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Agenda 12-09-2025; 8-a - Minutes for November 6, 2025 Business Meeting and November 11, 2025 Work Session
1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: December 9, 2025 Action Agenda Item No. 8-a SUBJECT: Minutes for November 6, 2025 Business Meeting and November 11, 2025 Work Session 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: November 6, 2025 Business Meeting Attachment 2: November 11, 2025 Work Session FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with this item. ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN: This item supports: • GUIDING PRINCIPLE — COMMUNICATION AND AWARENESS We provide information and opportunities for engagement in a transparent manner so that all in our community have knowledge, understanding, and a voice. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that 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 November 6, 2025 6 7:00 p.m. 7 8 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Business Meeting on Thursday, November 9 6, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Human Services Center in Hillsborough, NC. 10 11 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Jamezetta Bedford, Vice-Chair Jean Hamilton, 12 and Commissioners Marilyn Carter, Amy Fowler, Sally Greene, Earl McKee, and Phyllis Portie- 13 Ascott 14 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: 15 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT. John Roberts 16 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Travis Myren and Clerk to the Board Laura Jensen 17 (All other staff members will be identified appropriately below). 18 19 Chair Bedford called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.All commissioners were present. 20 21 Chair Bedford read the public charge and described the process for making public 22 comment. 23 24 25 1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda 26 Commissioner Fowler made a motion to add a discussion on Emergency Funding 27 Assistance for Community Food Providers as item 4-b, and to add a closed session to the agenda 28 under item 13 for the purpose of"consulting with an attorney employed or retained by the public 29 body in order to preserve the attorney-client privilege between the attorney and the public body," 30 pursuant to NCGS 143-318(a)(3). The motion was seconded by Commissioner Carter. 31 32 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 33 34 35 2. Public Comments (Limited to One Hour) 36 a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda 37 Denise Duffy thanked the board for their financial support, which made the 2025 UPROAR 38 Festival of Public Art possible. She shared that the festival, held from August 21 to 23, 2025, 39 across Hillsborough, Carrboro, and Chapel Hill, remains unique in North Carolina. It is designed 40 to boost small businesses during a typically slow season, spotlight Orange County with vibrant 41 arts experiences, and offer a free, accessible event for all visitors. Despite the challenge of 42 measuring attendance due to the festival's free-flowing nature across three towns, data indicated 43 clear growth over its inaugural year. She detailed the increased involvement and impact of the 44 festival, including a 373% increase in the number of votes cast for artworks, a 52% increase in 45 visitors to the Uproar Welcome Centers, a 121% increase in Saturday trolley riders, and nearly 46 5,000 people listened to the audio descriptions of each artwork. She also highlighted media 47 coverage and the festival's positive impact on local businesses, with 69% reporting increased foot 48 traffic, 62% noting an increase in sales, and 54% gaining new customers. She emphasized that 49 the festival is a positive addition to the community, with 100% of local businesses affirming its 50 value, and 92% of artists recommending participation to peers. Finally, she shared that over half 2 1 of all festival spending benefited Orange County businesses, revitalizing nearly $100,000 back 2 into the local economy. 3 Erik Valera, Vice-Chair of the Orange County Arts Alliance, highlighted the UPROAR 4 festival's role in connecting the community amid public political division, economic strain, and 5 global uncertainty, claiming it offered necessary connection and joy, especially after recovering 6 from Tropical Storm Chantal, which impacted the Eno Arts Mill and halted fundraising efforts. 7 Despite these challenges, with aid from the county, towns, and community, the festival was a 8 success, supporting businesses, uplifting artists, and bringing statewide recognition to Orange 9 County. 10 11 b. Matters on the Printed Agenda 12 (These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda below.) 13 14 15 3. Announcements, Petitions, and Comments by Board Members 16 Commissioner McKee attended the NAACP banquet a few weeks ago. He said the 17 keynote speaker read a poem that reminded him of what every board member, but also every 18 community member, is obligated to do. He read the poem "The Cold Within" by James Patrick 19 Kinney. He said that when situations are happening like there are now at the federal level (40 20 days into the government shutdown, people going without, and travel falling apart) it makes him 21 think that the folks sitting in Washington should have to do the same things the Cardinals do when 22 they elect a new pope. He suggested that Washington officials should stay in the Capitol until they 23 reach a solution, as they would reach an agreement a lot quicker. 24 Commissioner Greene reported on the brief GoTriangle meeting on October 22nd that 25 discussed potentially holding a future board meeting on a bus. She was a panelist at the Neighbor- 26 to-Neighbor panel on October 28th about the impact of House Bill 1, titled "Who's Picking Your 27 Pocket?" She shared that Commissioner Portie-Ascott moderated the panel. The panel 28 conversation pivoted to what can be done about the SNAP shutdown, and in keeping with 29 Commissioner McKee's reading, she acknowledged that a lot of responsibility has fallen to the 30 Board and community to keep neighbors healthy and safe, and well-fed.After the panel, she and 31 other Commissioners attended State School Superintendent Mo Green's presentation of his 32 strategic plan at Chapel Hill High School. 33 Vice-Chair Hamilton expressed regret for missing the Piedmont Food Open House on 34 October 23rd due to illness. She said she also attended Mo Green's regional tour, who shared an 35 ambitious strategic plan to improve and create educational excellence for our North Carolina 36 public schools. She emphasized the critical nature of SNAP benefits, noting they are one of the 37 most efficient ways of investing in the well-being and productivity of residents and should not be 38 looked at as charity. She stressed that children who are hungry cannot perform well in school, 39 and adults who are hungry are unlikely to be productive at work or home. She also acknowledged 40 that SNAP benefits support farmers and businesses in the food industry. She called on federal 41 leaders to find a way to fund SNAP benefits and thanked those supporting neighbors in need, 42 providing the Orange County Department of Social Services contact number (919-245-2800) for 43 immediate food assistance. 44 Chair Bedford announced upcoming Veterans Day events on Tuesday, November 11th, 45 including a breakfast at 8:30 AM at the Passmore Center in Hillsborough and a ceremony at 11:00 46 AM at the Veterans Memorial. She noted that veterans constitute a large percentage of SNAP 47 benefit recipients and mentioned Project Green Light, which involves the display of green lights 3 1 on government buildings to honor veterans. She also thanked all candidates and voters who 2 participated in Tuesday's election. 3 Commissioner Fowler attended the Board of Health meeting on October 22nd, where 4 members heard about social isolation and loneliness in Orange County, with the highest rates 5 among 18-24-year-olds and African Americans. At the Triangle West TPO meeting on October 6 28th, she heard opposition to the Roxboro Rail Trail from a property owner near the proposed 7 trail. Action items included the 2055 Metropolitan Transportation Plan, functional classification 8 request and Urban area boundary update, and a public hearing on the 2027 UPWB and a 9 presentation of the strategic rail infrastructure study. She attended the Central Pines Regional 10 Council meeting on October 31 st that focused on regionalism and creating a public policy agenda 11 related to regionalism. She announced the Tax Assessment Work Group had its inaugural meeting 12 on October 31St, and the next meeting will be on November 14th at Solid Waste at 1:00 PM. She 13 shared that the Orange CARE Coalition/Family Success Alliance meeting this morning included 14 a presentation from Alexa Hartenstein from Orange Partnership for Young Children, which 15 provides a toolkit that teaches parents of young children who are not yet in childcare how to 16 provide five important principles that are beneficial for their education and future success. She 17 also highlighted the upcoming Toys for Tots campaign through the Department of Social Services, 18 as well as a comprehensive food pantry resource list compiled by Jonathon Smith with 19 Cooperative Extension. The list is available through the NC Cooperative Extension website. 20 Commissioner Carter said she joined Commissioner Portie-Ascott today in a meeting with 21 Congresswoman Foushee and former Congresswoman Eva Clayton at the Seymour Center. She 22 said she is looking forward to Saturday's emergency food distribution at McDougle Middle School, 23 where she will help pack food. She praised those who volunteered at election polls and shared 24 her positive impressions from visiting Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, particularly their career 25 and technical education programs. She was impressed seeing high school students in auto shops, 26 culinary kitchens, and studying CRISPR and DNA manipulation in biology class. She said she 27 also joined Commissioner Fowler and Commissioner Portie-Ascott at the Tax Assessment Work 28 Group meeting and visited Councilville with a resident to understand neighborhood challenges. 29 She said she looks forward to participating in the Veterans Memorial event as the daughter of a 30 veteran. 31 Commissioner Portie-Ascott detailed her visit to Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, 32 focusing on the pre-K and CTE programs. She noted all pre-K slots were filled with 90 children 33 on the waitlist due to limited space rather than staffing issues. She shared that transportation 34 remains challenging since pre-K students cannot ride buses with older siblings. She was 35 impressed with the firefighter and auto mechanics programs that are offered during her tour at 36 Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. At Mo Green's regional forum, she appreciated the focus on 37 preparing every student for life after graduation, not just four-year universities. The Shelton 38 Leadership Forum's presentation on the dignity approach to leadership resonated with her work 39 on property tax revaluations and conversations had with the Orange County Tax Justice Coalition. 40 She said at the heart of those discussions are people's sense of fairness, and a desire to be 41 treated with respect, and it reminded her how Important it is to approach those moments with 42 empathy, to listen, to make space for people to be heard, and to recognize how our decisions can 43 affect someone's sense of dignity. It was a good reminder for her that leadership isn't just about 44 policy; it is about people and how we make them feel through the process. At today's Seymour 45 Center event with Congresswoman Foushee, a senior tearfully shared about valuing fellowship 46 at the center while depending on the meal program despite working daily, reinforcing that dignity 47 is about having access to the basics that allow people to live with stability and self-respect. She 4 1 said it reminded her again that leadership is about more than policy; it's about our decisions that 2 affect people's daily lives and their sense of worth. 3 Chair Bedford provided emergency food distribution times: Saturday at McDougle Middle 4 School from 12:00-4:00 PM and Saturday from 8:00-10:00 AM at 113 Mayo Street (DSS) in 5 Hillsborough, noting both are while supplies last. 6 7 8 4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/ Special Presentations 9 a. Orange County Arts Commission 2025-26 Annual Grant Recipients 10 The Board acknowledged local artists and organizations receiving 2025-26 Orange County Arts 11 Grants. 12 13 BACKGROUND: 14 Orange County Annual Grants Cycle 15 The Orange County Arts Commission (OCAC) administers two (2) primary grant programs each 16 year. The Grassroots Arts Program utilizes state funding to provide support for nonprofit 17 organizations and schools conducting arts programming. The Artist Project Grant utilizes county 18 funding for artist-led community projects. 19 Statistics regarding this year's grant cycle are noted in the chart below. FUNDING SOURCES NC Arts Council Funding: Grassroots Arts Program $ 49,525 Orange County Funding: Artist Support Grants $ 28,800 Orange County Funding: Outside Agencies $ 29,711 TOTAL AVAILABLE FUNDING $108,036 Total dollar amount requests $139,112.50 Total grants awarded 31, or 91% of eligible applications Total applications received 37, 34 eligible Total first-time applicants 9, or 24% of applicants 20 21 The OCAC grant review and awards process: 22 1. The grant application process is open for one month. Two virtual training sessions 23 occurred, and the OCAC director was available for one-on-one meetings. 24 2. After the due date, OCAC staff conducted an initial compliance and eligibility review. 25 Applications found noncompliant or outside of the grant requirements are considered 26 disqualified. Eligible organizations were given a compliance score (1-10) based on prior 27 year adherence to grant requirements such as logo usage and reporting. New applicants 28 automatically receive a "10" Compliance Score. 29 3. Qualified applications are forwarded to members of each review panel for initial review 30 and scoring. Grant panels in the visual, performing, and literary arts are composed of 31 OCAC Board Members with relevant experience and guest artists from the community. 32 Guest panelists are compensated for their time. 33 4. Non-governmental Grassroots Arts Program (GAP) applicants were also evaluated by a 34 Financial Review Panel who examined submitted financial documents to determine 35 financial solvency and stability. 5 1 5. Each panel met virtually to evaluate the assigned applications. Feedback, first strengths 2 and then challenges, was offered by panelists and recorded by OCAC staff. After 3 discussion, each panelist submitted a score through the online platform for each of the 4 categories below. After all scores were submitted, the Arts Commission Director recorded 5 the final score per applicant. 6 6. The scoring rubric for this year's grant program was as follows: 7 GRASSROOTS ARTS PROGRAM - ORGANIZATIONS 8 Artistic Merit— 30% 9 Community Impact—25% 10 Program Management— 15% 11 Financial Review— 10% 12 NC Arts Council Priority of Funding — 10% 13 Compliance score — 10% 14 GRASSROOTS ARTS PROGRAM - SCHOOLS 15 Artistic Merit—40% 16 Integration in curriculum/enrichment—40% 17 Free and Reduced Lunch Percentage — 20% 18 ARTIST PROJECT GRANTS (APG) 19 Artistic Merit—40% 20 Community Impact— 30% 21 Program Management—20% 22 Compliance score — 10% 23 7. Funding decisions were made at the August 2025 Advisory Board meeting. For the GAP 24 program, the Advisory Board prioritized high scoring program requests, programs hiring 25 multicultural artists, and schools. For APG, the Advisory Board approved full funding for 26 applicants with scores above 80 and 75% of funding request for applicants will scores 74- 27 79. 28 8. All applicants were notified of the panel's decisions. All declined GAP applicants received 29 panel feedback (approved GAP and APG applicants could receive feedback upon 30 request). 31 32 Katie Murray, Arts Commission Director, made the following presentation: 33 34 Slide #1 � ARTS 05 POPULATIONS SERVED 87,141 PEOPLE SERVED0 LOWINCOMFYOUTH LOCAL CREATIVES, JUSTICE-INVOLVED YOUTH I AMOUNTAwARDED INVESTEDSCHOOLS $18K DIVERSE FILMMAKERS PEOPLE WITH DIABILITIES ELDERLY $11M COLLEGE AUDIENCES SERVEDREFUGEES&IMMIGRANTS SPENT HOUSING/FOOD IN LOCAL . . 35 6 1 Katie Murray presented the Orange County Arts Commission's grant recipients, asking all 2 recipients and board members to come forward for a group photo. The Arts Commission 3 administers two primary grant programs using $108,036 in total funding: $49,525 from the State 4 Arts Council, $28,800 from occupancy tax, and $29,711 from the county's outside agencies 5 program. They awarded 31 grants including six first-time recipients. She emphasized that the arts 6 deliver a "fivefold bottom line," positively impacting economy, education, community, health, and 7 culture. The 31 grantees will serve 87,141 people and generate $1.7 million in local economic 8 impact. For every $1 invested through grants, grantees leverage an additional $16 in audience 9 spending at local businesses. The grantees serve vulnerable populations ranging from low- 10 income and justice-involved youth to refugees, elderly, and LGBTQ community members. She 11 thanked the commissioners for their ongoing support and the grantees for enhancing lives and 12 communities. 13 14 Slide #2 ::) AIIRTS GRANTS GRASSROOTSARTS PROGRAM: THE ARTSCENTER ii SMIC RAYS FOUNDATION MCDOUGLE ELEMENTARY PTA BOOMERANG YOUTH ESTES HILLS PTA MUSICAL EMPOWERMENT CALICO MAKERS FAIRVIEW YOUTH IN ACTION ORANGE COMMUNITY PLAYERS CHCCS FOUNDATiON FRANK GALLERY PRISM DESIGN LAB CHELSEATHEATER . COUNCIL . ARTIST PROJECT , GRANT PROGRAM: $28,800 WOMEN'S VOICES CHORUS MORROW DOWDLE LEVEL RETREAT LINDSAY LEACH SPARKS JULIA F.GREEN N E RYS WEN DON LEVY YULIIA SYTNYK 15 16 17 b. Community Food Providers - Emergency Funding Assistance 18 The Board authorized the use of$54,000 from the Social Justice Reserve to provide emergency 19 financial assistance to Community Food Providers. 20 BACKGROUND: Because of the federal government shutdown, the U.S. Department of 21 Agriculture (USDA) directed the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services 22 (NCDHHS) to pause all November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits 23 starting November 1, 2025. This program helps low-income residents purchase food for their 24 families. In Orange County, approximately 4,700 households received SNAP (Food and Nutrition 25 Services or FNS in North Carolina) benefits in the month of September, serving a total of 8,700 26 individuals. 27 28 On November 3rd, the federal government announced that SNAP benefits would be issued in 29 November, and on the 41" sent guidance to states that recipients would only receive half their 30 normal allotment. NCDHHS will update its information systems to accommodate the new issuance 31 tables at the reduced amounts prior to being able to issue November 2025 benefits to families. 7 1 Some Orange County SNAP recipients have already experienced a disruption in benefits, and all 2 SNAP recipients will be faced with managing a fifty percent reduction in benefits until the program 3 is fully funded. 4 5 Given these significant challenges, and the ongoing uncertainty about benefit restoration, the 6 County Manager is proposing to issue emergency financial support to Community Food Providers. 7 Under the proposal, the County would provide $15,000 each to Interfaith Council (IFC) in Chapel 8 Hill and Orange Congregations in Mission (OCIM) in Hillsborough to purchase additional food for 9 their pantries, allowing them to serve more residents. IFC may also use some of the funding to 10 support its meal program, but all funding will be used for food resources. In order to eliminate 11 barriers to access, OCIM has agreed to waive its referral requirement for new clients until SNAP 12 benefits are reinstated in full. 13 14 The remaining $24,000 will be divided equally between Porch Chapel Hill and Porch Hillsborough 15 for two special food distributions. Both food distributions will be held on Saturday, November 8th. 16 17 ➢ The distribution in Chapel Hill/Carrboro will be held from noon to 4:00 PM at the McDougle 18 Middle School located at 900 Old Fayetteville Road, Chapel Hill. 19 20 ➢ The distribution in Hillsborough will start at 10:00 AM and continue throughout the day 21 while supplies last. It will be held in the parking lot of the Orange County Social Services 22 building located at 113 Mayo Street, Hillsborough. 23 24 Each distribution will be open to the public and done in partnership with Orange County. Residents 25 will be served on a first-come, first-served, drive-through basis. People who arrive without a 26 vehicle will also be served. The goal of each distribution is to serve 500 families. The County will 27 also help support outreach efforts and is organizing transportation assistance. 28 29 The County will continue to closely monitor the status of federal funding for SNAP and other 30 federally funded programs. County staff will also continue close communication with community 31 providers to continue assessing the need in the community. At this time, no information is 32 available on how long this reduction will persist or how future disruptions may impact residents. 33 34 ➢ Orange County residents can support neighbors by donating to local food pantries, 35 volunteering at community meal programs, and sharing verified updates from County 36 sources. For information about how to support local food pantries, residents can visit 37 https://orange.ces.ncsu.edu/foodsecurity/how-to-host-a-food-drive/. 38 39 ➢ Residents in need of immediate food support can contact Orange County Social Services: 40 (919) 245-2800; or by email at dssinfo _orangecountync.gov. 41 42 A full list of food resources is available at: https://orange.ces.ncsu.edu/foodsecurity/find-food-in- 43 orange-county/. 