HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 19650629Minutes of the Board of County Commissioners
June 29, 1965 met
eidjourne The Orange County the Co :.issio erssRoomrin the1Courth sedIneHillsborough,dN. 0. 29, 1965,
at 7:30 o'clock P.M., i
Members present: Chairman Harvey D. Bennett, Commissioners Gordon B. Cleveland, William C.
Ray, Henry S. lvalker and Carl M. Smith.
N.embers absent: none.
The principal purpose of this meeting was to hear budget presentations from the District
Health Department and the Orange County Welfare Director.
The County Administrator advised the Soard of the termination by the U. S. Army of its
lease on a communication site atop the "mountain" south of Hillsborough. As requested by the
Department of the AnTV, Chairman Bennett signed an acknowledgement of this termination notice which
was returned to the Armq Carps of Engineers. The Board voiced no objections to the Army's disposing
of their permanent improvements at this site to the N. C. Department of Conservation and Development.
Tipon motion of Co^umissioner Smith, seconded by Commissioner Cleveland, and unanimously adopted
the following interim appropriations resolution is to become effective July 1, 1965: That each
department or agency of county government spendin.. county funds be authorized to expend an amount not
exceeding 1/12 of their 196L--1965 appropriation between July 1,1965 and the day the 1965--1966 budget
is finallyadopted.
Commissioner Smith presented to the Board the following proposed agreement between the
Research Triangle Regional Planning Commission and Orange County concerning the preservation of
open space
"This intergovernmental 4=-_ rent, made and entered into this day of
A. D. 19 , by the Research Triangle Regional Flanning Commission and tie ndersigned ma .cipalities,
cities, =counties or other public bodies hereinafter referred to as 'Public 3odies.'
w I T N S S S E T H
"4FHEEREAS, the Public Bodies are authorized by law to exercise responsibilities for the pre-
servation of Open-Space land in the Research Triangle Region through the acquisition by gift of,
purchase of, or by condemnation of title to or other permanent interest in, undeveloped or predomi-
nantly undeveloped OpenSnace land which has value for park and recreational purposes, for the
conservation of land and other natural resources, or for historic or scenic purposes;
"VREREAS, the Research Triangle Regional Planning Commission charged by law with making and
adopting a regional. plan for the physical develoment of the territory within the urban area, com-
prising Durham, Grange, and Wake Counties, in the State of North Carolina, which plan must be made
with the general purpose of guiding and accomplishing a coordinated, adjusted, and harmonious develop-
ment of the Research Triangle Region;
"W'IEREAS, the parties to this Intergovernmental Agreement are fully cognizant of the urgency
of the need to expedite the process of acquiring Open-Space Land in accordance with an orderly cooper-
ative plan, and recognize the importance of joint and combined efforts on the part of local govern-
ments of the area in the provision of Open-Space' Land in accordance with an area-wide plan therefor;
"NOM, TREREFORE, AGREaMXT WITNESSETH, that the Research Triangle Regional Planning Commission
and each Public Body do agree as follows:
1. As a basis for programs for the acquisition of title to, or other permanent interests in,
land to be used as Open-Space Land, the Public Bodies hereto have made, subscribed to, and endorsed
a General Development Plan, identified as 1980 General Development Plan, which plan is a compre-
hensive land-use plan for the entire Research Triangle Region.
2. The Public bodies will acquire Open-Space Land within their respective jurisdictions
in accordance with this regional plan as identified in 1 above, amendments thereto or modifications
thereof as may be agreed on from time to time by the parties hereto, and will use their best efforts
to increase their Open-Space Land Acquisition Program in proportion to any grants received under the
Federal Open-Space Land Program.
3. The Public Bodies will provide funds for such acquisition within their respective juris-
diction as needed.
4. In order th assure that individual acquisitions are in accordance with the regional plan
and with any approved amendments thereto, each Public Body, prior to final acquisition action on land
to be used for open space purposes, or prior to the acquisition of land which is to be the subject
of an anplication for Title VII assistance, will subnit desceiptions of proposed acquisitions to the
Research Triangle Regional Planning Commission for review. The Public Bodies further agree to be
guided by the review of the Research Triangle Regional Plan ing Commission in Proceeding with the
acquisition of open-space lands.
5. Nothing herein contained is intended to require a Public Body to take any action which
it is not authorized to take, or to refrain from taking any action which it is required to take,
pursuant to the State or local law under which such Public Body is created or under which it exercises
responsibilities for the preservation of Open-Space Land.
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6. This agreement shall take effect on execution by Public Bodies representing at least 60%
of the regional land area. Thereafter, additional Public Bodies may, from time to time, execute
this Intergovernmental Agreement and such execution subsequent to the date of this agreement shall
not be deemed to require its re-execution by the Research Triangle Regional Planning Commission and
each Public Body= which had theretofore executed the same.
"IN WIT!4Fr55 WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Intergovernmental Agreement to be executed
and their seals herein to be affixed as of the day and year first above written.',
Upon motion of Commissioner Ray, seconded by Commissioner Cleveland, and unanimously adopted,
Chairman Bennett was authorized to execute this agreement and return it to the Research Triangle
Regional Planning Commission.
Dr. 0. David Garvin, District Health Officer, presented a budget request from the District
Health Department, This request included an operating budget of $573500 and a building fund request
of $50,000.00.
Dr. Garvin also strongly recommended the addition of funds to the budget for the purpose of
hiring a second dog warden and purchasing another truck for this department.
James Wight, Director of Public 'Welfare, presented the budgetary requests from his agency.
The public assistance requests were as follows:
A F D C $246,820
A P T D 141,480
0 A A 190,080
X A A 22,000
The administrative request was for $179,272.
After considerable discussion of these requests, there being no further business to come be-
fore the Board, the meeting was adjourned.
Harvey D. Bennett, Chairman
Betty June Hayes, Clerk
5. 114. Gattis, Acting Clerk