]THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
February 24, 2003
AGENDA
4:00 P.M. – 6:30 P.M.
Joint
Session—Board of County Commissioners and
Durham
Public Schools Board of Education
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7:00 P.M. Regular Session
1. Opening of Regular Session—Pledge of Allegiance
2. Agenda Adjustments
3. Minutes
a.
September 23, 2002 Regular Session
Minutes
b.
October 7, 2002 Worksession Minutes
c.
October 28, 2002 Regular Session
Minutes
d.
January 28 & 29, 2003 Annual
Retreat Minutes
Commissioner Heron moved, seconded
by Commissioner Cousin, to approve the above Minutes as submitted.
The motion carried unanimously.
Chairman Reckhow thanked the staff
for expanding the October 7, 2002 Worksession Minutes to include requested
information.
4. Resolution for “Black Church Week of Prayer for the
Healing of AIDS" for Durham Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.
County
Manager’s Recommendation: The Manager’s recommendation is to
present the resolution to Delta Sigma Theta representatives and other members
of the committee sponsoring the “Black Church Week of Prayer for the Healing of
AIDS" event.
Commissioner
Cousin read the resolution into the record.
Commissioner
Jacobs thanked the sorority for its work to educate the community regarding
this dreaded disease.
No official action was required.
5. Proclamation for National Athletic Training Month
The North Carolina
Athletic Training Association (NCATA) was started in 1974 to support athletic
trainers and to advance the profession of athletic trainers in North
Carolina. Mr. Ken Brown of Northern
High School, who represents District 3 of NCATA, has requested that March be
proclaimed “National Athletic Training Month" in Durham County. He represents Durham County athletic
trainers working with Durham Public Schools, North Carolina Central University,
Duke University, and other
sports-related agencies.
County
Manager’s Recommendation: The County Manager’s
recommendation is that the Board approve the proclamation and present it to Mr.
Brown.
Chairman
Reckhow read the proclamation into the record.
No official action was required.
6.
Consent Agenda
a.
Property Tax Releases and Refunds
for Fiscal Year 02-03 (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.
Appointments—Criminal Justice
Partnership Act Advisory Board (appoint the following applicants to the board:
Defense Attorney—John Fitzpatrick; Employment and Training—Joyce (Robin) Odom;
Victim Services—Marcia Owen; Superior Court Judge—Kenneth C. Titus);
e.
Street Annexation Petition—South
Forty Road (Country Knoll Subdivision) (adopt the resolution to approve the
addition of South Forty Road to the state’s road maintenance system subject to
the certification of eligibility by the appropriate officials of the NC
Department of Transportation).
Commissioner Heron moved, seconded by Vice-Chairman
Bowser, to approve Consent Agenda items 6(a), (c), (d), and (e).
The motion carried unanimously.
Consent Agenda item 6(b) was pulled for
discussion. Dr. Lavonia I. Allison
suggested placing a reformed juvenile offender on the Criminal Justice
Partnership Act Advisory Board. Ms.
Gudrun Parmer, Director of the Criminal Justice Resource Center provided
background membership information for Dr. Allison.
Commissioner Jacobs moved, seconded by Commissioner
Heron, to approve Consent Agenda item 6(b).
The motion carried unanimously.
7. FY 2003-2004 Consolidated Action
Plan Needs Public Hearing
The City of Durham Department of
Housing and Community Development requests that the Board of County
Commissioners holds the FY 2003-2004 Consolidated Action Plan Needs public
hearing on February 24, 2003 to receive citizen comments. The Citizen Participation Plan contained in
the adopted Durham 2000-2005 Consolidated Plan requires that two public
hearings be held prior to the submission of the Annual Consolidated Action Plan
to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The purpose of the first public hearing is
to receive citizen comments on how City-County HOME Consortium funds can be
used to address housing needs in Durham.