44 45 Travis Myren, County Manager, made the following presentation: 46 47 8 1 Slide #1 ORANGE COUNTY NC)RTH CAROLINA Emergency Funding Assistance for Community Food Providers Board of Commissioners Business Meeting November 6, 2025 2 3 4 Slide #2 Purpose • To consider authorizing the use of$54,000 from the Social Justice Reserve to provide emergency financial assistance to Community Food Providers ORANGE COUNTY 2 NORTH CAROLINA 5 6 7 8 9 1 Slide #3 Background • Federal Government Shutdown — Food and Nutrition(FNS)benefits continued through October 34 — North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services(NCDHHS)was instructed to pause November benefits — November 41h—US Department of Agriculture informs states that contingency funds would provide some funding for November benefits — As of November 5-maximum allotments reduced by 50% — As of November 6—maximum allotments reduced by 35% — Revised benefit amounts should be issued by the State starting the week of November 10 • Orange County Residents Impacted 4,700 households received FNS in September — 8,700 individuals served ORANGE COUNTY 3 NC)RTH C:ARC}l.}NA 2 3 Travis Myren explained that benefits would be loaded on EBT cards all at once instead 4 of staggered throughout the month. 5 6 Slide #4 Updated to 36% FINS Benefit Table Reduction in Maximum Benefit Household Maximum Gross Maximum Benefit Maximum November Size Monthlyincome Amount s r. 1 $2,614 $298 $193 7$42,300 300 2 $3,526 $546 $354 3 $4,442 $785 $510 $53,300 4 $5,360 $994 $646 $64,300 5 $6,276 $1,183 $768 $75,300 6 $7,194 $1,421 $923 $86,300 7 $8,112 $1,571 $1,021 $97,300 8 $9,030 $1,789 $1,162 $108,300 **Consistent with federal regulations governing a reduction in benefits, thirty percent(305/.)of a household's SNAPIFNS net monthly income is deducted from the November maximum amount based on household size to determine new allotment. **Federal government is not required to restore full benefits if government reopens in November or in any subsequent month where an across-the-board reduction is applied. 7 8 Travis Myren clarified that the reduction won't be a straight 35% due to federal 9 regulations involving SNAP income calculations. 10 11 10 1 Slide #5 Table 3:How to Calculate SNAP Net Income Net Income Calculation Example $1,050 gross income Subtract 20%earned income deduction... $1,500 earned income x 20%=$300. $2,050-$300=$1,750 Subtract standard deduction... $1,750-$223 standard deduction fora 4-person household=$1,527 Subtract dependent care deduction... $1,577-S362 dependent care=$1,165 Subtract child support deduction... $o Subtract medical costs over S35 for elderly and disabled— so Excess shelter deduction... See below Determine half of adjusted income... $I,165 adjusted income=2=$582.50 Determine if shelter costs are more than half of adjusted income... $700 total shelter expenses-$582.50(half of income)=$117.50 excess shelter cost Subtract excess amount,but not more than the limit,from adjusted $1,165-$117.50=$1,047.50 net monthly income income... Apply the net inrome testSince$1,047.50 is less than the$2,680 allowed for a 4-person ... household,this household has met the income test. Mote.This example is based on a 4-person household living fn the 48 contiguous states or the District olColumbio. hftps://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/recipientleligibility ORANGE COUNTY NOR-rH CAROLINA 2 3 4 Slide #6 Emergency Funding Assistance $54,000 allocation from Social Justice Reserve • $15,000 each for Orange Congregations in Mission (OCIM)and Interfaith Council (IFC) - Purchase additional food to fortify pantries IFC may also use funds to provide additional meals at Community Kitchen QCIM to loosen referral requirements to meet immediate needs $12,000 each for Porch—Chapel Hill/Carrboro and Porch- Hillsborough - Special food distributions on Saturday,November 8 - McDougle Middle School,Chapel Full: 12 noon-4:00 PM Orange County DSS parking lot,Hillsborough: 10:00am until supplies exhausted First come,first served Drive through or walk up Remaining Social Justice Reserve balance: $76,000 s ORAN.rGH'EcACOUNTY NOP5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 Slide #7 Special Food Distributions - ORCH t!(g ![fight hunger Impacted by SNAP Delays? EMERGENCY FOOD Orange County Residents Only 41ISTRIB'UTION Pop-Up Drive-Thru Distribution ,r;IEN TO ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO HAS NEED! Saturday, November 8th SATURDAY NOV. 8 1 2-4PM{OR UNTIL FOOD RUNS OUT} 1Qam while supplies last MCDOUGLE MIDDLE SCHOOL (ENTER OFF OLD FAYETTEVILLE RD.) Parking Lot of Orange County DSS MWIIAA9a RATIMN WITH 113 Mayo St, HILLsborough OOCI; bank0 0f Food is given out on a first-corne first-served ?,a ORANGE OM basis.Max of two households per car. COUNTY TI w COUNTY ORANGE CGUNTY ry r, 2 3 4 Slide #8 Ways to Help Donate to local food pantries, volunteer at community meal programs, and share updates from County sources. https:llorange.res.ncsu.edu/foodserurity/how-to-host-a-food-drivel. • Residents in need of immediate food support can contact Orange County Social Services: (919) 245-2800; or by email at dssinfo orangecountync_gay. • A full list of food resources is available at: https://orange.ces.ncsu.edu/foodsecurity/find-food-in- orange-countL+1. a ORANGE COUNTY NA5 6 7 8 9 10 12 1 Slide #9 Manager Recommendation • Authorize the use of$54,000 from the Social Justice Reserve to provide emergency financial assistance to Community Food Providers as described in the abstract. ORANGE COUNTY B NORTH CAROLINA 2 3 4 Slide #10 Questions? ORANGE COUNTY N IR I I c-AUCA.INA 5 6 Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked about the benefit loading schedule. 7 Travis Myren explained that different households typically receive benefits on different 8 dates, but would now receive them simultaneously 9 10 A motion was made by Vice-Chair Hamilton, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to 11 authorize the use of $54,000 from the Social Justice Reserve to provide emergency financial 12 assistance to Community Food Providers to be distributed as follows: 13 • $15,000 each to Interfaith Council (IFC) in Chapel Hill and Orange Congregations in 14 Mission (OCIM) in Hillsborough 15 • $12,000 each to Porch Chapel Hill and Porch Hillsborough for two special food 16 distributions 17 18 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 19 13 1 5. Public Hearings 2 a. Application for Zoning Atlas Amendment— 1039-UT NC 86 N, Hillsborough, Hillsborough 3 Township 4 The Board conducted a public hearing and considered action on a Zoning Atlas Amendment to 5 rezone +/- 78.11 acres (PIN: 9865-87-8090) located at 1039-UT NC 86 North, Hillsborough, within 6 the Hillsborough Township of Orange County. 7 8 BACKGROUND: A Conditional Zoning Atlas Amendment application (Attachment 1) was 9 received from Forestar Group, Inc., on behalf of Amy Powell, et al., proposing to rezone 10 approximately 78.11 acres of property at 1039-UT NC 86 North, Hillsborough, to allow for 11 development of a 49-lot Conservation Cluster subdivision for single-family dwellings. The Staff 12 Report in Attachment 2 contains additional information, maps, and analysis with regard to the 13 application's consistency with County adopted plans. Approval of a site-specific plan is part of the 14 conditional district rezoning process, and the site plan and any agreed-upon conditions are 15 binding to the development permitted for the zoning district. All application materials can be found 16 on the Orange County Permit Portal. 17 18 Basic Review Process: A conditional district rezoning application requires submission of a site 19 plan and other documents, in accordance with Section 2.9.1(C) of the Orange County Unified 20 Development Ordinance (UDO). Sections 2.8 and 2.9 of the Orange County UDO require the 21 following review: 22 • FIRST ACTION —Applicant holds a Neighborhood Information Meeting (NIM). 23 STAFF COMMENT: The NIM was held on May 29, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. at Eno River 24 Academy, 1100 NC 57, Hillsborough, NC 27278. 25 • SECOND ACTION —The Planning Board reviews the application ata regular meeting 26 and makes a recommendation to the BOCC. 27 STAFF COMMENT: The Planning Board reviewed this application at its regular 28 meetings on September 3 and October 1, 2025. At the board's October 1, 2025 29 meeting, the board voted 9-0 to recommend approval with conditions. 30 THIRD ACTION—The BOCC receives the Planning Board and staff recommendations 31 at an advertised public hearing and makes a decision on the application. 32 STAFF COMMENT: The public hearing is scheduled for November 6, 2025. 33 34 Proposed Site Plan and Conditions 35 Per Section 2.9.1(F)(3) of the UDO, mutually agreed upon conditions can be imposed as part of 36 this process if they address: 37 a. The compatibility of the proposed development with surrounding property, 38 b. Proposed support facilities (i.e. roadways, and access points, screening and buffer areas, 39 the timing of development, etc.), and/or 40 c. All other matters the County may find reasonable and appropriate, or the petitioner may 41 propose. 42 43 A formal site plan is required as part of a conditional rezoning application and has been submitted 44 with the full application materials from the Forestar Group, Inc. (Attachment 1). Forestar Group, 45 Inc., have initiated a Zoning Atlas Amendment in order allow for development of a 49-lot 46 subdivision for single-family dwellings. Additional background information related to this request 47 is contained in the Staff Report (Attachment 2). 14 1 The applicant has submitted conditions for consideration by the BOCC, as included in the 2 Ordinance in Attachment 9. One of the submitted conditions commits the applicant to request 3 water service from the Town of Hillsborough, should the rezoning request be approved by the 4 BOCC. Town of Hillsborough Administration has reviewed this condition and provided a memo of 5 support for that condition, which is available for review in Attachment 5. 6 7 Public Notification: In accordance with Section 2.8.7 of the UDO, notices of the Public Hearing 8 were mailed via first class mail to property owners within 1,000 feet of the subject parcel. These 9 notices were mailed on October 22, 2025, 15 days before the meeting. Staff also posted the 10 subject parcel with a sign on October 22, 2025, 15 days before the meeting. See Attachment 3 11 for the notification materials. 12 13 Planning Board Recommendation: The Planning Board reviewed the Zoning Atlas Amendment at 14 its September 3, 2025, regular meeting. At this meeting the Board voted 4-4 on a motion to 15 recommend approval of the Statement of Consistency (Attachment 7) and the proposed Zoning 16 Atlas Amendment (Attachment 9), as presented. Due to the split vote, the motion was not 17 approved, and the Planning Board continued its consideration of the application to its October 1, 18 2025 meeting at which the Board voted 9-0 to recommend approval with conditions. An excerpt 19 of the Planning Board's September 3, 2025 approved meeting minutes and an excerpt of the 20 October 1, 2025 draft meeting minutes are included at Attachment 6. The Planning Board's 21 signed Statement of Consistency is also provided at Attachment 6. 22 23 Planning Director's Recommendation 24 The Planning Director recommends that the Board of County Commissioners: 25 1) Consider the matter for action; 26 2) Acknowledge that legally sufficient public notice was given for the application and this 27 meeting, in accordance with State and Orange County laws; 28 3) Review the staff report(Attachment 2),featuring analyses of compliance with the UDO, 29 impact to the surrounding area, safety and efficiency of land use, and consistency with 30 the county's adopted plans; 31 4) Allow for the applicant's presentation of materials; 32 5) Conduct the public hearing, receive public comments, and consider the Planning 33 Board recommendation; 34 6) Close the public hearing; and 35 7) Vote to Approve the Statement of Consistency (Attachment 7) and Zoning Atlas 36 Amendment Ordinance (Attachment 9). 37 OR 38 Vote to Deny the Zoning Atlas Amendments, including a statement as to why the 39 application is not reasonable and/or not in the public interest, as detailed in the 40 Statement of Inconsistency (Attachment 8). 41 42 Taylor Perschau, Current Planning and Zoning Manager, made the following presentation: 43 44 15 1 Slide #1 GRANGE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA Board of County Commissioners Meeting November 6, 2025 7:00 p.m. 2 3 Taylor Perschau said she will make the staff portion of the presentation and turn the 4 presentation over to the applicant for their portion. 5 6 Slide #2 GRANGE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA Item 5b: Zoning Atlas Amendment (Conditional District) AR Zoning to R-CD Zoning Location: 1039-UT NC 86 North PIN: 9865-87-8090 Applicant: Forestar Group, LLC Case#: MA25-0003 s 9 16 1 Slide #3 Conditional District Overview Conventional District Zoning Conditional District Zoning Standards must be uniformly Request is use-specific with applied throughout the County individualized development conditions and standards No site-specific,individualized Site-specific development plan conditions may be imposed. is part of review and approval process ORANGE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA 2 3 Taylor Perschau said this proposal is for conditional district zoning. 4 5 Slide #4 Conditional District Overview 7.2.3 Major Subdivisions (A) A major subdivision is any subdivision that is not an Exempt or Mlnor subdivision,as classified in subsections 7,2.1 and 7.2.2. Malar subdivisions are further classified as follows" (1) Standard Major Subdivision All subdivisions not classified as an Exempt Subdivision;Minor Subdivision;or Major Subdivision,Conditional District(R-CD or NR-CD. (2) Major Subdivision,Conditional District(R-CD or NR-C6} A tract of land that is proposed for a subdivision into 21 or more lots. ORANGE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA 6 7 Taylor Perschau explained that there is an administrative review of a standard major 8 subdivision that comes before the Board, but it is not typically a zoning matter. She said the reason 9 this major subdivision is coming to the Board as a zoning matter is because it is proposed to have 10 21 or more lots. 17 Slide #5 Conditional District Overview Ci I LOt$ „�,.y,,,,�,„sE a•sue,� o�ee sru+o,wm ,-„ ;w 21+Lats ®����■�■� 00■■�■�■■■0■0■■■000■D®■0© oma■■■■■■■ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■�■■ oma■■■■■■■ ■■■�■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■�■■ Unified Development O .Table of Permitted Uses - ORANGE r NOWM CAROLINA ENLARGED FROM kkk Uses TABLE f1F PERMITTEp USES "=PERMITTED USE d=SUBUECTTOUSESTAWDARDS S=SPECUILUSE Ccur�r.>mnxaL2ax�cpistpxrs Eecxv��cpevEeorMr.�ap�ra�s CoeCaagypsp�sYa�crs USE TYE'E R& AR R1 R7' R3 R4 R6 It6 R93 LCf WC2 CC3 GC1 ECS AS E1 11 12 13 Plp Ep&EpD-EpE•EDE•EQH•EQH•EDH•EDH•EDH•ASE-MPp• HP- REDA•8 Cp HR• RM 1 2 1 P f 2 � 4 S Cd Cd Cd CQ•f Cd 43. Two-Fan� 0 .d000000000000■■1111■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 47. �*8A NOW Ca48. RWWWWVek� 5 MO*urt 111111111110011111111010111000100■00 6 18 1 Slide #6 Major Subdivision Review Process •General lot layout and road design established Plan for utilities and services Development ORANGE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA Z 3 Taylor Perschau said the Board will be looking at a concept plan this evening. 4 5 Slide #7 Major Subdivision Review Process :. :. staff •General lot •Exact lot •All required layout and boundaries improvements road design and roadway are completed established engineering or bonded Plan for completed •All permitting utilities and Permitting and needs services design for identified in utilities earlier review completed phases are complete and submitted to County Development ORANGE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA 6 7 Taylor Perschau explained that every type of major subdivision, whether standard or 8 conditional district rezoning, goes through the three-step process detailed on the slide. A concept 9 plan is a general layout and general road design, and it does come up with a plan for utilities and 10 services, but it does not engineer those utilities and services. She explained that if the rezoning 19 1 is approved tonight, the Board would see this plan again at the Preliminary Plat phase. Planning 2 staff, Environmental Health staff, Building Inspections, NCDOT, and others make up the 3 Development Advisory Committee, which is reviewing the plan at each step of the process. 4 5 Slide #8 Zoning Atlas Amendment - MA25-6003 (HWY 86 N) 1039 - UT NC 86 N • Address1039-UT HWY 86 N vanity Map for RezoningApp[icaCon PIN9865878090 9865-87-8090 Township Hillsborough `. ^--� LowerEno WatershedI1 L Unprotected 1 f 4Y� ApplicantForestay Group, LLC : -- E �bwe 4 u ORANGE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA 6 7 Taylor Perschau said the fact that the property is in the lower Eno unprotected watershed 8 bears significance because in an unprotected watershed, there's no residential density maximum, 9 nor is there an inherent impervious surface maximum. However, she said there are land 10 disturbance thresholds for erosion control and stormwater that do need to be managed and 11 attended to. 12 13 20 1 Slide #9 Zoning Atlas Amendment- MA25-0003(HWY 86 N) 1039 - UT NC 86 N • • `• Rezoning Applic a tion to R.CD for PIN 9865878a90 Current Zoning ■ Agricultural Residential(AR) If Requested Zoning a ■ Residential Conditional District(R- CD) ■ Use:Major Subdivision,Single-Family y ■..,�,.e Dwellings SurroundingZoning ■ Agricultural Residential(AR) — • Town of Hillsborough ' • Existing Commercial(EC-5) ~ • Low and Medium Intensity Residential �ta 2 3 Taylor Perschau explained the property is currently zoned Agricultural Residential and the 4 applicant is requesting Residential Conditional District because the application proposes 49 lots, 5 which exceeds the 20-lot threshold as explained earlier. 6 7 Slide #10 Zoning Atlas Amendment- MA25-0003(HWY 86 N) 1039 - UT NC 86 N • • e• A Sed Futunt land Use Mapwilh®xuf 9865876ngo Depicted Future Land Use Map Designation Rural Industrial Activity Node • Land designated in the Comprehensive Plan that is focused on designated road intersections which serves as a nodal crossroads for the surrounding rural community and is an appropriate location for small- scale industrial uses which do not r require urban type services. • No proposed amendment A UKANUt l-UUIN FY NORTH CAROLINA 8 9 Taylor Perschau indicated that with every zoning request, Planning staff are asked to 10 compare the proposed zoning district with what the Future Land Use Map designates the area 11 for. In this case, it is designated as a Rural Industrial Activity Node, and there is no proposed 12 amendment to the Future Land Use Map designation, only the zoning district. 21 1 Slide #11 Zoning Atlas Amendment-- MA25-0003(HWY 86 N) 1039 - UT NC 86 N Overview (c• • Central Orange Coordinated Area Land Usea„�roaa�<•� Plan Designation Mixed Neighborhood Residential The dominant land use in any proposed development is expected to be residential based on square footage of proposed structures-Developments may contain a single or variety of dwelling types and densities or may integrate a variety of supportive commercial,public and semi- public uses and open or public space. Small developments that provide only o _ supportive non-residential land uses in an infill arrangement serving more than 50 dwelling units in a walkable manner — F may also be considered. VKfkNht I—ULAN I-Y NOR`FH CAROLINA 2 3 Taylor Perschau said the property is also mapped within the Central Orange Coordinated 4 Area (COCA) land use plan, which is a partnership between the Town of Hillsborough and Orange 5 County. The COCA designates the property as mixed neighborhood residential. 6 7 Slide #12 Zoning Atlas Amendment- MA25-0003(HWY 86 N) 1039 - UT NC 86 N • - (continued): Conditional District Application Requirements ■ Site Specific Plan ■ Environmental.Assessment ■ Biological Inventory ■ Additional Information as Identified by Reviewing Agencies ❖ Orange County Divisions:Addressing and Land Records;Building Inspections; Department of Environment,Agriculture,Parks and Recreation;Environmental Health;Erosion Control;Fre and Life Safety •3 External Review kencies:NC Department of Transportation,State Environmental Review Clearinghouse ORANGE COUNTY NOWFFI CAROLINA8 9 10 22 1 Slide #13 Site-Specific Plan 1 112, 4, f, 41 0 ORANGE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA 2 3 Taylor Perschau said the site plan is a large parent tract with 49 lots. 23 MATC7INE-A n r VIVO 45 l` >va' �1 ���� •S�t✓ 1' -� �e mow" r �' I+ l „4o ,1 I T. ---- - Know hvf's heiow AIATC�_Nt,A rfO r �• x ` / i siau mr.:-cern mall before yaw dig K _ mL 2 3 ENLARGED FROM SLIDE #13 24 1 Slide #14 Current Summary of Conditions Per NCGS 160D-703, imposed conditions and site-specific standards are limited to those that address conformance of the development and use of the site to local government ordinances and adopted plans or the impacts reasonably expected to be generated by the development or use of the site. Per Section 2.9.1 (F) (3) of the UDO, mutually agreed upon conditions can be imposed as part of this process if they address: a. The compatibility of the proposed development with surrounding property, b. Proposed support facilities(i.e. roadways,and access points,screening and buffer areas,the timing of development, etc.),and/or c. All other matters the County may find reasonable and appropriate or the petitioner may propose. ORANGE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA 2 3 Taylor Perschau said conditions need to be site-specific and limited to those that address 4 the conformance of the development and the land use itself. 5 6 Slide #15 Current Summary of Conditions Per Section 2.9.1 (F) (3)of the UDa,the following conditions are being proposed: 1. The subject property shall be developed generally in accordance with the proposed site plan submitted as a part of this application("Site Plan"). 2. The minimum lot size is 20,000 square feet.This deviates from the minimum in UDO Section 3.8.Suitable septic shall be provided on each parcel. 