THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DURHAM, NORTH
CAROLINA
Monday, April 10, 2006
Durham County Government Administrative Complex, Commissioners’ Room (2nd Floor)
200 E. Main Street, Durham,
NC 27701
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.
4. Minutes
5 min.
a. February 13, 2006 BOCC/Hospital Corporation
Board of Trustees
b. March 27, 2006 Regular Session
5. Resolution
to Honor GlaxoSmithKline for Establishing the GlaxoSmithKline Literacy
Endowment
5 min.
The Board
is requested to issue a resolution honoring GlaxoSmithKline for its gift to the
Durham Library Foundation to establish the GlaxoSmithKline Literacy
Endowment. The proceeds from the
endowment will support educational issues that are important to the
corporation—K-12 literacy and science education. The gift will also help to leverage the
$500,000 challenge grant the Library received from the National Endowment for
the Humanities in June 2005.
GlaxoSmithKline, a leading
research-based pharmaceutical firm, has about 5,000 employees in Research Triangle Park.
County Manager’s Recommendation: The Manager recommends that the
Board present the resolution.
6. Proclamation
for Community Advisory Committee Appreciation Day
5 min.
Volunteer members of the Nursing
Home and Adult Care Home Advisory Committees are appointed by the Board of County Commissioners
to serve as advocates for the rights of long-term care residents, as well as
advocates for the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of these
residents. The Triangle J Area Agency on
Aging Ombudsman Program will hold a Community Advisory Committee Education and
Appreciation Day on April 26 to honor these dedicated volunteers. A request has been made to declare April 26,
2006 as “Community Advisory Committee Appreciation Day” to extend appreciation
for the advocacy efforts of those volunteers.
Resource Person(s): Joan M. Pelletier, Director, Area Agency
on Aging,
Triangle J Council of Governments
7. Cover
the Uninsured Month Proclamation
5 min.
The Access to Care Committee of the
Partnership for a Healthy Durham would like to recognize May as “Cover the
Uninsured Month” in Durham.
Forty-five million Americans have
neither government nor private health care coverage, including almost 35,000
people in Durham. Uninsured Americans live sicker and die
younger than those who are covered, health coverage would reduce mortality
rates by 10-15 percent.
Resource Person(s): Sarah Covington and members of the
Partnership for a Healthy Durham Committee
8. Alcohol
Awareness Month Proclamation
5 min.
April is “Alcohol Awareness
Month”. The Durham
Center would like to take this
opportunity to spread awareness on behalf of the citizens in Durham County affected by
this disease.
Resource
Person(s): Carla
Alston-Daye
9. Proclamation
in Recognition of 2006 Spring Litter Sweep
5 min.
A proclamation has been prepared in
recognition of 2006 Spring Litter Sweep, which is the Department of
Transportation’s annual roadside cleanup.
10. Consent Agenda 20
min.
b. Budget Ordinance Amendment No.
06BCC000051—Community Health— Recognize Lease Payments (amend the FY 2005–2006
budget to recognize the current amount of the prepaid lease with Duke for
Durham Regional Hospital ($3,500,000) and the amortization of the lease
discount ($1,150,000);
c. Budget Ordinance Amendment No.
06BCC000052—Emergency Communications (approve $268,745 to appropriate $134,373
of the Wireline Surcharge fund balance and $134,372 from the Wireless Surcharge
fund balance);
e. Budget Ordinance Amendment No.
06BCC000054—Public Health—Recognize One-time Funding in the Amount of $15,191
From the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services for the Family Planning
Program;
g. Budget
Ordinance Amendment No. 06BCC000056 and Capital Project Amendment No. 06CPA000011
(appropriate General Fund fund balance of $300,000 to increase funding for the
Emergency Medical Services Station #2 project that will be reimbursed by 2/3rds
GO Bond funds when they are sold in May; authorize execution of a contract with
C.T. Wilson Construction
Company Inc. for
$1,244,193.00 (Base Bid Only) for the construction of Station #2 and execution
of any other related contracts including change orders, if necessary, not to
exceed the available construction budget of $1,511,273; the total project budget
will increase to $1,793,250);
h. Budget Amendment Ordinance No. 06BCC000057—3%
Salary Adjustment for County
Employees for the Remainder of FY 2005-2006 (appropriate $521,802 of already
budgeted funds for a 3% salary increase
for all Durham County employees [excluding
elected officials, the County
Manager, County Attorney, Clerk to
the Board, Tax Administrator, and all County
department heads] beginning April 10,2006. Salary ranges for all positions in the County’s Pay Plan will also increase by 3%);
i. Consolidated Transportation Study (move
forward with Phase 2 of the study based on discussions at the April 3
Worksession);
l. Resolution Concerning the Influenza Vaccine
Supply (pass the resolution encouraging the federal government to improve
significantly the process for developing and distributing influenza vaccine);
n. Nominations
of Hospital Corporation Board of Trustees Lewis A.
Cheek and Exter G. Gilmore Jr. for appointment to the Duke
University Health System Board of Directors.
11. Public Hearing for the FY 2006-2007
Annual Action Plan for Use of HOME/ADDI Funds
20
min.
The City of Durham’s
Department of Housing and Community Development requests that the Board of County Commissioners
hold a public hearing on April 10, 2006, to receive citizen comments on the
Draft FY 2006-2007 Annual Action Plan.
The purpose of this public hearing is to receive citizen comments on the
proposed use of HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) Consortium funds and
American Dream Down payment Initiative (ADDI) funds during the next year to
address housing needs in Durham,
as required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Resource
Person(s): Larry Jarvis,
Associate Director, City of Durham’s
Department of Housing and Community Development
12. Durham Public
Schools—Acquisition of Real Property
15
min.
The Board
of Education has approved the purchase of an adjacent parcel to the existing
site for the New Elementary “B”. The
parcel is known as 1219 Sherron
Road, is approximately 5.8 acres, and will cost
$225,000. Funds for the purchase will
come from 2003 Bond funds. North
Carolina General Statutes require approval of the Board of Commissioners before the acquisition can be
consummated.
County Manager’s Recommendation: The Manager recommends that the
Board approve the request.
13. Board Appointments—Durham County Hospital Corporation Board of Trustees
5 min.
Vonda Sessoms, Clerk to the Board,
will distribute ballots to make appointments to the Durham County Hospital Corporation Board of Trustees.
Resource Person(s): Vonda Sessoms
County Manager’s Recommendation: The County
Manager recommends that
the Board of County Commissioners vote to appoint members to the Hospital
Corporation Board of Trustees.
14. Closed Session
30
min.
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2 ¼ hrs.
