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_.~ <br />403 <br />Neal Evans, Finance Director, filed an Expenditure and Revenue report as of <br />January 1, 1975. This report was reviewed and discussed in detail. <br />Chairman Garrett referred to Item ~k3 on the Agenda: (Transfer of Funds within <br />Budget of Register of Deeds Office.) <br />The Register of Deeds presented a Memorandum that dealt with the transfer of <br />funds and needed Board appropriation. <br />This Memorandum was reviewed. <br />Upon motion of Commissioner Whined, seconded by Commissioner Gustaveson, it <br />was moved and adopted that the Register of Deeds was authorized ~ transfer funds <br />from codes 4k919425, 19250 and 019700 and the Board did appropriate $202.69 from the <br />`" Contingency Fund to code ~k01900. <br />Chairman Garrett referred to Item dk~ on the Agenda: (Report from County Attorney.) <br />The G unty Attorney stated that as per the instruction of the Board, he had <br />written a ~etter to the Wildlife Commission relative to the hunting from road xight <br />of ways, and that he would prepare a memo to the Board relative to discharging of <br />firearms, that he had researched the matter of the right of the Board of Adjustment <br />to hold Executive Sessions and he had found that the Board of Adjustment was author- <br />ized by the General Statutes to hold Executive Sessions and that ~e would forward a <br />memo relative to his research. <br />Mr, Coleman presented a letter from an Attorney who was representing .Toe Matthews, <br />Jr, Said letter advised the Board that Mr. Matthews was willing to give a Deed of <br />Trust to the Gounty, in Lieu of a Bond; to insure the paving of streets in a subdivision <br />that he is currently developing in Chapel Hill Township. It was pointed out that <br />surety bonds were becoming almost impossible to secure. <br />Discussion ensued concerning the request and the Board agreed to allow Mr. <br />Matthews to appear on Monday, March 3, 1975. <br />The County Attorney advised the Board that a letter of February 14, 1975, had <br />been received from Norman L. Sloan, Assistant Attorney General. Said letter stated <br />that the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill agrees to the following: <br />"(1) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received proper <br />notice of the hearing regarding the listing of its property, to <br />" appear before the Orange County Board of County Commissioners at <br />- ~ 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 18, 1975, in the Commissioners <br />' Room of the County Courthouse in Hillsborough: <br />(2) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hi11 has requested that <br />such hearing be continued due to the absence of its counsel who is <br />engaged in a trial in Beaufort County, <br />(3) The hearing has been rescheduled by the Orange County Board of <br />County Commissioners at 8:00 P,M, on Tuesday, March 18, 1975, in <br />the Commissioners' Room of the County Courthouse in Hillsborough. <br />(4) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill waives further •. <br />notice of the hearing at 8:00 P,M, on Tuesday, March 18, 1975, <br />before the Orange County Board of County Commissioners.. <br />(5) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will not request <br />to make any appearances before the Town of Chapel Hill or the <br />Town of Carrboro on or before March 18, 1975." <br />Chairman Garrett referred to Item 4k5 on the Agenda: (Appointments: A, Chapel <br />Hill Planning Board; B. Mental Health Board; C. Orange County Planning Board,) <br />A. Chapel Hill Planning Board. <br />Upon motion of Commissioner Gustaveson, seconded by Commissioner Whined, it <br />was moved and adopted, that Blaine Liner be appointed as a member of the Chapel Hill <br />Planning Board to fill the unexpired term of Donald Wells. <br />B. Mental Health Board. <br />-- The Board was advised that Dr, Gus Connally, current member of the Mental Health <br />,; Board, does not want to be re-appointed to this Board, This matter was deferred <br />until March 3, 1975. <br />~ C. Orange County Planning Board. <br />• Matter deferred. <br />The Board agreed to considex Item ~k12 on the Agenda: (Consideration of <br />Supplemental Capital Outlay Budget Request from Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools.) <br />Commissioner Walker stated that "He felt there were certain matters that <br />needed to be cleared up before the Board proceeded to discuss Item ~kll on the Agenda, <br />He stated that no decision had been made -to put Local Matching~Funds-into the State <br />Match. He stated that he had talked to the Grant Office in Raleigh for point of <br />clarification. Sally Cameron said that it was not any specific time limit on this <br />