3. The property shall contain experiential gardens as shown on Site Plan as the Woodland Garden,the Picking Garden and the Pollinator Garden(the"Gardens").The Gardens shall be dedicated to and maintained by the Homeowner's Association. 4. Where supplementation of perimeter plantings is required,native plant materials appropriate for the growing environment in that area shall be utilized. � 1 ORANGE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA 7 25 1 Slide #16 Current Summary of Conditions 5. An ADA-compliant,open-air mail kiosk will incorporate a weather covering with recessed lighting. 6. Trails shall provide access to the Designated Community Gathering Space and each Garden as shown on the Site Plan. The length of the trails located on the subject property shall combined total at least 9,000 linear feet. Trail surfaces shall be aggregate or natural surface(not paved with concrete or asphalt)to minimize Impacts to the existing environment and limit impervious surfaces. Boardwalks shall be utilized where the proposed trail crosses the wetlands as shown on the Site Plan, if permitted by Federal and State agencies. The trail and associated amenities described in this section shall be maintained by the Homeowner's Association. The precise location and alignment of the trails will be determined at final plat. 7. The property owner shall offer limited access to the planned trails and open space to the Eno River Academy for use by students,faculty and staff including the cross- country team pursuant to an agreement drafted by the landowner with an effective date after construction is complete. 8. The Designated Community Gathering Space as shown on the site plan to be maintained by the Homeowner's Association. ORANGE COUNTY NORM CAROLINA 2 3 4 Slide #17 Current Summary of Conditions 9. Individual septic systems meeting Orange County Health Department requirements will be provided on each lot.Septic systems shall be designed to serve up to a four (4)bedroom home. 10.No home shall contain more than four(4)bedrooms. 11.Lighting in common areas of the Community shall comply with the requirements of LIDO Section 6.11.6,which promote Dark Sky Preservation. 12.Site access(es)shall be provided in accordance with North Carolina Department of Transportation(NCDOT)permits,including the provision of any required turn lanes and/or restrictions to the access(es). 13.The property owner shell petition the Town of Hillsborough for access to public water to serve the subject property and,if approved,utilize public water in the subdivision, if necessary easements are reasonably obtainable. 14.The property owner shall write a letter to the North Carolina Department of Transportation requesting a speed limit reduction. ORANGE COUNTY NORITI CAROLINA 5 6 Taylor Perschau highlighted condition #13. She said Orange County staff received a 7 memo from the Town of Hillsborough staff noting that they support this condition being brought 26 1 before the Town board, but the Town board has yet to have the opportunity to review it themselves. 2 She said it is on the Hillsborough Board of Commissioners' November 10th agenda. 3 4 Slide #18 Current Summary of Conditions tate: 10/23/2025 4� Subject: Town of Hillsborough Support for Zoning Condition fT. 54 {:, This memorandum affirms the Town of Hillsborough's support for a zoning condition proposed for the project known to Orange County as"Zoning Atlas Amendment Rezoning Application Conditional District MA25-0003".The condition,listed as#13 in the"Narrative of Zoning Conditions Offered",states the following: "The property owner shall petition the Town of Hillsborough for access to public water to serve the subject property and,if approved,utilize public water in the subdivision,if necessary easements are reasonably obtainable." The proposed project is outside of the prescribed new Urban Service Boundary as recommended in the Town's Comprehensive Sustainability Plan,however the Town of Hillsborough Board of commissioners(the'Board')has not yet taken formal action to amend the boundary.Town staff supports the property owner/project applicant petitioning for public water service directly to the Board.This memo does not represent an offer to provide public water service to the property.The Town Board will have to determine if the provision of public water service is in the best interest of the Town and its goals. ORANGE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA 5 6 The aforementioned memo is provided on this slide. 7 8 Slide #19 Review Process Planning Staff • Determine application completeness and analyze proposed Zoning Atlas Amendment with Comprehensive Plan Neighborhood Information Meeting (NIM) • Coordinated by applicant • Held on April 29,2025 Planning Board • Hear from the applicant,staff,and the public • Review and discuss analysis and staff recommendation • Recommend approval or denial to Board of County Commissioners :•_ • of runty Commissioners • Schedule and hold public hearing to receive application • Hear from the applicant,staff,and the public - Review and discuss analysis and recommendations from staff and Planning Board • Close public hearing 9 27 1 Commissioner McKee asked why the Board is considering this before Hillsborough's water 2 decision. 3 Taylor Perschau said the Board is reviewing the application for the rezoning purpose. She 4 said the applicant has presented a plan that would allow for a community well, and they have 5 presented a condition that would require them to petition the Town. She said there is an application 6 that could move either with a community well or with the Town deciding to provide water. 7 Cy Stober explained that the applicant petitioned the Town of Hillsborough for water 8 service in the spring of last year, but was denied. He said that as a result, they applied to the 9 County for rezoning that included a proposal for a community well. He said during the review of 10 the project earlier this year, Town staff commented that they may consider providing water should 11 the zoning be approved. He said the Town Board of Commissioners has not decided, but it has 12 come to their attention, and they want to decide on whether or not to provide water. He said the 13 Board of County Commissioners is considering a land use matter only, and the Town's decision 14 about water would not change the land use matter that is before the Board. He said the proposed 15 subdivision would either have water from the Town or a community well, if approved. 16 Commissioner McKee said the source of water may impact his decision. 17 Cy Stober said Planning staff accepted the application with the assumption that the town 18 would not provide water because that is the vote that the town had taken to date, but will not 19 consider this request specifically. 20 Commissioner Fowler asked if the conditional zoning is not approved, and the applicant 21 then applies for a conventional subdivision, would that application come back to the Board? 22 Cy Stober said it would come to the Board as a preliminary plat, but not in this layout. He 23 said a conventional subdivision done by right would be limited to 20 lots. 24 Commissioner Fowler asked if the property could be subdivided into smaller parcels to fit 25 more than 20 lots over the two parcels. 26 Cy Stober said the Unified Development Ordinance includes a provision that limits the 27 ability to further subdivide parent parcels going back to 2003. He added that even if they wanted 28 to do 49 two-acre lots, it would still be a conditional zoning application because it's over 20 lots. 29 He explained again that it is the lot count, not the density of homes or the lot size. 30 Commissioner McKee asked if the Town's decision on water would also bring about a 31 discussion on annexation. 32 Cy Stober said Town's annexation policy hinges upon sewer provision, not water provision. 33 He said it is certainly a common annexation policy to require annexation with utility extension, but 34 it would not be required by the policy the Town of Hillsborough currently has. 35 36 28 1 Slide #20 Applicant Presentation ORANGE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA 2 3 Beth Trahos, attorney at Fox Rothschild, began presenting on behalf of the Forestar 4 Group. She introduced the members of the team who have worked on this proposal including, 5 Laura Haywood and Donna Crowder with Forestar Group, Don Sever and Danielle Cabral with 6 Bowman Civil Engineers, Josh Ranke, traffic engineer, with Bolton and Manke, David Barcal, Civil 7 Engineer, with McConnell and Associates, and Ward Marotti, Environment Consultant, with 8 Spangler Environmental. 9 10 Slide #21 Zoning Atlas Amendment Highway 86 Subdivision Rothschild 11 12 13 14 29 1 Slide #22 Proposed Zoning R- CD • Rothschild 2 3 Beth Trahos commended Orange County staff for their assistance throughout this process. 4 She described the 49 single-family homes on 80 acres adjacent to Hillsborough, noting the 5 diverse surrounding land uses, including Eno River Academy, Pathways Elementary, Mars Hill 6 Baptist Church, and various businesses. There are also several individual lots and small 7 residential neighborhoods, many of which are already on Town of Hillsborough water. She 8 acknowledged that in addition to the concept plan, the proposal includes 14 conditions developed 9 with input from staff, neighbors, and the Planning Board. The input from various stakeholders has 10 meant there have been substantive changes to the proposal throughout this process. She said 11 one of the changes was a condition allowing limited trail access for Eno River Academy students, 12 faculty, and the cross-country team. She emphasized her team has been responsive to concerns 13 throughout the process in addressing concerns that were heard. 14 15 30 1 Slide #23 Z�.�� DoA.W� Rezoning Process r-ew.,•m. 1r r,.•,•m Approached Town of Hillsborough to discuss annexation Hillsborough indicated they would not annex the property due to insufficient sewer supply oi°'"'"""•`"'�' Hillsborough provides water utility to County residents but Further denied our request to serve project as a County customer rranrr� w `.q.�a ewrm..x..r• .y.w• • Approached County to discuss development options �•,, Traditional lot by lot subdivision discussed Cluster subdivision recommended by orange County Planning staff W Mce•xnmd•Aen b "^•� " Developed Cluster Concept Plan rw•.eerm.nsdr •wam...muwnye ..0 a•• ww,yrw we are here. e.� Major Subdivision Review Follows Rothschild 2 3 4 Slide #24 Comprehensive Plan Compliance • Orange County/ Hillsborough COCA Plan designates this site as appropriate for Mixed Residential Neighborhood • 49 homes for families clustered together on 79.76 acres 1 home per 1.62 acres * 42.25 acres of 53.9%of the parcel is open space • Preserves significant natural area • Conservation Cluster Flexible Development Subdivision protect environmental features • No significant environmental impact is expected -. Rothschild 5 6 7 8 9 10 31 1 Slide #25 Considerations Discussed During Planning Board Review 0 Well Service 4' Septic Service Density Traffic Fox Flo Schild z 3 Regarding water, Beth Trahos said a community well is proposed, but a condition to 4 petition the Town of Hillsborough for public water was also included. She said if approved by the 5 Town and the easements are reasonable, the subdivision would use public water. She clarified 6 that the Town is considering extending water only, without sewer or annexation, keeping the 7 property in Orange County's jurisdiction. 8 9 32 1 Slide #26 0 Community Well System What We Proposed What We heard How We Responded Guiding Policy/Agency Community well proposed to Concern that existing -Spangler Environmental monitored two Orange County issued well Town of Hillsborough serve lots well(s)may run dry adjacent wells during well draw down of Permit on 10-01.2024 indicates that they may due to new well the Community Well;no Impact to be willing to allow this Community Well draw nearby wells was observed NC DEQ-Division of Water community to connect down test run twice ow Resources-Public Water to public water lines 11.19.2024 -This risk exists today-farms are Supply 07.29 2025 permitted by right(big water users) New condition added Rules Governing Public to require property Required Capacity is 0.56 -As our study result document,the Water Systems-15A North owner to again petition GPM per unit x 45 units= Community well will not impact adjacent Carolina Administrative Code Hillsborough for Public 27.44 GPM wells 18C Water and utilize it if What options do approved,provided • Provided Minimum property owners have -Relatively few nearby properties utilize necessary easements Capacity is 50 GPM. wells given public water fines in the area can be obtained_ almost double the if their Well is requirement negatively Impacted? -Request Hillsborough to allow Town of Hillsborough connection to public water-existing lines requires Town Board Well Capacity Is 84 GPM are in close proximity to the site approval for water connection. Fox Rothschild 2 3 Beth Trahos said her team has done significant analysis of the site for a community well 4 and has found that this well is sufficient to serve the proposed community without a likely negative 5 impact on neighbors. She added that most of the surrounding properties are not using private 6 wells; they're using Town of Hillsborough water, so less groundwater is being used in this area 7 than perhaps some other areas of the county. 8 9 10 11 12 33 1 Slide #27 Septic Systems What We Proposed What We heard How We Responded Guiding Policy/Agency Individual Septic Concerns lots were too -Engineer evaluated Orange County Public In the event that Systems on each lot small to allow for representative lots Health Department—Rules any lot cannot septic systems throughout for Onsite Wastewater sustain adequate Reconnaissance community to Treatment and Dispersal septic soil, Soil and Site confirm septic Systems developer bears Evaluation systems fit risk of losing a Prepared by developable lot(s). Earthly Elements -Provided detailed 15A NCAC 18E- Soil Consulting on drawings showing Waste Water Treatment 03.14.2024 to how lots would be and Dispersal Systems confirm soil laid out suitability for septic F©X Rothschild 2 3 Commissioner Fowler said that there have been a lot of concerns from residents about 4 the septic systems and runoff contaminating the creeks. She asked the applicant to speak to 5 those concerns. 6 David Barcal said he conducted a preliminary soils analysis for the site, and the majority 7 is labeled conventional soil (24-30 inches deep of usable soil), providing good filtration and 8 downward flow as opposed to upwards or outwards or lateral flow. He said no lots are platted 9 within riparian setbacks or wetlands. For marginal soils requiring drip systems, they would provide 10 pre-treatment with UV disinfection and media filters for better water quality. 11 Commissioner Fowler asked if all the septic systems could be put on conventional soil. 12 David Barcal said at least at a desktop level, they can fit a four-bedroom system for each 13 lot, all on conventional soils. 14 Commissioner Carter said she recalls from the packet that 10 acres of the property fall 15 under the marginal soil category. She asked if that is included in the lot sighting shown in the 16 proposal. 17 David Barcal said it could be 10 acres total, but there are only a few sites that have 18 marginal soil within the property lines of a lot. He said they would design the septic system in the 19 conventional soils and, if needed, would use the drip system for the repair field. He explained that 20 this would make repair field cycling possible. 21 Vice-Chair Hamilton asked for more information on the repair field. 34 1 David Barcal said each lot requires an initial system, plus a 100% sized repair field per 2 state and county rules. For example, a four-bedroom home would require the installation of a four- 3 bedroom system for the initial septic, and space would have to be dedicated to an equal-sized 4 system for the repair field, which could not be disturbed by sheds, structures, pools, etc. 5 Vice-Chair Hamilton said it looks like most of the yards are reserved for septic in the plan. 6 David Barcal said that it is true for lots of this size. He said residents will not be able to 7 have pools or manipulate the yards very much. 8 Beth Trahos said with cluster designs, there are smaller lots, but there is more dedicated 9 open space maintained by the Homeowners' Association, which provides an opportunity for 10 recreation. 11 Vice-Chair Hamilton asked how septic systems in conventional soils perform when there 12 is a lot of rain or flooding. 13 David Barcal said typically when the soil scientists conduct analyses for systems of this 14 size, they're just looking at the texture of the soil. He said they will drill borings, and will go down 15 until they either hit a confining layer or a restrictive layer, or a soil wetness layer. That is what 16 helps them determine the class of the soil, and each one of those classes is based on the North 17 Carolina rules. The soil falls into either group one, group two, group three, or group four, and the 18 group classifies what your loading rate can be, which is how many gallons the soil can accept per 19 day per square foot. He said in this case, the soil scientist has drilled holes throughout the site to 20 develop a map to figure out where those soils fall. He said it isn't possible to design for extreme 21 weather scenarios per se, but a system designed right that was investigated right, should function 22 in the dry seasons and the wet seasons. 23 Commissioner McKee asked for more information about going back to the original septic 24 system after failure. From personal experience, he said it is not always possible to go between 25 the original drain field and the repair field. 26 David Barcal said there are some variables, but it would be unlikely to be able to go back 27 to the original drain field after a short amount of time because there has been no recovery time. 28 He said recovery time typically means the lifespan of a traditional septic field. 29 Commissioner McKee said he asked that because 37 borings were suitable conventional 30 and 45 were less than conventional. He said he understands that most of the lots fall in the 31 conventional soil area, but there is still lots of less ideal soil. 32 David Barcal said the reason you might see a lot of borings with low profiles is that the soil 33 scientist is trying to identify the perimeter areas of where that soil transitions and is trying to map 34 exactly where the boundaries of that conventional soil are. 35 Commissioner McKee said he is concerned about homeowners who may not have enough 36 conventional soil on their lot. He said these are very compressed lots/ 37 David Barcal said the actual septic area wouldn't change regardless of the lot size, and 38 the probability of it failing wouldn't be dictated by the lot size either. 39 Commissioner McKee said he was not talking about the probability of failure due to the lot 40 size, but rather that there are fewer options to relocate a third option with a smaller lot size in case 41 the original septic field and the repair field both fail. 42 David Barcal said the options to relocate are based on where the suitable soil is, and some 43 of these smaller lots have more conventional soil than larger lots he's worked on. 44 Commissioner McKee reiterated that a 20,000 square foot lot reduces the options. 45 David Barcal acknowledged Commissioner McKee's point and added that the initial and 46 repair fields are identified prior to pursuing a permit to ensure there is a 100% repair option. 47 48 35 1 Slide #28 Density What We Proposed What We heard How We Responded Guiding Policy/Agency Conservation Cluster Density is too high Existing Zoning(AR) 1 "...allowable density(i.e., Flexible Development home per acre the number of individual Subdivision-49 lots on dwellings that can be 79.76 acres Proposed Density is developed on a parcel of less than that allowed property)."UDO Section .61 homes home per by AR 3.3.3 acre including open space Adjacent to Lots are too small Hillsborough;Lots COCA Land Use Plan within 1/2 mile-23.6% designates the site as 20,000 square foot less than 20,000 sf; appropriate for Mixed clustered lots with open 35.5`YQ between Residential Neighborhood space of 42.25 acres 20,900 and 40,000 sf; Use 40.9%greater than 49,04}0 sf Fox Rothschild 2 3 Beth Trahos said, at the Planning Board meeting, there was a lot of discussion about 4 density and the conservation cluster flexible development subdivision that is being proposed. 5 These are 20,000 square foot lots clustered with open space of 42.25 acres, which is more than 6 half of the site, 53.9% of the site. The density is one home per 1.6 acres of the site, which is less 7 than could be permitted under the existing zoning, which envisions one home per acre on a lot- 8 by-lot basis. She added that the open space is preserved along the perimeters of the site and 9 around the environmentally sensitive areas, and includes significant tree preservation, which is 10 49.27 acres of the site. 11 36 1 Slide #29 Density Type of Development Possible Stream Possible Wetlands Impacts Impacts Conservation Cluster 42.25 acres One stream crossing No impacts planned Flexible Development by access road planned Subdivision Traditional Subdivision Concept Not required At least one stream 1/10 of an acre per lot Indivlduals can impact 1/10 crossing by road acre without a permit pursuant USACOE NWP 18 FoxAdk Rothschild 2 3 Beth Trahos said there was also discussion about the impact on potential environmental 4 features as a result of the proposed design of the project. She argued that with a cluster 5 development where the environmental features are not on the individual lots but are located on 6 one big tract of land that the homeowners' association owns, there would be less impact on the 7 wetlands. 