Commissioner McKee said everything she was going to say 12 about law enforcement. She said that she was moved by the words of the Carrboro Police Chief 13 and believe they need to be at the table. She said she prefers Option A. 14 Commissioner Fowler said she still agrees with Option A with the addition of strategic 15 planning for gaps. She said that she thinks there should be more housing support roles and 16 more people with lived experience in the composition of the task force. She said that UNC 17 School of Public Health may have done a report on what would be most cost effective. 18 Chair Price said asked if the committee would take the strategies and put them into a 19 plan. 20 Quintana Stewart said in the immediate, the group would come back with a 21 recommendation on where to start. 22 Chair Price said she wants there to be a youth voice at the table. She said that she 23 heard from students years ago about circumstances at home and in school and that part of 24 prevention that they need to work on is what happens earlier in life. She also said focus on 25 veterans is important. 26 Commissioner Richards said CJRD and crisis units would be different than having 27 officers represented. She said the data from 2020 does not reflect what has happened over the 28 past two years, especially challenges for young people. 29 Commissioner Bedford said she thinks what law enforcement would bring to the table 30 could be captured regardless of jurisdiction, so there could be fewer dedicated positions. She 31 said this would help clear space for prevention, equity, housing, etc. 32 Chair Price said she sees differences between the agencies. She said a lot of law 33 enforcement officers are in the community and have relationships with people. She said it is not 34 about arresting people. 35 Commissioner Greene said law enforcement are not interchangeable because they 36 represent four different jurisdictions and out of respect should be represented. 37 Commissioner McKee said he was part of a group that organized Caldwell Fire 38 Department. He said there were a lot of people that had different ideas about how to do it. He 39 said that each member of the board was picked to have different perspectives at the table. He 40 said that law enforcement is a necessary part of the community, and they represent entities with 41 different characteristics. 42 43 A motion was made by Commissioner Hamilton, seconded by Commissioner McKee, to 44 select Option A regarding how the county will spend opioid settlement funds on opioid 45 remediation activities. 46 47 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 48 49 A motion was made by Commissioner Hamilton, seconded by Commissioner Bedford to 50 amend the proposed charge to state: "Discuss opioid-related health concerns and issues 51 impacting the residents of Orange County and advise the Board of Commissioners on options to 35 1 expend funds to prevent opioid use and remedy opioid impacts; Plan and host at least one 2 annual meeting open to the public to receive input from municipalities on proposed uses of the 3 settlement funds and to encourage collaboration between local governments. 4 5 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 6 7 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Greene, to 8 approve the proposed composition, with the addition of two flexible positions, of the Orange 9 County Opioid Advisory Committee. 10 11 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 12 13 A motion was made by Commissioner Fowler, seconded by Commissioner Bedford, to 14 authorize the Clerk's office to begin soliciting membership applications based on the committee 15 composition so that the Board can review applications and make appointments by November 16 15, 2022. 17 18 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 19 20 b. Acknowledgement and Reaffirmation of Uses for the Proceeds from the Article 46 21 Sales Tax 22 The Board considered approving a new Resolution regarding the Economic Development 23 portion of the Article 46 One-Cent (1/4¢) optional sales and use tax approved by voters on 24 November 8, 2011; and confirmed Orange County's continued commitment to fund economic 25 development and public school capital needs for the next ten years, originally evidenced by the 26 Resolution approved by the Board on June 21, 2011. 27 28 BACKGROUND: On April 5, 2011 the Board of County Commissioners adopted a Resolution 29 calling for a Special Advisory Referendum to be held on November 8, 2011 concerning the levy 30 of a One-Quarter-Cent County Sales and Use Tax (Attachment 1). 