P-0490 - Boards and Commissions Appointments and Orientation Process Policy 02-21-2006

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%~ APPROVED 3/21/2000 MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WORK SESSION NOVEMBER 22, 1999 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on November 22, 1999 at 7:30 p.m. in the Southern Human Services Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Alice M. Gordon and Commissioners Margaret W. Brown, Moses Carey, Jr., Stephen H. Halkiotis (arrived at 8:37), and Barry Jacobs COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT• Geoffrey Gledhill COUNTY STAFF PRESENT• County Manager John M. Link, Jr., Assistant County Managers Rod Visser and Albert Kittrell, and Clerk to the Board Beverly A. Blythe (all other staff members will be identified appropriately below) NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. ALL RECORDINGS OF THE MEETING WILL BE KEPT FOR 5 YEARS. _ OPENING COMMENTS John Link made reference to two handouts. The first handout relates to the School/Parks Reserve Update and Location Opportunities and the second handout is an attempt by the staff to capture what the Board wanted to ask of the Boards and Commissions. He would like to distribute the form to the Boards and Commissions via their staff members this Wednesday, prior to Thanksgiving. John Link said that he has been working with the City Manager of Mebane to set up a joint meeting. Mebane has suggested that the County Commissioners consider a Monday or Wednesday in January for this meeting. 1. SOLID WASTE MATTERS _- GREENE TRACT 1. Greene Tract Surveys John Link outlined the process for addressing this topic. He would like to focus on three areas: 1) looking at the survey efforts of the Greene Tract that the Board had asked to be pursued; 2) looking at the proposed 200-foot buffer that was suggested by the Town of Chapel Hill; and 3) looking at the timeframe for carrying out all of the activities in order to be able to assume responsibility for solid waste management by the end of March. Solid Waste Director Gayle Wilson said that the cultural and archeological survey would locate and assess the probable significance and extent of any historical or archeological significant local cultural resources. When the Board agrees to proceed with the surveys, he will prepare a scope of work to acquire a competent firm to conduct the surveys. The biological resources survey will identify endangered and threatened species or habitat to ensure that any proposed or future development would not encroach on any of that type of habitat. Also, the survey would include conducting a wetlands delineation and flood plain survey to identify and protect wetlands containing significant aquatic life, and identify areas subject to flooding. Wilson said that the schedule would be impacted significantly by how long it takes to conduct the surveys and the weather in the winter months. He hopes to prepare an authorization to proceed by December 17tH Commissioner Brown asked about the cultural and archaeological survey and how Gayle Wilson would go about finding someone to do this because there is an offer from someone at the University to do the survey.