8 9 37 1 Slide #30 Q Traffic What We Proposed 'What We heard How We Responded Guiding Policy/Agency 2 access points Hwy 86 is busy,people Our traffic engineer Orange County UDO s no TIA .added conditions to speed In the area and it may and Orange County, required zoning case to be difficult to see on both,working closely confirm the property coming cars with NCDOT to ensure owner will comply safe roadways North Carolina Department of with NCDOT Transportation(NCDOTJ—no requirements and to request NCDOT study No access can be TIA required speed limit on installed until NCDOT Highway 86 issues a driveway permit(s) Driveway Permits,which include final NCDOT We have surveyed sight requirements,are issued after distances to provide to Subdivision Plan Review and NCDOT for evaluation before Final Plat as a part of the driveway permit F©K Rothschild 2 3 Beth Trahos reviewed the concerns the team heard about traffic on Highway 86 and how 4 they responded to those concerns in the proposed plan and conditions. The following three slides 5 depict some concepts of what the gardens and trails might look like in this community. 6 7 E�eperi�emtial +�arder�s FoX/' Rothschild Trails Natural Surface Trails �'- -.�...w� a ...... Faxes Rothschild 39 1 Slide #33 Trails Boardwalks Rothschild 2 3 4 Slide #34 Proposed Zoning Conditions • The subject property shall be developed in accordance with the proposed site plan submitted as part of this application("Site Plan"). • The minimum lot size is 20,000 square feet.This deviates from the minimum in UDO Section 3.8.Suitable septic shall be provided on each parcel. • The property shall contain experiential gardens as shown on Site Plan as the Woodland Garden,the Picking Garden and the Pollinator Garden(the "Gardens"). The Gardens shall be dedicated to and maintained by the Homeowner's Association. • Where supplementation of perimeter plantings is required,native plant materials appropriate for the growing environment in that area shall be utilized. • An ADA-compliant, open-air mail kiosk will incorporate a weather covering with recessed lighting.. oth Rschild 5 6 7 40 1 Slide #35 Proposed Zoning Conditions (Continued) • Trails shall provide access to the Designated Community Gathering Space and each Garden as shown on the Site Plan. The length of the trails located on the subject property shall combined total at least 9,000 linear feet. Trail surfaces shall be aggregate or natural surface(not paved with concrete or asphalt)to minimize impacts to the existing environment and limit impervious surfaces. Boardwalks shall be utilized where the proposed trail crosses the wetlands as shown on the Site Plan, if permitted by Federal and State agencies. The trail and associated amenities described in this section shall be maintained by the Homeowner's Association. The precise location and alignment of the trails will be determined at final plat,. • The property owner shall offer limited access to the planned trails and open space to the Eno River Academy for use by students,faculty and staff including the cross- country team pursuant to an agreement drafted by the landowner with an effective date after construction is complete. Fox,�- Rothschild 2 3 4 Slide #36 Proposed Zoning Conditions (Continued) • The Designated Community Gathering Space as shown on the site plan to be maintained by the Homeowner's Association. • Individual septic systems meeting Orange County Health Department requirements will be provided on each lot. Septic systems shall be designed to serve up to a four(4)bedroom home. • No home shall contain more than four(4)bedrooms. • Lighting in common areas of the Community shaE comply with the requirements UDO Section 6.11.6,which promotes Dark.Sky Preservation. • Site access(es)shall be provided in accordance with North Carolina Department of Transportation(NCDOT)permits,including the provision of any required turn lanes and/or restrictions to the access(es). Fox,— Rothschild 5 6 7 41 1 Slide #37 Proposed Zoning Conditions (Continued) • The property owner shall petition the Town of Hillsborough for access to public water to serve the subject property and,if approved,utilize public water in the subdivision,if necessary easements are reasonably obtainable. • The property owner shall write a letter to the North Carolina Department of Transportation requesting a speed limit reduction. Rothschild 2 3 4 Slide #38 Public Benefits • 49 needed homes for families in close proximity to the many amenities of Historic Hillsborough • Walking trails totaling at least 9,000 linear feet(1.7 miles) accessing unique experiential gardens and gathering spaces for the community • Offer Eno River Academy Cross-Country team for limited trail use after construction • Commitment to native plant materials appropriate for the growing area for perimeter plantings • Protecting more than half of the site (42.25 acres)as open space along the perimeter of the property Rothschild 5 6 Commissioner Carter asked how much of the open space is subject to riparian buffer 7 setbacks. 8 Don Sever, Civil Engineer, said there are a total of 1.9 wetland acres on the project and a 9 total of 17 acres of riparian buffers. 42 1 Commissioner Carter asked if there is additional land beyond the riparian buffers that 2 needs to be dedicated for setbacks. 3 Don Sever said there is a perimeter buffer shown on the plan that totals five acres, so in 4 total, there are 22 acres. 5 Taylor Perschau said for the residential conditional district, there aren't minimum buffers 6 and setbacks. The 17 acres are the primary open space, and that is always going to be regulated. 7 She said anything over that 17 is elective or could be asked for by the Board. 8 Commissioner Carter asked if the wetland is also regulated open space. 9 Taylor Perschau said yes. 10 Commissioner McKee asked a question about the information on Slide #29. He asked if 11 there are any lots that impact wetlands. 12 Ward Marotti said there are no wetland or stream impacts associated with the proposed 13 project. He said the information about the individual lots referred to the nationwide permit 14 programs for residential development. He said a regional condition in this district, the Wilmington 15 District, is the notification requirement of 1/10th of an acre or more. He said that is applicable to 16 almost all nationwide permits, and means if an applicant has an impact that equals less than 1/10th 17 of an acre, it is still subject to the Clean Water Act, but notification is not required to the Wilmington 18 District, and there also is not a mitigation requirement. Similarly, he said the nationwide permit 19 program has a limit of half an acre of total permanent impacts, above which an individual permit 20 is required. He said one of the main differences is that with the nationwide permit process, many 21 of the federal agencies that would be involved have had their concerns addressed through the 22 process, so it expedites permits for small impacts. 23 24 Slide #39 JOV094 THANKYOU QUESTIONS Fox 25 26 Beth Trahos said her team's belief is that this project does a good job of respecting the 27 rural heritage of this area while acknowledging Hillsborough and Orange County's growth in this 28 immediate vicinity and the need for more housing. She hoped the Board would agree with the 29 Planning Board's recommendation and approve this proposal. 30 Commissioner Fowler said she saw a conventional layout in the packet with 42 40,000 31 square ft. lots. She asked what that map was depicting. 32 Beth Trahos said there was an initial conversation with county staff about a traditional lot- 33 by-lot layout, and the advice from staff was that a cluster subdivision was the preferred option. 34 Commissioner Fowler asked if the applicant would pursue the other layout if the rezoning 35 request is not approved. 43 1 Beth Trahos reiterated that anything over 20 lots requires them to move through a rezoning 2 process. 3 Taylor Perschau said the applicant could not do a 49-lot subdivision, but could come back 4 with a proposal with fewer than 20 lots. She said they could also request a conditional zoning 5 again, but it would have to be a different site plan and a different design. 6 Commissioner Portie-Ascott said the Board has received emails with concerns about 7 contamination of Strouds Creek. She asked for some instances that could result in contamination. 8 Beth Trahos said in her opinion, contamination is unlikely given the required federal, state, 9 and local regulations. 10 Ward Marotti said he doesn't see the wells as an issue for contamination. 11 David Barcal agreed. 12 Commissioner Carter said she walked an adjacent property yesterday and saw Strouds 13 Creek and the property in question tonight. She said the water levels there after Chantal were 14 quite high. She acknowledged that it isn't possible to design for every possibility, but asked what 15 in the design prevents contamination from septic systems in the event of flooding. 16 David Barcal said to main protection is that none of the lots are permitted within the riparian 17 buffer, so there is already a boundary set just from the lot lines, and there are setbacks from the 18 lot lines as well. He said regulations force septic to be built outside of vulnerable areas. He said 19 the 12 inches of additional usable soil required at the bottom of the septic trench can't be soil that 20 has shown a history of standing water, so that is another protection. 21 Ward Marotti said the reason to have the buffers in the first place is so that there's 22 additional inflow and infiltration opportunities prior to those surface flows reaching the existing 23 surface waters. 24 Commissioner Fowler asked what the plan is for areas where the road crosses the riparian 25 areas. 26 Don Sever said there is only one crossing that would require a small culvert. 27 28 A motion was made by Commissioner Fowler, seconded by Commissioner McKee, to 29 open the public hearing. 30 31 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 32 33 PUBLIC COMMENTS: 34 Chris Pacheco, father and coach at Eno River Academy, opposed the rezoning, citing 35 concerns about runoff, sediment, and drip field failures potentially polluting Strouds Creek and the 36 Eno River basin water supply. He emphasized the school's outdoor learning in the creek and 37 safety concerns on Highway 86. 38 Wayne Honeycutt, listing broker for the Brown family, who has owned the property since 39 the 1950s, supported the rezoning. He noted the family's history as good neighbors, providing 40 land to Duke Power and easements to Hillsborough. He shared that the property has been under 41 contract four times with various proposals, and the family supports this plan's green space and 42 lower density. He emphasized the property must be sold as no heirs remain in North Carolina. 43 Cathy Owens said she sent three emails to the Board, including some concerning statistics 44 about the traffic on Highway 86. She asked the Board to deny the rezoning request. 45 Henry Chan, Eno River Academy parent, thanked commissioners for their service and 46 opposed development that would cut down a lot of the green spaces adjacent to the school. He 47 cited the cross-country team's reliance on the land for training and meets, noting their conference 48 championship success. He expressed concerns about increased injuries from rerouted courses 49 and quoted the commissioners' earlier statement that "leadership is not about policies, but about 50 people." 44 1 Lindsay Sealy, Executive Director at Eno River Academy, cited three concerns: 2 environmental impact noting Strouds Creek rose dangerously close to their playground during 3 Tropical Storm Chantal; transportation safety with 524 projected daily trips adding to the corridor 4 where 150 accidents and 5 fatalities occurred recently; and community trust, questioning the "very 5 limited access" to trails that would be controlled by the future HOA despite this being key to 6 planning board approval. 7 Aly Pacheco asked the Board not to approve this rezoning request. She said the trail on 8 the property is important for the Eno River Academy cross-country team's training. She said she 9 is a new driver and is also worried about the increased traffic around her school. 10 Rebecca Gallegly, nurse and Strouds Creek HOA member, noted the community well at 11 the property's northwest corner sits partially in unprotected wetlands at Strouds Creek 12 headwaters. She calculated 19,600 gallons daily draw for 49 homes, questioning groundwater 13 impacts. She emphasized 13 lots directly back to Strouds Creek with 20 more backing to 14 wetlands, warning of "inevitable contamination" from septic fields, stormwater runoff, and 15 fertilizers. Without rezoning, the developer could build 20 homes on one-plus acre lots, reducing 16 impacts by half. 17 Scott Robinson said he has two children at ERA, but is also a neighbor downstream from 18 this property. He said he is concerned about the potential for contamination, especially given 19 recent flooding from Tropical Storm Chantal. He was also worried about traffic, mentioned 20 endangered Carolina Madtom catfish in the creek, and urged preserving Hillsborough's small- 21 town character. 22 Ali Oho, a student at Eno River Academy and a member of the cross-country team, asked 23 the Board to deny the rezoning request. She spoke about the diverse wildlife on the property and 24 is concerned that they will be impacted by the proposed development. 25 Stephanie Waller cited Forestar and parent company DR Horton's legal issues, including 26 $400,000 civil penalties for Clean Water Act violations and sediment pollution. She criticized 27 Forestar's lack of transparency and contingency planning, placing responsibility on others (town 28 for water, DOT for traffic). She questioned their reputation and asked for accountability measures 29 if approved. 30 David Nagel, 11-year Eno River Academy parent and board chair, argued the proposal 31 contradicts current and 2050 land use plans designating the area as agricultural residential. He 32 questioned how dense development provides quality of life, noting Forestar's business model 33 creates value through entitlements. He said the property's value would quadruple from $1.2 34 million to $5 million through rezoning alone. 35 Elizabeth Millan asked the Board to deny the rezoning request. She said her concerns are 36 impacts to public safety and bad traffic congestion. She studied NCDOT's five-year history 37 showing nearly 150 accidents and several fatalities. 38 Jeanine Gangloff said she is concerned about impacts to traffic. She described her 39 children navigating 55 mph traffic with logging trucks and casino traffic from Danville, noting two 40 entrances on either side of a hill. She said fire, EMS, and police should be here to give expertise 41 because they will be the ones who are responding to accidents. She asked the Board to deny the 42 rezoning request. 43 Christine Preddy asked the Board to deny the request. She said it is too much 44 development too fast and will impact Eno River Academy downstream. She said she didn't realize 45 there were 5 fatalities in 5 years in this area., and is in favor of keeping the property open and 46 green for the students at ERA. 47 Otto Bermeo, a parent with 12 years of experience at Eno River Academy, voiced his 48 concerns during the public hearing. He emphasized the importance of reconciling the positive 45 1 experiences his children and their peers have had in school programs with the potential impact of 2 removing valuable teaching resources if the proposed development proceeds. Boro highlighted 3 that the school's outdoor environment is an essential part of the educational experience, enabling 4 students to learn from nature and the surrounding land. He, like many others, appealed to the 5 commissioners to evaluate the broader impact on education and the community before deciding 6 on the rezoning proposal. 7 Laura Streitfeld asked the Board to deny the request to rezone. She calculated a 23,520- 8 gallon daily water draw for the proposed development, pointing out that groundwater in similar 9 areas in Orange County regenerates at less than 400 gallons per day per acre. She emphasized 10 the implications of concentrating a high water draw like this on a relatively small area, especially 11 in terms of potential environmental impacts. She also highlighted that such a concentrated 12 extraction could detrimentally affect both the groundwater supply for residents and the natural 13 habitat, including the creek and wetlands nearby. This level of extraction could stress the local 14 groundwater resources, leading to issues for both the community and local ecosystems. 15 Winifred Johnson, who resides on Highway 86, shared her distress over the potential 16 impacts on well water and the traffic situation. She described her personal experiences living near 17 three hills along Highway 86, where the planned entrances for the development would create 18 hazardous "go-kart" conditions. 19 Annalisa Hartlaub asked the Board to deny the request. She expressed concerns over the 20 potential impact of the proposed development, particularly focusing on the risk of neighbors losing 21 water access due to the demands of the community well. She asked who these properties would 22 serve in the community and said the applicant's presentation didn't assure her that there would 23 be no sewer contamination. 24 Eva Nagel said this development will impact her school and the cross-country team. She 25 emphasized the issue of pollution potentially affecting Strouds Creek, which Eno River Academy 26 uses frequently for educational purposes. Her concerns extended to traffic safety along Highway 27 86 and 57. She fears the increased traffic from the development would exacerbate existing 28 hazardous conditions, further endangering community members and school families who 29 navigate these roads daily. She said the negatives outweigh the positives of this proposal. 30 Joe Phelps, lifelong Orange County resident and former Hillsborough mayor, didn't oppose 31 the Browns developing their land, but questioned the number of lots and the logistics of fitting 32 wells and septic systems on the 20,000 square foot lots. He said he is skeptical of Hillsborough's 33 water availability, given limitations and potential large developments south of town. He said he is 34 familiar with the Town's water limitations, and unless there is a guarantee, wouldn't count on 35 approval. 36 37 A motion was made by Commissioner Fowler, seconded by Commissioner McKee, to 38 close the public hearing. 39 40 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 41 42 Commissioner Greene said she sent a staff memo to the rest of the Board today that the 43 Hillsborough Board of Commissioners will be receiving at their meeting on Monday. She shared 44 information from her recent conversations with Hillsborough Mayor Bell and Assistant Town 45 Manager Matt Efird. She said the land in question is within the current Urban Services boundary, 46 but Hillsborough intends to pull it back, which would require a revision to the COCA. She read 47 from Hillsborough's 2023 comprehensive plan, which clarifies Hillsborough's focus on prioritizing 48 water and sewer for annexation and focusing remaining capacity in-town rather than extending 46 1 them into the county. She also read from the staff memo she sent around, which emphasized the 2 town did comment through the Hillsborough Orange Courtesy Orange County courtesy plan 3 review process that it may be able to provide water-only service to this development without 4 annexation, but this comment was informational in nature and was not an offer to serve. The 5 memo also highlighted concerns about service delivery issues, high infrastructure maintenance 6 costs, traffic at problem intersections, and residents being misled about town limits and available 7 services. Commissioner Greene said knowing whether Hillsborough will provide water is material 8 to her decision and said she would like to consider this matter after the Town's meeting where 9 they will receive this memo. 10 Given the late hour and need for the closed session and consent agenda approval, Chair 11 Bedford proposed continuing the item. 12 13 A motion was made by Chair Bedford, seconded by Vice-Chair Hamilton, to continue this 14 item and bring it back for consideration at the next business meeting on November 18 at 7 pm at 15 Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill." 16 17 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 18 19 Chair Bedford clarified that no public comment would be allowed at the continued hearing. 20 21 b. Unified Development Ordinance Text Amendments — Impervious Surfaces, Watershed 22 Protection Overlay Districts, and Stream Buffers 23 A motion was made by Chair Bedford, seconded by Commissioner McKee, to continue 24 this item and bring it back for consideration at the next business meeting on November 18 at 7:00 25 PM at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill. 26 27 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 28 29 30 6. Regular Agenda 31 None. 32 33 34 7. Reports 35 None. 36 37 38 8. Consent Agenda 39 40 • Removal of Any Items from Consent Agenda 41 • Approval of Remaining Consent Agenda 42 . Discussion and Approval of the Items Removed from the Consent Agenda 43 44 A motion was made by Commissioner Fowler, seconded by Vice-Chair Hamilton, to 45 approve the consent agenda. 46 47 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 48 49 a. Minutes for October 7, 2025 Business Meeting and October 14, 2025 Joint Meeting with 50 Chiefs Association and Work Session 47 1 The Board approved the draft minutes for the October 7, 2025 Business Meeting and October 14, 2 2025 Joint Meeting with Chiefs Association and Work Session, as corrected. 3 b. Motor Vehicle Property Tax Releases/Refunds 4 The Board adopted a resolution to release motor vehicle property tax values for nine (9)taxpayers 5 with a total of nine (9) bills that will result in a reduction of revenue. 6 c. Property Tax Releases/Refunds 7 The Board adopted a resolution to release property tax values for ten (10) taxpayers with a total 8 of thirteen (13) bills that will result in a reduction of revenue. 9 d. Late Applications for Property Tax Exemption/Exclusion 10 The Board approved nineteen (19) untimely applications for exemption/exclusion from ad valorem 11 taxation for nineteen (19) bills for the 2025 tax year. 12 e. Resolution Updating Compensation for Board of Equalization and Review Members 13 The Board received results from a state-wide survey of compensation provided to Board of 14 Equalization and Review (BOER) members, reviewed options for updating compensation for 15 Orange County's BOER members, and approved a resolution authorizing updated compensation 16 levels for BOER members. 