31 32 On April 19, 2011 the Board of Commissioners adopted A Resolution Regarding Uses of a 33 Potential Revenues from a One-Quarter Cent (1/4¢) County Sales and Use Tax. The resolution 34 established a ten-year commitment to allocate 50% of the funding to the County's two school 35 systems and 50% of the funding to Economic Development initiatives. 36 37 On June 21, 2011 the Board of Commissioners approved an updated Resolution regarding uses 38 of potential revenues from a One-Quarter Cent (1/4¢) County Sales and Use Tax (Attachment 39 2). Below are the initial categories identified for the 50% Economic Development portion of the 40 funding. 41 PercentageFocus Area Expenditures Debt Service on 60% $750,000 Infrastructure • Installation of backbone water and sewer infrastructure in Economic Development Districts • Fiber optic availability for non-residential development as appropriate • Approximately 60% of allocated funds will be used for debt service annually for the next 10 years 36 Collaborative Outreach 1.5% $15,000 - $20,000 • Marketing and prospect recruitment, including trade shows targeted to specific business clusters • Collaborative development projects with municipal partners • Industry Appreciation events allowing Orange County industries the opportunity to network with other businesses and local and state officials • Development of a Local "Economic Health" Summit, providing a regular update of the County's Economic Development programs and provide an assessment of the County's economic health Collateral Materials 1.5% $20,000 • Creation of materials inventory to support marketing efforts, both in cooperation with our municipal partners and stand-alone materials • Update Orange County Economic Development's online presence Innovation Space 1 5-10% 1 $75,000 - $125,000 • Foster the local growth of university-affiliated entrepreneurs • Support transition from university to private sector, such as providing lease subsidies • Work with municipal and/or university partners to identify specific areas of targeted assistance Agriculture Economic 2-20% $25,000 - $250,000 Development • Provide limited capital support to PFAP for processing equipment that can add value to Orange County farm products • Provide support to local farmers to strengthen their product marketing and promotion • Continue to develop support network for new farmers • Provide assistance for food entrepreneurs that have graduated from PFAP Business Investment Grant 8% 1 $100,000 • Facilitate marketing Orange County to prospective businesses • Client support for site preparation, relocation assistance, or site investigations • Competitive pursuit of targeted projects Small Business Loan 0-16% Up to $200,000 for the first Program few years • Start-up capital and expansion funds for Orange County small businesses • Collaborate with local economic development partners (municipalities, chambers of commerce) to extend the program's reach Establishment of 501c (4) 12-16% Up to $200,000 for several entity years • Explore the feasibility of creating public-private stand-alone economic develop entity 1 2 On November 16, 2011 the Orange County Board of Elections certified to the Board of County 3 Commissioners that, in said advisory referendum held on November 8, 2011, 10,749 ballots 4 (60.68%) were cast FOR and 6,965 ballots (39.32%) AGAINST the levy of the additional one- 5 quarter cent (1/4¢) County Sales and Use tax in the County. 6 7 On December 5, 2011 the Orange County Board of Commissioners adopted a Resolution to 8 approve uses of Article 46 revenue to fund economic development and public school capital 9 needs for an initial ten years (Attachment 3). 37 1 2 A Special Revenue Fund was established to receive and account for the One-Quarter Cent 3 1/4¢) County Sales and Use Tax. The funds have remained separate from the County's General 4 Fund to allow for more accurate tracking of revenues and expenditures in accordance with the 5 initial ten-year allocation plan. Collections for the initial ten-year period have been as follows: 6 _ 2012 $709,663.25 2013 $2,732,717.94 2014 $2,859,674.61 2015 $3,000,536.84 2016 $3,215,661.88 2017 $3,535,129.93 2018 $3,725,492.96 2019 $3,987,946.55 2020 $3,674,507.75 2021 $4,318,897.26 2022 $1,282,154.63 (Partial Reporting) Total $26,367,339.01 7 8 During the 2012 to mid-year 2022 period, Orange County Schools and Chapel Hill Carrboro City 9 Schools have received 50% or $13,183,669.51 of the total Article 46 revenues. 