REVISED
(Delete?Consent Item No. 6a)
THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DURHAM, NORTH
CAROLINA
Monday, August 8, 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. Minutes 5 min.
July 25, 2005 Regular Session
4. NACo
Achievement Award for Neighborhood
College
5 min.
The National Association of
Counties? Achievement Award Program recognizes counties for improving the
management of and services provided by county government. Since the program?s beginning in 1970, the
Achievement Award Program has honored hundreds of county government initiatives
that have improved service delivery, achieved cost efficiency, provided
excellent customer service, and helped develop a better-trained workforce. Awards are made in more than 20 categories
ranging from Arts and Historic Preservation to Volunteerism. This year?s winners represent 25 states and
93 counties.
Durham County has been awarded a 2005 NACo Achievement Award for ?Neighborhood College?. This three-year-old program, which is a joint
initiative with the City of Durham,
provides residents with a 10-week series of interactive classes facilitated by
a variety of department heads and officials. The goal of the program is to provide
participants with a wealth of information to empower them to play a more active
role in their neighborhoods and the Durham
community at large.
Assistant County
Manager Deborah Craig-Ray serves as the chief administrator of this program and
is ably assisted by Public Information Specialist Wil Glenn.
Resource Person(s): Ellen W. Reckhow,
Chairman
5. NACo Achievement Award for Little River Regional
Park and Natural Area
5
min.
The National Association of
Counties? Achievement Award Program recognizes counties for improving the
management of and services provided by county government. Since the program?s beginning in 1970, the
Achievement Award Program has honored hundreds of county government initiatives
that have improved service delivery, achieved cost efficiency, provided
excellent customer service, and helped develop a better-trained workforce. Awards are made in more than 20 categories ranging
from Arts and Historic Preservation to Volunteerism. This year?s winners represent 25 states and
93 counties.
Durham County has been awarded a 2005 NACo Achievement Award for ?Little River Regional Park and
Natural Area?. The Little River Regional
Park and Natural Area is a cooperative project between Durham
and Orange Counties, funded equally by both, with
major assistance from the Triangle Land Conservancy, Eno
River Association,
NC Clean Water Management Trust Fund, NC Parks and Recreation Trust Fund, and
the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
The park is managed by Orange
County. The
391-acre park, located at the Orange and Durham County border, opened
to the public on December 5, 2004. Jane Korest, Open Space/Real Estate Administrator, has represented
Durham County
throughout the project to ensure its success.
Resource Person(s): Ellen W. Reckhow,
Chairman
6. Consent Agenda 20
min.
a.
Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 06BCC000004?Vehicle
and Equipment Financing (approve $2,117,164 and authorize the Manager to sign
the appropriate documents);
b. Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 06BCC000005?Approve $909,512 for Additional Smart Start
Revenue;
c. Budget
Ordinance Amendment No. 06BCC000006?Approve $44,912
for an Additional Provisional School
Social Worker;
i. Liability Claims and
Subrogation Recovery for FY 04-05 (receive the report of Risk Management that
recognizes the continuing efforts of the County
administration to decrease costs associates with Government operations).
7. Preliminary
Plat?Fieldmist Cluster Subdivision (D05-137)
15 min.
Approve a Preliminary Plat for Fieldmist Subdivision submitted by Tony M. Tate Landscape
Architecture, P.A. on behalf of Perimeter
Developers, LLC for
56 single-family residential cluster lots on a 30.28-acre site zoned R-20 and
F/J-B, finding that the lot size proposed for lots fronting on Herndon Road (at
least 12,312 square feet) is appropriate, considering the lot size directly
across Herndon Road (10,000 square feet).
[The property is located north of Scott King Road and west of Herndon Road. PIN 0717-02-96-8518, 8306, 8125;
0717-02-95-8906, 8718, 8508, 8317, 8116; and 0717-04-94-8904] Staff recommends approval.
8. Major
Site Plan and Preliminary Plat?Triangle
Metro Center?Phase
1A
(D05-160)
15 min.
Approve a Major Site Plan and
Preliminary Plat for Triangle Metro Center?Phase 1A submitted by Ballentine Associates, P.A. on behalf of TMC Associates, LLC for
55 townhouse units and 160 condominiums units and related infrastructure in
Phase 1A on a 15.68-acre site zoned RM-20(D) and
SC(D). [The property is located west
side of Davis Drive
and north of Hopson Road. PIN 0747-03-25-0657 and 0747-03-04-0944] Staff recommends
approval.
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1 hr. 15 min.