17 f. Purchase of Equipment and Vehicles for Solid Waste Management 18 The Board approved and authorized Orange County Solid Waste to purchase: 19 1) Three (3) pieces of equipment: 20 Cat 910 Compact Wheel Loader 21 Cat 317GC Hydraulic Excavator 22 Cat 926 Small Wheel Loader; and 23 2) Two (2) vehicles 24 2026 Ford F250 4X4 Pickup; and 25 2026 Ford F250 Super cab XL Pickup. 26 g. Family Caregivers Month and Caregiver Day of Care Proclamation 27 The Board approved a proclamation recognizing November 2025 as Family Caregivers Month in 28 Orange County and designated November 8, 2025 as Orange County's Caregiver Day of Care. 29 h. Proclamation Recognizinq and Honoring Leo Allison 30 The Board approved a proclamation recognizing and honoring Leo Allison as an "Orange County 31 Community Treasure". 32 L Proclamation Recognizing and Honoring Jean Andrews Earnhardt 33 The Board approved a proclamation recognizing and honoring Jean Andrews Earnhardt as an 34 "Orange County Community Treasure". 35 36 37 9. County Manager's Report 38 Travis Myren had no report for the Board. 39 40 41 10. County Attorney's Report 42 John Roberts had no report for the Board. 43 44 45 48 1 11. *Appointments 2 a. Orange County Broadband Task Force—Appointments Discussion 3 The Board discussed and approved appointments to the Orange County Broadband Task Force. 4 BACKGROUND: At the October 7, 2025 Business Meeting, the Board of County Commissioners 5 (BOCC) amended the charge of the Orange County Broadband Task Force (the Task Force), 6 appointed two (2) Commissioners, and re-appointed two (2) Orange County Resident - At-Large 7 members. The BOCC also directed the Clerk to advertise the remaining three (3) Orange County 8 Resident -At-Large positions, with an application deadline of October 26, 2025. 9 10 The updated charge of the Task Force is: 11 1. To discuss broadband solutions that will improve the quality of high-speed internet 12 services to Orange County residents, and 13 2. To recommend a plan to the Board of Orange County Commissioners to expand reliable 14 high-speed internet services to all County residents and businesses. 15 3. To update and track broadband coverage needs as State and Federal program awards 16 are made. 17 4. To consult with County staff on how to best communicate information related to broadband 18 coverage to all residents. 19 20 All positions have been filled except three (3)of the Orange County Resident—At-Large positions. 21 22 The full composition of the Task Force includes: 23 24 • County Manager 31 • Durham Technical Community 25 • Orange County Chief Information 32 College Representative 26 Officer 33 • Two (2) Commissioners 27 • Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools 34 • Five (5) Orange County Residents -- 28 Superintendent Designee 35 At-Large 29 • Orange County Schools 30 Superintendent Designee 36 37 The following positions are presented for Board consideration: 38 NAME POSITION TYPE OF EXPIRATION DESCRIPTION APPOINTMENT DATE TERM BOCC At-Large First Full Term 09/30/2028 Appointee BOCC At-Large First Full Term 09/30/2028 Appointee BOCC At-Large First Full Term 09/30/2028 Appointee 39 40 Tara May introduced the item. She reemphasized an email she sent earlier this week, 41 explaining that the content of one applicant's application was erroneously imported into another 42 applicant's application, resulting in them having the same answers. She reminded the Board that 43 she sent them the correct application for Patrick Murphy and a copy is also at their seats. 44 45 Vice-Chair Hamilton nominated Andrew Leeb for appointment. 46 49 1 VOTE FOR ANDREW LEEB: UNANIMOUS 2 3 Commissioner Greene nominated Eric Kurtz for appointment. 4 5 VOTE FOR ERIC KURTZ: UNANIMOUS 6 7 Commissioner Portie-Ascott nominated Matthew Clements for appointment. 8 9 VOTE FOR MATTHEW CLEMENTS: Ayes, 4 (Commissioner Portie-Ascott, Commissioner 10 Carter, Commissioner Fowler, Commissioner McKee); Nays, 3 (Chair Bedford, Vice-Chair 11 Hamilton, Commissioner Greene) 12 13 Chair Bedford nominated Roy Schonberg for appointment. 14 15 VOTE FOR ROY SCHONBERG:Ayes, 3 (Chair Bedford,Vice-Chair Hamilton, Commissioner 16 Greene); Nays, 4 (Commissioner Portie-Ascott, Commissioner Carter, Commissioner 17 Fowler, Commissioner McKee) 18 19 After additional discussion, Commissioner Carter made a motion to reconsider the vote 20 for Matthew Clements. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Fowler. 21 22 VOTE TO RECONSIDER MATTHEW CLEMENTS: Ayes, 1 (Commissioner McKee); Nays, 6 23 (Chair Bedford, Vice-Chair Hamilton, Commissioner Carter, Commissioner Fowler, 24 Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Portie-Ascott) 25 26 Vice-Chair Hamilton nominated Patrick Murphy for appointment. 27 28 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 29 30 31 12. Information Items 32 • October 21, 2025 BOCC Meeting Follow-up Actions List 33 • Tax Collector's Report— Numerical Analysis 34 • Tax Collector's Report— Measure of Enforced Collections 35 • Tax Collector's Report— Foreclosure Chart 36 • Tax Assessor's Report— Releases/Refunds under $100 37 . Memorandum —Appeals and Neighborhood Reviews Update Reports 38 Memorandum — Uproar Festival of Public Art 2025 39 40 41 13. Closed Session 42 43 A motion was made by Vice-Chair Hamilton, seconded by Chair Bedford, to enter into 44 closed session at 10:02 PM to "consult with an attorney employed or retained by the public body 45 in order to preserve the attorney-client privilege between the attorney and the public body," 46 pursuant to NCGS 143-318(a)(3). 47 48 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 49 50 1 RECONVENE INTO REGULAR SESSION 2 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to 3 reconvene into regular session at 10:22 p.m. 4 5 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 6 7 Adjournment 8 9 A motion was made by Commissioner Fowler, seconded by Commissioner Greene, to 10 adjourn the meeting at 10:22 p.m. 11 12 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 13 14 Jamezetta Bedford, Chair 15 16 17 Recorded by Tara May, Deputy Clerk to the Board 18 19 Submitted for approval by Laura Jensen, Clerk to the Board Attachment 2 1 1 DRAFT MINUTES 2 ORANGE COUNTY 3 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 4 WORK SESSION 5 November 11, 2025 6 7:00 p.m. 7 8 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Work Session on Tuesday, November 9 11, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, NC. 10 11 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Jamezetta Bedford, Vice-Chair Jean Hamilton, 12 and Commissioners Marilyn Carter, Amy Fowler, Sally Greene, Earl McKee, and Phyllis Portie- 13 Ascott 14 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None 15 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts 16 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Travis Myren, Deputy County Manager Caitlin 17 Fenhagen, and Clerk to the Board Laura Jensen. (All other staff members will be identified 18 appropriately below) 19 20 Chair Bedford called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. All commissioners were present. 21 22 Commissioner Portie-Ascott and Vice-Chair Hamilton volunteered to join the planning 23 committee for the January 2026 BOCC retreat. 24 25 1. Orange County Land Use Plan 2050 — Board Request for Additional Information 26 The Board received the third presentation in a series in response to the Board's request for 27 additional background information for the Land Use Plan 2050 process. 28 29 BACKGROUND: At its April 8, 2025 work session, the Board reviewed a tentative schedule for 30 receiving presentations from County staff and in some cases, guest presenters, to provide 31 additional background information for better informing its direction on the Land Use Plan 2050 32 process. The Board's calendar preference was for staff to schedule agenda items through mid- 33 November to receive the information. 34 35 Attachment A is Part A of the BOCC request for additional information grouped into six (6) topic 36 areas by subject. To cover all topic areas, presentations to the Board are scheduled for work 37 sessions on September 9, October 14, and November 11, 2025; and at half-day retreats, 38 scheduled for November 14 and November 21, 2025. The half-day retreats are needed to cover 39 Part B (Attachment B) of the Board's request for information and will include several guest 40 presenters. 41 42 The PowerPoint presentation (Attachment C) addresses Board questions, as follows: 43 Rural Activity Nodes 44 a) Remind us why there are two, what uses are allowed in each of them, and for which 45 sizes of population. 46 b) What uses are currently in the existing rural activity nodes? 47 c) Why combine them? 48 d) If commercial is allowed, what specific commercial uses? 49 e) Additional residential? What types? 50 2 1 Planning staff continues its coordination with the Home Builders Association (HBA) of Durham, 2 Orange, and Chatham County for the purpose of obtaining developer input for the Land Use Plan 3 2050. The HBA provided a letter (Attachment D) to the BOCC in August of this year with some 4 preliminary input. The HBA staff has also indicated a willingness to help inform its membership 5 of engagement opportunities, when scheduled. Following BOCC authorization to proceed, the 6 next phase of the Land Use Plan 2050 process is Community Engagement Window#3, to unveil 7 a draft Land Use Plan 2050, and is anticipated to occur next spring. Additional information, 8 including robust public notification, will be forthcoming closer to the opening of engagement. 9 10 Additional information about the project, including e-mail sign-up for project updates, are available 11 on the project website: https://www.orangecountylanduseplan.com. 12 13 Completed project deliverables, including Fact Book; outreach summaries; and more, are also 14 available on the project website: 15 https://www.orangecountylanduseplan.com/resources 16 17 Why does Orange County Need to Update its Land Use Plan? - In North Carolina, local 18 governments that apply "...zoning regulations... shall adopt and reasonably maintain a 19 comprehensive plan or land-use plan (G.S. 160D-501(a)). This statute requires that zoning 20 regulations are "in accordance with a comprehensive plan" and requires that local governments 21 make statements of consistency when making rezoning decisions on a development application. 22 The existing Orange County Comprehensive Plan was adopted in November 2008. 23 24 Cy Stober, Planning and Inspections Director, made the following presentation: 25 26 Slide #1 ORANGE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA Orange County Land Use Plan 2050- Board Request for Additional Information 27 28 3 1 Slide #2 �- ORANGE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA Rural Activity Nodes BOCC Request a) Remind us why there are two, what uses are allowed in each of them,and for which sizes of population. b) What uses are currently in the existing rural activity nodes? c] Why combine them? d) If commercial is allowed, what specific commercial uses? e) Additional residential? What types? 2 3 4 Slide #3 a)Remind us why there are two,what uses are allowed in each of them.and for which sizes of population. Text included in the original Land Use Element(1981): • To minimize the existing energy-inefficient and land consuming pattern of rural sprawl, the Land Use Element(incl. Map) is premised on two basic strategies: activity nodes and infill development • The activity nodes are of various sizes and types to accommodate specified levels of intensity of commercial and industrial activities The activity nodes established in 1981 were included as part of the 2Q30 Comprehensive Plan (2008) and shown on the Future Land Use Map (FLUM). While there have been changes to some of the activity nodes over time, the Rural Activity Nodes established in 1981 remain the same. ORANGE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA 5 6 7 4 1 Slide #4 CommunityRural • r r •• Rural Industrial -Alpt� •. - ••- r. . Land focused on Land focused on Land focused on designated road designated road designated road intersections which serve intersections within the intersections within the as nodal crossroads for the rural area that is rural area that is surrounding rural appropriate for small-scale appropriate for small scale community and is an commercial uses industrial uses which do appropriate location for characteristic of"Mom and not require urban type any of the following uses: Pop"convenience stores services. church, fire station, small and gas stations. post office, school,or other similar institutional uses and one or more commercial uses. 112-mile radius 114-mile radius 112-mile radius To serve the surrounding To serve the surrounding Located in areas with a low-density rural and low-density rural and very low-density rural agricultural population, agricultural population, population. generally 1,000-5,000 generally less than 1,000 persons. persons. 2 5 are located on Map 10 are located an Map 4 are located on the Map 3 4 Slide #5 t})What uses are currently in the existing Rural Activity Nodes? • Based on Orange County's address layer, maintained by Land Records, there are 549 properties located in a Rural Activity Node with a "building use". TOTAL-Alt Rural Activity Nodes Building Use *of BWLdings Commercial 38 Communication Tower[Other Utility 7 Educational 1 Fire Station 1 Industrial 6 Other Structure(FarmlCommunity) 11 Religious__ 9 Residential 476 Total so • The following slides show how developed uses are distributed among the RANs ORANGE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA 5 6 7 5 1 Slide #6 Future Land Use Map-Rural Community Activity Nodes(ROAN}Developement Status There are 5 RCANs located on the Future Land Use Map(FLUM), ,ks ■ Totaling 2,500-acres ■ Based on noted assumption,24%of the parcel acreage within the RCANs ` `-�/� are developed • This does not representthe actual impervious surface development # footprint _ mr • These Nodes have been included on 3. the FLUM since the Land Use Element d ¢' was originally adopted in 1981 , " • The majority of the developed land uses within the RNANs existed in n 1981 T l � '-Ir raek weal r2wwc• 1 imw.. k v - _unao.lw.d opiooee' ,�e°ear�za`a,E: s.. ~A�.... 2 3 4 Slide #7 Future land Use Map-Rural Neighborhood Activity Nodes(RNAN)-Developement Status There are 10 RNANs located on the Future Land Use Map(FLUM). ■ Totaling+-1,166-acres Tsbl 12sx' ■ Based on noted assumption,51%of L- T UVu the parcel acreage within the RNANs \,^ are developed it - iz>, , • This does not representthe actual impervious surface development footprint j • These Nodes have been included on U TW the FLUM since the Land Use Element J was originally adopted in 1981 +► ■ The majority of the developed land uses within the RNANs existed in � 1981 0.wbpW 50Pc LkNvebp.d 4d5i Talk RNKN Mx'^,ISB.e' Irclida �r Weis „oma �.s�.a- ebPOeut,nku 5 6 7 6 1 Slide #8 Analysis: Future lad U nse Map-Rural Industrial Activity Nodes(RIAN}Developemert Status [meavN Sac -4 - � - 'Goiogr There are 3 RIANs located on the Future Land e , Use Map(FLU M). • Totaling-910-acres Ii ■ Based on noted assumption,41%of the parcel acreage within the RIANs pr are developed az" • This does not represent the actual impervious surface development footprint �.. • These Nodes have been included on the FLUM since the Land Use Element 4. was originally adopted in 1981 g Y p ■ The majority of the developed land uses within the RIANs existed in 1981 2 3 4 Slide #9 Rural Activity Nodes wam c���n sr®,,.coim°y • TOTAL-AU Rural Activity Nodes 8uIWInguse Builth 94 Commercial 38 6.9% i Communication Tower/Other lJtitity 7 1.3% Educational 1 0.2% Fire Statlon 1 6.2% Industrial 6 1.1% Other Structure(Farm/Community) 11 2.0% Religious 9 1.6% Residential 476 86.7% Toull so 100.0% a A m°"""�" A®. ORANGE COUNTY y NORTH CAROLINA 5 6 Cy Stober said there are about 4,500 acres in activity nodes in the county, and about 40% 7 have been developed. 7 1 Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked why some activity nodes had not been developed and 2 if one of the reasons is that development requests have been denied. 3 Cy Stober said in the last three years, there have been four applications on activity nodes. 4 He said they included the Dollar General, the Family Dollar, the Fiddlehead project, and the 86 5 North project. 6 Commissioner Portie-Ascott said she was told the property in the 86 North project had 7 been on the market 10 years, this was the fourth buyer, and all the other requests had been 8 denied. 9 Cy Stober said some of that were petitions to the town as well as the county. He said this 10 was the third time he'd seen a potential project on the property during his time at the county and 11 that the other two dropped out after talking through the potential challenges for development. He 12 said that there is another zoning application and if the party moves forward, it will come to the 13 Board for review in the spring. He said that would make five in 3 and a half years, and would be 14 for a commercial use. 15 Vice-Chair Hamilton asked what the population is in each activity node. She asked what 16 the creators were thinking about when they created the concept of the activity node. 17 Cy Stober said he did not know, and they didn't have any notes from the time they were 18 created, 45 years ago. 19 Vice-Chair Hamilton asked if those areas have become denser. 20 Cy Stober said they've seen more subdivisions on the 54 and 86 corridors, particularly 21 outside the rural buffer, but they don't have data on it. He said that in the northern part of the 22 county, there are soil issues which make it difficult to subdivide the land for residential purposes. 23 He said hasn't been developed for commercial purposes at this time. He said there are septic 24 issues in the northern part of the county due to soil suitability for septic systems. 25 26 Slide #10 The following slides include photo images from the 5 Rural Community Activity Modes (roadway intersection views) ©RANGE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA 27 28 29 8 1 Slide #11 T� r A i P ' 2 3 Cy Stober said the photos in slide #11 are in the Cedar Grove activity node. 4 5 Slide #12 ` 'S _ a 6 7 Cy Stober said the photos in slide #12 are in the Carr activity node. 9 1 Slide #13 tr 2 3 Cy Stober said the photos in slide #13 are in the Schley activity node. 4 5 Slide #14 NC S7jNC 157 6 7 Cy Stober said the photos in slide #14 are in the Caldwell activity node. 10 1 Slide #15 �4 2 3 Cy Stober said the photos in slide #15 are in the White Cross activity node. 4 5 Slide #16 c)Why combine Rural Activity Nodes? • The preliminary draft Land Use Plan 2050 included a Future Land Use Map (FLUM) that classified all rural nodes into one type, "Rural Activity Node", described as follows: "Rural Activity Nodes are key intersections of larger rural roads and state highways that can or do already serve the surrounding community with commercial retail and service uses.Nodes are located at strategic crossroads to provide daily commercial and service needs within a short drive of rural neighborhoods and home sites in the county. Existing development varies greatly by location but generally includes single-family homes,neighborhood-scale commercial uses such as service stations and convenience stores, farms,forestry,and undeveloped parcels." • The concept of combing was introduced because of the similarities of compatible zoning districts permitted among the RNAN, RCAN, and RIAN. • Simplifying the number of land use categories will help create a more user-friendly plan. ORANGE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA 6 11 1 Cy Stober said that the FLUM described in slide #16 was based on surveys with the 2 community. 3 Commissioner McKee said population was possibly not a consideration when creating the 4 rural activity nodes. He said there is still very low population density in those nodes, and only one 5 with any appreciable activity, which is Caldwell. He said as the population increases; you may get 6 more activity in the nodes. He said in the case of Caldwell, it might not make sense for someone 7 else to put in another store. He said there are some heavily traveled roads in the northern part of 8 the county which may be appropriate for storage facilities. He said he thought it was important to 9 keep the activity nodes for future use, but he did not see the possibility of changes in the short 10 term. 11 Commissioner Portie-Ascott noted that when she lived in the Carr area, they expected 12 development and internet infrastructure to eventually come, but it never did. She asked when 13 and if the Board would have a discussion on changing things so that more development can go 14 into those nodes. 15 Commissioner McKee said when thinking about expanding opportunities, a better choice 16 for a node would have been the Efland-Cedar Grove Road/86 intersection where there is already 17 a tire store. He said that Highway 86 is a high traffic flow area. He said that in 1981, these nodes 18 were probably all equal at that time. He said that traffic flow would now support additional 19 businesses there. 20 Commissioner Carter said the proposed changes to the future land use map shows a node 21 at the intersection referenced by Commissioner McKee. 22 Vice-Chair Hamilton the way she understood the conception of the rural activity nodes, is 23 that the decision makers at the time were leaving room for services to the community. She said 24 the fact that something hasn't developed tells her that the economics aren't behind it. She said 25 the one node that does concern her is the rural industrial activity node, because if what they are 26 planning for is not compatible with the economics or other uses, then maybe the Board needs to 27 decide that the node is not relevant anymore. 28 29 Slide #17 Appendix F:Land Use and Zoning Matrix xarnao NfsraMln C'Yayr11.0 T—Nb• F,r t Adwl•trlr .Uy M• iprl a•drr d�ppr.ylpu of W J.W Fiaa•1•a A.— C"trrM1e ra TwasN4pA 1d 5:'.0 irae.0 ion • ♦ ♦ to V..