10 1 1 As the initial ten-year period for Article 46 funding has expired, the following categories for the 12 Economic Development portion of Article 46 funding are being proposed. It is anticipated that 13 the Education portion of Article 46 will remain as outlined in the original Resolution. . :. Debt Service on Utility $881,720 Infrastructure Examples include: Installation of backbone water and sewer infrastructure in the Economic Development Districts Economic Development $272,000 Partnerships Examples include: Economic Development Summit, Chambers of Commerce Dues, UPROAR Art Festival, Collaborative Outreach with Municipalities, Durham Technical Community College's Small Business Program, Research Triangle Regional Partnership Dues Entrepreneurship 1 $325,500 Examples Include: Launch Inc. Innovation Center, Eno Mill Arts Incubator, Piedmont Food Processing Center Agriculture Economic $195,340 Development Examples Include: Agriculture Summit, Breeze Farm Contribution, Farm App, Partial Funding of Agriculture Economic Developer Position, Agriculture Grant Program Business Financial $825,000 Programs Examples Include: Business Investment Grants, Company Incentives Economic Development $502,894 Operations 38 Examples Include: Economic Development Department Budget, County Indirect Costs Workforce Development 1 $250,000 Examples Include: Durham Tech Promise (Scholarships), Durham Tech Back-to-Work Initiative 1 2 Estimated Annual Expenditures are based on the FY 2022-23 Budget and available Economic 3 Development Article 46 reserves. Actual expenditures will vary year-over-year based on Sales 4 and Use Tax collections and Board of County Commissioners' approved budgets. 5 ir Adopted Uses of Economic Development Article 46 Funde. 7� for FY 2022-23 AM Debt Service on Infrastructure $881,720 Innovation Center— "Launch Chapel Hill" $73,500 Agricultural Grants $100,000 Business Investment Grants $150,000 Agriculture Summit $5,000 I Economic Development Summit $30,000 Durham Tech Promise (Scholarships) $200,000 Durham Tech Back-to-Work Initiative $50,000 Breeze Farm Contribution $10,000 Arts Incubator $10,000 Farm Application $3,600 Economic Development Department Budget for FY 22-23 $355,502 Indirect Costs associated with Economic Development Department, $147,392 as per County's Cost Allocation Plan County's 75% share of Agricultural Economic Development $76,740 Position — now in Cooperative Extension Department Chamber Dues $7,646 Total $2,101,100 6 Adopted Uses of Article 46 Reserve Funds for FY 2022-23 Amount Incentives—Wegmans &ABB $675,000 Capital Pay-Go for Piedmont Food Processing Center HVAC $242,000 Replacements 39 Beacon Public Arts Festival $50,000 Durham Tech Small Business Program $70,000 Collaborative Outreach $60,000 Research Triangle Regional Partnership $50,000 Chamber Dues $4,354 Total $1,151,354 1 2 Steve Brantley, Economic Development Director, gave the following PowerPoint 3 presentation: 4 5 Slide #1 ORANGE + UIT NORTH CAROLINA Acknowledgement and Reaffirmatiron of Uses for the Proceeds from the Article 46 Sales Tax BOCC Meeting - Regular Agenda Item 6, b. September 6, 2022 6 7 8 9 40 1 Slide #2 Initial 10-year Revenue Collections 2012 $709,6#.25 71'.113 52,732,717 94 ?D14 $2,859,674.51 2015 53.40L�.�v38.84 2016 $3,216.661.8a 24�7 €3.635.120.'93 2015 $3,,725,491.96 2019 53,987.948.56 2020 $3,674,5197.75 2471 54.918,9x7 2$ _ N22 $1,282,154.63 4 Parw Yw- Repo") ?Ortel $21613t17,M,01 Nof ;During tna 2012 w mld-gear 2022 period.Owigt County Schools and Via+HIII :affbFxa City Schools have received SM or$13,1 .f9.51 of the foal article 4B nave ms.. ORANGE COUNTY a N10Fxrl t Ca111YLINA 2 3 4 Slide #3 Economic Development Uses Debt Seruice on lnfrastmcture 90% $760,900 Cor laho-rative,Outreach 1.5% 515,000.520,051} Cotlatera l Materials 1.5% $20,01}0 Innovation Space 5-1-D'k, $7S.000-$125, 00 Agriculrure5cvnamicDPevefvpment 2-20% $25,000-$250,000 f uslness Invesl7rtentGrani 9 $100,000 $Mair Busrness Loan Program 10.16% UP to S200,0M In fh&saty years Eslotrli5hmentuf501c(IIEcun.aev.entity 12-16% Up toU00.0Wfor aaverafyears Debt service onutimly Infrastructure $1351,723 - EconOmrc Development Partnemhlps $272,0b0 Entrepreneu rshtp $325,M Agncu Ifure ec on nm Ic peveloprn enl $16$,$40 QuMness FinancialProgratrts $1325,000 Economic Developmant0peration5 $502.094 Nforkthoree Deverapment $264,000 Eswnmes aro tm"don FY 21.23 Approved B%K4@tallotalorra.ahough actaaai year-over•year even likres will vary. ORANGE COUNTY 3 NOWn t CAROLINA 5 6 7 41 1 Slide #4 Proposed Future Economic Development Uses ��ht s ervlce on�dllg,r Infraouudtare �ea1,72c Exa maes i.-dwA k Inatsiation of w,a4er and sewer infreetrwture it the Economic Development DiBbicts EccrwNe Cevelopmerht FharMeMps 1 $272,00 Exampwasindude:EcononucD7evelopm mSummit,ChambersofConw herraDues,Orange CauntyArts C-ommis*Ion's"UPROAR"Fesllm,Co wwowlve Owreacnwith h4nwrrw valltos,Durham Tochnlcel Commoroy College'sSmall Eus+rwss Program,Resowce Tr*nple Rogwel P^arinershc Dues 1!nMWMMrdP 1 $325.500 Examp'es krJu6&-Launch Inc.Innove63n Center,Eno ME Puts Incubator,PledmantFood Processing[ranter A9ftukureEconumk aeMopmenrt 1 $105,346 Exarrrp4s fmw**AgtotAure Svtnft*,&ooze Farm Conetbudan,-VdA W,Farms` Phone App,Parllal Pw 4ng of CncpwoweExWnslcw sAgricultwe Economic Develc.;wNslban,Agrlcultwe CAW Pr ram ®uslnwn Finandail Prograwns 5825,000 Exampo'esfrFrl�daSms, Business InvestorsmwrtGrants,CompanyIncentive® EcorterrrrlcDeve( n®dar►s $5102,894 Examp'es frm Ju6E-Ecommic D evesoprnent depwertment Budget.