6. Public Hearing--Rezoning Case P00-45--The Dilweg Companies

The Dilweg Companies will present to the Board of County Commissioners a request to rezone 9.44 acres at 5220 S. Alston Avenue, PIN #0737-01-38-9224 and 0737-01-37-7863 (542B-01-09 and 010). Request: RD (Rural District) & NC (Neighborhood Commercial District) to OI-2(D) (General Office and Institutional District). The proposal is in conformance with the adopted small area plan and 2020 Plan. Staff recommends approval. The Zoning Committee of the Durham Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on November 14, 2000 and voted 7-0 to recommend approval.

Case Planner: Sheila Stains-Ramp

The public hearing for this request was advertised on November 24, 2000 and December 1, 2000 in the Durham Herald-Sun.

Resource Person(s): Sheila Stains-Ramp, Planning Supervisor, and Norman Standerfer, Planning Director

County Manager's Recommendation: The Manager recommends that the Board receive the presentation by the applicant, hold the public hearing, and if appropriate, based upon the information received, approve the rezoning request.

7. Public Hearing--Cimland, LLC, Applicant(Rezoning Case P00-46)

Case Planner: Vonda Frantz

The public hearing for this request was advertised on November 24 and December 1, 2000 in the Durham Herald-Sun.

Resource Person(s): Sheila Stains-Ramp, Planning Supervisor, and Norman Standerfer, Planning Director

County Manager's Recommendation: The Manager recommends that the Board receive the presentation by the applicant, hold the public hearing, and if appropriate, based upon the information received, approve the rezoning request.

8. Public Hearing--RDSK, LLC, Applicant(Rezoning Case P00-47)

Case Planner: Cassandre Haynesworth

The public hearing for this request was advertised on November 24 and December 1, 2000 in the Durham Herald-Sun.

Resource Person(s): Sheila Stains-Ramp, Planning Supervisor, and Norman Standerfer, Planning Director

County Manager's Recommendation: The Manager recommends that the Board receive the presentation by the applicant, hold the public hearing, and if appropriate, based upon the information received, approve the rezoning request.

9. Budget Amendment #01BCC000030 - Youth Coordinating Board Youth Link Program (Unified Client Tracking System)

In March 1999, the Youth Coordinating Board facilitated meetings with representatives from Durham Public Schools, the Durham Center, Duke University’s Center for Child and Family Policy, and Sheriff and Police Departments to develop and submit a grant to the US Departments of Education, Justice, and Health/Human Services. The $2,835,881 grant for a Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative was a comprehensive plan to address school safety and develop healthy students in Durham Public Schools. Durham was approved in June 2000 for $7.8 million over a three-year period. One component of the grant was for the Youth Coordinating Board to develop a unified client tracking system to increase communication and service coordination between human service agencies. Chief District Court Judge Kenneth Titus entered an Administrative Order in 1999, allowing agencies to share information regarding youth who are subject to the jurisdiction of Juvenile Court. The system, YouthLink, will be modeled after the Jason Network, which was established in Winston-Salem four years ago. Agencies that will be part of this network include Mental Health, Durham Public Schools, Department of Social Services, Juvenile Justice, Sheriff, and Police. Additional agencies (Criminal Justice Resource Center, Youth Home, and Health Department) will be added in subsequent years.

Authorization is requested to recognize $96,510 in revenues from the Durham Public Schools Safe Schools/Healthy Students grant. The revenue will be used to hire a project manager, computer hardware, client management software, and other equipment/materials required to make the system operational. This amendment requires no additional County funding. If approved, the project manager position will be established as a "provisional position," thus it would expire at the end of the three-year grant period.

Resource Person(s): Anita A. Daniels-Kenney, MSW, Youth Coordinating Board Director

County Manager's Recommendation: The Manager recommends that the Board approve Budget Amendment No. 01BCC000030 in the amount of $96,510 for the Youth Coordinating Board to develop YouthLink, a unified client tracking system for high risk juveniles. In addition, the Manager recommends that the Board approve the establishment of the project manager position as a "provisional position."

10. Budget Amendment #01BCC000031--The Durham Center (Mental Health)-- Safe Schools Grant

The Durham Center has received a $584,100 Durham Public Schools Board of Education Safe Schools Grant. The grant provides funding to assist the school district and its community partners in accomplishing the goals of helping children and adolescents develop the skills necessary to engage in pro-social behavior, prevent violent behavior and drug use, and to help students develop the skills necessary to promote positive mental health. To serve the target population, there are three Social Worker II, three Clinical Social Worker, two Substance Abuse Counselors II, and one Processing Assistant III positions associated with these funds. The new professional positions will directly provide alcohol and other drug/mental health interventions for suspended students, and provide school and community-based mental health preventative and treatment services. In-Home Family Counseling, Case Management, and Multi-Systemic Therapy for children and adolescents who have been abused or neglected and those who have been witnesses to or victims of violence are also provided. The clerical position will provide office support and administrative services.

The grant, a product of a national safe schools initiative, was initially estimated at $500,000 and the budget was adopted with the majority of the estimated grant budgeted for using professional contracted services. Between the start of the budget year and the grant award date of October 31, 2000 by the Durham Public Schools Board of Education, the primary professional service provider declined to participate due to financial difficulties within their organization. As the time increased between the anticipated grant start date and the grant award date, other prospective service providers withdrew their interest in providing contracted services. The Durham Center is requesting approval of a budget amendment to recognize an overall increase of $84,100 in intergovernmental revenues and the establishment of nine positions. The Durham Center Area Board approved this amendment at their November 20, 2000 meeting. The budget represents funding from 07/01/00 through 06/30/01. No additional local funds are requested and no subsequent year impact is anticipated.

Resource Person(s): Tanya Tatum, Deputy Area Director, Finance and Systems, will be available as a resource person for this agenda item.

County Manager's Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board approve Budget Amendment No. 01BCC000031 to recognize an overall increase in intergovernmental revenues of $84,100 from the Durham Public Schools Safe School Grant to implement a safe schools initiative. Furthermore, the Manager recommends that the Board approve the nine new positions enumerated above as "provisional positions" which would expire at the end of the three-year grant funding.

11. Award of Bid for Third-Party Administrator for Workers Compensation

The self-funded workers compensation program of the County is administered by a third party working in cooperation with the Risk Management Division of the County Attorney’s Office. The current provider of this service is R.E. Pratt & Company.

A request for proposals (RFP) was done as part of the County’s normal process to ensure competition in the provision of services. A committee of Jackie Knight, Human Resources Director; Cathy Whisenhunt, Risk Manager; and Chuck Kitchen, County Attorney, reviewed the proposals. In addition to reviewing the proposals, reference checks were done on the companies with the best proposals. As a result of the review, the committee recommends the County contract with Compensation Claims Solutions. Considering the base bid along with the additional charges, Compensation Claims Solutions was the lowest proposer.

County Manager's Recommendation: Award the contract to Compensation Claims Solutions in order to help stabilize the rising cost of workers compensation claims.

As per the Chairman of the Board, the County Commissioners will discuss the cancellation of the December 25, 2000 Regular Session and the rescheduling of the January 1, 2001 Worksession due to the New Year’s holiday.

13. Designation of Voting Delegate to the Legislative Goals Conference

The Board of County Commissioners is asked to designate a Commissioner or other official as the voting delegate to the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners Legislative Goals Conference at the Pinehurst Resort and Country Club in the Village of Pinehurst, North Carolina on January 11 – 12, 2001.

14. Board and Commission Appointment