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THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA Tuesday, May 27,
2003 7:00 P.M. Regular
Session AGENDA 1. Opening of Regular Session?Pledge
of Allegiance 2. Agenda Adjustments 3. Minutes a.
March 3, 2003 Worksession Minutes b.
March 10, 2003 Regular Session
Minutes 4. Donation of the ?Tooth Ferry" Dental
Van from Duke University Medical Center In August
2001, the ?Tooth Ferry" dental van was launched following a generous donation
of grant funds from the Duke Endowment.
A portion ($198,000) of the grant was used to purchase and equip the
van, and the Durham County Board of Commissioners provided $15,000 to equip the
van with supplies. The program
has operated as a collaborative effort between the Durham County Health
Department, Durham Public Schools, and Duke?s Division of Community and Family
Medicine to deliver dental services to low-income children at the following
elementary schools: W. G. Pearson, Eastway, Fayetteville Street, Y. E. Smith,
Burton, Holt, George Watts, Lakewood, Glenn, E. K. Powe, C. C. Spaulding, and Oak Grove. In addition,
the Dental Division of the Health Department furnishes a dentist and a dental
assistant to render dental treatment.
Through March 2003, some 7,053 dental procedures have been provided
during 1,544 encounters. Duke
University Medical Center is donating the dental van to Durham County to be
used by the Public Health Department. Resource
Person(s): Brian Letourneau, Public Health Director, and Susan Yaggy,
MPA Chief for
the Division of Community Health, Duke University Medical Center County
Manager?s Recommendation: Receive the donation of the ?Tooth
Ferry" dental van from Duke University. 5.
Consent Agenda a.
Property Tax Releases and Refunds
for Fiscal Year 02-03 (April 2003 ) (accept the property tax release and refund
report as presented and authorize the Tax Assessor to adjust the tax records as
outlined by the report); b.
Budget Ordinance Amendment No.
03BCC000063?DSS?Accept Child Support Incentive Settlement Adjustment (approve
the budget ordinance amendment in the amount of $96,826 accepting the Child
Support Incentive Settlement Adjustment); c.
Budget Ordinance Amendment No.
03BCC000064?Mental Health?Allocation of State Mental Health Emergency Services
Funds (approve the budget ordinance amendment in the amount of $66,141); d.
Budget Ordinance Amendment No.
03BCC000065?Sheriff's Office?2003 G.R.E.A.T. Grant for Gang Resistance
Education (approve the budget ordinance amendment not to exceed the amount of
the grant award [$43,695]); e.
Budget Ordinance Amendment No.
03BCC000066?Request to Appropriate $90,000 from Bahama Volunteer Fire
Department?s Fund Balance (approve the budget ordinance amendment to
appropriate $90,000 from Bahama Volunteer Fire Department?s fund balance to its
FY 2002-2003 operating budget to purchase a Duplex fire apparatus); f.
Adoption of Resolution to be Sent to
NACo for Adoption (approve the resolution to urge Congress to enact an
exemption for counties from the False Claims Act [including its treble damages
provision] for transmittal to NACo for adoption at the Annual Convention); g.
Offer to Purchase County Property
(2001 Brocton Place) (pursue the upset bid process at this time; the Board has
the authority to accept or reject any offer at the conclusion of the upset bid
process); h.
Closed Session Minutes?Approval of
Minutes to be Opened (approve that the closed session minutes be opened as
public record); i.
Appointment to Durham Workforce
Development Board (approve the appointment of Mr. Warren Herndon to the Durham
Workforce Development Board); j.
Request to Increase Stipend for DPS
Board of Education Members (approve an increase in the Board of Education?s
month stipend from $400 to $500 per month for board members and from $450 per
month to $550 per month for the board?s chairman); k.
Request Abandonment of a Portion of
SR 1812 from the State Road System (approve the request of the petitioners and,
pursuant to G.S. § 136-63, request the Board of Transportation to abandon the
portion of SR 1812 from the State system); and l. Farmland
Protection Advisory Board Revised Ordinance and Update (approve the proposed
revisions). 6. Public Hearing on the 2003-04
Recommended Budget The Board of County
Commissioners will conduct a public hearing to receive citizen input on the FY
2003-2004 recommended budget. To be
able to hear from all interested citizens, the Commissioners usually set a time
limit of three minutes for each speaker; however, the time limit may be
adjusted at the discretion of Chairman Reckhow. County Manager?s Recommendation: The Manager
recommends that the Board receive input from speakers and incorporate in the
deliberations prior to finalization of next fiscal year?s budget. 7. Preliminary Resolutions for Financing
the American Tobacco Project and General Obligation Bonds The Board is requested
to approve the preliminary resolutions for the financing of the American
Tobacco Project and the General Obligations Bonds to be voted on this
November. The American Tobacco Project
involves the beginning of the financing for the South Deck. It is anticipated that the financing will be
through a private placement financing pursuant to G.S. § 160A-20. A public hearing will be necessary, and a
resolution calling for the hearing and making certain required findings will be
brought to the Board at a subsequent meeting. The preliminary
resolution for the General Obligation Bonds also begins the process toward
calling for a referendum in November.
The final decision on whether to call for the referendum will not be
made by the Board until the end of June; however, it is necessary to begin the
work on the financing issue due to time constraints involved with a referendum. Resource Person(s): Chuck
Kitchen, County Attorney County
Manager?s Recommendation: Approve the two resolutions with separate motions
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