Durham anticipates receiving
approximately $1,306,000 in FY 2003-2004 HOME Consortium funds from HUD. In previous years, HOME Consortium funds
have been used primarily for housing activities in Durham with special focus in
target neighborhoods, including existing homeowner rehabilitation and new
homebuyer rehabilitation activities.
Approximately $275,000 in non-federal funds will be needed from the HOME
Consortium as a matching funds requirement of the FY 2003-2004 HOME program.
Charlene Montford, Director of the
City of Durham Department of Housing and Community Development, has reviewed
this request and recommends that the Board of County Commissioners hold the FY
2003-2004 Consolidated Action Plan Needs public hearing on February 24, 2003.
Resource
Person(s): Michael Pullum, Senior Planner
County
Manager’s Recommendation: The Manager’s recommendation is
that the Board hold the FY 2003-2004 Consolidated Action Plan Needs public
hearing on February 24, 2003 to receive citizen comments.
Chairman Reckhow opened the public hearing, which was properly
advertised. One person signed to speak:
Dr. Lavonia Allison, spoke regarding the declining homeownership rate
among African-Americans in Durham County.
Ms. Charlene Montford, Director of City of Durham
Department of Housing and Community Development, addressed Dr. Allison’s
concerns and acknowledged the statistics.
Ms. Montford answered questions for Commissioners
Bowser and Heron.
No official action was needed. The draft plan will follow at a later date.
8. Budget
Ordinance Amendment No. 03BCC000043—Eastway Elementary Head Start Facility
Change Orders
For the past two
years, Operation Breakthrough, in conjunction with Smart Start and the County
of Durham, have collaborated on a plan to move the Head Start population out of
the aged, inappropriate Whitted School.
Since inception of this plan, three sites were identified in an effort
to decentralize the Head Start population to the neighborhood level. The three identified sites were Lyon Park, a
new modular facility on the Eastway Elementary School campus, and potentially
the vacated Downtown YMCA Childcare Center.
County
Manager’s Recommendation: The Manager’s recommendation is
that the Board approve Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 03BCC000043 amending the
nonprofit contract with Operation Breakthrough to pay for change orders
associated with the Eastway Elementary Head Start facility in the amount of
$20,610. The Board is also being asked
to authorize the Manager to sign the amended contract. Funding is available in the Commissioners’
contingency. The remaining contingency
balance is $234,390.
Operation
Breakthrough Executive Director Charles Chapman spoke regarding this agenda
item. Completion of the project is
behind schedule due to change orders to meet various added requirements.
Commissioner
Jacobs moved, seconded by Commissioner Cousin, to amend the contract in the
amount of $20,610 to complete the project and relocate the 170 Head Start
children.
The
motion carried unanimously.
9. Appointment of the 2003 E&R Board Members
In February 2002, the Board adopted a resolution per North
Carolina General Statue 105-322 to appoint a special Board of Equalization and
Review to hear tax appeal matters. The
Board of County Commissioners is to determine membership for the Board of
Equalization and Review by the first Monday in March. The Board of County Commissioners shall also appoint the Chair
and Vice Chair for this special Board and set the rate of compensation.
The rate of compensation for the
2002 Board of Equalization and Review was $50.00 per session plus $15.00 an
hour for any hour over the three-hour session.
A session consists of a three-hour block of time that Board members
actually attend official meetings.
Resource
Person(s): Kenneth L. Joyner, Tax Administrator
County
Manager’s Recommendation: The Manager’s recommendation is
that the Board appoint a special Board of Equalization and Review, designate
membership to this Board, appoint the Chair and Vice Chair, and establish the
rate of compensation for serving on this Board at $50.00 per session and $15.00
per hour after the three-hour session.
Commissioner Heron moved, seconded by Commissioner ____
to approve the appointments.
The motion carried unanimously.
THE BOARD ADJOURNED TO CLOSED SESSION AT APPROXIMATELY
8:30 P.M.
10. Closed Session
