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THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA Monday, November
25, 2002 7:00 P.M. Regular
Session AGENDA 1. Opening of Regular Session?Pledge
of Allegiance 2. Agenda Adjustments 3. Minutes a.
September 23, 2002 Special Session
Minutes b.
October 22, 2002 Joint Meeting
Minutes 4.
Recognition of Outgoing Board Chairman MaryAnn E. Black A reception honoring outgoing Durham
County Commissioner Chairman County
Manager?s Recommendation: Extend sincere appreciation
to MaryAnn E. Black for her 12 years of outstanding, compassionate, and
visionary leadership while serving as a Durham County Commissioner and
Chairman. 5.
November Anchor Award Winner?Ronnie Butler Ronnie Butler,
Building Maintenance Supervisor at the Department of General Services, is this
month?s winner of the prestigious ?Anchor Award." In his nomination letter, General Services Director Michael
Turner noted Mr. Butler?s exceptional volunteer service with the County?s 2002
United Way Campaign, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation Walk-A-Thon, and logistical
support to officials from Durham, England and the Tuesday, November 5th
General Election. Because of his
compassionate spirit and diligence, Durham County Government exceeded its 2002
United Way Goal of $81,500 by more than $3,000.00 Resource
Person(s): Michael Turner, Director of General Services. County
Manager?s Recommendation: Present the November Anchor Award
to Ronnie Butler, along with the sincere congratulations of the entire
organization. 6.
911 Telecommunicator of the Year? R. Nathan Huey R. Nathan
Huey has been awarded the N. C. National Emergency Number Association?s
?2002-2003 Annie McIntyre 911 Telecommunicator of the Year Award." Mr. Huey is an assistant shift supervisor in
Durham?s 911 Emergency Communications Center. The award notes
that he received the prestigious recognition for his ?duty, ingenuity and
ability to adapt to change," in reference to the key role he played in keeping
the 911 center open earlier this year when flooding forced its temporary
evacuation. According to
Emergency Communications Director Chuck Johnson, ?it is impossible to determine
how many lives were saved that night due to the quick thinking of Mr. Huey and
other squad members who were working."
Huey set up a temporary paging system with volunteer fire departments to
make sure they were dispatched when needed and stayed on after a late-night
shift to help oncoming workers adjust to the work environment. County
Manager?s Recommendation: Receive remarks and extend
congratulations to Mr. Huey for achieving this outstanding statewide accolade. 7.
Appointment of Tax Administrator North Carolina General Statute §§
105-294 and 105-349 provide for the appointment of a tax administrator. Ten candidates were interviewed for the
position, and an offer has been extended to, and accepted by, one of these
applicants. The formal appointment by
the Board of County Commissioners will consummate the process. Resource
Person(s): MaryAnn E.
Black, Chairman; Chuck Kitchen, County Attorney County
Manager's Recommendation: Appoint the
selected applicant for a two-year term expiring in July of 2005, pursuant to
the terms and conditions that were communicated in correspondence dated
November 14, 2002. 8.
Consent Agenda a.
Durham Convention and Visitors
Bureau (DCVB) Appointment (approve appointment of Thomas M. Niemann); b.
Resolution in Support of the AMBER
Alert Warning System for Missing Children (approve the resolution, forward a
copy to the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners, and include it
in the Board of County Commissioners 2003 Legislative Agenda); c.
Adopt Resolution to Provide
Electronic Listing of Business Personal Property (adopt the resolution to
provide Electronic Filing of Business Personal Property); d.
Left blank intentionally; e.
Budget Ordinance Amendment Number
03BCC000023?The Durham Center?Recognize ?Latino Access to Coordinated
Healthcare" Grant in the Amount of $43,542 (approve this amendment and
appropriate funds in the amount of $43,542); and f.
Order Authorizing Issuance of
Revenue Bonds (approve the Bond Order so that the sale of the bonds may proceed
as scheduled). 9.
Public Hearing on Proposed Zoning Text Amendment Related to Modifications
for Home Occupations
Resource Person(s): Bonnie
Estes, AICP, Durham City-County Planning
10.
