THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DURHAM, NORTH
CAROLINA
Monday, October 24, 2005
AGENDA
?Public Charge?
The Board of Commissioners
asks its members and citizens to conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous
manner, both with the Board and fellow citizens. At any time, should any member of the Board
or any citizen fail to observe this public charge, the Chairman will ask the
offending person to leave the meeting until that individual regains personal
control. Should decorum fail to be
restored, the Chairman will recess the meeting until such time that a genuine
commitment to the public charge is observed.
As a courtesy to others, please turn
off cell phones during the meeting.
7:00 P.M. Regular Session
1. Opening
of Regular Session?Pledge of Allegiance
5 min.
2. Agenda Adjustments 5 min.
3. Announcements
5 min.
· Forum on the Ten-Year Plan to End
Homelessness in Durham
Handle With Care: How Can We Improve the Chronic Mental &
Physical Health of the Homeless?
Thursday, November 3, 2005?Museum of Life and Science?7:00 ? 9:00 p.m.
· Walk to Cure Diabetes
Saturday, October 29, 2005?Nortel
Network Campus?Check-In Time: 9:00 a.m.;
Start: 10:00 a.m.
4. Minutes
5 min.
October 3, 2005 Worksession
5. October
Anchor Award Winner ? Keith Luck
5 min.
Senior Planner Keith Luck was
selected to receive the October Anchor Award.
Keith was instrumental in the completion of the Durham City/County Comprehensive Plan, investing significant
time with members of an advisory committee consisting of neighborhood
representatives, developers, and government interests.
·
Keith
prepared an educational program to introduce the Plan at public hearings before
the Planning Commission, the Board of Commissioners,
and the City Council.
·
Keith?s
leadership in the formulation and adoption of the Plan allowed Durham?s citizens to describe and set goals
for their desired future.
Chairman Ellen Reckhow will lead the
presentation.
Resource Person(s): Frank M. Duke, AICP, Planning
Director
County Manager?s Recommendation: The Manager recommends that the
October Anchor Award be presented to Keith Luck along with congratulations of
the entire organization.
6. Consent Agenda 20
min.
a. Property Tax Releases and Refunds for Fiscal
Year 2005-06 (accept the property tax release and refund report for September
2005 as presented and authorize the Tax Assessor to adjust the tax records as
outlined by the report);
b. Capital Project Amendment No. 06CPA000004?Proposed
Animal Control Office Building Project (transfer
$85,000 from the unused two-thirds bond funding available in the completed
Animal Shelter Renovations project for the design and associated services for
the proposed Durham County Animal Control
Office Building);
d. Resolution Designating the National Incident
Management System (NIMS) as the Basis for All Incident Management in the County of Durham (adopt as Durham County?s Standard for
Incident Management);
e. Approval of a Clean Water Management Trust
Fund Grant Agreement for Conveyance of Conservation Easements on 50 Acres on
the South Fork of the Little River (approve the grant agreement in the amount
of $170,000, authorize the County
Manager to execute the agreement, and approve the conveyance of a conservation
easement to the State of North Carolina);
f. Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 06BCC000023? Cooperative Extension?Juvenile
Crime Prevention Council (authorize the appropriation of fund balance in the
amount of $22,273 for reimbursement to the North Carolina Department of
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention);
g. Brame Office Solutions?Tax Administration
(authorize the Manager to execute the contract in the amount of $55,000 to
address facility issues regarding the business listing department); and
h. Street Annexation Petition?Eno Woods Trail
(Eno Woods Subdivision) (adopt the resolution to approve the addition of Eno
Woods Trail to the state?s road maintenance system subject to the certification
of eligibility by the appropriate officials of the NC Department of
Transportation).
7. Major Site Plan?Coley Road Substation
(D05-219)
20
min.
Davis-Martin-Powell
& Associates Inc., on behalf of Progress Energy, has submitted a major site
plan for a public utility facility on an 89.84-acre site, zoned RD and F/J-B.
This case was originally heard at
the September 12, 2005 Regular Session and was continued to the October 10,
2005 Regular Session, at which time item was continued to the October 24, 2005 Regular
Session.
(The property is located at 3014
Coley Road, on the west side of Coley Road between Kemp and Carpenter Pond
Roads. PIN 0870-03-41-4757)
Resource Person(s): Frank M. Duke, AICP, Planning Director
County Manager?s Recommendation: The County
Manager recommends approval.
8. Preliminary Plat?Quail Ridge Subdivision
(D04-644)
10 min.
The Board is requested to approve a
Preliminary Plat for ?Quail Ridge Subdivision?, submitted by JDavis Architects
PLLC on behalf of Worman Development
L.C., for 87 single-family residential lots on a 91.425-acre site zoned
R-20.
(The property is located south of
Cornwallis Road, east of Kerley Road and north of Erwin Road. PIN 0802-03-40-1503 and 0801-01-38-5292)
Staff recommends approval.
9. An
Overview of Emergency Response
20
min.
Commission Vice-Chairman Becky Heron has requested a brief overview of the
Planning Process for Emergency Response in Durham County. Chief Batten will make a short PowerPoint
presentation addressing the basic City/County
Emergency Operation Plan.
10. Board
and Commission Appointments
10
min.
·
Adult
Care Home Community Advisory Committee
·
Animal
Control Review Board
·
Board
of Adjustment
· Criminal Justice Partnership Act
Advisory Board
· Durham Convention & Visitors
Bureau/Tourism Development Authority
· Emergency Medical Services Council
· Juvenile Crime Prevention Council
· Nursing Home Community Advisory
Committee
· Open Space and Trails Commission
· Transportation Advisory Board
· Workforce Development Board
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