&Indirect Cosa tea the County Workforce Devdo ent 1 $260,000 Sx*-PW*WW*,DvdftmT4ch PVam1t#(UM1arsh1ps),Dwrwn TKhs0nt�:-W•YVcruIretlatrre ORANGE COUNTY A N10FUT]t CLLR YLINA 2 3 Steve Brantley said that the categories are based on current or previous years efforts. 4 5 Slide #5 Proposed Future Education Uses Funds will be allocated between the County's two school systems fin the basisof average daily membership, • For the dedicated purpose of funding capital projects, including but not limited to facility improvements,and technology procurement, A Board requests that each school system furnish the SOCC with a detailed list of prioritized projects that could be completed with anticipated funding over the next ten (10)years- 9 OCC ears,_BOGC will review and incorporate those projects into the Colunty's Capital Investment Plan. Progress will be evaluated annuaIly and adjustments made according to needs agreed upon by School Boards and Board of County Commissioners, ORANGE COUNTY 5 N RT]t CAROUNA 6 7 8 9 42 1 Slide #6 Manager Recommendation The'Vianager recommends that the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign the attached Resolution reaffirming grange County's commitment to economic development and public school capital needs for a period of ten (10)additional years ORANGE COUNTY 6 N10F'T]f CILR YLINA 2 3 Chair Price asked what is meant by "collaborative outreach." 4 Steve Brantley said there is a simple annual agreement between the County and the 5 Town of Chapel Hill. He said they give funds to the towns. He said that they provided two years' 6 worth of money to Hillsborough, and they made ADA sidewalk improvements at Colonial Inn 7 and that Carrboro uses it for the Music Festival. He said that it will be expanded in future years 8 for broader outreach. 9 10 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Richards, to 11 approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Resolution reaffirming Orange County's 12 commitment to economic development and public-school capital needs for a period of ten 13 additional years. 14 15 Commissioner Bedford said this revenue source is in addition to the Board's target 16 funding percentage for schools. 17 18 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 19 20 Commissioner McKee said he appreciates the Board making this decision. He said 21 without this division, there would be no money going towards economic development. He said it 22 took a lot of faith from Morinaga to come to Orange County and changed the future. He said this 23 commitment will make great improvements to the future. 24 25 c. Orange County's Recommendations Regarding Goals for Inclusion in the North 26 Carolina Association of County Commissioners' (NCACC) 2023-2024 Legislative Goals 27 Package 28 The Board considered approving a Resolution Detailing Orange County's Recommendations 29 Regarding Goals for Inclusion in the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners' 30 (NCACC) 2023-2024 Legislative Goals Package. 43 1 BACKGROUND: Every two years, the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners 2 (NCACC) organizes a process to develop a legislative goals package. The purpose of the 3 package is to develop a consensus of broad support on legislative goals and issues for matters 4 affecting North Carolina counties that may be addressed by the North Carolina General 5 Assembly during the next two calendar years. The goals and issues included in the package, 6 with their broad support, guide and strengthen NCACC representatives and staff as they 7 converse with individual legislators and committees on legislative matters. 8 9 NCACC initiated the process to develop its 2023-2024 Legislative Goals Package in May. North 10 Carolina counties have been asked to submit proposed legislative goals for consideration for 11 inclusion in the Package by a September 12, 2022 submittal deadline. 12 13 The County's Legislative Issues Work Group (LIWG), including Commissioners Renee Price 14 and Anna Richards, County Attorney John Roberts, and County Manager's Office staff, has 15 developed a draft resolution for Board consideration that outlines several proposed legislative 16 goals for inclusion in NCACC's 2023-2024 package. The LIWG's draft resolution is attached. 