1. Citizen Comment—Ralph McKinney

Mr. McKinney has requested time on the agenda to make comments to the Commissioners.

2. Citizen Comment—Jack Steer

Mr. Steer has requested time on the agenda to make comments to the Commissioners regarding taxes, revaluation, school funding, and handling of grants.

2a. Durham Community Assessment

Triangle United Way would like to partner with Durham County government to conduct a Durham Community Assessment. The Assessment would identify individual, family, and community assets and needs. It would also highlight gaps and opportunities to assist and guide funders and other organizations in the application of community information, people, and resources.

The last Durham assessment was completed in 1993. Many changes have occurred in Durham County over the past several years. A comprehensive assessment will enable us to document the changes in health and human services needs and to understand how the system works from a consumer perspective. It would expand upon any recent needs assessments conducted locally to profile data on current and projected needs.

The cost of the Community Assessment will range from $80,000 to $120,000 depending on the scope and methodology. The Durham County United Way Board of Trustees has authorized an expenditure of up to $50,000 provided that local partners are secured to sponsor the project. The funding request to Durham County is for up to $40,000. Other potential funding partners include Duke University and Durham Public Schools.

A county-based management team comprising 15 to 18 people will provide direction and oversight to the assessment, including selection of a consultant group. The team is cochaired by Dr. Inderdeep Chatrath, Duke University and Durham United Way Board member, and Ms. Anita Daniels-Kenney, Executive Director, Youth Coordinating Board.

Community Assessments were completed in 1999 in Wake and Orange Counties.

The goal is to complete the Durham Community Assessment by September 2001. The report will be made widely available to the project partners, other funders, agencies, and residents of Durham County. By identifying the county’s assets and strengths, resources, trends, and gaps, we believe we can work together in partnership to increase our capacity to better serve people.

3. Status Report on the Draft 2002-2008 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)

The NC Department of Transportation [NCDOT] and the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro [DCHC] Metropolitan Planning Organization [MPO] mutually adopt a
seven-year Transportation Improvement Program [TIP]. As part of the biannual update, the City Transportation staff provides an overview of the Draft TIP, the project schedule for proposed improvements, and the status of ongoing projects in Durham.

Resource Person(s): Wesley Parham, Senior Transportation Engineer, City Public Works Department, and Bonnie Estes, Assistant Director, Durham City/County Planning Department

County Manager's Recommendation: The Manager’s recommendation is that the Board receive the presentation and direct staff to place the resolution endorsing the draft TIP on the agenda for adoption at the ensuing regularly scheduled Board meeting.

4. Discussion of Proposed Items for the 2001 Durham County Legislative Agenda

The General Assembly will convene at noon on January 24, 2001. The Board is asked to discuss and contribute legislative items that may be included in the 2001 Durham County Legislative Agenda. Deborah Craig-Ray, Governmental Affairs Director, will share with the Board the proposed legislative items that have been submitted by departments to date. Following this meeting, staff will work on drafting and/or researching additional legislative items that are contributed by the Board; those items will be finalized and brought back for review at a subsequent meeting.

Once items have gone through an additional discussion period, a final list will be prepared for Board approval and subsequent submission to the Durham delegation. The Board is also asked to give staff direction relative to scheduling a future meeting with the Durham delegation so that the approved package may be presented. Until the General Assembly convenes and sets its rules, staff is unable to share with the Board relevant deadlines for bill submissions. Once those dates are set, staff will inform the Board.

Resource Person(s): Deborah Craig-Ray and Chuck Kitchen

County Manager's Recommendation: Discuss legislative items, direct staff, and schedule meeting with Durham delegation.

5. Review of Reports from Durham County ABC Board

The ABC Board has filed several reports in an effort to assist the Board with questions that have surfaced about the status of its operations. Specifically, reports have been filed regarding a Six-Year Summary of Budgeted Income and Cash Flow; a Six-Year Summary of Budgeted Income and Cash Flow (% of Sales Dollar Analysis); a copy of the Consolidated Operating Budget for FY 2000-2001; a copy of the Operating Budget by Department; a copy of Budgeted Sales by Store for
FY 2000-2001; a copy of the Personnel Budget Worksheet for FY 2000-2001; a copy of Budgeted Acquisition of Fixed Assets for FY 2000-20001; a copy of the November 30, 2000 Balance Sheet; a Comparative Sales Report for November 2000; a Comparative Income Statement for November 2000 and for FY 2000-2001; and a report relative to the status of the Guess Road Store and Attorney Fees paid to George Miller through November 30, 2000.

Resource Person(s): Durham County ABC Board and Randy Mills, General Manager

County Manager's Recommendation: The Manager recommends that the Board review the report with the ABC Board and address any concerns that may be generated by the information contained therein.