HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 10-19-1999 - 5aORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: October 19, 1999
Action Agenda
Item No. ,~ _ ~
SUBJECT: Resolution of Support for Flood Relief to Edgecombe County
DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/l~ No
County Manager
ATTACHMENT(S):
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Commissioner Barry Jacobs -Ext. 2130
County Manager John Link -Ext. 2300
Chapel Hill 968-4501
Durham 688-7331
Mebane 336-227-2031
TELEPHONE Ni71V1BERS:
Hillsborough 732-8181
PURPOSE: To consider adoption of a Resolution of Support for flood relief to Edgecombe County.
BACKGROiTND: At the October St'' BOCC meeting, the Commissioners endorsed an effort to focus
Orange County's resources in providing assistance to the citizens of Edgecombe County in their efforts to
recover from Hurricane Floyd. '~
FINANCIAL IlVIPACT: Financial impact will be reflected in the staff hours and equipment that is
actually provided to Edgecombe County during the duration of recovery. FEMA will reimburse some of
this cost.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the BOCC approve the resolution.
RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR FLOOD.
REL-IEF TO EDGECOMBE COUNTY
WHEREAS, the citizens of Edgecombe County suffered great loss of life,
dwellings and the resources for normal existence, as well as unmeasurable damage to
their communities and. sense of well-being, due to the flooding from Hurricane Floyd; and
WHEREAS, full recovery will be a long and arduous process; and
WHEREAS, the. citizens of Orange County, the Board of County Commissioners,
and County staff empathize with the challenges faced by our neighbors in Edgecombe
County; and
WHEREAS, Orange County. citizens remain grateful for the assistance afforded
them by others in the wake of the disaster that befell our county in 1996 due to Hurricane
Fran; and
WHEREAS, all in Orange County wish to assist our neighbors in eastern North
Carolina in the recovery from Hurricane Floyd.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Orange County Board of Commissioners
hereby directs the County Manager and staff to coordinate proactive relief efforts with
the Town Managers of Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough, and respond to requests
by Edgecombe County for equipment, staff and other support that may be provided for
the duration of the recovery period.
____._ Alice M. Gordon, Chair
;°~..,~., Orange County Board of Commissioners
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Orange County Board of Commissioners
ohn Link, County Manager
FROM: Rod Visser, Assistant County Manager
DATE: October 8, 1999
RE: Citizens Request for Assistance Following Heritage Hills Flooding
As you no doubt read in the local papers a few weeks ago, .some of the residents in the Heritage Hills
subdivision (located just north of the Chatham County line near the intersection of 15-501 and Smith Level
Road) suffered significant damage from flash flooding following heavy rains on September 27-28. Flooding
stems from runoff collected in Price Creek, which originates in northern Chatham County and discharges into
University Lake. I believe that three families had severe damage to their homes, while others had varying
degrees of property damage.
As you may know, I live in Heritage Hills (fortunately for me, at the higher, drier east end). I attended a
community meeting about a week after the flood, which gave citizens a forum to find out what help might be
available. Nick Waters and Warren Faircloth attended this meeting also, as did representatives from NCDOT,
FEMA, and the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management. Citizens received explanations of some
of the grant programs for which they might be eligible. There was frank discussion about certain things that
various agencies, including Orange County, could and could- not do.
I expect that a number of my neighbors will attend tonight's BOCC meeting, to ask that a spokesperson be
allowed to speak briefly on this "matter not on the printed agenda". I think their primary interests lie in
continued support from the County to the extent feasible, including submission of a grant application;
additional staff assessment of their situation, including any technical engineering advice they can get about
ways to reduce flooding impacts; collaboration with NCDOT in improving water flow and removing built up
sediment; and coordination with Chatham County regarding erosion control concerns.
I think the main thing we can do on behalf of flood victims is to file a grant application on their behalf with the
State Emergency Management Division. Under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), funds are
provided through FEMA for various approaches to preventing the recurrence of future flood damage. This
category of grant must be submitted by the County -individual citizens cannot apply for it directly. My
understanding is that throughout North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Floyd, the administering
agencies' preference is for "acquisition", which basically means buying homes and property likely to flood
again in the future and restoring the property to natural or near natural conditions. There are other measures
which can be pursued, such as "elevation", or raising residences and/or their infrastructure higher above flood
levels. I understand that grant awards are based on some kind of cost/benefit analysis applied by FEMA
and/or State EM folks.
Nick Waters (and his staff) in particular have been very responsive to Heritage Hills residents during and after
the flooding. Staff are prepared to continue providing what support we can to them, particularly in assisting
them with the HMGP process.
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11Vl, the undersigned, for the betterment of our
co~nn~unlty, do sotemnty and ®arnestly requt~st, the
North Caroltna County of Orange, iaard of County
C®mmission®rs, $o dat~Y the applicati®n request of IMr.
Ernie alc8r®orne, to rozone hl$ ~1g.Q9 acre flag tot on
3~~milt Road {OMest efts SR1545, to the to~grnshlpi,of
Cedar Grove, North Carolina. -
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iA0'o, tine undersigned, for #ha betterment of our
community, d~ solemnly and ®arnestiy request, tJh®
North Carolina County of ®range, Board of County
Core~n~ission®rs, to ddeny the application request of i~ir.
Ernie lYlcBroom, to rezone his 'lQ.g'4 acre flag lot on
3awmlit Road iMest aka SR1545, in the toornshlp of
Cedar ttrov®, N®rth Carolina.
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iAle, the undersigned, for the betttrment of our
con~enunlty, do solemnly and ®arnestly request, th®
filortlt C.aroiina County of Orange, ioard of County
Commtissioners, to d®ny the application regwest of Wtr.
Ernie lYicBroorn, to rezone hi$ ~ 11.319 acre flag lot on
Saarn~ill Raad Nifest aka SR95~5, In the toarnshlp of
Cedar drove, March Carolina.
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