17 The Board will likely want to discuss the draft resolution and possibly add to, delete from, and/or 18 revise the language of the proposed goals included in the draft. 19 20 Greg Wilder, Assistant to the County Attorney on Legislative Issues, reviewed the 21 background information for the item. 22 Commissioner Richards thanked those who worked on the committee for their work. 23 Chair Price said the legislative goals committee takes recommendations from the policy 24 steering committee and it gets whittled down to a smaller number anyway. 25 Commissioner Fowler said it is difficult to pare it down because they are all very 26 important. 27 Chair Price said that this is going to the state association and other issues can go to the 28 county's delegation when they meet with them in the spring. 29 30 A motion was made by Commissioner Fowler, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton, to 31 approve and authorize the Chair to sign the resolution as presented. 32 33 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 34 35 d. Resolution Supporting Operation Green Light for Veterans 36 The Board considered draft resolution expressing support for Operation Green Light for 37 veterans. 38 39 BACKGROUND: Operation Green Light is a new national collaborative initiative of the National 40 Association of Counties (NACo) to support military veterans, as well as raise awareness about 41 the unique challenges faced by many veterans and the resources available to assist them and 42 their families. Approximately 200,000 members transition out of the armed services each year. 43 In the period following separation from the military, service members face the challenge of 44 transitioning to a post-military civilian life. Tragically, evidence suggests that transitioning 45 veterans are at higher risk for suicide, yet they often do not receive adequate support and 46 resources. Veteran suicides have claimed over 30,000 lives since 2001 alone —four times more 47 than the number of U.S. military personnel who died in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. 48 Veterans make up roughly 11% of adults experiencing homelessness. Of that group, 70% of 49 homeless veterans also experience substance abuse, and 50% live with mental illnesses like 50 post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In 2019, 61% (or 11.7 million) veterans were over the 51 age of 65. 44 1 2 Beginning November 7th through the 13th, county buildings across the nation will be illuminated 3 green, letting veterans know that they are seen, appreciated, and supported. November 11th is 4 Veterans Day. Individuals and businesses are also encouraged to change one light bulb in the 5 entryway of your house or business to a green bulb. 6 7 Chair Price reviewed the background information for this item. 8 9 A motion was made by Commissioner Greene, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to 10 approve and authorize the Chair to sign the resolution. 11 12 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 13 14 15 7. Reports 16 None. 17 18 19 8. Consent Agenda 20 21 • Removal of Any Items from Consent Agenda 22 • Approval of Remaining Consent Agenda 23 • Discussion and Approval of the Items Removed from the Consent Agenda 24 25 A motion was made by Commissioner Bedford, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to 26 approve the consent agenda. 27 28 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 29 30 a. Minutes 31 The Board approved the draft minutes for the May 19, 2022 Budget Work Session. May 24, 32 2022 Business Meeting, May 26, 2022 Budget Work Session, June 2, 2022 Budget Public 33 Hearing and Work Session, June 7, 2022 Business Meeting, June 9, 2022 Budget Work 34 Session, and June 21, 2022 Business Meeting. 35 b. Motor Vehicle Property Tax Releases/Refunds 36 The Board adopted a resolution to release motor vehicle property tax values for thirteen (13) 37 taxpayers with a total of fifteen (15) bills that will result in a reduction of revenue. 38 c. Property Tax Releases/Refunds The Board approved a resolution to release property tax 39 values for twenty-seven (27) taxpayers with a total of thirty-six (36) bills that will result in a 40 reduction of revenue. 41 d. Applications for Property Tax Exemption/Exclusion 42 The Board approved eighteen (18) untimely applications for exemption/exclusion from ad 43 valorem taxation for twenty-one (21) bills for the 2022 tax year. 44 e. Tax Collector's Annual Settlement for Fiscal Year 2021-22 45 The Board received the Tax Collector's annual settlement, approved and authorized the 46 Chair to sign the resolution accepting it as reported for entry into the minutes; and approved, 47 authorized the Chair to sign, and issued the Order to Collect to the Tax Collector for Fiscal 48 Year 2022-2023. 