—Tmdtlaa '- q <°•nwerelal TraullWa. � � � g Aefiy mn.raLl-fwdinrsi•F ♦ FTrsoN[q�Acrh — _ Ernaask Nwrl•Fwrr1 T i Mawl Nafor R RMidralial Rural Coaaaar♦ip AcBshy Bawl Y�YY•r►nad a 4 A $uwl lud•srrial AcWNq ♦ ♦ \•da P•Mre C•r•mAwr • The Matrix links the County's zoning districts to the future land use classifications. • Note the similarities among the Zoning districts that are compatible with RANs • Different only in the application of 1-1 and MPD-CD GRANGE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA 30 12 1 Cy Stober said there is a lot of redundancy between the activity nodes. He said that due 2 to lack of build out, changes in state laws, particularly with agricultural industrial uses, and 3 consistency and harmony with the surrounding land uses, the proposed consolidation is largely 4 for commercial uses. He said they are not recommending enabling industrial uses in the rural 5 parts of the county. Her said the specific uses in the industrial activity nodes are not being 6 recommended by staff or the consultant. He said it is consolidating those uses that are permitted. 7 He said the chart in slide#17 is from the land use plan. He said it is the cross reference between 8 zoning districts, which are regulatory and law, and county activity nodes and future land use 9 classes, which are guidance. He said there are not a lot of unique zoning districts that are 10 permitted in activity nodes except for the master plan development, which is only permitted in the 11 rural community activity node, and industrial 1, which could be omitted in the new plan. He said 12 industrial uses are generally not compatible with a lot of rural uses. He said if they are agricultural 13 in nature, they would generally be allowed by right without zoning regulation due to the state law 14 as a form of bonafide farm use. 15 Commissioner Greene said the sense she got from the development of the 1981 land use 16 plan was that the rural activity nodes were to acknowledge the stores that existed at the time in 17 order not to grandfather them out of existence. 18 Cy Stober said they reflect the land use at the time. He said the adopted plan should 19 guide the county in the future. 20 Commissioner Greene said she agreed. 21 Commissioner McKee said that they are deciding for 2050 and they should they not limit 22 the possibilities. He said if you are going to have commercial activity, they need to be sited on 23 major transportation routes. He said if they want to have things easily accessible, we need to put 24 in place something that will allow it. 25 Chair Bedford clarified that Commissioner McKee was ok with combining nodes, but did 26 not want to eliminate those three or four industrial uses. 27 Commissioner McKee said yes, because they don't know what industry will look like in 28 2040 or 2050. 29 Chair Bedford asked if the Treeist application from a few years earlier was light industrial. 30 Cy Stober said it was agricultural support enterprise. 31 Commissioner Greene said that was a qualified use in the rural buffer. 32 Chair Bedford said she could see a similar business working elsewhere in the county. 33 Commissioner Fowler asked for clarification if Commissioner McKee's preference was to 34 keep the industrial nodes as industrial. 35 Commissioner McKee said he would like to keep the option for industrial. He said it is 36 only three nodes. 37 Cy Stober said there are three plus the mine. 38 Commissioner McKee said it allows something in a specific area that could open a door 39 in the future. 40 Chair Bedford said if two are combined and one left alone, then there wouldn't be industrial 41 in all nodes. 42 Cy Stober said yes, and he did not see the value in keeping community and neighborhood 43 nodes separate. 44 45 13 1 Slide #18 d)If commercial is allowed,what specific commercial uses? Appendix Zoning Zo). G DISTRICTS "i L pq ppGy G a r G f l ty Fl asa Dse clan:is.ratiess 8_ OG d PL C o¢ ci .7 Z U L3 : fs k e IvsS1y over Cbapel Hill Trav itiov Perwit Admisutntiov by Oluuieipalitm vvder te•s •.17%,Joisf Plasving Agreemevf- Catrb—Transit'. 20-Year T_dtioo ♦ { { 20-Year Transition • • • ♦ { e Comm¢rcial Trasaitiov z Y a Csmme.cial-Ivdvserial { Transition Activity F' Era v.Develupm , t v' R—A Buffer ♦ ♦ ♦ { { Rural Residential Agdi lWml Reidevtial ♦ ♦ ♦ { { Rmal C•vwnnity Activity Rural Neighborhood Rvrsl Ivdvstrial Activity Nsde ♦ { Public lvt.—t Area • The LUP provides the vision with general definitions and Zoning adds specifics. • The Matrix links the County's zoning districts to the future land use classifications. 2 3 4 Slide #19 Uses Allowed in Local Commercial — 1 (LC-1 ) Zoning District By Right: By Right But With Use-Specific Standards: • Library Community Agricultural Processing Facility • Schools:Performing Arts,Sports, • Community Farmer's Market &Rec. Farm Supply Store&Community Meat Processing Facility • Government Facilities and Office • Care Center in a Residence Buildings Care Facility&Schools:Technical,Trade,&Skill Training • Veterinary Clinic Medical Uses Except as Identified Herein • Botanical Gardens&Arboretums Office&Financial Services Except as Identified Herein • Parks Motor Vehicle Services • Dwellings:Manufactured Homes, Retail Uses Except as Identified Herein Single-Family,Two-Family, Family Care Facility Country Store&Services Uses Except as Identified Herein • Bus and Rail Passenger Shelter Eating&Drinking Establishments • Garden Center&Taxidermy • Various Telecommunications Facilities ➢ Farms/Agriculture (which Water&Sanitary Sewer Pumping Stations are exempt from Zoning Solar Array—Accessory,Residential,&Farm Uses regulations) Club or Lodge&Community Centers Place of Worship&Theaters �� ORANGE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA, 5 14 1 Cy Stober said LC-1 and LC-2 are already permitted in those nodes already. He said if 2 they are consolidated, they could consider all neighborhood commercial as by-right. 3 Vice-Chair Hamilton said they should be clear in what they do not want in industrial nodes. 4 She said if there are some uses they don't want in residential areas, then they should take them 5 out to reduce the conflict between land uses. 6 Commissioner McKee said he is not opposed to combining the two. He said they can 7 identify uses, but he did not want to get it so narrow that it eliminates a Dollar General or a storage 8 facility. 9 10 Slide #20 Uses Allowed in LC-1 (Cont.) Special Use Permit: Conditional Districts that • Recreational Facilities can also be considered; • Group Care Facility • ASE-CD (Agricultural Support • Group Home Enterprises) • Telecommunication Tower 75-214 feet • MPD-CD (Master Plan Dev.)* in height • R-CD (Residential) • Elevated Water Storage Tank • NR-CD (Non-Residential) • Solar Array— Large Facility • Museum The exact uses applied for in a conditional district application would need to be consistent with County plans. *Only in Rural Community Activity Nodes ORANGE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA 11 12 13 15 1 Slide #21 Uses Allowed in Neighborhood Commercial — 2 (NC-2) Zoning [District By Right: By Right But.With Use-Specific Standards: • Library Community Agricuftural Processing Facility • Schools'Performing Arts,Sports, Community Farmer's Market&Cooperative Farm Stand &Rac. Farm Supply Store&Community Meat Processing Facility • Government Facilities and office Greenhouses with On Premises sales Buildings Care Center in a Residence and Care Facility • Veterinary Clinic Schools,Technical,Trade,and Skills Training Botanical Gardens&Arboretums Manufacturing,Assemble,Processing of Food Products Except Identified Herein • Parks Madieal Uses Except as IdAntified Herein Dwellings:Manufactured Homes, Office&Financial Services Except as Identified Herein Single-Family,Two-Family,Family Research Facility-Without Manufacturing Care Facility Motor Vehicle Sales,Rental,&Services • Bus and Rail Passenger Shelter Retail Uses Except as Identified Herein • Parking Country Store&Services Uses Except as Idenlified Herein Rural Special Events Car Wash&Eating&Drinking Establishments • Garden Center,Taxidermy,&Storage of Goods Various Telecommunications Facilities y Farms/Agriculture (which Water&Sanitary Sewer Pumping Stations are exempt from zoning Solar Array-Accessory,Residenlial,&Farm Uses regulations) Club or Lodge,Community Centers&Retreat Centers • Place of Worship&Theaters �. ORANGE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA 2 3 4 Slide #22 Uses Allowed in NC-2 (Cont.) Special Use Permit: Conditional Districts that • Recreational Facilities can also be considered: • Group Care Facility • ASE-CD (Agricultural Support • Group Home Enterprises) • Electric, Gas, and Liquid Fuel • MPD-CD {Master Plan Dev.}' Transmission Lines • R-CD (Residential) • Solar Array—Large Facility • NR-CD (Non-Residential) • Museum • Telecommunication Tower 75-214 feet The exact uses applied for in a in height conditional district application would need to be consistent with County plans. "Only in Rural Community Activity Nodes ORANGE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA 5 6 7 16 1 Slide #23 Unified Development Ordinance — Limiting Standards., • The maximum amount of land zoned LC-1 and LC-2 within Rural Community Activity Nodes shall be limited to ten acres with a five acre limitation imposed within other Nodes, specifically Rural Neighborhood and Rural Industrial Nodes. • In situations where a Node has reached capacity, additional rezoning may be possible through the submittal, processing, and approval of a Conditional District. Acreage limitations shall not apply to property zoned Existing Commercial-5 (EC-5) or as a Conditional District. ORANGE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA 2 3 Commissioner Greene said that the original proposal was to combine all three. She asked 4 if there is a way to simplify them into rural activity nodes that could also include industrial. 5 Cy Stober said they could explore the idea. 6 Commissioner Greene said that in the past, the Board created a list of industrial uses that 7 were not allowed. She said they could do that with the comprehensive land use plan. 8 Cy Stober said they did something similar with the proposal to limit vaping stores. 9 Chair Bedford said, regarding the first bullet point, they are not going to limit it to 5 or 10 10 acres; instead, they will say, "here's the node." 11 Cy Stober said that leaves conditional zoning as the predominant option in those areas. 12 13 17 1 Slide #24 d)If commercial is allowed,what speclfic commercial uses? Switching gears, with the next several slides, from Zoning to the Land Use Plan. . .. ORANGE COUNTY ,NQWFH C:AROUNA 2 3 4 Slide #25 For review...The LUP expresses a vision (relatively broad) and the UDO implements, adding the specificity through zoning districts,development standards, permitted uses, etc. • Expresses a long-range land use vision through goals, policies, and actions • A tool that can be implemented through Unified Development Ordinance(UDO) • Required by law to administer County Zoning Municipalities in Orange County have =-e® their own jurisdictions and supporting plans 5 6 7 18 1 Slide #26 RURAL ACTIVITY NODE(RAM' Descriptio. Rwal ACt ,1y Nodesare key,ntersett—ofi rgrrrural mads and state highways that can or do alreadyu the van'wnding communitywthcorr ,Vretail and service uses Nodes are located at stFatN,c crossroads to prrrvldo daycomrnerc lel and'sor—e needsvethn a short drhe of rwacno,ghbodloodsand homesites In the- ty EMstag devnlopnsent vanes greasy by b.a but g—flymtkldes single-lam,y norma n-vghbortbod-sC.ale commercial uses vuch as—V.tenons and cornnnrence stores I.umS tore try Wd"nde—lopcd Parcol, C harm ter Pattam,and Land,the VIalan 0yQPLAN205 -TM Intent of Rural.4CtIoty Nodes Is to prwlde sm.V...1Iwai g—Ah and �p O non�mndent W.."centers to prwlde s__.nd goads for low-dcrtsny rosden0N commUn Ix i Th—Io Dons am Idoal for the Csiabbshmont of—tan servile StatorK tonsCnlente slortik or maker spxas,and 2 ratrt1atonN xlhntlas OJ •Non-rasltlentMl us[ts such as nelghborhood�s[.ab tomrmKNl mlN4 and servile (/ operatwns that roqulm ad l-1,nfrastructurc such as workshopsand siorage Nakkngs are encowagetl These dewetopmnnts support both thc,mnxKlata cammunllyandthercYyonatterga,byaIksMrgrp dantsandowrwrstomonetge and utlLm them pmpeni cowry.that aro not po-blom tate or wblaban Cwmronmants. Q •Loeatwns were sobclM to OrtwKk xcess to underserved and.+or undar- resdrrcetl tommurntles and the crx:rrtyz grwarrq server popJalon.mlrvmlze or r rduce rchlcle-des 2�led,and st me to prov.de an equ,LaWe d�stntwtron or goods.and services thr"hout the cow,ty •The exlsti�ng development al the Whlto Cross locahon on Nigtwray 5A provides an . No 1 eu.unple of whall these PA_may becomvin+hose e and t,—,Potonlhm W tuRwirtc•-Al-orl—'Oes thlL--lode c+tlartvnml LrMLtonnts.5mall g—cry stores.sconce stations and-Ml to oIted Nrslnessas aEvmourMcd by de,,.k Pw d horn-.and early accessible by the C•vst.rg mads. •In aWitron to the non-msldenh"""P.—L'of the node;lho dewlopmant of nealble s.bdn Ions;c'onrs Va1l subdrnsonsi wah Ckaten d tomes.and sh led PUBLIC REVIEW DRAFT osote —aged her,,td pLe mom -wlthln tonvonlent d.,,.-.of these an+onmos and 'oatocompleto nc ghborhoods MARCH 3,M25 •Water and wastewater wells and system;may be located off-s,le bey the ou they setup and aro-c kdod With nodes when site condlllons proh,Wt on- ute Cabo : M PVBLK REVIEW DRAFr 2 3 4 Slide #27 Conservation and Growth Framework Map In coordination with Clarion Associates, staff analyzed all RANs - ------ to inform the locations provided on r the preliminary draft FLUM. The following was considered: r-Tj Existing (2008) FLUM and locations of RANs Existing zoning Parcel size and shape Existing land use , ,• j Average Annual Daily Traffic Is NCDOT Functional Classification of h��« Roads Social Vulnerability Index (SVI)and regional transportation ®R Environmental Justice Plan Critical watersheds Lxh OIv+�+a•^�. Environmental resources and wildlife habitats (Eno-New HopeC3 Wildlife Habitat Connectivity report Planning professional acumen ..- 5 PUBLIC REVIEW DRAB 4 6 7 19 1 Slide #28 Rural Activity Nodes included in V YA1iy � . preliminary draft Land Use Plan 2050 �� t � p' � L• 6rnooe .nefM1 MEIk,JlYpRMa �' ■0lohbiW 1rd61m ownrr iavo:e 2 3 4 Slide #29 Rural Activity Nodes /3 tt .�/ • it ��'. _ oM Oen 5 6 Cy Stober showed a comparison of the current rural activity node map on the left of slide 7 #29 to the new proposed map on the right. He highlighted the differences on the map. He offered 8 to summarize the changes and send them to the Board. 20 1 Vice-Chair Hamilton said she preferred using parcel shapes rather than geometric shapes 2 to determine rural activity nodes. She asked if residents in the rural activity nodes would find it 3 difficult to sell their homes or if they will end up with industry or something close to them that 4 doesn't work for them. 5 Cy Stober said there are residences in all the nodes. He reiterated that this is just 6 guidance, not zoning regulations. He said that there may be some residents in an economic 7 development district where they find limitations for selling their land for residential purposes. He 8 said that doesn't apply to any of these nodes. He said there may be some folks zoned for existing 9 commercial, and he would be happy to talk to them about initiating a rezoning. 10 Vice-Chair Hamilton said there are people who maybe wouldn't come to the county with 11 issues, and the county should be proactive in reaching out. 12 Chair Bedford noted that there in the previous plan, the sense of environmental or social 13 justice for minority neighborhoods didn't exist. 14 Commissioner Carter asked for a refresher on the scope of what is allowed by having 15 master plan development conditional districts. 16 Cy Stober said a master plan development can integrate different types of uses. He said 17 it could be multi-family with single family or commercial with residential. He said it is intended to 18 support master plan developments that provide for amenities and services at varying scales. He 19 said it is large scale, not small scale. 20 Commissioner Carter said that would mean hundreds of homes and possibly multiple 21 commercial institutions. 22 Cy Stober said the metric is in the TIA requirements for 800 trips per day, so that would 23 be 80 homes and above that it would be large scale. 24 Commissioner Carter said master plan development is enabled already in zoning, they 25 just don't get many of those. She read a section from the agenda packet on how a new rural 26 activity node can provide in terms of future development. She said there is a reference to water 27 and wastewater wells and systems that may be located off site beyond the areas they serve and 28 are included within nodes when site conditions prevent onsite location. She asked for more 29 information. 30 Cy Stober said that provided one has all their deeds in place, they can locate a well, septic, 31 or stormwater device off the property, outside of the zoning district or the activity node. 32 Commissioner Carter asked if there are examples of this in Orange County. 33 Cy Stober said yes. 34 35 21 1 Slide #30 •:'j Additional residential?What types? RURAL ACTIVITY NODE(RAN) Deunptla+n Rural Actwrty Nodes aro key rn-rsectmns of Luger rural ro d%aril stn-hlghwnys p on already sere the surror—h-c—ty weth cammncs,J eared and W1— I tM.Y Nath dro}oea-dAt-N.9.ero„,q top—di,daty eomnlprt IN ar.0 xrnee � K f� —d—t—III shpt dn]eer Raaf +,ghbprhoods an11.1—utas In the county Exlsl,ng •.�'. devobpment vatesgruatly bfrl.abut gon—Ily oxlud-vrgk-fam,ly homes. Fa�1- nerghherrwod-seaycwnmare,Motes such m servrca stations and cpwere,ence stores. farms farcntryarrd utl—k p.d p—.h f+ Chaactw,Pattsm,and Limind Uw YdsIm • The IM—t ai Rur,w—1,Iy Nodes,:to provrde smalLutle rural growth 1-1 rwn-resdent W—r—y centers to provvrde urWlres 1-19—for bw-Aensrty orn—cra rosldenhal cnes These lo¢anon5 are,tlnal fp the esSabCrshmnnt atrarstaulorts servletslafrom eaa,en,mta stares ar mal,c,sP-Y--d ret mrtnorvViectrvrtics rrCfeprrrmysr wnrrCrosti peryw Car,c. ..,Je Mips bneeM '11 •Nnrr esdont,.w uxs3src I1 as negnborhoodit epMm IN I-MI mid SaaMCe opera sthtl—qun--rrps,hnf—nt rue s,]ch as wI,—ps and storage bulld,ngs are crKou,ageo TI—dI—Ilo a UaiIoponboththIo— d,ala tommunrty nr,d thr'rogron nt lige.byatpreng rps,derrt5 and pwn@r5 tp mp,Cl,M RURAL ACTIVITY NODE BUILDING DLOcKS nr,d ert,Lm their p,opcdus,n ways thnl pe rel pasvbb,n urbm er vihrrG lny+renmgnb. 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The HBA provided a letter(Attachment D)to the BOCC in August of this year with some preliminary input. The HBA staff has also indicated a willingness to help inform its membership of engagement opportunities, when scheduled. Following SOCC authorization to proceed,the next phase of the Land Use Plan 2050 process is Community Engagement window#3,to unveil a draft Land Use Plan 2050, and is anticipated to occur next year. ORANGE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA 6 7 8 Slide #35 Questions 1 Discussion �1 ORANGE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA 9 24 1 2. Options for Sale of Property at 6823 Millhouse Road 2 The Board considered options for the sale of all or a portion of 79.05 acres of County-owned land 3 at 6823 Millhouse Road for the purpose of a future soccer-oriented active recreation facility. 4 5 BACKGROUND: In November 2004, Orange County acquired 69 acres of land at 6823 Millhouse 6 Road, located north of Chapel Hill, from the late Mrs. Julia Blackwood for a future park site, 7 planned to be a soccer center for southern Orange County. The County subsequently purchased 8 an adjoining 10 acres in 2007 for a total of 79.05 acres. This land is located just north of the old 9 County landfill (north), and is across the North Carolina Railroad "J Line" spur from the Town of 10 Chapel Hill Operations Center. The property is in the Rural Buffer land use and zoning district— 11 adjoining the Orange Water&Sewer Authority(OWASA) urban services boundary on its southern 12 and eastern borders. 13 14 The concept for a future soccer-oriented park at this location has been listed in previous County 15 Capital Investment Plans (CIPs) dating back to the 2000's, known as the "Millhouse Road Park" 16 project. The planned focus for park is for a soccer field complex, with low-impact recreation on 17 the western portion of the property adjacent to Duke Forest. The northwest corner of the site 18 contains a portion of a State-listed Natural Heritage site, and is in proximity to Blackwood 19 Mountain, located within Duke Forest. The property contains two (2) access easements on the 20 northern and southern boundary lines, the latter of which was the subject of a future realignment 21 plan as part of a 2024 rezoning of an adjacent property owned by Acer, LLC (The Treeist). The 22 Blackwood Division of Duke Forest is located to the west and southwest of the property, and a 23 portion of the original Julia Blackwood property was acquired by Duke in 2004 as part of the 24 negotiations for the County's acquisition. This land is now a part of Duke Forest. 25 26 Preliminary design work was undertaken around 2008 for a six-field soccer complex and 27 approximately 25-30 acre wooded preserve adjacent to Duke Forest, but the project was deferred 28 after the economic recession of 2009. In 2015, the County began discussions with the Town of 29 Chapel Hill regarding a joint partnership for the soccer complex, which was reflected in both the 30 County and Town parks and recreation master plans and CIPs (the project was subsequently 31 pushed beyond the 10-year County CIP in June 2025). In 2022, discussions expanded to include 32 a potential third party for the soccer complex. However, the project timetable was such that the 33 creation of the facility was still several years out. 34 35 In 2024, parties approached the County about purchase of the land for the purpose of constructing 36 a privately-owned soccer center. An appraisal was conducted in March 2025 which found the 37 value of the 79.05 acre property at $1,976,000 (or $24,997 per acre). Approximately 30 acres of 38 the western part of the site (see attached map) is proposed to be retained by the County to protect 39 the natural resources present on the property, which includes a North Carolina Natural Heritage 40 site and a tributary of Old Field Creek. This section of the property also includes steep slopes and 41 is beyond the area of the site that was planned for soccer fields and related amenities. Preliminary 42 discussions between County staff and Duke Forest have been held regarding this area, as it abuts 43 the Forest on two (2) sides. 