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~~~ "Pursuant fo the Charter of the Town of Carrboro and the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Carrboro, it is respectfully requested that the Orange County Board of Commisai.onera appoint five members to the Carrboro Board of Adjustment. These five appointments must reside within the Carrboro Zoning District but from outside the Town Limits. An appointment should be made for a five-year term, a four-year term, a three-year term, a two-year term and a one-year term. At our meeting on Tuesday, October 9, 1973, the Board of Aldermen of the Town of Carrboro, by resolution, recommended that the County Commissioners appoint Harry 2'~. Jensen, Jr., 2ded A. Smith, Alfred Barbee, Jr., and Milton Cheek to four of the five vaaaneiea. As yo'u know, the Board of Adjustment is ono of the most important boards in the Town's government. We need a strong board. We already have much work awaiting this board and your prompt attention to filling these vacancies is urgently requested." Discussion ensued concerning the appointments that were needed on the Carrboro Board of Adjustments. Commissioner Flora Garrett suggested the name of Mrs. F`ranaes Shetley of Plantation Acres. Upon motion of Commisaionar Richard E. Whiffed, seconded by Commissioner Henry S, Walker, it was moved and adopted, That the name of Mrs. Frances Shefley be added to the list of names that had been submitted by Mayor Wells as members of the Board of Adjuatmenta. A discussion ensued as to how the terms of office should be designated. It was determined That the terms would be established in the order that They appeared in the letter from Mayor We11s. The Chairman informed the Board that Misa Claudia Cannada was unable to accept the appointment as a member of the Emergency Medical Services and that this vacancy needed fo be filled. Discussion ensued. Upon motion of Commissioner Flora Garrett, seconded by Commissioner Melvin Whitfield, it was moved and adopted, that Carl M. Smith of Chapel Hill ba appointed to fill the unexpired term of Claudia Cannada on the Emergency Medical Services Committee. Chairman Walker presented letters that had been received fY~om the S®thel Baptist Church and the Hickory Grove Baptist Church. Sai3 letters requested that the Board name SR 110la. the Bethel-Hickory Grove Church Road. Both letters suggested changing the name of the road, in that, it had bean currently known as the $ethel Church Road, Discussion ensued. Commissioner Melvin Whitfield pointed out that due to the fact that the road. had been known as the Bethel.Church•Road he was of the opinion that the road should be designated as the Bethel-Hickory Grove Church Road. Upon motion of Commissioner Melvin Whitfield, seconded by Commissioner Richard E. Whitted, it was moved and adapted that SR 1104 be named the Bethel-Hickory Grove Church Road. It was agreed that the Board would meet on Thursday, November 1$, 1973, at 7:30 o'clock.P,M. in the District Courtroom for the purpose of reviewing the tax valuation protests which had been filed with the Tax Department. Chairman Walker recognized Pearson Stewart of the Triangle S Council of Gavernmenta. Mr. Stewart stated that he was present to present the Nutrition Program for the Elderly which is being funded under Title VII, 01 der Americans Act, on 90/10 participation. Re stated that the Governor's Coordinating Council on Aging was trying to establish a Regional Budget for the Nutrition Program, and he did present a breakdown of each local government's share plus a total budget and nnmber of meals allocation. Orange County's local share would amount to $1,1J.81y.00 while the total budget would represent a cost of X29,670.00 or sixty (60) meals a day. Mr. Stewart stated that the program is planned to provide meals to persons sixty (60) years of age or older and that there was to be one hot meal a day. The meals would be available at least five (s) days a week but the same persona would not receive a hot meal each day as it was hoped to establish a staggered basis for the recipients. This would mean a wider participation among those ohosen for the program. It would be necessary to have the meals catered and different locations throughout the communities of the county would have to be selected as the distribution point. Persons who were able fo pay would be charged a fee for the meal, however, no one would be turned away because of inability to pay. Discussion ensued. Virginia Sargent, Nutrition Agent for the Council, stated that ten (10~) percent of the funds could be allocated for home de'_ivery of meals to shut-ins or handi- capped persons, however, it was the opinion of the Council that to get people out of their homes for a short period of time would be one of the advantages of the program. Further discussion ensued. The Board advised Mr. Stewart and Ms, Sargent that they wished to defer any action on the matter until Tuesday, November 20th.