49 f. Resolution Regarding In Rem Foreclosure 45 1 The Board approved and authorized the Chair to sign a resolution confirming the 2 authorization made by the Board of Commissioners in 1983 to allow the Tax Collector to 3 pursue In Rem Foreclosure proceedings to collect delinquent property tax, pursuant to North 4 Carolina General Statute (NCGS) 105-375, in addition to the option to use Mortgage Style 5 Foreclosure pursuant to North Carolina General Statute 105-374. 6 g. Fiscal Year 2022-23 Budget Amendment#1 7 The Board approved the budget, grant, and capital project ordinance amendments for Fiscal 8 Year 2022-23. 9 h. Visitors Bureau's Marketing Communications Management Agreement with Clean, 10 Inc. 11 The Board approved and authorized the Manager to sign the proposed agreement for 12 tourism marketing and advertising with Clean, Inc., and that the funds be encumbered out of 13 the 2022-2023 Visitors Bureau budget. 14 i. Approval of Sale of 0.12 Acre Property, GIS PIN #9779088613, Chapel Hill, NC 15 The Board authorized the sale of the 0.12 acre piece of property, GIS PIN #9779088613, 16 Chapel Hill, NC to Catherine Gihlstorf and Timothy Gallagher for$2,500; and directed the 17 County Attorney's Office to oversee the transfer of the property. 18 j. Proposed Sale of 0.27 Acre Property, GIS PIN #985833971, Hillsborough, NC 19 The Board reviewed the offer to purchase the property; and approved and authorized the 20 Chair to sign the attached resolution authorizing the sale of 0.27 acres of land, GIS PIN 21 #985833971, Hillsborough, NC through a negotiated offer, advertisement and upset bid 22 process, in accordance with North Carolina General Statute 160A-269. 23 k. Amendment to the Contracts of the Attorney and Clerk 24 The Board approved the amendment language as shown, authorized the County Attorney's 25 Office to prepare contract amendments reflecting the amended language, and authorized 26 the Chair to sign the contract amendments for contracts of the Clerk and County Attorney. 27 I. Orange County Transportation Services —Agency Safety Plan Update 28 The Board approved the 2022 Agency Safety Plan (Attachment 1). 29 m. Piedmont Electric Cooperative Easement Agreement - Blackwood Farm Park Phase II 30 The Board approved the deed of easement to Piedmont Electric Cooperative for the 31 installation and maintenance of the electrical facilities and authorized the Chair to sign on 32 behalf of the Board. 33 n. Request for Road Additions to the State Maintained Secondary Road System for 34 Claytor Drive and Saponi Drive in the Riverbend Subdivision 35 The Board forwarded the Petition for Addition to the State Maintained System to the NCDOT 36 for Claytor Drive and Saponi Drive in the Riverbend Subdivision; and recommend the 37 Department of Transportation accept the roads for maintenance as State Secondary Roads. 38 o. Second Quarterly Report (2022 Q2) for Orange County's CDBG-CV Grant 39 The Board reviewed the quarterly report and authorized the Chair to sign the report for 40 submission to the NC Department of Commerce. 41 p. Change in BOCC Meeting Schedule for 2022 42 The Board amended its meeting calendar for 2022 and will conduct all meetings previously 43 scheduled to occur at the Southern Human Services Center at the Whitted Building. 44 45 46 9. County Manager's Report 47 Bonnie Hammersley mentioned the Memorandum on the Strategic Plan for the Board of 48 Orange County Commissioners and that will be coming back at a future meeting. She said that 49 they should think about what type of Board involvement they might want for project oversight. 50 She said they should also consider the scope in regard to community engagement. Staff will 51 need guidance on this to send out an RFP. 46 1 2 3 10. County Attorney's Report 4 John Roberts said there have been questions on when the item relating to gathering will 5 return, and it is set for October V 6 7 8 11. *Appointments 9 None. 10 11 12 12. Information Items 13 • June 21, 2022 BOCC Meeting Follow-up Actions List 14 . Tax Collector's Report— Numerical Analysis 15 • Tax Collector's Report— Measure of Enforced Collections 16 • Tax Assessor's Report— Releases/Refunds under$100 17 • Memorandum - Draft Strategic Plan Request for Proposal 18 • Memorandum - New Public Meeting Signs 19 20 21 13. Closed Session 22 None. 23 24 14. Adjournment 25 A motion was made by Commissioner Fowler, seconded by Commissioner Greene, to 26 adjourn the meeting at 9:40 p.m. 27 28 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 29 30 31 Renee Price, Chair 32 33 34 Recorded by Tara May, Deputy Clerk to the Board 35 36 Submitted for approval by Laura Jensen, Clerk to the Board.