44 45 North Carolina law generally prohibits a governmental entity from conveying property with 46 restrictions or conditions unless the property is conveyed to another governmental entity or to a 47 nonprofit entity that will use the property for a public purpose. 48 49 Interests that the County might wish to address in the sale might include: 50 25 1 • To ensure that the use of the property is for active recreation purposes, or if desired, more 2 specifically for a soccer field complex; 3 • Some degree of public and local government access to the future soccer fields; 4 • Provision of a trail corridor through the property to connect south and north to current and 5 future open space; 6 • As per a 2024 rezoning action, re-routing of the access easement on the property to the 7 adjacent Acer, LLC property and low-impact recreation area be addressed in any 8 approved site plan and plat; and 9 • If sold to a nonprofit, including a restriction that the property reverts to the County if it 10 ceases being used as a soccer field complex. 11 12 Options for the Board to consider to facilitate this outcome given the procedural requirements for 13 a potential sale might include: 14 15 A private negotiated sale of the property, which once completed would be announced and 16 scheduled for action at a future Board meeting. The property sale would be accompanied 17 by binding conditions placed on the property and benefits to both parties that would be 18 signed prior to or during the closing. 19 20 Enter into a lease of the property of up to ten (10) years in length (the time limit allowed 21 by law)for the purposes defined. The lease must be structured in such a way that it is not 22 an attempt to circumvent the statutory prohibition on leases. The prohibition is that any 23 lease of ten (10) years or longer must be treated as a sale. 24 25 The County could enter into a structured agreement with another party to contribute to the 26 costs of upgrading the property to support a soccer complex, and contract with that party 27 to manage the facility for a term with multiple renewal options. 28 29 The County could sell the property without conditions under the negotiated sale upset bid 30 process, with no memorandum of understanding and no control or say on the future use 31 of the property. 32 33 The County could retain ownership of the property, either for the present or permanently. 34 35 At this point, the County has not received a formal offer for the property, so opening the door to 36 solicitation of the same would be the first step required. 37 38 Staff requests the Board's direction as to 1) whether to entertain offers to purchase the property 39 or a portion thereof, 2) whether to retain the western natural resource lands in County ownership 40 for now, and 3) the manner of sale or lease process as outlined above. 41 42 David Stancil, DEAPR Director, introduced the item. He reviewed the property maps for 43 the Board and the background information as described in the abstract: 44 . , . �L P.k� � ���ti� ��w,k��??i: ■a�r�y.a...r4sR`�_;a� .0 .. A IV, • R • j - q lr� , rr rr _ y r M t 27 1 David Stancil reviewed the natural resources on the property. He said that the original 2 scheme for the property included low-impact recreation in the western part of the property and 3 keeping it in a largely rural state. He said there are access easements on the northern side and 4 southern boundary. Millhouse Road Park- Natural Resources Map r� y I �j 1t,• i 4' y 6 David Stancil said that in 2024, the county was approached about a purchase of the land 7 for soccer fields. He said the county commissioned an appraisal of the property. He said given 8 the nature of the western portion and its adjacency to Duke Forest, staff initiated preliminary 9 discussions with Duke Forest staff to determine their interest in the property. He said that this 10 portion of the site could also be retained and managed by the county or another entity. He said 11 they would like to see preservation of a small north-south trail corridor through the property. 12 Chair Bedford asked if that would fit in the western part. 13 David Stancil said it could, but it might fit best with the eastern edge. 14 David Stancil said another point of discussion is possibly adjusting the easement access 15 and provisions if, for example if the property were sold and not used for designated recreation 16 purposes. He said that could possibly mean a reversion of ownership. He said one option is for 28 1 a sale of the property or a portion thereof to a non-profit that would carry out a public purpose. 2 He said the county has owned the property for 20 years. 3 Chair Bedford asked about the rules regarding bond funds that were used to buy the land. 4 David Stancil said those bonds have been paid off and there are no restrictions for asset 5 sale proceeds. He said voters approved the bond with the intention of purchasing parks and open 6 space land. He said it is not required to be put back into a specific fund. He said if it could be 7 argued that it's met its purpose, particularly if it is used for some similar purpose. 8 Commissioner Carter asked if the property could be used for something else besides an 9 athletic field. 10 David Stancil said yes. 11 Commissioner Carter asked if trails could be placed in the dark green shaded areas on 12 the map. 13 David Stancil said it could. He said it could be a 10-foot natural surface path near the rail 14 line on the eastern side that would not be intrusive. He said one challenge with going further west 15 is that the Blackwood section closest to Duke Forest does not have connectivity to a trail network. 16 Commissioner Carter said that the property is in the rural buffer and shares a boundary 17 with OWASA. 18 David Stancil noted the boundary on the map. 19 Commissioner Carter asked if they should discuss a different use for the property, possible 20 for housing. 21 Chair Bedford said that there was a discussion in 2018 on the property and its suitability 22 for manufactured homes. She recalled that there weren't that many homes that could be sited, 23 and the idea was abandoned. She said that at the same time, discussions of affordable housing 24 on the Greene Tract opened. 25 Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked how much of the land is buildable. 26 David Stancil said you could probably use the western portions for housing. He said in 27 2005 it was optioned by a local developer, but the soil on the property was not suitable to produce 28 a return on investment. He said that was one of the reasons the county was able to purchase it 29 in 2005. He said the best soils are around the old farm house and the old agricultural fields. He 30 said the western part has steep slopes. 31 Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked how many homes are permitted per acre in the rural 32 buffer. 33 David Stancil said one residence per two acres. 34 Vice-Chair Hamilton said housing is important, but having open space and recreation for 35 the people who live here is also important. She said because there is limited land for recreation, 36 it is important to consider that in the broader sense of other places where the county can put 37 housing. 38 Commissioner Portie-Ascott said it seemed that the number one issue on the strategic 39 plan was housing and she wanted to discuss how they would balance that. 40 Vice-Chair Hamilton said she agreed, but this is one parcel. She said they need affordable 41 housing as well and funding that is another discussion. She said it's complicated. 42 Commissioner Portie-Ascott said that the survey requested housing for people making 43 $40,000-$50,000 a year. She wanted to discuss how the county will balance those things. 44 Commissioner Fowler asked if the interested parties want the whole piece or the part that 45 can only have soccer fields. 46 David Stancil said he couldn't speak to that. He said it would be hard to build soccer fields 47 on the western portion. 48 Commissioner Fowler asked if the flat part of the property is more valuable than the other. 49 She said this feels like a win-win. She said it was purchased with the intent to build soccer fields 50 for the county to fund and manage. She said that if someone wants to purchase it and bring that 51 to reality without the county paying for it, it is a win. She said this site is close to Chapel Hill and 29 1 Orange County hotels and restaurants would benefit hosting soccer in the area. She asked if it 2 would it be open to users in Orange County. 3 Commissioner Greene said she wanted to honor the spirit of what the voters wanted to 4 see with the purchase of this property. She said it is important to be intentional about where 5 housing goes. She said for people making lower incomes, they need to be on transit lines and 6 near services. She said this property was not the best place for housing. 7 Commissioner McKee said he agreed with Commissioner Fowler that this was a win-win 8 for the county. He said that due to the slope on the back side of the property, they would not be 9 able to build a soccer complex there. He said that leaves options for the county to use the back 10 side for recreation or some other use. He said if they provide areas for housing, it needs to be on 11 a bus line. He had concerns about the appraisal price of the property and felt it was low. 12 Chair Bedford noted that this property did not have to be limited to soccer. She noted 13 some of the other sports that could be played there. She asked about including pickleball courts. 14 David Stancil agreed. He said that there are occasional lacrosse and ultimate frisbee 15 tournaments that could use the property, but most of the demand is for soccer. He said that a 16 pickleball court could be included if the land was identified. He said there isn't a limitation on the 17 types of activities. 18 Chair Bedford asked how many soccer fields could fit on the property. 19 David Stancil said six, with associated amenities like parking, concessions, and storm 20 water. 21 Chair Bedford asked how the bathrooms would work. 22 David Stancil said they would be on septic. He said there could be a high demand for 23 wastewater, and that would need to be considered. 24 Chair Bedford said she asked Perdita Holtz, Deputy Director for Long Range Planning, 25 about the responsibility for zoning in this area. She said that it is within the joint planning area. 26 She said that recreational facilities in the rural buffer require a special use permit, which is 27 reviewed by the Board of Adjustment per the joint planning agreement, and both Carrboro and 28 Chapel Hill would be invited to comment on the application. She said this is done at the staff 29 level. She said the Board of Adjustment would consider the towns' comments, but they are not 30 binding. She said it appears that the railroad line does not present a safety concern as it is on 31 the other side of the road. 32 Commissioner Carter asked if the community still desires a soccer facility. 33 David Stancil said they did not have data specifically on this property. He said that in the 34 Strategic Plan survey, one of the high-ranking criteria that people liked about the community is 35 the open space and parks. He said a survey done for the adopted parks and recreation master 36 plan, showed that soccer fields were still in high demand. He said he oversees the activities at 37 the Soccer.com complex, and based on his observations there, more soccer fields are needed in 38 the community. 39 Commissioner Carter asked if this property could be sold to a non-profit and conditions 40 attached to the property. 41 Chair Bedford said yes, distinguishing between a sale to a non-profit or government entity 42 versus a regular sale. 43 John Roberts said if it is transferred to a non-profit, then it must have conditions on it to 44 keep it in a public use. He said if the non-profit stops using it for the public purpose it was 45 designated for originally, then it reverts to Orange County ownership. He said if it is sold on the 46 open market, the county cannot put conditions on that sale. 47 Commissioner Carter pointed out that there are opportunities to have trails on the property 48 and consider other uses. 49 Commissioner Fowler asked if the county sells outright and there's already a conservation 50 easement, the new owner will have to abide by that after the sale. 51 John Roberts said yes, easements go with the land. 30 1 Chair Bedford asked about the lease option. 2 John Roberts said if the board decided not to sell the property, but rather to lease it to, for 3 example, a non-profit for the purpose of constructing soccer fields, the county could do a long- 4 term lease because you can sell to a nonprofit for that reason. He said if it's for a public purpose 5 to a nonprofit, it can be a long-term lease beyond 10 years. He said if you lease it to a private 6 party for general use or for something else, then it must be 10 years or less. 7 Chair Bedford asked if most of the soccer organizations are non-profits. 8 David Stancil said most of the ones he's familiar with are. 9 Chair Bedford asked about the properties owned by Rainbow Soccer. 10 David Stancil said Rainbow Soccer properties now owns a couple of different properties 11 that were conveyed in June 2024. 12 Commissioner Portie-Ascott said if the county were to lease the property to a non-profit, 13 would the county rent it below market and then still be responsible for maintenance. 14 John Roberts said that would depend on the terms of the lease. He said presumably a 15 lease to someone who is running and building fields would provide that the party is also in charge 16 of maintenance. 17 Commissioner McKee asked where the nearest OWASA sewage line is and whether this 18 will require a pump station. 19 David Stancil said the closest line is the town operation center across the railroad line. He 20 said he did not know about a pump station. 21 Commissioner McKee said to try to do this with on-site septic, it would eat up a lot of 22 property. He said this could attract a lot of attendees. 23 David Stancil said that Planning reminded him that it would require a change to 24 WASMPBA. 25 Commissioner Greene said there may be other treatment plans that might work. 26 Commissioner McKee said he didn't know what would be required, but it would still need 27 a leach field which impacts profit. 28 Chair Bedford said at Blackwood Farm Park a vault system is used for the bathrooms, 29 which is pumped. 30 Commissioner McKee said he wanted to make sure they were aware that it's a limitation 31 that will need to be addressed. 32 Chair Bedford said that given the county's budget needs, she supports moving forward. 33 She said she would like for it to be leased or sold to a non-profit or another local government so 34 it could be restricted to active recreation. She said any offers that come in, would need to be 35 discussed by the Board. She said they would need to know who would be served and the type 36 of programming. She said the money from this proposal could support other parts of the CIP 37 involving parks. She said now the Board should give guidance or parameters for moving forward. 38 She asked if the county should use a realtor. 39 Commissioner McKee asked if the county put the property up for public sale, could the 40 Board put limitations on use. 41 John Roberts said if the county puts it up for public sale, they cannot limit the use. He 42 said if the Board wants to restrict the use it has to be either to a non-profit or another government. 43 Chair Bedford asked what the best way to sell the property. 44 John Roberts said if they are restricting uses, they will have a limited pool of people 45 interested in it. He said he did not see the benefit of hiring a commercial realtor to advertise to a 46 limited group. 47 Travis Myren said they would likely put out a request for proposals with the parameters 48 and the questions raised by the Board. He said as a next step they could put together a solicitation 49 package. 50 Commissioner McKee said he would support a sale. He said he is not interested in the 51 county leasing it and being responsible for the upkeep. 31 1 Commissioner Greene agreed with Commissioner McKee. She said she would like to sell 2 it to a non-profit, with conditions that it would revert to the county if the use changed. 3 Vice-Chair Hamilton said she would want to divide the property and retain access to 4 natural space and trails. She said she is open to lease or sale. 5 Commissioner Fowler asked if Vice-Chair Hamilton was open to selling only half of it or if 6 the other party would agree to leaving that part of the property. 7 Vice-Chair Hamilton said she was interested in only selling half of it. 8 Chair Bedford said they shouldn't limit themselves to half; she said the limit should be the 9 feasible active recreation or to preserve the natural heritage areas. 10 Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked if the property would be subdivided. 11 John Roberts said that it could be subdivided, or they could put an easement on the back 12 portion for passive recreation. 13 David Stancil said the natural resource area is about 30 acres, which leaves about 45-49 14 acres. 15 Commissioner Fowler said it complicates the value of the property with the easement. 16 She said she is overall good with the proposal. 17 Commissioner Portie-Ascott said she is in favor of selling it outright. She said she is also 18 in favor of subdividing it. She said there is some value in getting a professional opinion on what 19 the property could sell for. She said she would like an updated appraisal. 20 Chair Bedford asked the County Manager to bring back the cost of having an appraisal 21 after a subdivision. 22 Commissioner Fowler said that an easement affects the appraisal. 23 Chair Bedford said she wanted to sell a portion of the property. She said they would figure 24 out what they'd do with the heritage area and the stream. 25 Commissioner Carter said she is in favor of a sale. She said is also open to selling the 26 natural area to a non-profit that manages natural areas. 27 Chair Bedford said that would be a conservation easement. 28 David Stancil said there are a myriad of ways that could be accomplished. 29 Commissioner Fowler asked if they would do that so if in the future it could not be turned 30 into housing, even if they own it. 31 David Stancil said the occasions in which you would need to do that are if you are seeking 32 grant funding. He said some grant agencies now require it. 33 Commissioner Carter asked if it is possible to sell to a partner like the Triangle Land 34 Conservancy and the land would be protected in perpetuity. 35 Chair Bedford gave an example of Duke Forest. She said that is possible, but it would be 36 separate from this process. She said that whoever is interested in the property might need 37 flexibility in the property line. 38 39 3. Discussion Regarding the Work of the Strategic Communications Work Group 40 The Board discussed the efforts of the Strategic Communications Work Group and provide 41 direction to staff on the future role of the Work Group. 42 43 BACKGROUND: The Strategic Communications Work Group (the Work Group) was first 44 established on June 17, 2014, as part of a three-phased approach to developing a Strategic 45 Communications Plan. 46 47 The original Work Group included the Deputy County Manager, County department 48 representatives designated by the County Manager, and two (2) members of the Board of 49 Commissioners. Since that time, the Work Group has met periodically, but also experienced 50 periods of inactivity. 51 32 1 The current Work Group, comprised of two (2) members of the Board of Commissioners and the 2 Community Relations Director, meets monthly. 3 4 At the Board's July 8, 2025 Business meeting, Commissioner Amy Fowler (a current member of 5 the Work Group) proposed that the Board schedule a discussion regarding the Work Group's role 6 and future. Continuation of the Work Group as is or with an amended role are potential options. 7 It has also been noted that the Work Group could be sunset and that the County Manager and 8 staff could instead provide regular updates regarding the County's communications efforts at 9 Board of County Commissioners' meetings. 10 11 Wil Glenn, Director of Community Relations, introduced the item. 12 13 Slide #1 ORANGE COUNTY NORTH CaARC_3LINA Strategic Communications Work Group Wil Glenn Community Relations Director September 9, 2025 14 15 16 Slide #2 Strategic Communications Work Group • Established in 2014 (Communications Committee) • Purpose: To develop a Strategic Communications Plan (part of a three- phased approach) • Original Work Group Composition: — Two Members of the Board of Commissioners — Deputy County Manager — County Department Representatives(designated by County Manager) • Current Work Group Composition: — Two Members of the Board of Commissioners -- Community Relations Director ORANGE COUNTY 2 NORTH C✓LRCTLINA 17 18 Wil Glenn said the group's purpose was to draft a communications plan in a three-pronged 19 approach. He said the first was to identify the public information strategies that the various 20 departments were using and how they interact with the community relations office. He said phase 33 1 two was to obtain a contractor to interview the board and county staff and present a summary to 2 the board. He said phase three was to draft the communications plan with the contractor's help. 3 4 Slide #3 Board of Commissioners Appointees • 2014-Commissioners Penny Rich and Alice Gordon • 2015-Commissioners Penny Rich and Alice Gordon • 2016-No new Commissioners were identified (group"in maintenance") • 2017-No new Commissioners were identified (group"in maintenance") • At some point in 2017 the work group reconvened,and Commissioners Penny Rich and Commissioner Mark Marcopios began serving • 2018-Commissioners Earl McKee and Renee Price • 2019-Commissioners Mark Dorosin and Penny Rich • 2020-Commissioners Mark Dorosin and Penny Rich • 2021 -Commissioners Jean Hamilton and Renee Price • 2022-Commissioners Jean Hamilton and Renee Price • 2023-Commissioners Jean Hamilton and Earl McKee • 2024-Commissioners Anna Richards and Earl McKee • 2025-Commissioners Marilyn Carter and Amy Fowler ORANGE COUNTY 3 NORTH CAROLINA 5 6 Wil Glenn said the communications plan was adopted in 2015. 