Public Hearing on Proposed Zoning Text Amendment Making Technical Changes
to Section 15 of the Zoning Ordinance
Resource Person(s): Bonnie
Estes, AICP, Durham City-County Planning
11.
Public Hearing?Rezoning?Falls Lake Critical Area Boundary (Case P02-52) Durham County has recently adopted
an ordinance revising the definition of the Falls Lake Critical Area in the
vicinity of Ellerbee Creek. This
rezoning is the mapping change reflecting that text amendment. The proposed change would remove approximately
274 acres from the F/J-A overlay district and place that area in the Falls/Jordan
Protected Area (F/J-B) overlay district.
The change will allow slightly-higher density, residential development
and some non-residential development (with a change in the underlying zone). The proposed change is consistent with the
North Durham Plan and with the requirements of the Durham Zoning Ordinance. The Planning
Department recommends adoption of this proposed overlay district change. The Zoning
Committee of the Durham Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on this
item at its regular meeting on October 8, 2002. No citizens spoke at the public hearing and the Zoning Committee,
without question or comment, voted unanimously to recommend approval. Resource
Person(s): Frank M. Duke, AICP, Director, City-County Planning
Department; Keith Luck, Planning Supervisor, City-County Planning Department County Manager?s Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board hold a
public hearing on the proposed rezoning and approve it, if appropriate, based
on the public comment. 12.
Quasi-Judicial Public Hearing: Major Use Permit?Shimizu-AW North Carolina
(Major Use Case M02-08) To hold a public
hearing to consider a Major Use Permit for an increase in impervious surface to
32% in the F/J-A Watershed District. Arcadis G&M, on behalf of Shimizu-AW
North Carolina, has submitted an application for a Major Use Permit to allow
this increase in the F/J-A Watershed Overlay District. The project is a 78,800 square-foot addition
to an existing manufacturing facility with 415 new parking spaces on a +123
acre site. The site is located on the
south side of Teknika Parkway east of Old Oxford Highway, and is to be accessed
by existing driveway entrances off Old Oxford Highway and Teknika Parkway. The Board heard testimony on November 11,
2002 and requested additional information on parking and hazardous materials
handling. Resource
Person(s): Frank M. Duke, AICP, Planning Director County
Manager?s Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that
the Board receive public comment on this application. 13.
Public Hearing?Major Site Plan?Shimizu-AW North Carolina (Site Plan Case
D02-532) To approve a site
plan for a 78,800 square-foot addition to an existing manufacturing facility
with 415 additional parking spaces on a +123 acre site. Arcadis
G&M, on behalf of Shimizu-AW North Carolina, has submitted a site
plan for a 78,800 square-foot addition to an existing transmission
manufacturing and assembly facility with 415 new parking spaces on a +123
acre site. The proposed project is
located on the south side of Teknika Parkway east of Old Oxford Highway and is
to be accessed by existing driveway entrances off Old Oxford Highway and
Teknika Parkway. This site is located
inside the F/J-A Watershed District, which requires Major Site Plan approval
for new, non-residential development.
This site plan is consistent with the master plan for Shimizu as
presented to the Board with its
original site plan approval in March 1999. As required under the Watershed regulations, notice for the
Board?s consideration of this site plan has been advertised in the Durham
Herald-Sun on October 28 and November 4, 2002. Resource
Person(s): Frank M. Duke, AICP, Planning Director County
Manager?s Recommendation: The County Manager is recommending
approval of this site plan. 14.
Review of the Draft Recommended 2025 Long-Range
Transportation Plan
Resource person(s): Felix
Nwoko, Transportation Planning Manager
15.
Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 03BCC000024?DSS?Accept Revenue from Duke
Medical Center for ?Just for Us? and ?LATCH? Grant Projects in DSS and from The
Durham Center for an Outposted Medicaid Worker in DSS The
Department of Social Services (DSS) requests that the Board of Commissioners
approve accepting three new revenue contracts for four new Social Worker
positions described below with no cost to the County. The
Department of Social Services partners with Duke Medical Center to improve
coordination of medical care for Medicaid-eligible families and
individuals. DSS provides social
workers for the projects that are funded with Medicaid At-Risk Case Management
revenues. Duke provides 100% of the
non-federal (County) share of the funds, so there are no costs to the County. 1. Just for Us is expanding and needs two
additional Social Worker IIs. Just for
Us provides healthcare management for the elderly. Each Social Worker II?s seven-month salary and benefits costs are
$12,017 (Grade 29, Step A). The County
is reimbursed by Medicaid, and Duke Medical Center will pick up the County
share. The total cost for both
positions is $24,033, and Duke will contract with DSS for the County share of
the positions. 2. The new LATCH grant project is a collaborative
project between Duke, Mental Health, Lincoln Community Health Center, El Centro
Hispano, and DSS to enroll Latino families in care management for their health
care, whether they are in Medicaid, CHIP, or are uninsured. One DSS Social Worker III will be hired to
do the health care management, and Duke will contract with DSS to pay 100% of
the costs for the worker. A Social
Worker III?s seven-month salary and benefits costs are $14,868, and Duke will
pay DSS that amount. There is no cost
to the County. 3. The third revenue contract is between DSS
and The Durham Center to provide an outposted worker to determine client
eligibility. The Department of Social
Services is requesting an Income Maintenance Case Worker II (IMC II) to take
and process applications for family, children, and adult Medicaid. This position will help The Durham Center
recover Medicaid reimbursement and will not require departmental funding. There are other contractual arrangement like
this between DSS and Duke Medical Center, Lincoln Community Health Center, and
the VA Hospital. The salary and
benefits for the IMC II are $36,391 and The Durham Center and Medicaid will
each pay half of the cost of this position. All of the
above are funded as provisional positions based on availability of the
contracts funding for the County share. Resource
Person(s): Dan Hudgins, DSS Director, and Susan Epstein, Chief,
Division of Community Health, Department of Community and Family Medicine and
School of Nursing, Duke University Medical Center. County
Manager?s Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that
the Board Approve Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 03BCC000024 which will approve
the four new Social Worker positions in DSS that do not require any County
funding. 16.
Report on Malpractice Insurance Renewals The malpractice
insurance for the County departments and The Durham Center expires on December
1, 2002. The present insurance is with
St. Pauls. The company has indicated
that it is not continuing to provide malpractice insurance after its current
policies expire. The Risk Manager,
working with the County?s insurance advisor, Marsh and Marsh, has been able to
procure the quotes on the attached summary. During the current
year, the premiums for the malpractice coverages, excluding EMS, total
approximately $63,042. The proposed
insurance carriers are National Union Fire Ins. Co. for Mental Health
physicians and Public Health physicians for the jail, and Medical Mutual for
the two dentists. National Union is not a Marsh and Marsh-contracted company,
and the County will deal directly with the insurance company. It should also be noted that the total cost
for the two dentists will be approximately $2,400 after the filling of the
second position. The dentists? coverage
would involve a contract being issued directly to the dentist, with the County
paying the bill. An agreement will be required
to have the pro rata costs reimbursed to the County should the dentist leave
the employment of the Health Department prior to the conclusion of the term of
the insurance policy. At this time, we have been unable to
procure a quote for EMS coverage. Last
year?s premium was $35,709 for this coverage.
Marsh and Marsh has been able to find one insurance company, Arch
Insurance Service, which has indicated that it may be willing to give us a
quote on the insurance, but has not at this point. It has indicated that if it gave a quote, the premium would be in
the $50,000 range, with a deductible of $5,000-$10,000. We are continuing to work with Marsh and
Marsh to obtain additional quotes.
However, it is unlikely that replacement insurance will be in place by
December 1, 2002. In that case, EMS
would come under the County?s resolution on defense of employees, as are the
other departments which do not have insurance coverage. Resource
Person(s): S. C. Kitchen, County Attorney; Cathy Whisenhunt, Risk Manager. County
Manager?s Recommendation: Approve the purchase of insurance
as recommended by the County Attorney, and authorize the procurement of
malpractice insurance for the EMS Department if a satisfactory policy can be
purchased within budgeted funds. 17.
Closed Session The Board of
Commissioners is requested to adjourn to closed session to consider the
performance of a public official pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 143-318.11(a)(6). |
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