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THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA Monday, October 22,
2001 7:00 P.M. Regular
Session AGENDA 1. Opening of Regular Session?Pledge of Allegiance 2. Agenda Adjustments 3. Presentation
Honoring the Life and Service of John P. ?Jack" Bond, III John P.
?Jack" Bond, III, former Durham County Manager, died on August 16. Resource
Person(s): Deborah
Craig-Ray, Public Information/Governmental Affairs Director
County
Manager?s Recommendation:
The Manager recommends that the Board recognize the Bond family and
present the Resolution honoring the life and service of Mr. Bond to his wife,
Carol Bond. *3a. Resolution in Support of Nuclear Risk Minimization
Initiative Commissioner Becky
Heron has asked that this item be added to the October 22 agenda. The resolution seeks to support the
minimization of risks associated with terrorist attacks at Shearon Harris
Nuclear Power plant, and all regional nuclear plants. A proposed resolution has been prepared for the Board to adopt. County
Manager?s Recommendation: Approve the resolution and forward
a copy to Jim Warren, Executive Director of NC WARN. 4. City of Medicine Program?High School Awards Chairman
MaryAnn E. Black requested the winners and runners-up of the City of Medicine
High School Awards be placed on the agenda so the Commissioners can recognize
the accomplishments of the five seniors. Chairman
Black will introduce Mrs. Ruth Mary Meyer, Chair, Durham Health Partners, who
will introduce the five to the Commissioners. In the
medical specialist category the winner is Shelton M. Jones II of Hillside High
School, and the runner-up is Ashanthi M. Ratnasekera of Northern High
School. The winner in the allied health
category is Laila M. Muhammad of Hillside High School, and the runner-up is
Daniel A. Stephens of Southern High School.
Michael Smith of Southern High School is the recipient of the Judges?
Incentive Award 5.
Recognition of The Durham Center?s National Accreditation The Durham
Center is pleased to announce that its excellence has been recognized by having
received national accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Child
and Family Services (COA). The Durham
Center received a full accreditation.
To maintain this status, accredited agencies must meet a rigorous set of
over 1100 standards. Resource
Person(s): Steven J. Ashby, Ph.D., Area Director County
Manager?s Recommendation:
Congratulate Dr. Ashby, the Area Board, and the employees of The Durham
Center for achieving this recognition of behavioral health excellence. 6.
National Recognition of Online Zoning Ordinance The
City-County Planning Department has received national recognition for its
on-line Zoning Ordinance. A recent
publication of the American Planning Association was dedicated to zoning
ordinances on-line. Durham?s ordinance
was one of four that received such attention.
The Planning staff will use this opportunity to apprise the Board of
this noteworthy recognition. Resource
Person(s): Dick Hails, Interim Planning Director County
Manager?s Recommendation: The Manager?s recommendation
is that the Board receive the informational item and congratulate the planning
staff on the national recognition. 7.
Consent Agenda a.
Board appointment to Operation Breakthrough
Inc. Board of Directors (appoint Ms. Wanda Wagstaff to serve as replacement for
Mrs. Deborah Giles who has resigned the position); b.
Declaration of surplus property and
approval of resolution for public auction sale (declare the schedule of property
to be surplus and authorize the County Manager to proceed with public auction); c.
Final offer to purchase County
property (704 Gaston Ave.) (approve offer of $14,000 submitted by Mr. Bryant
Roberts and prepare nonwarranty deed for Chairman?s signature); d.
Property tax releases and refunds
for September 2001 (accept the property tax release and refund report as
presented and authorize the Tax Assessor adjust the tax records as outlined by
the report); e.
Closed Session Minutes?approval of
minutes to be opened (approve the nine sets of closed session minutes); f.
Budget Ordinance Amendment No.
02BCC000026?Social Services?Family Self-Sufficiency?Request additional school
social worker positions (approve Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 02BCC000026 and
establish four provisional school social worker positions); and g.
Budget Ordinance Amendment No.
02BCC000028?Bethesda Fire District funding of 13 fire and rescue positions
(approve Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 02BCC000028 and the establishment of 13
fire and rescue positions at the Bethesda Fire Department). 8. Public Hearing?Public School Impact Fee Study The Board of
County Commissioners earlier contracted with Tischler & Associates, Inc.
for $57,500 for the preparation of a Public School Impact Fee Study. Impact fees are one-time payments that are
used to construct public facilities needed to accommodate new development and
are proportionate to the school capital facility service demands for the
respective categories of residential development. Tischler & Associates evaluated possible methodologies and
documented appropriate demand indicators for the impact fees. Specific capital costs have been identified
using local data and current dollars.
The report also includes a summary table indicating the specific factors
used to derive the impact fee. These
factors are also referred to as level-of-service (LOS) standards. The incremental expansion method, the most
appropriate methodology, documents the current LOS for each type of public
school in both quantitative and qualitative measures. The consultant calculated school impact fees for Durham County
based on data from the previous school year.
The school impact fee methodology is based on current public school
student generation rates, local costs, and level-of-service standards. Resource
Person(s): Paul
Tischler, Tischler & Associates, Inc. County
Manager?s Recommendation:
The Manager recommends that the Board receive comments from
the public relative to the findings of the study. 9. Board and Commission Appointment Garry E.
Umstead, CMC, Clerk to the Board, will distribute ballots to make the ?retail"
appointment to the Durham Visitor Sector Advisory Board. Two
applications have been received for the Commissioners? consideration. Resource
Person: Garry E. Umstead, CMC, Clerk to the Board |
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