7 8 Slide #4 Achievements and Outcomes • Created Communications Strategic Plan (2015) • Assessed and Revised ETC Survey Questions (2025) • Established Schedule for BOCC Biography Updates on Website (2025) • Transitioned to open Meeting Format(2025) ORANGE COUNTY 4 NORTH CARCQLINA 9 10 Commissioner Fowler said the current form of the group was just two commissioners and 11 the Community Relations Director. She said the Community Relations Director updated them on 12 the strategic communication plan. She said that is happening now with having a couple open 13 sessions for the community to talk about how the best interact. She said the Community Relations 14 Director went to each of the departments and with some community groups that are in charge of 15 communications. She said that the work group was not part of that. She said they went over the 16 questions for the strategic plan survey. She said they've done some substantive things, but it 17 also came to their attention that the work group's meeting should be open. She wondered if some 18 of the questions or topics should be presented to the Board as a whole. She said she thought 34 1 the Board could get regular updates on communications. She said when they receive it, it could 2 also allow time for the community to participate. 3 Vice-Chair Hamilton said there hasn't been continuity on the Board, and the importance 4 of the group had not been passed on to new members. She said it is an opportunity to create a 5 real advisory board. She said the number one issue that came up with the strategic plan is 6 communication. She said she hears all the time that people can't find things on the website. She 7 said she wanted the group to hear from other parts of the county on how they are communicating. 8 She said that community members should have a place to talk about how they want to hear from 9 the county and what the networks are. She said it may not need to have commissioners on it. 10 She said they need input from the community on what works for them. She said they should 11 consider what the charge should be for the group. She said the structure of the group should be 12 clear. 13 Commissioner Greene asked if this should be ongoing or a time-limited task force. 14 Vice-Chair Hamilton said she thought it should be ongoing due to changing 15 communication methods and needs. She said the dynamic nature of media and communications 16 means that it should be ongoing. 17 Commissioner Fowler asked if staff got a lot of input during the two community forums. 18 Wil Glenn said there were about 20 people present over two forums. He said they also 19 got input through surveys. 20 Commissioner Fowler asked if it led to anything new that the county wasn't doing. 21 Wil Glenn said they heard that residents get information from those they trust or 22 community influencers. He said they are now trying to determine who those groups are and 23 incorporate them into the communications strategy. He said that residents said it's important to 24 have informational handouts. He said they are trying to make sure that people who are not using 25 digital media are informed. 26 Travis Myren said they are putting together reports from the forums and will share with the 27 Board. 28 Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked if they got feedback on the website, especially with 29 need for plain language on the website. 30 Wil Glenn said they are still working on that. 31 Commissioner Fowler said that was one of the goals when she first joined the work group. 32 Commissioner McKee said he hears from the public that the website is difficult to use. He 33 said communication should be multi-pronged. 34 Commissioner Greene said she finds the website very difficult to use. 35 Vice-Chair Hamilton said one of the reasons she advocates for community members to 36 be part of the group is because of the skills and talents in the community. She said getting their 37 input would really help. 38 Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked if the forums will be ongoing. 39 Wil Glenn said they plan to keep them going. 40 Commissioner Carter asked if it is a good time to rethink the approach for communications. 41 She said she would like to hear from Community Relations on a regular basis. She asked if they 42 should sunset this particular group and then considering creating a new group after reviewing the 43 new strategic communications plan. 44 Commissioner McKee said there were about seven people in attendance at the public 45 input sessions. He said that the word did not get out widely, and he wasn't sure it was worth the 46 staff's time. He asked if it would be more effective for staff to propose a new solution to get the 47 community engaged. 48 49 The Board agreed by consensus to sunset the strategic communications work group as it 50 is currently structured. 51 35 1 Vice-Chair Hamilton said a new advisory board will bring on community leaders, and they 2 will help get the word out. She said that they need to create an institution where people can come 3 in and talk about issues, build trust, and then take that information out to their communities. 4 Commissioner McKee said he often hears from community members that important 5 information is not on the website, or it wasn't communicated through the radio or public signage. 6 Commissioner Carter said that when the strategic communications plan is presented to 7 the Board, they will hear that the Community Relations Director is engaging with communications 8 leaders across different organizations. She said it's not the full scope of Vice-Chair Hamilton's 9 suggestions, but it is a piece of the work. 10 Chair Bedford said that during the census, for each census block, one or two community 11 leaders participated. She said that the search engine for the website should be improved. She 12 said that a previous proposal seven years ago was very expensive, but things may have changed. 13 She said that people should be encouraged to sign up for the alert so they can get essential 14 information. She noted that Durham has a "one-call" option, where a live person answers and 15 they keep data on the questions and responses generated from program. She asked if the county 16 hired communications specialists for various departments. 17 Travis Myren said two or three were hired and distributed across bigger departments. He 18 said that a discussion they need to have is if those positions should be centralized. 19 Chair Bedford said she does not find the county to be effective at communication 20 externally. She said that the proposed changes to the strategic communications plan should be 21 tested and piloted. She said she isn't seeing an advisory group, but a way to pilot different 22 methods of communications. 23 Vice-Chair Hamilton said that the communication specialists were expected to be liaisons 24 to the community, but they got pulled into other roles at the county. 25 Commissioner Fowler said the Family Success Alliance has community navigators who 26 might be helpful in this work. 27 Wil Glenn said the one-call program in Durham is a separate department. 28 29 4. Discussion on Tax Collector's Reports 30 The Board: 31 1) received information on the statutory requirements of the Tax Office to make available 32 tax collection reports to the BOCC at its Business meetings; 33 2) received explanations of the meanings behind the reports; and 34 3) provided input on the content of the reports. 35 36 BACKGROUND: Each month at the early Business meeting of the Board of County 37 Commissioners (BOCC), the Tax Office provides three Tax Collector's reports as information 38 items: 39 • Numerical Analysis 40 0 Measure of Enforced Collections 41 • Foreclosure Chart 42 43 At the Board's request, the Tax Office is providing a information to explain the purpose the reports 44 serve for the BOCC and the public, the history of the reports and why they are provided. 45 Additionally, the presentation will review each report, and the terminology used in the reports will 46 be explained. In addition, how the enforced collection measures are used will be explained. 47 48 Staff also request input from the Board on the content of the reports to ensure that the reports 49 meet the data needs of the Board and the public, as well as the statutory requirements. 50 36 1 Nancy Freeman, Tax Administrator, introduced the item and staff in attendance and made 2 the following presentation: 3 4 Slide #1 ORANGE COUNTY NC]RTH CAROEINA Explanation of Tax Collector's Reports Board of Commissioners Work Session. November 11,20125 5 6 7 Slide #2 Purpose The Tax Office will: 1. Provide statutory requirement to make available tax collection reports to the BOCC at their business meetings. 2. Provide explanations of the meanings behind the reports. 3. Receive input from the Board of Commissioners as to the content of these reports. ORANGE COUNTY 2 NORTH CAROLINA 8 9 37 1 Slide #3 Tax Collections Reports • At the first regular meeting of each month, the Tax Office provides three tax collection reports as information items: 4-Numerical Analysis Collections -'.'-Measures of Enforced Collections 4-Foreclosure Chart and History • Reports give proof of Tax Collector's Office actions taken to collect the levy needed to fund the fiscal year budget. • Reports are measure of transparency of the Tax Collector's charge and the results of the work being done towards that charge. ORANGE COUNTY 3 NORTH CAROLINA 2 3 4 Slide #4 Statutory Requirements NCGS 105-350(7) General duties of tax collectors. It shall be the duty of each tax collector: To submit to the governing body at each of its regular meetings a report of the amount he has collected on each year's taxes with which he is charged,the amount remaining uncollected, and the steps he is taking to encourage or enforce payment of uncollected taxes. NCGS 105-321(b) Disposition of tax records and receipts; order of collection. Before delivering the tax receipts to the tax collector in any year,the board of county commissioners or municipal governing body shall adopt and enter in its minutes an order directing the tax collector to collect the taxes charged in the tax records and receipts.A copy of this order shall be delivered to the tax collector at the time the tax receipts are delivered to him, but the failure to do so shall not affect the tax collectors rights and duties to employ the means of collecting taxes provided by this Subchapter. NCGS 105-373(a)(4) Settlements. Disposition of Tax Receipts after 'Settlement. — Uncollected taxes allowed as credits in the settlement prescribed in subdivision (a)(3) of this section, whether represented by tax liens held by the taxing unit or included in the list of insolvents,shall,for purposes of collection, be recharged to the tax collector or charged to some other person designated by the governing body of the taxing unit under statutory authority... ORANGE COUNTY 4 NORTH CAROLINA 5 6 38 1 Slide #5 fiscal Year Numerical Collections ❑ata Charge Through Valid This Date Analysis ",,Cu,renl. 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She said it is what is funding the current fiscal year, 2025-26. She said 6 they are showing a comparison of what the Tax department was doing in the previous year. 7 Chair Bedford said that the figure of $203,626,577 in slide #5 is the property taxes that 8 the bills went out for. 9 Nancy Freeman said that's the current year that the bills went out for, plus delinquent 10 taxes that are charged from previous years. She said that the effective date is at the top of the 11 chart, and they are showing how well they are doing compared to the previous year. 12 Chair Bedford said that when they get the report in June, they would want to see that 13 figure in the 90s. 14 Nancy Freeman said they also compare to how well they are doing collecting based 15 against the entire levy. 16 Chair Bedford asked if motor vehicle collections are a month behind. 17 Nancy Freeman said they are usually a little behind. 18 Chair Bedford asked if this is information is required to be given to the Board. 19 Nancy Freeman said yes. 20 21 39 1 Slide #6 Measures of Enforced Collection Enforced Monthly totals by Collection Enforced Data valid YTD totals by Type Collection type thru this date Enforced Collection type _.V Effective Date of Report:September 30,2025 July August 5e011te. October November December lanuary February March April May lune YTD Wage gamishments 47 9 13 114 Bankaltachments 140 2 2 144 Certifications Rent attachments HauvnglEscheatsl'Monies 28 1 29 levies Foreclowm Title Searches Completed 1 6 7 NC Debt Setoff collections $806.92 $ $11L71 5920.63 PreyWas Tax Cal lector's efforts to encourage and,torn paynasn of tun ties,Retail year 2025-2026.Provides breakdown of enforced collection actions by cat.gory.and a yaar-to-date total. Prwlded in ACCORDANCE WITH NCGS 105-350171. SEE DER NmON5 OF ENFORCED COLLECTIONS METHODS ATTACHMENT ORANGE COUNTY 6 NOIYTH CAROLINA 2 3 Vice-Chair Hamilton asked what the numbers represent in the measures of enforced 4 collections. 5 Valerie Curry, Revenue Collections Manager, who was sitting in the audience, said it is 6 the number of actions. 7 Chair Bedford asked if the numbers are new enforcement actions. 8 Valerie Curry said it represents legal action initiated in that month. 9 Nancy Freeman said that it could be six months before they begin to see the collections 10 from the initiation of legal action. 11 Nancy Freeman said certifications are no longer relevant due to changing technology. 12 Nancy Freeman said rent attachments are when the Tax department goes to the renter 13 and asks them to pay the Tax department instead of their landlord. 14 Valerie Curry explained how renters are approached for this request. 15 Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked if there are particular demographics that are 16 represented in enforced collections. She asked what methods people have for paying taxes. 17 Valerie Curry said they start with phone calls, emails, field visits, and letters. She said a 18 wage garnishment is 10% of their gross wage. She said they usually start there if they must do 19 illegal action. 20 Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked if there are any noticeable trends. 21 Valerie Curry said she has not noticed any trends. 22 Commissioner Carter asked what NC Debt Setoff collections is. 23 Nancy Freeman said that it is a way to work with the state to receive payment on debts if 24 the state is holding any money for an individual. 25 Valerie Curry said that Health and other departments also use this tool. 26 Chair Bedford asked if we have lower numbers than other counties. 27 Bernice Gwynn, Deputy Collections Manager, said there are some counties that collect 28 more than Orange, but the county collects a considerable amount. She said EMS collects a lot 29 of money through NC Debt setoff. She listed the other departments that use NC Debt Setoff. 30 40 1 Slide #7 Foreclosure Chart and History SLUE Orange county Foreclosures. number of Title 3C Searches 2 20 ORAiNGE 15 number of Parcels Sold al 16 t ore ."re 2015 2016 2017 2616 2014 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 GREEN NUrn ber of I TITLE SEARCHES COMPLETED I WCELS SOLD AT FORECLOSURE ■TAXES PAI DPRIOR TOFORECLOSl1RE Parcels Paid in Full Priorto Foreclosure 'Approximately 45 parcels were sold during the years 2402.2014. •Orange County has acquired 7 parcelsvia Rax foreclosure since 2002, Foreclosure processes generally take six months therefore properties are often auctioned in the following calendar year. 1TY IrTORTH t°.'.fiOLINA 2 3 Nancy Freeman said they have a ten-year window in which to collect taxes, and 4 foreclosure is a last resort. 5 Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked if parcel numbers are provided in foreclosure reports. 6 Nancy Freeman said she's asked other counties if they provide parcel numbers and had 7 not heard back yet. She said that since 2002, the county has acquired seven parcels through tax 8 foreclosure, which are still owned by the county. 9 Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked if there is anything that prevents the county from 10 including parcel numbers. 11 Valerie Curry said they could give parcel numbers and townships, but since the parcels 12 are usually vacant there wouldn't be a zip code. 13 Vice-Chair Hamilton asked about the connection between the number of searches and 14 foreclosures. 15 Valerie Curry said that 85-90% of taxes are paid before foreclosure. She said the ones 16 that aren't are usually difficult properties that aren't as desirable, and most of them are family 17 properties where the owner died without a will. She said most debts are paid after final notice. 18 Vice-Chair Hamilton asked if the number of title searches is the first step in foreclosure. 19 Valerie Curry said that is correct, and the title search is representative of the notice of 20 foreclosure. 21 Chair Bedford said that based on the chart, it appears there were many more parcels sold 22 at foreclosure than seven. 23 Valerie Curry said Orange County purchased seven, but there were many more parcels 24 sold. 25 Chair Bedford asked why the county bought the seven. 26 Valerie Curry said no one else bid on the parcels. 27 Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked who purchased the other properties. 28 Valerie Curry said that information is with the Clerk of Court. She said it would be hard to 29 know if the purchasers are investors. She said that it's usually an LLC or individual bidding. 30 Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked if it's more LLCs or individuals. 41 1 Chair Bedford said you can't tell if an LLC is managed by more than one member. 2 Bernice Gwynn asked if the question was asking if there are one or two people purchasing 3 all the properties. She said there are many people purchasing, not just one investor. 4 Valerie Curry said it is sporadic. 5 Commissioner McKee said the problem is investors buying individual houses directly at 6 reduced fire sale prices. 7 8 Slide #8 t Definitions For Me;tsu[es of Enforced Collection Explanations & Terminology N�GGStpS-N+D.protedue for atl0cnfneM and W naltmenl.fa7 Streeter m pfe ptdn,gns of G.S.f X336 9or<+nin9 the-ft of me h!n acawrtd,ehe taa edlice-nay—ch xxye,ar,d other eampen,abon, rents.oink depoaR,.Ma--d,ofplpcty-bpeet to le W.or.r oth.Intal OtNe W,I —WrI tg property hetd.n Inc Escheal F.W.m the orpumstancn acrd tithe WoM pee *cd n G..S. 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ORANGE COUNTY P N()RI H(1ARE WINA 9 10 11 Slide #9 Questions? ORANGE COUNTY N(3R'I'-H r:7,4RC7r.INA 12 13 The Board said that they wanted to continue getting all the reports. 14 Vice-Chair Hamilton said the statute requires that these reports be given at every regular 15 meeting. 16 Nancy Freeman said they've always given them monthly 42 1 The Board requested that Nancy Freeman work with the County Manager and County 2 Attorney to determine the frequency of reports. 3 4 5. Chapel Hill-Orange County Visitors Bureau Advisory Board — Appointments 5 Discussion 6 The Board discussed appointments to the Chapel Hill-Orange County Visitors Bureau Advisory 7 Board. 8 9 BACKGROUND: The Chapel Hill-Orange County Visitors Bureau Advisory Board is charged with 10 developing and coordinating visitor services in Orange County. It also implements marketing 11 programs that enhance the economic activity and quality of life in the community. 12 13 The Board of County Commissioners appoints all seventeen (17) members, with representatives 14 from specific entities and fields. 15 16 The following individuals are recommended for Board consideration: 17 NAME POSITION TYPE OF EXPIRATION DESCRIPTION APPOINTMENT DATE TERM Karen M. Dehart NC High School Second Full Term 12/31/2028 Athletic Association Matt Hughes Town of Hillsborough First Full Term 12/31/2028 Board of (reappointment) Commissioners Ben Marklin Alliance for Historic First Full Term 12/31/2028 Hillsborough rea ointment David Economic First Full Term 12/31/2028 Yonkovich- Development Staff- (reappointment) Putnam Town of Chapel Hill 18 If the individuals listed above are appointed, the following vacancy remains: 19 POSITION EXPIRATION VACANCY INFORMATION DESIGNATION DATE Chapel Hill 06/30/2026 Vacant since 05/07/2025 Downtown Partnership Staff 20 21 NOTE: There are no applicants eligible for this vacancy. 22 23 Laura Jensen introduced the item. 24 The Board agreed by consensus to appoint the recommended individuals. 25 26 6. Commission for the Environment—Appointments Discussion 27 The Board discussed appointments to the Commission for the Environment. 28 29 BACKGROUND: The Commission for the Environment advises the Board of Commissioners on 30 matters affecting the environment with particular emphasis on protection. It educates the public 31 and local officials on environmental issues, performs special studies and projects, recommends 43 1 environmental initiatives, and studies changes in environmental science and local and federal 2 regulations. 3 4 The Board of County Commissioners appoints all fifteen (15) members, with representatives from 5 various fields. 6 7 The following individuals are recommended for Board consideration: 8 9 NAME POSITION TYPE OF EXPIRATION DESCRIPTION APPOINTMENT DATE TERM Matthew At-Large First Full Term 12/31/2028 Ferguson reappointment Mayur Lodaya At-Large First Full Term 12/31/2028 reappointment William L. At-Large First Full Term 12/31/2028 Branch reappointment Mark Randall At-Large Second Full Term 12/31/2028 10 11 If the individuals listed above are appointed, no vacancies remain. 12 13 Laura Jensen introduced the item. 14 The Board agreed by consensus to appoint the recommended individuals. 15 16 Ad'lournment 17 18 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to 19 adjourn the meeting at 9:51 p.m. 20 21 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 22 23 Jamezetta Bedford, Chair 24 25 26 Recorded by Laura Jensen, Clerk to the Board 27 28 Submitted for approval by Laura Jensen, Clerk to the Board